OK - how to label your bottles.
Log in. go to "my account" at the bottom next to your entries there will be:
"edit entry"
and "print entry form"
it will then allow you to print off labels that you attach to your bottles with a rubber band
if dropping off at a dropoff point, then its more or less the same as shipping. last year I put them in a box, packed em well, with the label attached with a rubber band and the bottles in a ziplock bag each
with regard to knowing details ABV etc,. i am not sure if that is required. looks like there is space for that on the label /submission form, but last year the only thing you HAD to submit was the info on the bottle label, with the exception of those styles that say you need to give more info.
for example - if you are submitting a Raspberry US IPA. That would be Fruit Beer 29A. It says next to that style:
"The entrant MUST specify a base style; the declared style does not have to be a Classic Style. The entrant MUST specify the type of fruit used. Soured fruit beers that aren't lambics should be entered in the American Wild Ale category."
So on the info for the label, I would write "base style 21A - American IPA. Fruit used: Raspberries"
If it needs extra info other than category, it will warn you:
ââ¢Â = Specific type, special ingredients, classic style, strength (for beer styles), and/or color are required.
ââ¢Â¦ = Strength required
ââ¢Â£ = Carbonation level required
ââ¢Â¥ = Sweetness level required
Most styles don't need it.
Oh and you can edit the style before you ship or drop off. so you don't need to decide what to enter now. Just grab a couple of spaces and decide based on what is tasting best at the time!
Beers will be judged by the 2015 BCJP style guidelines. If you want to do well at the competition - read the guidelines well and judge your own beer against them:
http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.php
if it expects high carbonation in a style, and yours is low, you will lose some points.
Oh and submit the beer you can taste/smell - not the one you made..... e.g. If you used *some* vanilla in a stout, you don't HAVE to enter it under Spiced Beer. If you do, the judges will expect to smell and taste the vanilla. If they can't, you will lose points. But if you enter under another Stout category, the vanilla might just add some extra to the beer. Or you tried to make a US IPA but it fell short a bit on ABV, so maybe its an APA now. You get the idea. Outside of the categories that need extra info (Raspberry IPA example) the judges will have NOTHING else to go on apart from the category entered and the beer in front of them.
If anyone has any questions about the judging process, just ask.
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