THC 2010 BJCP Study Group

The study group will meet on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm at the Lafayette Brewing Company starting January 19th and continuing to May 18th. The exam is scheduled for Saturday May 22, 2010 at LBC starting at 10 am. The cost is $50 for the exam plus $60 for sensory evaluation samples. Exam deposit of $20 is due by the end of February,with the remaining exam fee of $30 due by the end of March. The part of the fee for the exam may be refundable if you choose not to take the exam and cancel by the end of April. No refund on the sensory evaluation samples.

General class structure:

1/2 - 3/4 hour lecture on the week's topic,
discussion about the week's styles,
sample 3 - 4 commercial beverages from the week's styles, talking about what we perceive,
whenever possible, blind score 1 or 2 homebrews.

Recommended - a three ring binder for your handouts and style guideling, sharpened pencils

Suggested reading - http://www.bjcp.org/study.php

Course handouts http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.php for the beer style guidelines. You will need to download and printout your own copy or there is an ap for download to your iPhone.

Here is a list of the beer styles with commercial examples. I will update this list as I purchase more sensory evaluation materials.

The course is lead by Nancy Hartman & Linda Swihart, both THC members. Nancy is Recognized BJCP judge with over 17 judging and 7 non judging points. She has been brewing and judging for 3 years. Linda Swihart is a National BJCP judge with many points. She has been judging for a more than 6 years and has been brewing for about 30 years. Linda is also serving as the exam proctor.

THC BJCP Study Group Syllabus
Class date	Beer Style	Beer Style	Topic
1/19/2010	1. LIGHT LAGER (A-E)	2. PILSNER (A - C)	What is BJCP, levels of judges, etc. - Linda
1/26/2010	3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER (A - B)	4. DARK LAGER (A - C)	Judging procedures and ethics - Linda
2/2/2010	5. BOCK (A - D)	11. ENGLISH BROWN ALE (A -C)	Overview of the brewing process, - Lloyd & Matt judge THC entries for AHA Club-Only Competition, The Session Challenge-English Brown Ales
2/9/2010	6. LIGHT HYBRID BEER (A -D)	7. AMBER HYBRID BEER (A - C)	Ingredients and the Brewing Process
2/16/2010	8. ENGLISH PALE ALE (A -C)	10. AMERICAN ALE (A -C)	Water
2/23/2010	17. SOUR ALE (A - F)	Beer Faults class will be later in the schedule depending on Ron Smith's availability	Class will be here not in Indy
3/2/2010	12. PORTER (A - C)	13. STOUT (A - F)	Alternate class if you will be out of town on 3/16/10 - Wort Production
3/9/2010	Beer faults	A few extra club members can come for a fee of $10 to cover Ron's costs	Lead by Ron Smith
3/13/2010	SATURDAY	Optional field trip to Drunk Monk, try your hand a judging	Aurora, IL
3/16/2010	12. PORTER (A - C)	13. STOUT (A - F)	Wort Production
3/23/2010	9. SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE (A -E)		Malt and Adjuncts - Lloyd
3/30/2010	14. INDIA PALE ALE (IPA) (A - C)	15. GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEER (A - D)	Hops
4/6/2010	16. BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE (A - E)		Yeast and Fermentation
4/13/2010	18. BELGIAN STRONG ALE (A - E)		Troubleshooting
4/24/2010	SATURDAY	Optional field trip to National Homebrew Competition, Round One. Try your hand a judging or help steward	Indianapolis, IN
4/27/2010	19. STRONG ALE (A - C)		Creating a recipe, pt. 1 - Lloyd
5/4/2010	20. FRUIT BEER	21. SPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEER (A - B)	Creating a recipe, pt. 2 Calculations - Lloyd
5/11/2010	22. SMOKE-FLAVORED & WOOD-AGED BEER (A - C)	23. SPECIALTY BEER	Begin exam review
5/18/2010	EXAM REVIEW
5/22/2010	10 am	EXAM

Final beer spreadsheet