10 Smoked Beer Recipes You Can Homebrew

Browse through 10 classic and specialty smoked beer recipes that you can make at home. These homebrew recipes include National Homebrew Competition winners, commercial clones, and beer recipes from Zymurgy magazine.

Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) description of smoked beer: A smoke-enhanced beer showing good balance between the smoke, the beer character, and the added ingredients, while remaining pleasant to drink. Balance in the use of smoke, hops, and malt character is exhibited by the better examples.

For even more smoked beer recipes, visit our Homebrew Recipe Library.

The post 10 Smoked Beer Recipes You Can Homebrew appeared first on American Homebrewers Association.… Read the rest “10 Smoked Beer Recipes You Can Homebrew”

The Most Gluggable Czech Dark Lager

Mash at 152°F (67°C) for 60 min. Mash out, then fly sparge for about 60 min. Ferment at 54°F (12°C) for about 2 weeks. Lager.

The post The Most Gluggable Czech Dark Lager appeared first on American Homebrewers Association.

American Homebrewers AssociationRead the rest “The Most Gluggable Czech Dark Lager”

Top 50 Homebrew Recipes in 2023

The American Homebrewers Association has over 1,400 homebrew recipes published on HomebrewersAssociation.org. From National Homebrew Competition gold-medalists to “clones” of your favorite commercially brewed beer, you’ll find a recipe for any style you want to brew. And we also have mead recipes, cider recipes, and other fermented food recipes!

Below are the top 50 most-viewed homebrew recipes on HomebrewersAssociation.org in 2023.

Your First SMaSH Ale
pale beer in a mug

Pale Ale

Your First SMaSH Ale

ABV: varies with yeast selection

IBU: varies with hop selection

SRM: 4-10 (depending on malt selection)

The post Top 50 Homebrew Recipes in 2023 appeared first on American Homebrewers Association.… Read the rest “Top 50 Homebrew Recipes in 2023”

January/February 2024 Zymurgy Magazine Now Available

The January/February 2024 Zymurgy magazine is now available! Check out the featured stories including Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am, Bierscapes, Stowe-Aways in Vermont, Master Homebrewer Program, and Gadgets 2024.

The post January/February 2024 Zymurgy Magazine Now Available appeared first on American Homebrewers Association.

American Homebrewers AssociationRead the rest “January/February 2024 Zymurgy Magazine Now Available”

Homebrewing Champagne-style Beers (and Mead!)

Let’s talk Champagne beers. And, no, we aren’t talking about the macro-brewed American light lager that has commandeered the title.

In our case, “Champagne-style” refers to beers with carbonation and body characteristics reminiscent of sparkling wine. Specifically, beers that exhibit higher-than-typical levels of carbonation paired with a drier finish.

The following Homebrew Con seminar recordings and National Homebrew Competition medal-winning recipes are a great place to start your Champagne-inspired homebrew journey!

champagne poured into glass

Méthode Traditionelle: Brewing in the Champagne Method

Join Annie Johnson–award-winning homebrewer and 2013 Homebrewer of the Year–as she explores how to use the traditional Champagne method to produce amazing Champagne-inspired beers.

Read the rest “Homebrewing Champagne-style Beers (and Mead!)”

Cheers to a Year in Beer

As another year in beer begins to sunset, we thought we’d share some highlights from Craftbeer.com’s year. 2023 sure felt like that old saying: the days are long, but the years are short. We felt that while waiting for Thursday (or was it Tuesday?) to become Friday and oh, we for sure recognize that as we come to the start of 2024.

If you’re feeling the same way and ready to look back on 2023, we suggest starting off with this article about cocktail beers. Grab a Sazerac or barrel-aged Old Fashioned and settle into that winter mood.… Read the rest “Cheers to a Year in Beer”

January/February 2024 Zymurgy Magazine Links

Find links to all the web pages mentioned in the January/February 2024 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!

Director’s Cut

Now On Tap

The post January/February 2024 Zymurgy Magazine Links appeared first on American Homebrewers Association.… Read the rest “January/February 2024 Zymurgy Magazine Links”

2024 National Homebrew Competition News, Dates, Prizes, Oh My!

By Chris Williams, National Homebrew Competition Director

As we bring 2023 to a close, we’re looking forward to the future of the National Homebrew Competition (NHC)—the world’s largest amateur homebrew competition for celebrating the most outstanding beer, mead, and cider, brought to you by the American Homebrewers Association with support by the Beer Judge Certification Program. Collectively, NHC has judged more than 160,000+ homebrewed beers, meads, and ciders in its 46-year history.

The 2024 competition will boast exciting new plans, including expanded award categories, variable shipping dates for first round sites, winners announced on-site during the Great American Beer Festival®, great prizes, and more!… Read the rest “2024 National Homebrew Competition News, Dates, Prizes, Oh My!”