Getting Ready for Big Brew for National Homebrew Day

March 26, 2026

In 1988, May 7 was announced before Congress as National Homebrew Day. The American Homebrewers Association created Big Brew as an annual event to celebrate National Homebrew Day around the world.

To celebrate homebrewing and the newly independent American Homebrewers Association, for our 38th iteration of Big Brew on May 2, we asked the members – “What do you want to brew?” The answer was MORE! So we selected three medal-winning recipes from previous National Homebrew Competitions.

We’ll break them down and talk about how to make your Big Brew Day (May 2) a success!

Find all the information and recipes on the Big Brew webpage.

Event Details

  • Date: March 26, 2026
  • Time: 6:00 MT - MT

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About the Speakers

Drew Beechum

Drew Beechum, AHA Founding Board Vice-Chair

Drew Beechum has been a part of the AHA since 2001, starting by helping organize the Los Angeles Homebrew Conference with his club, The Maltose Falcons. He has written for Zymurgy®️ and other beer publications, served as a club officer for 25 years, and spent nearly a decade on the AHA Governing Committee. Drew is the author of seven books on home fermentation and hosts the podcast Experimental Brewing. In 2023, he received the AHA Governing Committee Recognition Award. He lives in Pasadena, CA, with his wife and a small pack of dogs and cats, and currently serves on the AHA Founding Board

Shawna Cormier

Shawna Cormier, AHA Founding Board Chair

Shawna Cormier is Director of Membership and Events for the Washington Brewers Guild, an Advanced Cicerone®️, BJCP Judge, co-host of Cheers to Beers podcast, on the Brewers Association Board of Directors, and chair of the founding board of the newly independent American Homebrewers Association. With an MFA in Acting (no joke), she discovered her love of beer through homebrewing. She loves playing with her son and daughter and singing cheesy musical theatre with her husband.