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This article is the online extra from the July/August 2018 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Homebrew shops are increasingly making craft malts available to homebrewers. While small-batch malts can be more expensive than malts …More
This homebrew experiment was originally published on Brulosophy.com. Significant results from recent xBmts comparing different types of fermentation vessels have left many scratching their heads in bemusement and hypothesizing possible explanations. Some have posited the …More
The beauty of folk beer styles is the degree of variation they can take from one brewer to the next. Recipes are dictated by what grows locally and what is …More
This article is the online extra from the May/June 2018 issue of Zymurgy magazine. “You spent how many days in jail!?”, I keenly gasp. “Two days,” boasts Taopiphop, a tall, youthful Thai in his …More
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The American Homebrewers Association® (AHA) Governing Committee has instituted a Diversity Subcommittee. The Diversity Subcommittee will provide the AHA with ideas and advice to create a more diverse membership, encourage …More
The Great American Beer Festival returns to Denver Sept. 20 through Sept. 22 for the event’s 37th annual celebration. An exclusive benefit of being an American Homebrewers Association member is gaining …More
For the second year, our friends at Ornery Ales Productions took to social media and asked its followers to send videos of their Big Brew events. Big Brew was established by the American Homebrewers …More
I suspect most of you have held a homebrew judging event for your club. Perhaps you’ve even expanded a bit to include a private homebrew beer tasting event. Now your …More
Impressive homebrewing systems & gadgets
Unless you’re using the brew in a bag technique, a mash tun is an essential piece of equipment when advancing to all-grain brewing. Mash tuns come in all shapes, sizes …More
Growing hops at home is a common past time of the homebrewer. It’s a great way to be more hands on with your homebrew, to supplement some of the hops …More
This dual-stage temperature controller is perfect for managing temperatures of your kegerator, fermentation chamber or keezer. It allows for a hot and a cool trigger to be individually controlled, so …More
Drew Beechum is a past president of the Maltose Falcons and a frequent contributor to Zymurgy. This article appeared in the Mar/Apr 2008 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Ah, that satisfied smirk …More
