NHC 1st round

[BrewChoPs]

I ended up with a 29 for a metheglin that got dinged for having too much vanilla character. I was afraid of that because I know I left it on the beans too long and used more than I should have ( 6 for 5 gallons). Next batch will be more subdued.

Hope you have a nice trad to blend it down a bit in the short term?

Unfortunately no. Do you think the vanilla character will fade with age? I enjoy it but then I love vanilla!

The vanilla may fade a little bit with 9-12mos+ on it, but I don't think it will be tremendously noticeable. It is usually very stable in alcohol

If you are wanting to compete this style, I recommend having a excellent, cleanly brewed trad on hand so you can work on composition balance, blending seems to be an important skill in making competition mead. Also comparing the aroma and flavor of the trad to the metheglin can help with getting things dialed in (of course assuming using the same process, honey, yeast to make both). Either way, having a trad gives flexibility.

Also, think of a second opinion on that metheglin. Send it into a competition with different, experienced mead judges. A somewhat expensive way to correlate data, though.

In the end if you like it the way it is, I Agree with Oz- fuck the judges and enjoy your metheglin.

[Ozwald]

Beauty is in the tastebuds of the bequaffer.

[sharkguy05]

just got my score sheets back.....and I'm pretty disappointed. Makes me think some judges shouldn't be judges. I got all good marks and beer was to style. Only thing noted was carbonation was low and I get a 29. Also the one score sheet had like 2 short lines per section with little to no info. Oh well perception is the game

[Hardcore]

I had one judge say my 60 schilling was a good example of the style but it lacked wow. How is that helpful? Does anyone know where you can order wow.? I would have liked to know what I was missing or what I could do to improve it.

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

I had one judge say my 60 schilling was a good example of the style but it lacked wow. How is that helpful? Does anyone know where you can order wow.? I would have liked to know what I was missing or what I could do to improve it.

I got a score sheet that said my beer's appearance had no flaws but only gave me one point. Apparently, you have to have fewer than no flaws to get more than that. That's why I don't enter my beers in competitions anymore, and have no desire yo become a judge.

[Hardcore]

I had one judge say my 60 schilling was a good example of the style but it lacked wow. How is that helpful? Does anyone know where you can order wow.? I would have liked to know what I was missing or what I could do to improve it.

I got a score sheet that said my beer's appearance had no flaws but only gave me one point. Apparently, you have to have fewer than no flaws to get more than that. That's why I don't enter my beers in competitions anymore, and have no desire yo become a judge.

I agree. If they give you less than all the points for the section they should be able to tell you where to improve. Otherwise it's like giving your beer to a friend and having them say "yeah, it tastes good". When I enter a comp I'm looking for info on how to improve my beer

[Ozwald]

Does anyone know where you can order wow.?

Right here

At least it's more helpful than the judges comment

[Hardcore]

Does anyone know where you can order wow.?

Right here

At least it's more helpful than the judges comment