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ected or removed so this should provide additional incentives to take the 2015 version of the bjcp entrance exam as noted in the previous update questions on three historical styles roggenbier london brown ale and pre prohibition lager were removed but new questions were added on styles in the european sour beer category the styles tested on the exam come from categories 1 26 however there are currently no questions on the specialty ipa since these styles have not yet proliferated to some parts of the us let alone our international judging community we will add questions on these styles at some point but will post a message on our website communicating the date when the new questions will be integrated into the exam cider exam status update cider exam team lead bruce buerger provided this recent status update on progress towards the cider exam june 2015 happy birthday to us the bjcp celebrated its 30th birthday as an organization on may 31 we have records of over a million beers being judged during this time may 2015 new style guidelines released the long awaited 2015 bjcp style guidelines are now complete and have been released for use there are now separate documents for beer mead and cider styles which allows them to be updated in the future on different schedules the documents are currently available in pdf and word formats from the style center the 2008 guidelines are still available for use bjcp exams will begin to use the 2015 guidelines on exams given in november 2015 more information will be posted as it is available tests prior to 1 november 2015 will be based on the 2008 guidelines bjcp sanctioned competitions may use either set of guidelines check with individual competition organizers for specific rules the bjcp expects that by the end of 2015 all competitions will use the 2015 guidelines note that most style related documents and information posted refers to the 2008 guidelines as additional formats and translations are available we will note that in the style center april 2015 competition handbook update a small but important update has been made to the competition handbook to clarify guidance for best of show rounds winners should not be selected based on comparing scores from different flights the beers must be directly compared by a single panel of judges to select a winner the same holds true for selecting category winners march 2015 change in sensory kits there will be a major change with sensory kit orders placed on or after april 1 2015 we are discontinuing purchase of the 24 vial comprehensive kit and will now only offer a 12 vial basic kit two main factors have led to this change one we received feedback that many of the vials in the siebel comprehensive kit are going unused due to the obscure nature of the characteristic the second is that siebel has changed their vendor and is now allowing custom kits to be built after much discussion we have determined that a basic 12 vial custom kit is our best choice at this time for both exam prep classes and member training the new custom kit will consist of the following acetaldehyde butyric diacetyl dms earthy ethyl acetate ethyl hexanoate geraniol indole isovaleric papery spicy when determining which characteristics to offer we intentionally excluded those that can be easily reproduced at home the cep team will develop a flyer containing guidelines to supplement the siebel kit that talks about what other faults class leaders should include in sensory training and how to properly doctor those samples this will be done prior to the new kits being shipped a more advanced 12 vial kit may be developed at a later time if demand and budget permit the cost of the new style kit will remain the same 50 for exam kits and 100 for member kits shipping costs have increased due to an international vendor and keeping the member cost the same will allow more members to purchase kits before the budget cap is reached each year anyone wishing to purchase the comprehensive kit may still do so but will need to place that order directly with siebel the bjcp will no longer subsidize this kit or be involved in the ordering process questions regarding this new kit can be directed to the cep team october 2014 updates to judge portal and exam workflow since the nhc we ve been hard at work to make some improvements to our services and are now happy to announce their availability we have updated the judge record application to display your judge certificate and your membership card both have been redesigned to use our latest logos and color schemes your membership card now also shows when you joined the program and you can print any judge certificate you have earned not just your latest rank we have revised the name badge to use the new color scheme to display any mead certification earned and to have alternative attachment options traditional clip magnetic bar plain card or plain card with a lanyard we have increased the automation of our exam processing workflow and now are capturing the pdfs of your original exam and the rtps produced by the graders these files are also available on your judge record we have loaded past rtps back to 2010 into the system as well scanned exams are still being organized and will be uploaded later we have implemented a new short form rtp for exams that have checkboxes for common problems and a free format summary section this should allow graders to complete the grading faster and make the exams easier to review because we now have all these materials available through our self service portal we will stop mailing physical copies of rtps judge certificates and membership cards pins and color guides will still be mailed the self service materials will be available much faster than the physical mailings as soon as the results are uploaded to the server email notices will be generated to examinees and the data will be available we are continuing to work on projects to improve the portal experience to automate workflows to reduce service times and to refresh our materials we are reorganizing and expanding content for our new web site and hope to launch it later this year may 2014 exam structure document updated the exam structure document has been revised now that the new exam program has fully phased in the document describes the requirements for different ranks and how one progresses through the exam system the major points are that the apprentice rank is time limited and that those failing to progress to recognized or above will be reclassified from active status to affiliated status affiliated judges have to start over in the exam program to become active but keep their bjcp id and past experience points april 2014 new siebel kit pricing structure due to an unprecedented demand for siebel off flavor kits driven by both a growth in the number of exams and in the demand for kits by members a new pricing structure for kits has been adopted as of 22 april 2014 the subsidized price of kits for members has been raised from us 80 to us 100 kits for registered exam preparation classes are no longer free the new price is us 50 the amount budgeted for the entire year was consumed by the end of march so immediate action was required future price adjustments may be necessary depending on demand the number of exams given has doubled since 2010 when the exam kits were introduced subsequently the board voted to increase 2014 funding for subsidized siebel kits by us 10 000 from program reserves written exam fee raised acting upon a recommendation from the exam directors the board voted to raise fees for the written proficiency exam from us 15 to us 25 this coincides with the rollout of a new quarterly written exam that will allow multiple geographically dispersed sites to give written exams at the same time and then combine them for grading purposes the intent is to allow more written exams to be given without requiring a minimum number of examinees per site this also frees up more slots for tasting exams on the exam calendar march 2014 bjcp logo merchandise available again the bjcp excited to announce a new merchandise vendor for embroidered bjcp logo shirts rebel brewer is now hosting the bjcp pro shop online store offering polo shirts in sizes for men and women as well as new short sleeve workshirts thanks to bjcp member tom gentry for hosting the store bjcp workshirt in black october 2013 bjcp monthly exam quota increased as announced at the nhc this year the bjcp has increased the monthly quota of exam sites from 8 to 10 organizers for all previously scheduled exams were contacted and were given the opportunity to move their exams forward in the schedule those changes have been processed which resulted in additional exam slots being available for all of 2015 please see the current exam schedule for availability july 2013 exam program changes as announced at the bjcp member s meeting at the nhc the backlog of exams has been cleared and new exams are being processed with an average turnaround time of 3 months because of this improvement in exam processing and the current availability of exam graders the exam directors have decided to raise the limit on the number of exam sites per month from 8 to 10 starting in october 2013 we will continue to monitor exam turnaround and consider raising the limits further in the future the exam directors will be contacting existing exam sites to determine if any existing exams wish to move forward in the schedule do not contact the exam directors they will move through the schedule in an orderly manner once existing exams have been moved forward any open slots will be shown on the exam calendar and likely noted in a web page announcement in preparation for handling the increased exam workload new exam directors and associate exam directors have been named for the current roster of officers please see our officers page steve piatz has taken on the new role of lead exam director responsible for coordinating exam directorate policy and procedures and handling scheduling of exams and graders the remaining exam directors are responsible for overseeing and reviewing all exams the exam directors have also approved processes for requesting large tasting exam sites 20 to 48 examinees these procedures are described in the exam scheduling procedures page we can always use interested exam graders to volunteer send an email to the exam directors record bjcp events at the nhc three bjcp exams were given at the nhc 6 mead 14 written and 49 tasting exams this is the largest set of exams ever given yet there were 11 open tasting seats no one was turned away from the exams nhc second round judging involved over 200 bjcp judges with 197 bjcp judges seated in one session a record over 54 of those judging were bjcp national rank or higher including over 13 master and higher judges october 2012 reminders for new judges and organizers with the new exam program being introduced this year there has been an increase in questions from new judges and organizers following are answers to these common questions judges who pass the online exam are provisional judges but are not bjcp ranked judges they do not get assigned judge ids and may not yet request retroactive points provisional judges who judge in bjcp sanctioned competitions should be treated by organizers as non bjcp judges for reporting purposes report points by judge name we scan for retroactive points when new judges take the initial tasting exam and again when the exam results are posted do not request retroactive points before your exam results are received judge record updates are posted to the web site every four to six weeks if you have received your exam results since the last time the web site was updated do not ask about retroactive points wait for our normal processes to work check the main bjcp web page and look on the right side under check your record to see when the last time the judge records were updated if you are a judge who wants to claim retroactive points first make sure your judge record is updated then make sure the organizer s report has been submitted for that competition check the database reports section of the web site for this information when requesting points provide the name date and id number of the competition in question if you are an organizer who wants to change a previously submitted organizer s report simply email the changes to the it director you cannot edit a report that has already been submitted just tell us what needs to be changed please provide the competition id for changes to judge points provide the judge id the role performed and the number of points to be awarded please be sure the points have been assigned in accordance with the competition point award schedule following these simple procedures will allow the volunteer bjcp staff to focus their efforts on more productive work updated exam materials several of the exam materials have been updated including the exam study guide additional portuguese translations of exam materials have been posted as well september 2012 competition registration changes bjcp competition registration processing has been streamlined to address common requests and has been updated based on how most competitions are currently run we now provide a complete list of all active bjcp judges sorted by country state and name rather than custom lists sort the file appropriately and use only those judges you need or import it into competition management software no label files and sign in forms are included you can create your own using mailmerge or competition management software evaluation forms can be downloaded from the competition center if required finally the free entry certificate for the aha nhc competition is no longer included at the aha s request apparently very few were being used and the competition is already over subscribed with over 400 competitions a year now being held these changes have reduced processing time by over half from older methods nhc 2012 presentation the keynote presentation at the judge reception at the 2012 aha nhc has been posted presented by dr diego libkind of argentina this presentation discusses how the cold fermenting parent of modern lager yeast was discovered speaker notes are included portuguese and spanish exams the online entrance exam questions are now available in portuguese and spanish for our fellow judges in brazil argentina and other countries although the testing interface is only available in english or spanish program materials continue to be translated by volunteers in south america our deepest appreciation goes out to all who helped service points are being awarded for those who are interested march 2012 new exam program launched the bjcp board has unanimously approved the recommendation of the exam directors to implement a new beer exam program effective april 1 2012 no legacy exams will be given on or after this date please read the details carefully as much has ch...