Guys,
I’m kinda freakin as I’m bottling and drinking the AIPA I entered and actually measured the height of my bottles. The rules say “The measurements of a standard case box slot are 2.75 inches long x 2.75 inches wide x 9 inches high (7 cm x 7 cm x 22.9 cm)” however most of the bottles I’ve been saving are either 9.25" or 9.5" high.
Do I need to start over or RDWHAHB? I don’t have any more of the Pilsner I entered so I sure hope its the latter!
Dave
At this point, I would go with the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law.
That being said, I can’t say I’ve measured any of my bottles. If it fits in a standard 6-pack slot, I’m good.
If Janis doesn’t see this, you should contact her directly. Sometimes bottle size is really important for storage.
Good point. I’m used to other comps, I guess.
I know this started a few years back when entries started skyrocketing. Everything needs to be a standard size in order to store all the entries. But I don’t know how much, if any, leeway there is.
Well, I went with the latter, RDWHAHB, and had a buddy over to taste the AIPA I’m entering which resulted in me sleeping an extra 2 hours this morning! :
I used a Pacifico bottle from my neighbor and an Old Peculiar Bottle. Both were 9.5" as that is all I had. I guess we will find out what leeway there is as we kicked the AIPA last night after bottling so I’m out of options. We both gave it at least a bronze so at least in my (fuzzy) mind the medal is won and I can move on if disqualified… ;D
Dave