July/August 2026

This July/August 2026 issue of Zymurgy celebrates all things AHA, from the future of homebrewing and the return of Homebrew Con to wet hops, stock ale, Schlenkerla, new National Homebrew Competition leadership, and why homebrewed beer really is the best beer—plus 15 recipes you can ferment.

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About Zymurgy

Cover Story

Kathy Ireland Cover Winner

By Adriana Terron

At the 2025 Great American Beer Festival, the AHA raffled off a poster of one of the most iconic Zymurgy covers in the magazine’s history. Janet Anderson was the lucky […]

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Stock Ale

By: Adriana Terron

The American version of this historical style was brewed before Prohibition and can be seen as a direct ancestor to today’s West Coast IPAs and cold IPAs.

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Schlenkerla

By: Ryan Pachmayer

Mattias Trum has to be careful to balance the history of this 500-year-old Franconian brewery with the advancement of technologies and the realities of the modern world.

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New NHC Chairs

By: Adriana Terron

Meet the AHA’s new veteran homebrew competition organizers. Charlie Harr and Jen Pereira volunteered to run the greatest amateur brewing competition in the world: the NHC.

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Why Homebrewing Matters

By: Drew Beechum

Homebrewers are the stewards of an ancient and proud tradition that brings order to chaos and connects us with clubs, community, and our ancestors.

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Homebrewed Beer Is the Best Beer

By: James Spaulding

Veteran homebrewer and AHA member Jim Spaulding shares some tasty nuggets of brewing knowledge he’s learned over the past 37 years of studying, and making, great beer.

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Wet Hops and Regenerative Agriculture

By: Melina Devoney

Freshly picked hops pack an extra punch of flavor, and more and more hop farmers are using regenerative organic methods to keep brewers well supplied during harvest.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Shell Yeah Tripel
  • East Coast Stock Ale
  • Smoked Helles
  • Smoked Doppelbock
  • Old Bamberg Pils
  • Catherine
  • Fichtenwald German Pils
  • Czech Premium Pale Lager
  • Spaulding’s East India Ale
  • Triangle Cup Stout
  • Brusaders Bazaar Saison
  • Bond Bros Wort Challenge English Bitter
  • Super SMaSH Bros.
  • Copper Ale
  • The Cure from Cork

Meet the Editor-in-Chief

Dave Carpenter

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