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Even before the Pilgrims put ashore at Plymouth Rock because they were out of beer, people have been brewing in America. Indigenous Colonial brewers made beer from maize, wheat, peas, corn stalks, pumpkins, and dozens of other ingredients. In light of present-day food science, a lot of what was brewed was pretty inspired.
Your priorities will change with a new arrival, but with some advance planning and helpful strategies, homebrewing can still be part of the picture.
Coming to Baltimore for the National Homebrewers Conference? You will find plenty of great beers and a whole cadre of local homebrewers eager to slake your thirst.
The tiny African country of Burkina Faso is home to rammoora, a red sorghum-based beer brewed in just two days and consumed immediately upon fermentation. Visit a local brewery, where a demanding brewster makes sure customers always get an honest beer.
Making your finest homebrew for competition is only half the battle. Getting it from Point A to Point B can be a tangled web of dealing with shippers skittish about transporting alcohol. But perseverance usually pays off.
Dave brewed his first batch in 2009 and started writing about beer soon thereafter. In addition to geeking out on beer and language, Dave enjoys hiking, traveling, and other gerunds as well. Email Dave
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