The Beer Cellar

Nick’s Munich Lager

This Munich Lager won a bronze medal in Category 6: Amber European Lager in the 2023 National Homebrew Competition Final Round in San Diego.

Recipes

Mike and Stephanie Butler of Olathe, KS, a member of the Kansas City Bier Meisters homebrew club, won a gold medal in Category 33: Specialty Beer in the 2023 National Homebrew Competition Final Round in San Diego. The Butler's Alternative Grain Beer earned gold out of 90 entries.

Homebrew Recipes Collection

12 Pumpkin Beer Recipes You Can Brew at Home

Browse through our collection of 9 beer recipes made with pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices.

Recipes

Kaltrauch Rauchbier (2023)

Randy Daniels and KC McKinney of Des Moines, IA, a member of the Iowa Brewers Union homebrew club, won a gold medal in Category 30: Smoke-Flavored Beer in the 2023 National Homebrew Competition Final Round in San Diego. The duo's Rauchbier earned gold out of 78 entries.

Recipes

Spicy Pickle Cream Ale

Mash at 148°F–152°F (64–67°C) for 60 minutes. After fermentation is complete, roast the jalapenos evenly for 30 minutes at 350°F, then coarsely chop and soak them in vodka overnight. Rack the beer into a clean,…

Recipes

Woodsplitter Belgian-style Dark Ale

Single infusion mash at 152°F (67°C) for one hour.

Zymurgy: November/December 2024

Endangered Flavors: Preserving Sub-Saharan Brewing Traditions

By: Lucy Corne

Indigenous African beers have been brewed for thousands of years. Spontaneously fermented from corn and malted sorghum, umqombothi is still made throughout southern Africa, but fewer women are preserving its secrets.