Yesterday morning DeJuan, Nick and I headed down to Nebraska Brewing Company to get a spot in the Wort Transformation project. We arrived an hour before the even was scheduled to start in order to get a beer and ensure a good spot in line. By 10:30 the bar was packed and promptly at 11 lined up an each secured our place in the competition.
So basically you pay $15 for 5 gallons of boiled and cooled wort. You then proceed to doctor it up however you desire. People choose different yeasts, add fruit or hops, and some have been known to pitch bacteria to create sour variants. A couple of months later everyone again gathers at NBC with a 6 pack for evaluation. There are four categories which will be awarded.
What is the Wort Transformation Challenge?
The WTC is a twist on your typical homebrew competition and a bit of a collaboration between the brewers at Nebraska Brewing Company and the Home-brewer. It starts with the brewers at Nebraska Brewing company brewing up a special batch of wort (un-fermented beer), then each home-brewer brings in a carboy or fermentation bucket and takes 5 gallons of wort home, Once at home the home-brewers add yeast and copious amounts of creativity to create a unique and wonderful beer.
In 2013, this homebrew competition was featured in Zymurgy Magazine, a national homebrewing magazine published by the American Homebrewers Association.
Due to the size of this year's competition and the fact that over 30% of the 2013 competitors were from outside the Omaha Metro, Nebraska Brewing Company had reorganized the registration process.
http://nebraskabeer.blogspot.com/2014/01/nebraska-brewing-companys-3rd-annual.html
Step 1: Arrive early and enjoy a beer.
Step 2: Wait in line with a bunch of other crazed brewers
Step 3: Pay up
Step 4: Enter contact information to schedule wort pick up
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