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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Bagged a GOLD MEDAL 🏅at the Welsh National Homebrew Competition in September 2019, in this video I'll be sharing my thoughts on the experience, the recipe, method (Links below) and judges feedback for my International Pale Lager (02A) as well as some lessons learnt on the other two beers I submitted 😂
Huge thank you to all of the organisers, volunteers and sponsors at The Welsh National Homebrew Competition. I forgot to mention that I also had about 500g of hops and a box of beers with the medal! 😃
Feel free to add any other tips that might help fellow brewers in the comments.
Looking forward to seeing your recipe suggestions with the new (to me!) hops 👍
Link to recipe:
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Link to lagering method:
• My first ever pilsner ...
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Welcome along, thought i'd do something a little bit different this time so I can (hopefully) answer any questions you may have in the chat! Iechyd Da!!!
I’m fairly new to brewing and enjoying your videos from Canada. Lechyd da!
Cheers Chris!
Nothing like GOLD. Looks fantastic. The best beers are usually simple - showcases perfect technique. Well Done! Extra points for attempting anything with rhubarb...Maybe a version of your Pale Lager with Jarrylo - supposed to yield fruity, spicy notes. I've used Liberty - not much to work with but might do for a dry hop?
Haha cheers mate, thank you for your comment - means a lot!
Super achievement Griffo. Iechu da
Congrats, well done. Maybe the "30-A, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer" is the perfect category for the Rubarb Saison. What do you think? (ps: English isn´t my first language, is a work in progress). Congrats again for the Gold!
That's a brilliant achievement mate. Well done! Love the medal. A nice change from the certificate only competitions I've seen and ones I've entered. The beer itself looks absolutely cracking. Any punter would be more than happy having a glass of that served to them. Cheers Dino 🍻
Congrats on the win, have you taken the medal off yet? Sterling and liberty are definitely lager type hops, not heard much about jarrylo. Maybe you could do an NZ Pilsner type beer with all three or go down the tried and tested pale ale route - bitter with magnum and all late additions for each hop.
Cheers BBB, No, not taken it off yet! 😂 Thanks for the beer suggestions, I much prefer the thought of a NZ Pilsner rather than a few brews lol
Well done! That's a massive achievement.
Congrats on the win :) As well as the Welsh, You have the UK National in Feb, London have a couple, usually one in May, a lager one at some point and a dark beer one. The is usually a brewcon comp in November as well
Congrats buddy.
Cheers mate!
Congratulations buddy well done that's some achievement 👍🍻
I think you meant to say wyeat for the yeast type, I could find the white labs 2007. Congratulations by the way!!!
Very well done, enjoy. Cheers
Cheers, my friend! Congrats!!
Congratulations Griffo.. Cracking looking winning beer...
Cheers Andy!
Well done on the gold! If you're still looking for a recipe, the Jarl recipe is decent for showcasing hops (imo).
Congratulations a huge well done 🍺🍺
Congrats! Well done.
I've talked to judges and they have said don't worry how you have brewed it. It's all about ho it tastes. I made Mango wheat beer based on Graham hapless recipe. I was told it should have been entered as a sour so I understand your frustration.
Well done mate!
Well done Griffo
congrats on the Gold Griffo! Be good to see you again at the monthly homebrew club meets in Cardiff - next one is tomorrow! You can get good advice at those from BCJP judges as there are a few of us who go each month.
Thanks Rhys, yes i haven't been in a while! Will see if I can get to tomorrow's 🍻
Homebrew Griffo awesome. People are bringing along their entered beers, with feedback so we can all taste and compare. I’ll be bringing a APA, DIPA and Raspberry Wheat. All scored well but no medals for me this time! Should be a good meet.
Fantastic result on the Pilsner bud! Always good to get a big boost like that! On the rhubarb one I ahve only ever brewed stouts with fruit so unfortunately not sure. Perhaps fermentation temperature could help bring the saison flavour up to a par with the 2.5kg of rhubarb? Maybe ferment a couple degrees warmer to accentuate? Lastly, mate that shelf...I spend most of the video waiting for the beer to fall off :-) cheers!!!
Cheers buddy! Yes, I think I will increase the temps next time and bring back the rhubarb a bit. I'm hoping to get to my local HB club and share the beer to get some feedback on the best category going forward - loving the challenge though! The shelf, you can tell I don't trust it either, it's solid but at an angle, living on the edge! haha Cheers
You !! YOU !!! Stopped me bagging a hat-trick of golds ya git :P
Well done though bud ! You bagged me by a few points so certainly beaten me...
Your first bottle of that amber may have had an infection, generally the second bottle should be opened to check and review as well
Other comps try national homebrew, brewcon, scottish, Anglian and LAB all do comps
Hi Garreth!? 😂You know what, as soon as I noticed your two golds as well I felt for you I really did! Well done on your haul though fair play! This one was scored as a 39 and 41 so average 40. Marked down quite a bit due to the bitterness. Cheers
@@HomebrewGriffo nailed it ! I can't complain, best result I ever had plus champion brewer - I'd have taken that :)
Mine was averaged at 37 so you definitely took it with a few extra points. Shame I've run out wouldn't mind a swap for comparisons...
Nice one, think I tried that one at the competition though I didn't judge that category. If I remember correctly it was a lovely beer. I'm slightly surprised neither of the judges suggested entering it as a German Pils rather than an international pale lager as that is a simila,r but more bitter, style.
Also, thanks for reminding me I have some video from the competition to edit into something usable.
Definitely tried the rhubarb saison, I thought it was pretty nice, rhubarb is a bit of a random ingredient as it varies a lot from year to year. It's very unlikely to be the same judges as last time. You are entirely correct in saying you should enter a beer as what it tastes like rather than what you brewed it as.
There are usually 4 big BJCP competitions in the year, the Uk National in February, London Open in late Spring, Welsh in September and UKNHC in November. I might be adding a northern competition in the summer next year.
Just looked up those hops and jarrylo was one I hadn't heard of. It sounds like it will suit a light beer such as kolsch. Sterling is very much a saaz hop and liberty would suit a Munich style lager. Know anyone with a award winning pilsner recipe as I would use the sterling in that.
Haha cheers mate, t must be fate that I ended up with hops suited to that style! 😂 Will get designing thank you 👍
Congratulations Griffo from a old Caerphilly boy living in Vancouver...iechydd da. Ps did you get many miles on your bike this year..
Hiya Mike! Cheers bud. Yes, got some miles in as well as a trackday in Pembrey! 😁
Llongyfarchiadau. The rubarb one I had before was amazing.
Cheers craig! 👍
Well done, that medal suits you. Did you aim to have some Brett character in your Saison?
No just used a french saison style yeast, maybe it's time i switched it up! lol
Wait, was this really fermented at 20C?!
Well done on the Gold Medal ....what do you use to bottle from the SS Brewtech? Cheers Lee
Cheers Lee, I just transfer to kegs from the SS but you could use a bottle want attached to a silicone hose to bottle from it though.
@@HomebrewGriffo I normally bottle and keg a brew and notice a massive difference in taste and consistency between the 2. Keg is always the better one. So when entering a competition i get average results but i know the beers is good.its just good from the keg.
The beers look bloody good but your roof looks like it needs replacing NZ Brewer.
Replacing? It's got another 10 years in it that has, still water tight! Haha Cheers