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Great Fermentations In-Store Homebrew Competition

Great Fermentations will be hosting an in-store IPA competition using their VIPA recipe as the base for the grain bill. This should be a pretty interesting competition. Hop additions and yeast are completely up to the brewer, however Simcoe and Galaxy are off the table due to the hop shortage. The winner receives a $50 Great Fermentations gift card, along with being mentioned on the updated VIPA IPA recipe kit. The winner also gets to brew a batch at Great Fermentations for a Friday Night Club. Entries (2 bottles) are due June 15th and the winner will be announced June 22nd. Click here for a complete listing of the rules. I’ve listed the recipe below:

VIPA Recipe
Ingredients:
9.9 lbs. Unhopped light liquid malt extract (or 13 lbs of pale for all-grain recipe)
1.0 lb. 40º L crystal malt, crushed
8.0 oz. Biscuit malt, crushed
1.8 oz. Centennial hops, added at the beginning of the 60 min. boil
1.0 tsp. Irish moss, added with 20 minutes left in the boil (not included)
.5 oz. Centennial hops, added with 10 minutes left in the boil
1.0 oz. Centennial hops, added as a dry hop
Choice of one: Wyeast American II Ale yeast (#1272), White Labs Burton ale
yeast or Nottingham Dry yeast.
Recipe Details: OG: 1.077 FG: 1.015
SRM: 10 IBU: 72

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Interested in Joining a Beer Tasting Group?

Interested in joining Indy’s elite tasting group? Your homebrew or store bought entry will be pitted against some of the most highly rated brews per style available, as well as entries from other homebrewers. Our tastings are blind, allowing for an unbiased rating of your brew. If your beer is selected as the winner, you will receive 1 of each beer entry as your prize! There is no better feeling than walking in to a tasting with a six pack, tasting 15 beers, and then walking home with 15 beers. Here’s what you need to know to enter your brew:

1) Click the Request a Brew link on BIMP’s home page to see which style of beer will be we will be rating. The date and time will also be listed on this page.

2) Fill out the form on the Request a Brew page making sure your entry fits the guidelines of the the style and then click submit.

3) If your beer is selected for the tasting we will send you a confirmation email with address information for the tasting. We will also update our website with your beer request and name. Please bring a 6 pack of 12oz bottles or three 22oz bombers to the address listed in the email.

That’s it! Good luck and may the force be with you 🙂

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Upland Brewing’s UpCup Homebrew Competion

Entries for Upland Brewing’s UpCup Homebrew Competition are due May 12th. Your brews will be judged in accordance with BJCP Style Guidelines by certified beer judges. The winner receives a trophy and also gets to brew their winning recipe with Upland’s head brewer Caleb Staton. This batch will then be served in Bloomington brew pub and Indy’s Upland Tasting Room locations. The winner’s entry will also be entered into the Great American Beer Fest Pro-Am Competition and US Beer Tasting Championship for additional Only one entry will be accepted per brewer.

To enter you’ll need to:

1) BJCP entry form, found at http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_EntryRecipe.pdf. Ingredients and procedure section is not necessary.

2) Each bottle must have a filled out Bottle ID form attached, preferably by rubber band
– Bottle ID form can be found here: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_BottleID.pdf

3) Make out a $5 check to Upland Brewing Co. for the entry fee. Entry fees will be redistributed to all attending BJCP certified judges who will be evaluating for the day.

4) Send two bottles of your homebrew (including forms and check) to:

Upland Brewing Co.; Attn: Caleb Staton; 350 W. 11th St.; Bloomington, IN 47404.

Good luck to all participants!

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2012 Indiana Brewer’s Cup Competition

Information for the 2012 Indiana Brewer’s Cup Competition has just been posted. This annual competition allows homebrewers to showcase their signature beers and have them professionally judged at the Indiana State Fair. This year winning entries will also qualify to be entered into the Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing (MCAB). Official rules and regulations will be posted in May. Entries will be accepted from June 8-22nd at the Sun King Brewing Company.

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Hop Trellis Hammock!

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This guy has the right idea. I can’t think a better reason to own a home! For those of you hop growers out there I know you are a bit jealous right now 🙂 Either way, Don Osborn seems to have figured out the best way to enjoy a lazy summer afternoon. If you are a homebrewer, Don has a whole slew of helpful Youtube videos available on his Youtube channel. Such a good resource. Thanks again Don!