PSA: Hops are Poisonous to Dogs
PSA: Hops are Poisonous to Dogs
Dogs can be the best brew day assistants, but make sure to keep them away from your hops! Canine ingestion of hops is highly poisonous and can be fatal.
Dream of Starting Your Own Brewery? You’ll Need This Book.
Dream of Starting Your Own Brewery? You’ll Need This Book.
If you're considering going pro, or are in the process of starting a new brewery, you probably know that it takes more than heart to succeed. To avoid common missteps and costly detours, you need a guide—a mentor who has…
A Brief History of the Trappists
A Brief History of the Trappists
Trappists, more formally known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, are a Roman Catholic contemplative order with history that stretches back hundreds of years and roots long before that. The monasteries of Trappist monks and…
Remembering Fred Eckhardt
Remembering Fred Eckhardt
by Gary Glass, American Homebrewers Association Director On Monday, August 10, Fred Eckhardt of Portland, OR, one of the true pioneers of America’s homebrewing and craft brewing community passed away in his sleep at the age of 89. Fred Eckhardt was…
Planning a Homebrew Wedding
Planning a Homebrew Wedding
Homebrewers love to share their beer with those they care about. So the marriage of two homebrewers, Amanda and Myles Burkemper, wouldn’t have been complete without beer made with their own hands served at their wedding. Here is their tale…
Zymurgy‘s 2015 Best Beers in America Results
Zymurgy‘s 2015 Best Beers in America Results
Each year we ask Zymurgy magazine readers to share a list of their 20 favorite beers that are commercially available in the United States. We've tallied the votes, and here are the results for the 2015 Best Beers in America survey, including Top…
Stan Hieronymus Honored with 2015 Recognition Award
Stan Hieronymus Honored with 2015 Recognition Award
Each year, your American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Governing Committee selects a recipient for the AHA Governing Committee Recognition Award. First issued in 1988 to Fred Eckhardt, the award honors outstanding service to the community of homebrewers. We're excited to announce that the 2015 AHA…
Maltose Falcons Named 2015 Radegast Club of the Year
Maltose Falcons Named 2015 Radegast Club of the Year
In 2014, the Radegast Club of the Year Award was established to honor a homebrew club not for its competitive prowess, but the effort its members make to use homebrewing as a tool to benefit their greater local community.…
Chew, Spit, Brew: How to Make Chicha Beer
Chew, Spit, Brew: How to Make Chicha Beer
By John Moorhead Those plants that are more important to the survival of man, or which have stimulating psychological effects upon him, are, in tribal and early Western societies, thought to incorporate a particularly powerful…
BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines
BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines
For the first time since 2008, the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) has issued an updated edition of the beer, mead and cider guidelines. From the introduction to the BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines: The 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines are a major…
2015 AHA Governing Committee Election Results
2015 AHA Governing Committee Election Results
In 2015, 10 American Homebrewers Association (AHA) members ran for three available seats on the 15-person AHA Governing Committee. We are thrilled to welcome those elected to serve the AHA membership and thank them for their dedication to the AHA. Debbie Cerda*…
Florida Homebrew Clubs Empower Women Brewers
Florida Homebrew Clubs Empower Women Brewers
by Popy Fouch From the editor: In 2014, the American Homebrewers Association Governing Committee formed the Diversity Subcomittee with the purpose of exploring ways to bring homebrewing to a wider audience. Florida-based homebrewer, Florencia "Popy" Fouch, volunteered after hearing about the subcommittee's formation…
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