Thank you for your interest in the Malt Madness XIX organized by Lehigh Valley Homebrewers, Lehigh Valley, PA.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered. You can even pay your entry fees online if you wish.

Entry Registration is Open

152 entries have been added to the system as of 1:49 PM, EST, Sunday, February 16, 2025. There is a limit of 175 entries for this competition.

55 paid entries are in the system as of 1:49 PM, EST, Sunday, February 16, 2025. There is a limit of 175 paid entries for this competition.

To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

Rules

Malt Madness (beer/mead/cider) is open to all home brewers.
All beers, meads, or ciders must be non-commercial in nature and produced at home.
All entries must be registered and paid for online.
The entry fee is $15 per entry.
Each entrant is limited to five (5) entries.
Although 12-ounce bottles are very strongly preferred, entrants may submit two bottles ranging from 10 to 16-ounces in volume for each entry. NO SINGLE BOTTLE ENTRIES will be accepted for beer categories.
Entrants proposing to submit one 750 ml bottle for meads or ciders must contact the Competition Organizer first.
Bottles may be brown, clear or green glass, and must be free of any labels, etched logos, or other identifying marks. Swing tops are acceptable but not preferred. Cans will be accepted, of course
Recipes are not required. If entering more the one beer, make sure the correct label accompanies each entry.
A label/bottle ID form must be attached to each bottle with a rubber band. Only use the bottle label provided by the registration process!
Categories and sub-categories may be combined for judging purposes, however beers, meads or ciders will be judged according to the subcategory in which they are entered. The 2021 style guidelines for each category and subcategory available directly on the BJCP website, here.
It is the responsibility of the brewer to decide and indicate on the entry form the appropriate category and subcategory for their entry.
Entries which do not meet these entry requirements may be disqualified.
Depending on the number of entries and category distribution, categories and subcategories may be combined or separated for judging and awards purposes.
These judging table breakdowns will not be available prior to the competition and will be determined by the Competition Organizer once all entries are processed.
Any disputes that arise before, during or after the competition will be settled by the Competition Organizer.
Brewer feedback is the primary purpose of Malt Madness. Your score sheets will be returned to you shortly after the contest.
Please DO NOT send a SASE with your entry. Scoresheets will be scanned and uploaded to the registration site.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Although 12-ounce bottles are very strongly preferred, entrants may submit two bottles ranging from 10 to 16-ounces in volume for each entry. NO SINGLE BOTTLE ENTRIES will be accepted for beer categories.
- Entrants proposing to submit one 750 ml bottle for meads or ciders must contact the Competition Organizer first.
- Bottles may be brown, clear or green glass, and must be free of any labels, etched logos, or other identifying marks. Swing tops are acceptable but not preferred. Cans will be accepted, of course
- A completed entry form must accompany each entry; recipes are not required. If entering more the one beer, make sure the correct labe accompanies each entry.
- A bottle ID form must be attached to each bottle with a rubber band. Only use the bottle label provided by the registration process!
- Categories and sub-categories may be combined for judging purposes, however beers, meads or ciders will be judged according to the subcategory in which they are entered. The 2021 style guidelines for each category and subcategory available directly on the BJCP website, here.
- It is the responsibility of the brewer to decide and indicate on the entry form the appropriate category and subcategory for their entry.
- Entries which do not meet these entry requirements may be disqualified.
- Depending on the number of entries and category distribution, categories and subcategories may be combined or separated for judging and awards purposes.
- These judging table breakdowns will not be available prior to the competition and will be determined by the Competition Organizer once all entries are processed.
- Any disputes that arise before, during or after the competition will be settled by the Competition Organizer.
- Brewer feedback is the primary purpose of Malt Madness. Your scoring info will be available to you shortly after the competition is completed.
- Entries which do not meet these entry requirements may be disqualified.
- Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.