Hi, all,
I'm entering my first competition, the beer is an oatmeal milk stout that I've brewed 21 times since Jan 2018. There's a bit of variation from batch to batch, but the one I'm submitting came out like so:
OG 1.073
FG 1.024
IBU's 22
ABV 6.43%
I thought I should enter it in category 16A Sweet Stout, since it has lactose, but the ABV is a little high for that category, which has a range of 4-6%. It's high for the Oatmeal Stout category too. I'd enter it as category 20B American Stout, but the IBU's are low because the range is 35-75.
So, which direction would you go, enter a category with the ABV a bit too high, or enter one with the IBU's a bit too low?
Or if there's another possibility or category I haven't considered, toss that in the mix too, please!
I'm entering my first competition, the beer is an oatmeal milk stout that I've brewed 21 times since Jan 2018. There's a bit of variation from batch to batch, but the one I'm submitting came out like so:
OG 1.073
FG 1.024
IBU's 22
ABV 6.43%
I thought I should enter it in category 16A Sweet Stout, since it has lactose, but the ABV is a little high for that category, which has a range of 4-6%. It's high for the Oatmeal Stout category too. I'd enter it as category 20B American Stout, but the IBU's are low because the range is 35-75.
So, which direction would you go, enter a category with the ABV a bit too high, or enter one with the IBU's a bit too low?
Or if there's another possibility or category I haven't considered, toss that in the mix too, please!