Panel Results: East Kingdom Brewers Guild
Brewer: Baroness Aneleda Falconbridge
Rank Achieved (including date): Journeyman 7/11/14; Novice (BrewU 3/31/12);
Novice qualifying beverage:
Hypocrats > Angelica Water BrewU (3/31/12): 65
Knowledge requirements:
- assists in local brewing
- knows the SCA policy on alcohol
- show an understanding of the necessity for cleaning, racking and aging
- show an understanding of different types of packaging; while explaining brewing sanitation and common sources of contamination and spoilage.
- show an understanding of the necessary equipment, ingredients and process of at least one division
Journeyman qualifying beverages:
Metheglin > Small Mead Digby (GNEW 7/11/14): 75.3
Cordial > Blackberry (GNEW 7/13/12) 67
Unique > Oxymel (GNEW 7/12/13) 71.7
Cordial > Pear (GNEW 7/11/14): 64
Novice Plus:
- be able to explain ranking system of the guild;
- teach at the local level;
- show an understanding of the criteria for Rank &competition judging and participation in said judging;
- participate in a Masters Panel Q&A;
- Show intermediate level of knowledge (explaining the chemistry of fermentation as it relates to brewing);
- be able to describe various styles of beer, wine, mead, and liqueur and their characteristics
- 4 batches (from at least 2 different divisions) scoring 60+ on each at a Masters Panel.
Craftsman qualifying beverages:
Metheglin > Metheglin of Digby (Pennsic 8/1/2014) 81.7
Cordial > Cordial Water of Sir Walter Raleigh (GNEW 7/11/15) 73
Journeyman Plus:
- teach at the local and kingdom level;
- demonstrate the intimate familiarity with their declared specialty (characteristics of the major Beer Styles/ major wine/ Mead styles; including the history, characteristics and significance of their specialization beverage
- 6 batches (from at least 3 different divisions) scoring 70+ on each at a Masters Panel.
- (3 from other than declared specialty)
Master
Craftsman Plus:
- have a full understanding of Judging – for both competition and ranking within the guild;
- teach on both a local level (workshops) and at a Kingdom level (EKU/Brew U);
- declare a primary focus(division) – produce 3 batches scoring 75+ on each;
- declare a secondary focus(division) – produce 2 batches scoring 65+ on each;
- declare a third focus(division) – produce 2 batches scoring 55+ on each.
Grandmaster
Master Plus:
- candidate must either be published, have an approved master’s project , have received a Laurel in the art of brewing
- produce two batches from each division that is not their declared primary focus – scoring 80+ on each at a Masters Panel (2 each from 5 divisions)