29th Annual Big Batch Brew Bash (BBBB)
Thank you for your interest in the 29th Annual Big Batch Brew Bash (BBBB) organized by .
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.
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
This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older.
All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time.
All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations the day after of the drop-off deadline.
All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).
The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.
Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.
Individual Brewers or Teams are limited to one entry each in the following styles 2021 BJCP 19A American Amber, 19B California Common, 19C American Brown and Historical Beer 27 Kentucky Common. Hence, brewer/teams can have up to four entries, one per each style.
The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.
Bottles/ cans will not be returned to entrants.
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3
Competition Officials
You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.
- Vinny Bailey — Ruble Collector (Treasurer) Of The KGB
- John Dawson — Czar (President) Of The KGB
- Phillip Kaufman — Organizer
- Adrien Monteleone — Technical Support
Sponsors
Kuykendahl Gran Brewers (KGB) Homebrew Club is proud to have the following sponsors for the 29th Annual Big Batch Brew Bash (BBBB).
Past Winners
Judging Sessions
American Ales 19 and 27A
05/31/2026 9:00 AM, CDT.
Account Registration Open
Account registrations accepted 04/01/2026 12:00 AM, CDT through 05/31/2026 12:00 AM, CDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 04/01/2026 12:00 AM, CDT through 06/01/2026 12:00 AM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.