[COHO] COHO Spring Fling: BJCP Entry Form

[brett thomas]

This can be a little hairy your first time out, but you needn't worry.  See 
below for the appropriate responses...


>From: "GaryWirt" <garywirt at bendbroadband.com>
>Reply-To: Central Oregon Homebrewers <coho at lists.bendtel.net>
>To: "'Central Oregon Homebrewers'" <coho at lists.bendtel.net>
>Subject: [COHO] COHO Spring Fling: BJCP Entry Form
>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:05:37 -0700
>
>Wow.  This is quite a form.  Having just completed my income taxes, this
>must be the Form 1040 of home brewing!
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>Since this is my first time, I need a little clarification.
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>1. Can we enter in any category/subcategory?  I thought someone said there
>would be entries only in certain categories?  For example, I have an
>Oktoberfest…do I enter it as “European Amber Lager” (3) or as an
>Oktoberfest/Märzen (3B)?
>
Your Octoberfest would be entered as 3B.
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>2. What do I put for “Water Treatment” for water fresh out of the garden
>hose?
>
Water treatment would be refering to additives such as calcium chloride or 
gypsum.
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>3. What is “Volumes of CO2” ?  (i.e. how does this relate to beer in a 
>corny
>keg at about 8psi)
>
Volumes of CO2 could be calculated by a formula that involves time, 
temperature, and PSI of your CO2.  Don't ask me what that formula is, but it 
is readily available on the internet.  This information is not truly needed, 
but makes recreating the beer on a commercial level a bit easier.
>
>4. What do I put for “Type/Amount of Priming Sugar” if I used one of those
>little sugar “cough drops”?
>
Cooper carbonation drops, one drop.
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>5. Can a beer be entered without some of the ingredients and procedures (if
>I don’t have that data)?
>
Most definately.  These entry forms don't need to be filled out completely.  
The most important parts would be ingredients.  In the past I've partially 
filled out forms, leaving out gravities, CO2 volumes, yeast varieties, etc.  
In short, the more info the better, but if you don't have it, you don't have 
it.  Fill out what you can and let your beer speak for itself.

BT
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>Thanks,
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>Gary
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