Behind every great brewery are skilled craft brewers. These men and women shed blood, sweat, and tears to bring their range of traditional and more experimental beers to our glasses. But what you might not know…
Mash with 31 quarts of water at 167° F (75° C) to achieve an initial mash temperature of 156° F (69° C). Remove grain bag and boil for 60 minutes, with hops added at 60 and 10 minutes and a…
Mash all grains at 152°F (67°C) in 1.75 gallons (6.6 L) of water. Sparge with 1.25 gallons (4.7 L) water. Add the extract to the collected wort, top up with enough water to make 5.5 gallons (20.8 L) of liquid,…
Originally published in the March/April 2009 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Recent hop shortages are debasing your homebrews and putting a dent in your wallet, so why not grow your own? Hops are easy to grow, and their requirements are simple,…
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 2017 Best Beers in America survey including Top Ranked…
Every time an American Homebrewers Association (AHA) member gives away a homebrew, we are delivering the gift of sharing in ways that are unique and unmatched.
The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) has members all across the globe, with five of the six continents (all but Antarctica) represented by the membership. There are bustling homebrewing and beer scenes in every corner of the world and if you…
Understand that biotransformation is not a one-stop shop for explaining all the unknown changes of beer flavor and aroma when dry hopping during active fermentation; Learn the different types of biotransformation and their potential impact in beer flavor; Explain how to use exogenous brewing enzymes (or specific yeasts) that foster some of these types of biotransformation.
John Pagano of Carpinteria, CA, a member of the SantabarBEERians homebrew club, won a gold medal in Category 35: Cyser & Pyment in the 2023 National Homebrew Competition Final Round in San Diego. Pagano's Cyser earned gold out of 34 entries.