Members Helping Members and the New AHA Forum

By Julia Herz, American Homebrewers Association Executive Director

Earlier this year, new American Homebrewers Association (AHA) member Joe Hetzel reached out for help securing homebrewing equipment. He realized soft drinks saturated with high-fructose corn syrup were impacting his health, so low- and non-alcohol beer became his beverages of choice. When he realized he could make these beverages at home for a fraction of the cost of buying commercial brands, he needed guidance putting together a brew system. Joe was looking for donated gear so he could confidently brew indoors, and get past challenging financial limitations of not being able to purchase equipment.

Serendipitously, the AHA recently launched a new members-only section of the AHA Forum called Homebrewer Support. This area exists to help members in need due to circumstances out of their control and is the only members-only area of the AHA Forum that allows members to ask for or offer equipment to offset and buffer hardships. Once Joe submitted a post to this area, fellow forum followers have been working with him to find a solution. A heartfelt thank you to all you forum followers who have selflessly contributed time and equipment to assist fellow homebrewers like Joe—this is what the AHA community is all about.

AHA Forum Participation Invitation

We invite you to join the conversation and use our new forum (in 2024 the AHA migrated the platform to Discourse) as an avenue to get your brewing questions answered. You’ve got questions, and fellow forum followers have answers. There’s also a decade-plus archive to draw from. To add to this knowledge base, we hope you share your own homebrewing experiences and grow the toolbox of broader community support for each other.

Check out your AHA Forum here: forum.HomebrewersAssociation.org