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2024 National Homebrew Competition Winning Recipes
Browse through medal-winning recipes from the 2024 National Homebrew Competition Final Round. These beer, mead, and cider recipes are the best-of-the-best from amateur fermenters across the country and around the world.
Looking for even more NHC homebrew recipes? Check out the recipe archive on HomebrewersAssociation.org.
Sweet Clover Traditional Mead
The Blondster Belgian Blonde Ale
E 1.099 Eternal Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Salty One Gose
Duchesse du Winfield avec Cerise
Lavender Saison
Pirate Dump Bucket Xmas IPA
Smoked Heller Bock
Kinda Brett Saison
Bill’s Big Sticke Altbier
Sir Galahad the Pure Blueberry Blossom Mead
Mead Me (Semi-Sweet)
Tank 1587 Saison
A Witty Reference to Monty Python (Pyment)
VT HoD Melomel
Chateau Fletty Framboise Mead
Whizzo Chocolates Pyment
Chateau Fletty Cherry Tupelo Mead
Grandma’s Recipe (Tsedo Spice Mead)
Blueberry Muffin Mead
PrimeTime Perry
Wisco Chillin’ Ice Cider
Flaming Globes of Sigmund Braggot
Dark Cellar Imperial Stout
The Juice Extractor Hazy IPA
Beer Mile Kölsch
NZ Pils
Fellowes Wheelbarrow Helles
In Amber Clad Czech Lager
Into the Darkness Czech Dark Lager
Ellie’s Blonde
Bitter-Chuk Ordinary Bitter
Highland Clan Scottish Heavy
Jeffrey’s American Pale Ale
Muddy Toes Kentucky Common
Cheerio British Brown Ale
Treefort Tropical Stout
Gordon Doesn’t Know Everything American Porter
West Coast #1 Amiercan IPA
Brutal Fall Off a Bike Brut IPA
David Hasselhop Double IPA
Handyman Doppelbock
Granny’s Tipple English Barleywine (2024)
Nectar of Näkki Sahti
Astro Turf American Light Lager
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March/April 2025 Zymurgy Magazine Links
Find links to all the web pages mentioned in the March/April 2025 Zymurgy magazine.
About Zymurgy Magazine
Zymurgy is the bi-monthly journal for members of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA). All issues of Zymurgy magazine through the year 2000 can be accessed digitally online or with your smartphone device.
Join the AHA for a Zymurgy magazine subscription and to enjoy other member benefits!
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Dear Zymurgy
Bats in the Beer Garden
ReBrew Wastewater Challenge
Himalayan Rice Beer
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Update on AHA’s Independence and Call for Member Comment
[Pictured above: Back row, AHA founding board members Gary Glass, Drew Beechum, and Greg Roskopf; front row, Sandy Cockerham, Shawna Cormier (chair), and Julia Herz (AHA executive director).]
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By Shawna Cormier (Chair, AHA Founding Board) and Julia Herz (Executive Director, American Homebrewers Association)
Hello, American Homebrewers Association (AHA) members and the world’s homebrewing community. We are excited to share some important updates. Since our January 22, 2025, announcement that the AHA is incorporating to become an independent organization from the Brewers Association (BA), we received very positive feedback from many members and partners.… Read the rest “Update on AHA’s Independence and Call for Member Comment”
Director’s Cut: The AHA Is Going Independent!
How We Got Here and Why We Celebrate
[Editor’s note: see an update from Shawna Cormier and Julia Herz from February 27, 2025.]
By Shawna Cormier and Julia Herz
Big news. On January 22, 2025 the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) filed for incorporation in the state of Colorado as a step to becoming an independent 501(c) nonprofit organization. View the press release. Founded in 1978, the AHA has operated as a division under the umbrella of the Brewers Association (BA)—the nonprofit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers—since 1983.… Read the rest “Director’s Cut: The AHA Is Going Independent!”
Nominations Now Open for 2025 American Homebrewers Association Annual Recognition Awards
Each year, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) issues awards to recognize individuals and businesses that inspire, defend and innovate in the homebrewing industry. Nominations are now open for the annual Homebrew Shop of the Year and Member Deal of the Year awards. AHA members can submit a nomination in the forms below by 11:59 pm MT on May 2. Award winners will be announced at the National Homebrew Competition awards ceremony on June 28 in Kansas City, Mo.
Homebrew Shop of the Year, Presented by RahrBSG
Beyond their role as a supplier of homebrewing equipment and ingredients, homebrew shops are advocates for homebrewing and play a key role in innovation and expansion of the craft. The… Read the rest “Nominations Now Open for 2025 American Homebrewers Association Annual Recognition Awards”
Big Blimp! Barleywine (Big Brew 2025)
Mash at 150°F (66°C) for 90 min. Target mash pH of 5.3. Batch or fly sparge for 15 to 30 min. Boil 90 min. Begin chilling. Add whirlpool hops when wort reaches 190°F (88°C) and whirlpool 30 minutes while continuing to chill wort to 60–62°F (16–17°F), then aerate and pitch yeast. Dry pitching without rehydration is recommended (more straightforward process, more consistent fermentation performance, and reduced risk of contamination). Ferment 21 days in primary at 60–62°F (16–17°C), then dry hop for 4 days. Keg with 3.5 oz. (99 g) of corn sugar in a simple syrup (mixture of water and sugar, typically 1:1) and allow carbonation to develop over 2 weeks.… Read the rest “Big Blimp! Barleywine (Big Brew 2025)”
NHC 2025: Final Round Judging & Awards Ceremony Details
We’re excited to announce that Kansas City, Mo., is the home of the 2025 National Homebrew Competition (NHC) Final Round and awards ceremony. After two great years in San Diego, we’re looking forward to bringing the Final Round to a new city with a vibrant homebrewing scene.
To earn a spot in the Final Round, homebrewers must win a first, second, or third place ribbon in First Round judging. Ready to put your beer, cider, or mead to the test? Register for the First Round here by Feb. 19.
Final Round Judging Details
- Location: Boulevard Brewing Company, Kansas City, Mo.
American Homebrewers Association Founder Inducted into American Craft Beer Hall of Fame
We are proud to announce that American Homebrewers Association founder Charlie Papazian was inducted into the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame. An integral figure whose contributions helped evolve craft beer in the United States, Papazian is joined by fellow inductees Michael Jackson and Fred Eckhardt into the Advocates and Innovators wing of the Hall of Fame.
The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame shared the following about Papazian:
Papazian grew up in New Jersey, and attended the University of Virginia, majoring in Nuclear Engineering. During college, an older neighbor, who learned to homebrew during Prohibition, showed him the ropes, and he was hooked.… Read the rest “American Homebrewers Association Founder Inducted into American Craft Beer Hall of Fame”