Showing posts with label BJCP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BJCP. Show all posts

February 11, 2008

BJCP Styles Updated

The BJCP released a minor update to the guidelines, details at www.bjcp.org

We'll consider our work done up until now under the 2004 guide, hereafter our efforts will be done with the 2008 version.

January 2, 2008

Background...

So, Ryan had the idea to become a certified beer judge, and shared the idea with a few fellow beer drinkers, which we of course jumped at. Part of studying for the test is knowing all the various styles and sub-styles inside and out. Somehow in a BJCP discussion, the notion of brewing all 28 styles came up as a way to study.

We all agreed.

After a few bulk grain, hop, and corny keg purchases, we were itching to go. The initial idea was to do all the brews in 2008, but brewers will be brewers... So we started anyways, using the pagan calendar and the the Winter Solstice the commence our endeavor. Given that in the first two weeks we've covered three styles plus an extra sub-style, the sky is the limit!

Check back periodically to see our progress. We'll be posting recipes and tips, as well as our trials and tribulations. Cheers!