<div dir="ltr">Calling all pepper heads...<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Don Blake</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dontblake@gmail.com">dontblake@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 10:19 AM<br>Subject: Pepper Extravaganza homebrew competition<br>To: <a href="mailto:FRHBG@googlegroups.com">FRHBG@googlegroups.com</a>, <a href="mailto:frbjg@googlegroups.com">frbjg@googlegroups.com</a><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Howdy folks, in case you're interested, there's a Pepper homebrew competition coming up</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px"><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px"><br></span></div>The 4th(ish) annual Pepper Extravaganza </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">(<a href="http://reggiebeer.com/PepperExtravaganza.htm" target="_blank">http://reggiebeer.com/PepperExtravaganza.htm</a>) homebrew competition opens </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">for registration today. If you have a chile pepper (or other pepper) beer </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">that you want to enter, now’s the time! This has typically been a smallish </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">competition – so chances for medals are better than average. Entry window </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">is July 15 through August 14, and the competition will be held on August 22.</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Please forward this email to any other club members or other homebrewers who </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">you know.</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Also, feel free to transfer 30-40 ounces of your beer to a 1.5 or 2 liter </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">soda bottle, then add your pepper (or peppers) – dried, fresh, smoked, or </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">whatever – for infusion. Then carbonate it, and send in two bottles as your </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">entry.</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Here are the rules:</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">1) Enter your beer in the appropriate BASE style of the BJCP 2015 </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">guidelines (for example, enter that Habanero Kolsch as a Kolsch, not </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Spice/Herb/Vegetable). This competition accepts all BJCP 2015 substyles </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">including beers, meads, and ciders.</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">2) Specify the variety (or varieties) of pepper that you have in your beer.</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">3) Go to ReggieBeer.com and scroll down to the list of upcoming </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">competitions – click on the Pepper Extravaganza link.</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">4) There are no substyle limits – but each entry in a substyle should be a </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">different pepper variety (so you can enter three Kolsches – one Serrano, one </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Habanero, and one Poblano, but you can’t enter two Kolsches that are both </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Serrano).</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">5) Entry cost is $7 per entry, and 2 bottles (unmarked, 12oz, crown cap) </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">are required.</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">6) Drop off your entries at Quirky or Brew Hut, or ship to WhatsOnTapAt </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">(details online when you register your entries).</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">7) Medals will be given in the following categories:</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Mild/Light Beer, Light-to-moderate pepper heat (Scoville<=5000 - no more </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">than a Jalepeño)</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Amber Beer, Light-to-moderate pepper heat</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Dark Beer, Light-to-moderate pepper heat</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Mead/Cider, Light-to-moderate pepper heat</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Mild/Light Beer, Moderate-and-higher pepper heat (Scoville>5000 - hotter </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">than a Jalepeño)</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Amber Beer, Moderate-and-higher pepper heat</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Dark Beer, Moderate-and-higher pepper heat</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Mead/Cider, Moderate-and-higher pepper heat</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">The best of each of these categories will be judged to award the Best Of </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Show.</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">8) Beer must be homebrew. This means that you must ferment it on your </span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">homebrew system (but allows you to get pre-fermented wort from any source).</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Email/text/call me with any questions - thanks for entering!</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Cheers!</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Nelson Crowle - Principal Engineer</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px">Nelson@BuildABeer.org</span><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px;line-height:15.8599996566772px"><a href="tel:727-534-6944" value="+17275346944" target="_blank">727-534-6944</a> (cell/text) </span><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="none" style="line-height:15.8599996566772px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:13px"></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">

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