Although today’s hobbyists enjoy unprecedented access to purpose-built brewing equipment, the DIY spirit remains very much a part of homebrewing culture. Zymurgy’s annual gadgets feature is dedicated to that spirit.

Inhospitable to outsiders, the remote steppes and deserts of Mongolia are paradise to the nomads who live there. Horses are a central part of their lives, and much of their […]

In 2025, nine major awards were presented at the National Homebrew Competition, including Homebrewer of the Year, Cidermaker of the Year, Meadmaker of the Year, the Samuel Adams Ninkasi Award, […]

The National Homebrew Competition is the world’s largest stage for amateur brewers to display their skills, creativity, and passion for fermentation, and recognizes the most outstanding homebrewed beer, mead, and […]

Women can make anything; beer is no exception. What stands in the way is what Robyn Schumacher calls the “invisible wall of respect…it’s not insurmountable, but it’s always there.”

As an economist, Jeff Weikert can’t help but think of ways to save time, money, and effort in the brewhouse. With the cost of brewing materials ever on the rise, […]

Mark Pasquinelli has a passion for making homebrew unicorns—those high-gravity mythical beasts based on obscure or difficult-to-find styles that become much-sought-after limited-run releases. But creating them comes with challenges.