2026 National Homebrew Competition Winning Recipes

Browse through medal-winning recipes from the 2026 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.

La Creama!

ABV: 5%

IBU: 20

SRM: 3

Cabo

ABV: 5%

IBU: 16

SRM: 3

Fellowship

ABV: 5.1%

IBU: 43

SRM: 3

“German Pils” [previously “String of Perles”]

ABV: 5.2

IBU: 35

SRM: 3.4

Boom Boom Munich Original

ABV: 4.3

IBU: 21

SRM: 4

Czech Amber Lager

ABV: 5.6%

IBU: 35

SRM: 14

International Dark Lager

ABV: 5.3%

IBU: 15

SRM: 19

530 Blonde

ABV: 5%

IBU: 25

SRM: 3

Hickory Dickory Weizenbock

ABV: 7.9%

IBU: 17.6

SRM: 12.4

The Bitter Formally Known as Herbal Joe’s

ABV: 4.2%

IBU: 38

SRM: 11

Kiss Me I’m Sh*tfaced

ABV: 4.7%

IBU: 24

SRM: 13

Smooth Hoperator

ABV: 5,.8%

IBU: 47

SRM: 6

Tall Tall Trees

ABV: 5.9%

IBU: 41

SRM: 14

English as a Second Porter

ABV: 6.7%

IBU: 41

SRM: 36

So Extra

ABV: 6.5%

IBU: 36

SRM: 37

Aphotic

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: 30

SRM: 30

I’m Not Left-Handed Either

ABV: 7%

IBU: 65

SRM: 4

Good Grief Charlie Brown

ABV: 6.75%

IBU: 62

SRM: 36

Steph’s Morning Star

ABV: 7.8%

IBU: 38

SRM: 5

Numanium

ABV: 11%

IBU: 81

SRM: 14

Stop Dopp and Roll

ABV: 7.3%

IBU: 28

SRM: 7

Hard Days Night

ABV: 10.4%

IBU: 38

SRM: 22

Three Tsarina’s Imperial Stout

ABV: 11%

IBU: 44

SRM: 52

Floral Loral

ABV: 8.7%

IBU: 32

SRM: 4

Bière Ambrée

ABV: 8%

IBU: 24

SRM: 13

BDSM

ABV: 11.2%

IBU: 26

SRM: 30

Lambicus

ABV: 6%

IBU: 3

SRM: 5

Tropic Like It’s Hot

ABV: 4.6%

IBU: 10

SRM: 4

Beer for Micheladas

ABV: 5.4%

IBU: 17

SRM: 4

Deep Temerity Christmas Ale

ABV: 7%

IBU: 30

SRM: 35

Also Trank Zarathustra

ABV: 5%

IBU: 17

SRM: 4

Krampus

ABV: 14%

IBU: 30

SRM: 20

Not If We Jam It!

ABV: 4.6%

SRM: 5

OG: 1.048 (12°P)

Toasted Scout

ABV: 9.1%

IBU: 67

SRM: 39

Meaders Added Context…

ABV: 11.55%

OG: 1.090 (21.5°P)

FG: 1.002 (0.5°P)

Century Cyser

ABV: 9.5%

OG: 1.075 (18.2°P)

FG: 0.998 (-0.5°P)

Midnight Zin

SRM: 12

OG: 1.090 (21.5°P)

Smoking Cassis

ABV: 16%

SRM: 18

OG: 1.160 (36.2°P)

Westside HoneyCrisp

ABV: 7.6%

OG: 1.054 (13.3°P)

FG: 0.996 (-1.04°P)

Eyes Pie Perry

ABV: 14%

OG: 1.169 (38°P)

FG: 1.066 (16.2°P)

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