Thank you for your interest in the COC 5/2024: Fruit, Spice & Veg-O-Matic organized by QUAFF.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered.

Entry Registration is Open

19 entries have been added to the system as of 7:05 AM, PDT, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

18 paid entries are in the system as of 7:05 AM, PDT, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

Rules

QUAFF Club Only Competitions (COCs) are AHA sanctioned and participation is FREE for all QUAFF members (who, by definition, are homebrewers age 21 or older.)  Non-QUAFFers can still join in the fun - just include a money order for $39.97 per entry payable to QUAFF when you drop off your entries - or you can join QUAFF here.

All entries must be dropped off at the drop location prior to the deadline.

All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).

The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, entries that were dropped off at the wrong location or not received by the entry deadline, or entries that were damaged during transportation to Ben's office.

COCs serve three primary functions: 1) Provide qualified judging and feedback of your entries to help you grow as a homebrewer; 2) Provide a platform for members interested in judging to hone their skills; and 3) Recognize the best homebrewers in QUAFF through the Homebrewer of the Year and Rising Star programs.

Judges will evaluate and score each entry according to the BJCP 2021 Guidelines based on the category, subcategory and specialty information provided when you registered your entry.  The best entry/s in each flight will move to the Best of Show (BOS) round where overall winners will be selected and ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

Each entrant may register (as brewer and/or co-brewer) a maximum of three (3) entries for each COC.  Brewers may submit multiple entries in a single subcategory so long as each entry is unique (i.e. you may NOT submit more than one entry in a subcategory unless they are different enough to be reasonably recognized or judged as different entries).

Results will be announced during the QUAFF General Meeting following the conclusion of BOS judging.  Points earned in the COCs count toward QUAFF Homebrewer of the Year and QUAFF Rising Star.  Entrants are encouraged to submit scoresheets from QUAFF COC's to the Master Homebrewer Program (MHP) - for which QUAFF has a club level membership.

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

REMINDER: As a QUAFF member, the fee of $39.97 per entry is waived; non-QUAFF members are welcome to drop off payment with your entries - or join QUAFF for just $31.00 per year and enter the COCs for free.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Please package entries in a way that preserves the anonymity of the entrant to avoid any bias during judging.

AVOID using bottles, caps, or other packaging that will identify you as the brewer to the judging staff.

Caps must be silver, gold or black only.  Other cap colors will be rejected/disqualified and not judged.

Standard 12oz brown glass bottles are preferred; green and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles, corked & caged bottles, and cans will also be accepted so long as they fit the size parameters.  Smaller bottles will be accepted with the understanding that they may not contain enough liquid to allow complete evaluation - submit them at your own risk.  Bottles/cans must not exceed 9.5″ tall and 2.75″ in diameter.  Bottles or cans of a larger size will be rejected/disqualified and not judged.

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

An entry label must be attached to each bottle.  Labels must be secured to each bottle using a rubberband only (no tape or glue).  Labels may be placed in a resealable bag (but because this is a local competition and bottles are placed directly in the fridge, there is no real benefit to the bags and they will be thrown away, which isn't very environmentally friendly.)

Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients or parameters that must be specified for the subcategory you are entering according to the BJCP Guidelines. Failure to note such information may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.

Competition Officials

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

• Jeff Case — Competition Admin
• Ben Frymark — Competition Coordinator

Sponsors

QUAFF is proud to have the following sponsors for the COC 5/2024: Fruit, Spice & Veg-O-Matic .

AHA

 

Ben's Office

1660 Hotel Circle N, San Diego, CA 92108

Drop Off and Judging Location

The Garten

5322 Banks St, San Diego, CA 92110

General Meeting Location