QUAFF Homebrewer of the Year
The title of QUAFF Homebrewer of the Year is awarded annually to the club member who accumulates the most total points for beer entries in QUAFF Club Only Competitions. Each beer entry into a Club Only Competition earns 1 point for each participating brewer. Additional points are awarded to each participating brewer as follows:
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- 1st place: 6 points
- 2nd place: 4 points
- 3rd place: 2 points
The QUAFF HomeBrewer of the Year is presented with a commemorative mash paddle at the QUAFF Holiday Party.
Standings through the “People’s Choice” COC (September 2025):
| Brewer(s) | Point(s) |
|---|---|
| Jeffry Battles | 44 |
| Ben Frymark | 20 |
| Ed Bergen | 19 |
| Jeff Case | 18 |
| Jake Smith | 15 |
| AJ Hubner | 14 |
| Doug Brown | 12 |
| Dan Stoneman | 12 |
| Jonathon Schubert | 10 |
| Travis Johnson | 8 |
| Nathan Hausch | 4 |
| Derek Powers | 4 |
| Richard Bagnell | 2 |
| Matt Buggert | 2 |
| Todd Higginson | 2 |
| Tim Rozmus | 2 |
| Nic Stougaard | 2 |
| John Bell III | 1 |
| Bob Cook | 1 |
| Michael Hoffman | 1 |
| Chris Kleber | 1 |
| Greg Orth | 1 |
| Alan Polk | 1 |
| Brad Stein | 1 |
| Chris van Hamersveld | 1 |
QUAFF Fermentationist of the Year
The title of QUAFF Fermentationst of the Year is awarded annually to the club member who accumulates the most total points for mead/cider entries in QUAFF Club Only Competitions. Each mead/cider entry into a Club Only Competition earns 1 point for each participating fermentationist. Additional points are awarded to each participating fermentationist follows:
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- 1st place: 6 points
- 2nd place: 4 points
- 3rd place: 2 points
The QUAFF Fermentationist of the Year is presented with an award at the QUAFF Holiday Party.
Standings through the “People’s Choice” COC (September 2025):
| Fermentationist(s) | Point(s) |
|---|---|
| John Bell III | |
| Jeff Case | |
| Alexandria Horn | |
| Ben Frymark | |
| Jonathon Schubert | |
| Greg Orth | |
| Tim Rozmus | |
| Dan Stoneman | |
| David Baillie | |
| AJ Hubner | |
| Sebastien Van Schie |
QUAFF Rising Star Award
First awarded for 2020, the QUAFF Rising Star Award recognizes excellence among those new to homebrew competitions. The Rising Star Award will be presented to the club member with the highest cumulative point total across all of the year’s Club Only Competitions, with points awarded to each eligible brewer for each entry as follows:
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- ≥ 40+ point score: 4 points
- 35-39 point score: 3 points each
- 30-34 point score: 2 points each
- < 30 point score: 1 point each
Also known as the winner of the “Kräusen League,” this award is open to any club member who, as of the time of the member’s first entry in that year’s Club Only Competition, has created 10 or fewer total batches of beer/mead/cider or who has entered 5 or fewer homebrew/mead/cider competitions.
Standings through the “People’s Choice” COC (September 2025):
| Entrant(s) | Point(s) |
|---|---|
| Jonathon Schubert | |
| Greg Orth | |
| Derek Powers | |
| Nathan Hausch | |
| Jake Smith | |
| David Baillie | |
| Sebastien Van Schie |
Past QUAFF Homebrewers of the Year
- 2024: Jeffry Battles
- 2023: Jeff Case
- 2022: Jeff Case & Patrick Leon (tie)
- 2021: Doug Brown
- 2020: Robert Bridenbecker
- 2019: Ryan Fowler
- 2018: Oleg Shpyrko & Matt Barrett (co-brewers)
- 2017: Patrick Martinez & Paul Bischeri (co-brewers)
- 2016: Brian Trout
- 2015: Jeff Wiederkehr
- 2014: Brian Trout
- 2013: Travis Hammond
- 2011-12: Brian Trout
- 2010-11: Travis Hammond
- 2009-10: Rick Stangel & Dan O’Brien
Past QUAFF Rising Stars
- 2024: Jeffry Battles
- 2023: Josh Akin
- 2022: Jacob Gottlieb
- 2021: Jeff Case
- 2020: Jim Connor