I'd like to echo Rick "you've got to enter to win" idea.
I had 11 beers in the Mash-Out and managed to win with 3. One of my beers
scored a 21.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Oftel" <Rick.Oftel(a)toro.com>
To: <allan.boyce(a)usbank.com>
Cc: <mba(a)thebarn.com>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 2:44 PM
Subject: Mashout
Al, Just a quick thank you for putting together such
a well run contest
and series of events. This contest just keeps getting larger and
larger
every year. The prizes were very nice. Two days after the event the scores
were tallied, the sheets were returned and the medals arrived!
I have already put the date for next years contest into the planning
system and
will work my May events to fit around it.
The one thing I learned this year and should have remembered from previous
contests
is the word enter. You can't win or find out anything out unless
you try. You can disagree or argue with the results but the feedback is
always valuable. It was interesting to look over the multitude of comments
and contrast them with some of the folks doing the judging. Some people are
very sensitive to hops and mentioned I used too many. Other folks are at
the other end of the spectrum and mentioned I needed more. One comment
suggested that I use a little grain in my recipe to increase the malt
character. Hmmmmm............
All in all, the judging was good. Points were a little scarce.
Look forward to next year.
Sincerely,
Rick Oftel
MHBA Member at Large