CAMRA's Champion Home Brewer of the Year 2024 Info
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Rules
Welcome to the Campaign for Real Ale's Champion Home Brewer of the Year 2024 Competition!
The Campaign for Real Ale is launching its third Homebrew Competition to find the very best home brewed beer in the UK.
Judging
- 27 September 2024: 1st round judging & 2nd round judging finds the category winners (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
- 2 October 2024: 3rd round judging for Best in Show (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Prizes
First prize: Winner will be invited to the Bohemia/London Brewing Company to brew their winning beer under the supervision and support of the head brewer
Second prize: A free case of 8 craft beers every month for a year, courtesy of BEER52
Third prize: 4 x tickets for the Great British Beer Festival 2025
All entrants will receive a complimentary ticket to the final judging on the 2nd of October at the Bohemia in London
Entrance Fees
The first entry will cost £10 with one additional entry allowed and charged at £6 (plus any PayPal service fees)
Payment is via PayPal
Deadline for payment is the 6th of September. If fees have not been paid by then entries will not be included in judging.
Competition Rules
This competition is open to any amateur homebrewer aged 18 or older.
Minimum 4 x 500ml or 6 x 330ml glass/PET bottles required
However if you would like to have your beer tasted by attending journalists & beer authors then sending 6 x 500ml or 8 x 330ml bottles will allow us enough to offer tastings after the judging
All entries must be Bottle Conditioned
Offensive beer names will not be accepted for judging so please keep them PG rated
All mailed entries must be received at Nailmaker Brewing Co. between the 13 - 20 September 2024 - please allow for shipping time.
All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using hobbyist equipment by amateur brewers.
The competition organisers are not responsible for mis-categorised entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.
The competition organisers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.
Brewers are limited to two entries in total and one entry per category.
The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.
Bottles will not be returned to entrants.
BJCP 2021 Judging Styles
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
| 50A Milds: up to and including 4% ABV (Custom Style) | 51A Session Bitters: up to and including 4.3% ABV (Custom Style) | 52A Premium Bitters: 4.4% - 6.4% ABV (Custom Style) |
| 53A Session Pale, Blond and Golden Ales: up to and including 4.3% ABV (Custom Style) | 54A Premium Pale, Blond and Golden Ales: 4.4% - 6.4% ABV (Custom Style) | 55A British & New World IPAs: 5.5% and above (Custom Style) |
| 56A Brown and Red Ales, Old Ales and Strong Milds: 4.1% - 6.4% (Custom Style) | 57A Session Stouts and Porters: up to and including 4.9% ABV (Custom Style) | 58A Strong Stouts and Porters including Imperial Stouts and Baltic Porters: 5.0% ABV and above (Custom Style) |
| 59A Barley Wines and Strong Ales: 6.5% and above (Custom Style) | 60A Speciality Beers: Differently Produced or Flavoured (Custom Style) |
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 6
Judging Sessions
Homebrew Best in Category Judging
Friday 27 September, 2024 7:00 PM, BST
Homebrew First Round Judging
Friday 27 September, 2024 7:00 PM, BST
Best in Show Judging
Wednesday 2 October, 2024 2:00 PM, BST
Awards
Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed.
Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category.
The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best in Show round with a single, overall Best in Show beer selected.
Awards and score sheets will be sent to participants. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.
Prizes
First prize: Winner will be invited to the Bohemia/London Brewing Company to brew their winning beer under the supervision and support of the head brewer
Second prize: A free case of 8 craft beers every month for a year, courtesy of BEER52
Third prize: 4 x tickets for the Great British Beer Festival 2025
All entrants will receive a complimentary ticket to the final judging on the 2nd of October at the Bohemia in London
Awards Ceremony
Bohemia/London Brewing Company
762-764 High Rd, London N12 9QH
Wednesday 2 October, 2024 3:00 PM, BST
Judging Sessions
Homebrew Best in Category Judging
27/09/2024 7:00 PM, BST.
Homebrew First Round Judging
27/09/2024 7:00 PM, BST.
Best in Show Judging
02/10/2024 2:00 PM, BST.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 06/06/2024 10:00 AM, BST through 27/09/2024 7:00 PM, BST.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/08/2023 10:00 AM, BST through 01/08/2023 5:00 PM, BST.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.