Editing Homebrewing (section)

== Homebrewing competitions ==
Homebrewers can submit their beer for evaluation into competitions. These competitions provide blind feed back to brewers so they can get objective feedback, make adjustments to improve their brewing, and be recognized for outstanding homebrew.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) |url=http://bjcp.org/ |website=bjcp.org |access-date=10 January 2016}}</ref> Competitions can be organized by homebrew clubs, state fairs, or businesses. The AHA, BJCP, and HomebrewCompetitions.com all keep a list of currently scheduled competitions. Homebrewcompetitions.com is a free resource for homebrewers and homebrew competition organizers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homebrew Events and Competition Calendar |url=http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/calendar/ |publisher=American Homebrewers Association |website=www.homebrewersassociation.org |access-date=10 January 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Competition Schedule |url=http://www.bjcp.org/apps/comp_schedule/competition_schedule.php |website=www.bjcp.org |access-date=10 January 2016}}</ref>

The Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) trains and certifies beer judges through classes and tasting and written tests.<ref name=":0" /> BJCP judges evaluate the beer on 5 criteria: Aroma, Appearance, Flavor, Mouthfeel, and Overall Impression.<ref>{{cite web |title=BJCP Scoresheet |url=http://bjcp.org/docs/SCP_BeerScoreSheet.pdf |access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref> The beer is also compared to a style provided by the brewer and described in the BJCP Style Guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web|title = BJCP 2008 Style Guidelines - Index|url = http://bjcp.org/2008styles/catdex.php |website=bjcp.org |access-date=10 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BJCP Style Guidelines |url=http://bjcp.org/stylecenter.php |website = bjcp.org |access-date=10 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines |url=http://bjcp.org/docs/2015_Guidelines_Beer.pdf}}</ref>

The Polish Homebrewer's Association (PSPD) has developed their own guidelines for beer competition judging and trains judges for competitions in Poland.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Sędziowie | url=http://www.pspd.org.pl/catpages/sedziowie-pspd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111054715/http://www.pspd.org.pl/catpages/sedziowie-pspd|archive-date=2017-01-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A list of competitions is available on their website.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Konkursy | url=http://www.pspd.org.pl/catpages/konkursy-piw-domowych|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114081933/https://pspd.org.pl/catpages/konkursy-piw-domowych|archive-date=2017-01-14 |url-status=dead}}</ref>