2026 National Homebrew Competition Winning Recipes

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Browse through medal-winning recipes from the 2026 National Homebrew Competition Final Round. These beer, mead, and cider recipes are the best-of-the-best from amateur fermenters across the country and around the world.

Looking for even more NHC homebrew recipes? Check out the recipe archive on HomebrewersAssociation.org.

Eyes Pie Perry
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Eyes Pie Perry

ABV: 14%

OG: 1.169 (38°P)

FG: 1.066 (16.2°P)

BDSM
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BDSM

ABV: 11.2%

IBU: 26

SRM: 30

Lambicus
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Lambicus

ABV: 6%

IBU: 3

SRM: 5

Krampus
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Krampus

ABV: 14%

IBU: 30

SRM: 20

Century Cyser
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Century Cyser

ABV: 9.5%

OG: 1.075 (18.2°P)

FG: 0.998 (-0.5°P)

Cabo
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Cabo

ABV: 5%

IBU: 16

SRM: 3

Numanium
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Numanium

ABV: 11%

IBU: 81

SRM: 14

So Extra
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So Extra

ABV: 6.5%

IBU: 36

SRM: 37

Aphotic
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Aphotic

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: 30

SRM: 30