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It can be frustrating as an extract brewer to find a great recipe only to see it formulated for all-grain. Luckily, the process of converting all-grain recipes to extract is simple, and we'll show you how! All-grain brewers can adopt the…
On Thursday, August 21, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2609, a bill to allow homebrewer organizations to host homebrew events in the state of California like the Southern California Homebrewers Festival and the AHA National Homebrewers Conference. The new…
AHA delivers robust, affordable homebrew club insurance Good news! The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) is pleased to announce that affordable, turnkey, broad-coverage insurance is available to homebrew clubs across the country. That’s right—after more than a decade of investigating options…
Use a two-step mash with a protein rest at 122°F (50°C) for 25 minutes, followed by a main rest at 152°F (67°C) for 90 minutes. Pitch yeast at 62°F (17°C), hold at that temperature for 24 hours, then drop…
This post was submitted by Salt Lake City AHA member, Brandon Besser. Brandon works part-time for his local homebrew shop and is a full-time professional brewer for Uinta Brewing Co. Like a lot of homebrewers,…
Utilizing the indigenous orange gourds is nothing new to homebrewing. Pumpkins have been used as a beer ingredient since before the United States was...well, the United States. Colonists who couldn't obtain affordable malt turned to other fermentable sources to make beer,…
Note: This recipe is intended to yield 5.5 gallons at the end of the boil, with 5 gallons racked into primary. Mash grains at 148°F (64°C) for 60 minutes. Sparge at 175°F (79°C) to collect 6.5 gallons (24.6 L)…
Dear California AHA Member, Your action is needed now to ensure AB 2609 is signed into law. If signed, this bill will allow homebrewer organizations to host homebrew events in the state of California like the Southern California…
Joe Nielsen of Berkley, Mich. earned a gold medal for his tripel, rising above 421 other Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale entries in the 2013 National Homebrew Competition. Joe's tripel uses three sugar adjunct additions: table sugar, honey and light brown…
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…
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