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.

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

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.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Each entry will consist of 2 x 330 to 500 ml bottles or cans that are completely clear of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed but must be blacked out completely.

If bottling your entries, brown glass or PET bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted, as will cans. 

Bottles or 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. Please attach the barcode directly to the bottle and cover it with clear tape. We find the wider clear parcel tape is good for labels.

Please consider condensation when labelling your bottles, for example waiting until the bottle is at ambient temperature before taping on the label.

Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.

Failure to comply with the entry requirements above will see the entry disqualified. We will attempt to still judge the beer and provide feedback but it will be disqualified from winning any awards or progressing to Best of Show rounds. 

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.

Wiper And True

Bristol

Hosting us in their beautiful taproom, Wiper and True have a genuine passion for beer, brought to life as an independent, family-run business, Wiper and True now employs over fifty talented individuals, united by the pursuit of Beautiful Beer. Today, this mantra shapes every aspect of the way they do business.

The Malt Miller

Swindon

Established in 2010 by Rob Neale, driven by his discovery of the joy of homebrewing beer. Rob’s passion for brewing the best beer at home and sourcing the finest ingredients directly from suppliers led to the founding of the business. This passion for freshness and high-quality ingredients, along with a commitment to serving the creative and enthusiastic homebrewing community, are the cornerstones of the business today.

Bristol Craft Brewers

Bristol

Formed in 2010 for brewing enthusiasts to share their experiences, Bristol Craft Brewers now meet at 7:30pm on the second Monday of each month at the Shakespeare Tavern on Prince Street, BS1 4QD. We sample, praise or gently critique each others home brewed beer, and discuss the latest events, ingredients, equipment and techniques, with occasional talks given by members on subjects of interest. Between the club members there is a wealth of experience brewing on all types of setup, and several green-fingered members even grow their own hops for the annual fresh-hop challenge. Other challenges include the Summer Sizzler and Winter Warmer competitions at the appropriate times of year. We also arrange bulk purchases of malt, hops and other brewing sundries, netting attractive discounts, however the main purpose of the club is to have convivial evenings and outings with drinking and discussing interesting beers being our main focus. All are welcome.

Homebrew Collab

Bristol

Established in 2019, Homebrew Collab is a homebrew club based in Bristol. Our aim is to promote and grow the Home Brewing Community in Bristol and South West England. We do this by holding collaborative brewing challenges 4 or 5 times a year in which we typically brew to a theme, in collaboration with other breweries, clubs or businesses. We have social meetups the last Thursday of the month either in our home at Wiper and True, or in one of Bristol's pubs and breweries where we get together to share and taste brews together.