openbrew.nz · BJCP competition software

Take the grind out of your homebrew competition.

OpenBrew guides you from first-time setup through entries, payments, judging, scoring, and results, so every stage feels handled instead of hectic.

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The setup wizard

One screen per decision.

Setup is a wizard, not a settings maze. Each step does one thing, shows what is left, and hands you to the next. Stop whenever you like and pick up where you left off.

Basics & schedule Styles Fees & payment Entry rules Drop-off & shipping Judging day Awards & ceremony People Sponsors Public page Review & finish
What it does

Built for the parts that usually hurt.

Guided setup

From blank to open in ten steps

Ten focused steps take a competition through every decision once, in order, with a final review before you open. No sprawling configuration pages to hunt through the night before entries close.

openbrew.nz/admin/wizard
OpenBrew's guided setup wizard OpenBrew's guided setup wizard
Payments

Online and offline entry fees

Take fees through Stripe, or record cash and bank transfers by hand. Refund one entry or all of them in a couple of clicks. Clubs can connect their own Stripe account and keep the money flowing to them directly.

openbrew.nz/admin/payments
OpenBrew payments and refunds screen OpenBrew payments and refunds screen
OCR scoresheets

Read the judges' marks back in

Print pre-filled BJCP sheets with a QR code per judge and entry. Photograph the marked sheets after judging, and OpenBrew reads the scores back in, so nobody retypes a flight by hand.

openbrew.nz/admin/scoring
OpenBrew OCR scoresheet ingestion OpenBrew OCR scoresheet ingestion
Assignment

Tables and flights, sorted for you

OpenBrew groups entries into judging tables and flights, watches for judge conflicts, and flags them before judging day instead of in the middle of it.

openbrew.nz/admin/assignment
OpenBrew automatic table and flight assignment OpenBrew automatic table and flight assignment
Styles

Every BJCP category, plus your own

All current BJCP categories ship built in. Running a specialty or club competition? Define custom styles and matching scoresheets without leaving the app.

openbrew.nz/admin/styles
OpenBrew BJCP and custom style manager OpenBrew BJCP and custom style manager
Competitions · coming soon

The first comps open shortly.

Open competitions will be listed here, each with its own public page for entries, info, and results. Want to run one? Get in touch and we'll help you set it up.

Get in touch
For clubs & organisers

Running a comp this season?

OpenBrew is in invite-only preview while we run the first competitions. If your club has a comp coming up and you'd like early access, we'd love to hear from you.

Email [email protected]

Status
Invite-only preview
Scoresheets
BJCP, first-class
Payments
Online & offline
Hosting
Managed at openbrew.nz