Now that we are moving quickly into February, its starts being crunch time for any entries for the TTO. The local homebrew competition that is in April.

This year I am no where near ready. The complete failure of last years brewing has left me with virtually nothing to put in.

I do have the Rye Amber and the Spiced beer. Specialty and spiced. Hmm. But as far as regular styles go,, I'm not sure about anything yet.

I have a few in the works right now I guess. The Northern Brown has been bottled and is now awaiting critique. If pre carbing samples mean anything I think it will be a decent beer. Cant wait till it is ready.

I also have a blonde that's in Primary yet. I don't have the slightest idea how this is coming along, other than the fact that I know I messed up its hop schedule. I added both the 60 and 30 minute additions at 60. But a 1/2 oz more of Cascade at 60 shouldn't be a deal breaker.

As it stands right now, I have about 8 weeks, 7 at the least to get make a few more entries. I had already been planning this weekend to re-brew Tardis. The ESB. Sure it will be an entry, but aint no ESB gonna go anywhere in this contest. but I still wanna drink this beer so its getting made regardless. Fungus will be happy.

And I just looked up my Nein Nein Nein Oktoberfest recipe. I think if I tweek it just slightly, it would make a decent Dusseldorf Alt. A bit more color and bit more hop and I think we are in. And both of these will be done perfectly in the 7 or so weeks.

And lastly,, I cant see me going into a TTO with out a stout. I do have a brew scheduled for the first week of March. And it is going to be a stout. I'm thinking that this one could just maybe be ready. It would have to ferment out and bottle condition in 4, maybe 5 weeks tops. I think it will work.

So the rest of this month I will be slowly sampling all of the other entries that I had hopes for. Maybe by some miracle they cleaned them selves up. But for most of them its been 6 months or more. If they haven't by now, there isn't much hope.