James Werner of New Berlin, WI, a member of the Beer Barons of Milwaukee homebrew club, won a gold medal in Category 40: Specialty Cider or Perry in the 2023 National Homebrew Competition Final Round in San Diego. Werner's Specialty Cider earned gold out of 66 entries.
Janis Gross, National Homebrew Competition Director, receives the 2016 AHA Governing Committee Recognition Award.
It’s a day or two after the yeast was pitched in your most recent homebrew and there are signs of fermentation in the form of foam called krausen. A few days later, the rocky froth nearly fills the headspace of…
Inspiration I've been involved with brewing since 2006, but I came into the homebrewing side of things just three years ago. With my TIG welding and machinery building experience, I had been helping with equipment fabrication and system improvements at a…
Attention Kansas homebrewers! The Kansas legislature has passed, and Governor Sam Brownback has signed into law, Substitute for House Bill 2223. The new law went into effect April 24. This new law allows Kansas homebrewers to legally share homebrew at club…
It's a dream of every homebrewer to see one of their homebrew recipes grow into a popular offering at taprooms and better beer stores across the country. We caught up with Upslope Brewing Co.'s Chad Pieper to follow the…
Mash in at 131° F (55° C) and hold for 15 minutes. Raise to 140° F (60° C) and hold for 15 minutes. Raise to 145° F (63° C) and hold for one hour. Mash out at 158°…
To brew this sour blonde with apricot, mash at high temp for a short amount of time: 160°F (71°C) for 15 minutes. The idea is to create a wort with low fermentability and even some starch remaining. Boil 60 minutes.…
Homebrewers are a frugal, smart group. They build their own brewing rigs, grow their own ingredients and are always looking for ways to cut costs while not sacrificing quality. All of these innovative (and sometimes ingenious) ideas are wonderful for…
First wort hopping (FWH) is when you add a large portion of the finishing hops to the boil kettle as the wort is transferred from the mash or lauter tun. As the boil kettle fills up, the hops steep in…
By John Moorhead, National Homebrew Competition Director & AHA Project Coordinator Eric Wallace, President of Left Hand Brewing and Vice Chair of the Brewers Association Board of Directors, is gregarious, sports facial hair and an earring, and has more…
On May 16, the Brewers Association invited 134 small and independent brewery employees to meet in the nation's capital to advocate on behalf of the country's small and independent brewing industry.
