Entries for the AHA national Homebrew Competition 1st round are due in between April 7th-16th Beer and mead entries will be sent to Kansas for 1st round judging. One bottle (10-14oz, green or brown glass, crown capped) Anyone advancing to 2nd round will be contacted to ship 3 additional bottles. Cider entries again will go the Red Hook, NY and require all 3 bottles for judging Entry fees are $8 for AHA members and $12 for non-members. Make the check payable to the AHA and include you AHA member number. Entry forms are available online at http://www.beertown.org/events/nhc/pdf/NHC%20Entry%20Form%202004.pdf I can help coordinate the shipping again. Beer and mead can be shipped Monday April 12th (or even Tuesday April 13th) and arrive on time in Kansas. Cider has a longer trip - I would like to ship the cider entries next week. Please let me know if you have entries you would like shipped ($1 per bottle for packaging and shipping). Drop off opportunities: Thursday April 1st (no joke) at the BJCP class at Jeff Cotton's home Thursday April 8th at the BJCP class at Rick Oftel's home Saturday April 10th at the MHbA meeting at Rock Bottom @ 2:30 Remember - you can't when unless you enter Good Luck Jonathan cristj(a)bsci.com