Category: Homebrew Beer

The July/August 2025 Zymurgy highlights Brew Software, Pumps & Filtration, Modern Hop Extracts, the History of the Hydrometer, and Low-Oxygen Brewing, Plus 11 recipes!

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Kansas City, Mo. | June 28, 2025 – The American Homebrewers Association® (AHA)—the national not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the hobby of homebrewing—announced the winners of the 2025 National Homebrew Competition (NHC) during an awards ceremony at Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Mo. 120 medals in 40 categories were awarded for the most outstanding homemade beer, mead, and cider. Nine awards recognizing outstanding contributions to homebrewing were also presented.

The NHC is the world’s largest stage for amateur homebrewers to showcase their skills, creativity, and passion for home fermentation.… Read the rest “47th Annual National Homebrew Competition Honors Top Homemade Beer, Cider, & Mead”

The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Founding Board has named Roxanne Westendorf the 2025 AHA Recognition Award Winner. This is the AHA’s highest honor and represents acknowledgment for Roxanne’s past and present contributions to the AHA and the hobby of homebrewing. 

Roxanne has been homebrewing since 1995 when she and her husband received a homebrew kit for Christmas. They joined their local homebrew club, the Bloatarian Brewing League, shortly after starting, and the rest is history. Roxanne enjoys special brewing techniques, fun ingredients, and experimenting with yeasts. She is Past President of the Bloatarian Brewing League and sat on the former AHA Governing Committee and Brewers Association Board of Directors for numerous years.… Read the rest “ AHA Founding Board Taps Roxanne Westendorf as 2025 Recognition Award Winner”

We’re excited to announce the launch of the new American Homebrewers Association Member Portal—your all-in-one hub for managing your membership, accessing benefits, and staying connected with the homebrewing community.

This is more than just a system upgrade—it’s part of a historic shift in the AHA’s journey, toward independence and innovation. Thanks to your support, we’re brewing up a stronger, more responsive association that puts homebrewers first.

Member Takeaways

• Independence = More Innovation. New funding paths (grants/donations) and tailored benefits.
• Your Voice Matters. Members now have direct representation via the new Founding Board of Directors and the invitation to participate in AHA’s newly formed committees.

The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Founding Board has named Roxanne Westendorf the 2025 AHA Recognition Award Winner. This is the AHA’s highest honor and represents acknowledgment for Roxanne’s past and present contributions to the AHA and the hobby of homebrewing. 

Roxanne has been homebrewing since 1995 when she and her husband received a homebrew kit for Christmas. They joined their local homebrew club, the Bloatarian Brewing League, shortly after starting, and the rest is history. Roxanne enjoys special brewing techniques, fun ingredients, and experimenting with yeasts. She is Past President of the Bloatarian Brewing League and sat on the former AHA Governing Committee and Brewers Association Board of Directors for numerous years.… Read the rest “AHA Founding Board Taps Roxanne Westendorf as 2025 Recognition Award Winner”

Thank you so much for your patience as we worked behind the scenes to reconnect everything following the launch of our new AHA Member Portal. Getting the Forum to “talk” to our new member management system took a bit longer than we expected—we hit a few bumps along the way, especially in making sure your existing posts and content stayed intact. But it was important to us to get it right for you.

Now that we’re back up and running, read on for steps to access the Forum through your AHA member account.… Read the rest “The AHA Forum is Back”

Kansas City, Mo. | June 28, 2025 – The American Homebrewers Association® (AHA)—the national not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the hobby of homebrewing—announced the winners of the 2025 National Homebrew Competition (NHC) during an awards ceremony at Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Mo. 120 medals in 40 categories were awarded for the most outstanding homemade beer, mead, and cider. Nine awards recognizing outstanding contributions to homebrewing were also presented.

The NHC is the world’s largest stage for amateur homebrewers to showcase their skills, creativity, and passion for home fermentation.… Read the rest “47th Annual National Homebrew Competition Honors Top Homemade Beer, Cider, & Mead”

Fermentation expert Dr. Julia Skinner put together this special guide just for Home Fermentation Day. It’s packed with tips, variations, and ideas to help you get fermenting—whether you’re brand new or a longtime DIYer.

By Dr. Julia Skinner

By following a few easy steps, you can ferment all kinds of vegetables at home, producing an array of tasty pickles that will stay crisp jarred up in your fridge for several days to several weeks. The art of lacto-fermentation originally came about, even before the advent of refrigeration, as a way to preserve the summer and fall vegetable harvest for consumption later in the year.… Read the rest “A Primer on Lactic-Fermented Vegetables”