15 IPA Recipes from Craft Breweries
Enter the 2025 Competition
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Getting Started
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Homebrew Competitions as Entertainment
What happens when you open homebrew judging to the public and make a day of it? BrewMania! This New Zealand-born event may be coming to a city near you.
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Land of the Long White Cloud
New Zealand combines all the charm and culture of Great Britain with the natural beauty and rugged, unspoiled scenery of Hawaii’s less populated islands. It also boasts a thriving beer culture with plenty of pubs and breweries.
HEX the Heat Exchanger
HEX the Heat Exchanger
New Zealand homebrewer and craft beer enthusiast, Paul Wicksteed, is embarking on an epic mission to construct his ideal HERMS rig. On this leg of the journey, Paul is sharing with us an in-depth look at his custom-fabricated heat exchanger called HEX.
Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Announces Four New Provisional Styles
Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Announces Four New Provisional Styles
The Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) has identified and defined four new provisional styles. These provisional style definitions address additional styles that have emerged since the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines were introduced. Provisional styles are…
Oyster Stout: The Tricks for Making Beer with Mollusks
Oyster Stout: The Tricks for Making Beer with Mollusks
Lots of unusual ingredients are used in making beer, especially by us homebrewers. So it's really no surprise that oysters—the kind from the ocean, not the Rocky Mountains (although that's happened, too)—eventually made their way into the brew kettle. It may sound…
Hop Substitutions
Hop Substitutions
Can't get your hands on a specific hop variety for your next brew day? Find a suitable substitution with this chart!
How To Cheers in Different Languages
How To Cheers in Different Languages
The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) has members all across the globe, with five of the six continents (all but Antarctica) represented by the membership. There are bustling homebrewing and beer scenes in every corner of the world and if you…
Give Your Homebrew Terroir: Grow Your Own Hops
Give Your Homebrew Terroir: Grow Your Own Hops
Originally published in the March/April 2009 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Recent hop shortages are debasing your homebrews and putting a dent in your wallet, so why not grow your own? Hops are easy to grow, and their requirements are simple,…
2017 Best Beers in America Results
2017 Best Beers in America Results
Each year we ask Zymurgy magazine readers to share a list of their 20 favorite beers that are commercially available in the United States. We’ve tallied the votes, and here are the results for the 2017 Best Beers in America survey including Top Ranked…
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