As you are likely aware by now, the 2016 BrewUnited Challenge is now open for entries. As of this posting, we've been open for about a week. Last year, we filled our 300 entry cap in 27 days. This year, we raised that cap to 500 entries - and are already halfway there.

Of course, a huge reason for that is due to the amazing freaking prizes that we give away in this competition. Last year, we gave away nearly $4700 worth of prizes, as we continued to recruit sponsors right up until judging in October. This year, we already have nearly $6900 worth of prizes donated, and have multiple other sponsors that have agreed to join (but haven't said exactly what they plan to donate). Suffice it to say that we will certainly surpass last year's prize totals - if not blow them away entirely.

For starters, we will once again be awarding some outstanding custom medals to various winners. We're not talking about cheapo medallions with some little coin inserted on them - we're talking about die cast, designed especially for this competition, with the winner's name, category, and place engraved on the back. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for every single style category will take home a medal. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for each Division will take home a medal. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for the SMaSH category will take home a medal. And of course, the overall Best of Show winner will receive a medal. Check out this year's design:



Of course, while medals are great, you're here to read about the big time brewing prizes, right? So... read on!

One disclaimer: all prizes are subject to full participation from the sponsor in question. While a great deal of these items have already been delivered, some are not scheduled for shipping until much closer to the competition date (October 14th). Furthermore, we reserve the right to edit these prize packages as necessary.

The grand prize winner will receive (among other things), a 7 Gallon Chronical fermentor from SS Brew Tech and a loaded 10 Gallon Spike Brewing kettle from HomeBrewSupply. These two items alone retail for $639!

All told, we currently have sponsor commitments for a nearly $6400 in prizes. So, if you're on the fence on whether or not to enter this brewing competition... maybe that will help you make up your mind. :)



A full listing of our sponsors and their prizes follows. It goes without saying that we could not put together such an outstanding competition without the generous support of our sponsors. Therefore, if you have any brew-related shopping to do, we ask that you please support these folks with your business!

Spotlight Sponsor Five Star Chemicals Thirty each of 1 lb. PBW and 8 oz. StarSan ARV: $630	Spotlight Sponsor Gorham Tap Handles Ten BrewUnited tap handles ARV: $500
Spotlight Sponsor The Brew Outlet A free copy of the Brew.io Android app for every competiton participant ARV: $498	Featured Sponsor HomeBrewSupply A loaded 10 gallon Spike Brewing Kettle (thermometer and ball valve assemblies included), three new ball lock kegs, one $25 gift certificate ARV: $449
Spotlight Sponsor SS Brew Tech Chronical 7 Gallon Fermentor (Grand Prize) ARV: $395	Spotlight Sponsor Midwest Supplies Three $50 gift certificates, four $25 gift certificates, four $15 gift certificates, four $10 gift certificates ARV: $350
Spotlight Sponsor Craft Meister Six each of 1 lb. Alkaline Brewery Wash, 1 lb. Oxygen Brewery Wash, 30 count Key & Carboy Cleaning Tablets, and 25 count Growler Cleaning Tablets ARV: $342	Spotlight Sponsor BrewCraft Four BrewCraft plastic fermentor kits w/stick on thermometer and a selection of ingredients, One deluxe Brewcraft plastic fermentor kit w/stick on thermometer, a large selection of ingredients, and a 55 pound sack of Canada Malting 2-row malt ARV: $300
Featured Sponsor Half Yankee Workshop Six custom tap handles or magnetic bottle openers ARV: $270	Featured Sponsor Brewer Shirts One $50 gift certificate, three $30 gift certificates, six $20 gift certificates ARV: $260
Featured Sponsor Blichmann Engineering Two beer guns, two pairs of brewing gloves, one ball valve, one weldless thermometer, two drinking glasses ARV: $259	Featured Sponsor Label Peelers Three $50 gift certificates, three one pound bags of hard to find hops, one $25 gift certificate ARV: $250
Featured Sponsor JaDeD Brewing Three $75 gift certificates ARV: $225	Featured Sponsor The Brew Bag Four gift certificates for good for any size stock brewing bag, a 150 lb. pulley, a pair of PVC gloves, and free shipping ARV: $210
Adventures in Homebrewing Six $25 gift certificates, ten lanyard bottle openers w/SRM chart ARV: $190	Lavatools Three Javelin PRO ditigal thermometers ARV: $174
Experimental Homebrewing Three autographed copies of Homebrew All-Stars, one tee shirt ARV: $155	Great Fermentations Six $25 gift certificates ARV: $150
Keg Connection "Build Your Own" jockey box ARV: $149	Chapman Brewing Equipment Three $40 vouchers, one $20 voucher ARV: $140
BeerSmith Five copies of BeerSmith 2 ARV: $140	GigaYeast Three prize packs (pint glass, tee shirt, artisanal yeast) ARV: $105
Bottlemark Four $25 gift cards ARV: $100	Brulosophy Four tee shirts, six stickers ARV: $95
The Yeast Bay Ten vials of artisanal yeast ARV: $87.50	Bootleg Biology Artisanal yeast ARV: $75
GrogTag $30 gift certificate, plus two tee shirts ARV: $60	Alabrew Three one pound bags of hops ARV: $60
Craft Stir Plates Handmade Stir Plate in a cigar box enclosure ARV: $50	Homebrew Finds $50 Gift certificate to a homebrew shop of the winner's choice ARV: $50
CM Becker International CMB V3S Creamer Faucet ARV: $45	Brew Your Own One year magazine subscription ARV: $35
Accidentalis Two single stage InkBird temperature controllers ARV: $32	Anvil Brewing Equipment One small scale ARV: $20

Finally, keep an eye on this page - as we add sponsors and clear up a few items, it will be updated to reflect that absolute most current prize information available.

Good luck!

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