UK National Homebrew Competition
Thank you for your interest in the UK National Homebrew Competition organized by Bristol Craft Brewers & Homebrew Collab, Bristol.
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. You can even pay your entry fees online if you wish.
Thanks and Good Luck To All Who Entered the UK National Homebrew Competition!
There are 400 registered entries and 278 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
As of 04:58, GMT, there are 0 received and processed entries (this number will update as entries are picked up from drop-off locations and organized for judging).
Rules
The UK National Home Brew Competition 2025 will take place on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at the Wiper & True Brewery Tap Room in Bristol.
This competition is BJCP sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 18 or older. NB This competition is only for amateur brewers, if you own or run a commercial brewery then please do not enter as you will be disqualified. If you are a brewer at a commercial brewery owned by someone else then you are free to enter any beer you have personally brewed at home, however, may be excluded from winning some prizes at the discretion of the company offering the prize, e.g. a brew day at a commercial brewery.
All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time.
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 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.
Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.
Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.
The competition committee reserves the right to combine overall style categories based on the number of entries. All possible efforts will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.
The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.
Bottles will not be returned to entrants.
Entry fees are not refundable.
Each entry will consist of 2 x 330 to 500 ml bottles or cans that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Bottles should be capped, corked or swing-top closed. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely. Brown glass or PET bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted.
Bottles/cans will not be returned to contest entrants.
All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry paperwork should be attached to bottles/cans with clear packing tape.
Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.
Judging Sessions
Competition judging dates are yet to be determined. Please check back later.
Competition Officials
You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.
- Richard Caller — Head Judge
- Rob Iafrati — Competition Coordinator
- Sean O'Toole — Head Steward
- Paul Willis — Site Administrator
Sponsors
Bristol Craft Brewers & Homebrew Collab is proud to have the following sponsors for the UK National Homebrew Competition.