Your First SMaSH Ale
Heat 1 gal. (3.8 L) water to 160°F (71°C). Add the milled malt and mash at 147-150°F (64-66°C) for 60 minutes. After 60 minutes, increase the temperature of the mash to 170°F (77°C) and hold 10 minutes for mash out.
While you’re mashing out, heat 0.75 gallon of water to 170°F (77°C) in a separate pot. Set a large mesh strainer over a third pot, 12 qt. Cambro, or other large vessel and pour the mash through the strainer to separate the wort out from the spent grains. Slowly pour the sparge water over the spent grain until you’ve collected about 5.5-6 qt.… Read the rest “Your First SMaSH Ale”
Exclusive Great American Beer Festival Attendee Offers
Receive a FREE special edition hat when you use code GABF23 to purchase a one-year American Homebrewers Association (AHA) membership through Sept. 23, 2023.
- Join/Renew: Use promo code GABF23 when you join/renew online (quickest option!)
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By joining American Homebrewers Association, you’ll enjoy tons of awesome benefits, including six issues of Zymurgy magazine and exclusive AHA Member Deals at breweries, brewpubs and homebrew shops, and more!… Read the rest “Exclusive Great American Beer Festival Attendee Offers”
A Great Beer for Greens
Have you ever noticed how climbing bines of emerald hops resemble pea plants? Like hops, peas are botanically fruit, but that doesn’t stop many people from regarding them as green vegetables. Just as peas are eaten in spring salads and exalted as summer produce, hops play an important role in supporting farmers market fare, bolstering beers with lighter grain builds to better pair with bitter greens and brassica.
Chefs such as Josh Niernberg at Bin 707 Foodbar in Colorado are finding ways to marry their local flavors and tap lines. Bin 707 is in Grand Junction, just 25 miles east of the Utah border, in the fertile region known as the state’s wine country.… Read the rest “A Great Beer for Greens”
Zymurgy: Director’s Cut (September/October 2023)
American Homebrewers Association’s Nancy Noll On Homebrewing, Snowboarding, Dyslexia, Her Membership to the AHA, Who Inspires Her and More….
By Julia Herz, American Homebrewers Association Executive Director
Nancy Noll has homebrewed since 2014 and has been an AHA member for many years. She spends her time in Northern California and Central Oregon, where she loves to snowboard in the winter, float on the river in the summer, and homebrew all year round. This Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization (COHO) member reached out to me after hearing me present at the Women’s International Beer Summit.… Read the rest “Zymurgy: Director’s Cut (September/October 2023)”
13 Bronze/Silver Recipes from 2023 NHC
In 2023, the National Homebrew Competition returned to a two-round format. The best beers, meads, and ciders advanced from nine First Round sites to be judged in the Final Round in San Diego during Homebrew Con 2023.
All 40 gold medal-winning recipes are now published and available in the September/October 2023 Zymurgy magazine, and you can access the 2023 National Homebrew Competition winners list.
Below, get your hands on a few more medal-winning homebrew recipes from the 2023 National Homebrew Competition. A selection of bronze- and silver-medalists from the most-entered categories in the competition shared the recipes for you to try.… Read the rest “13 Bronze/Silver Recipes from 2023 NHC”
September/October 2023 Zymurgy Magazine Now Available
The September/October 2023 Zymurgy magazine is now available! Check out featured stories including National Homebrew Competition Winners, Rites of Spring, Summer & Autumn, Return of the Great Pumpkin, Separation of Church and Beer, and How to Host a Cider Fest.
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AHA Governing Committee Meeting Summary: July 2023
The following is a summary of the July 2023 meeting of your American Homebrewers Association Governing Committee (GC).
GC Members Present: Matt Bolling, Sandy Cockerham, Shawn Cormier, Chris Hummert, Annie Johnson, Jill Marilley, Amy Martin, Gail Milburn, Doug Piper, Roxanne Westendorf.
AHA Staff: Julia Herz
Notes:
The AHA GC met this month to discuss process and procedure for code of conduct complaints.
Also covered was the formation of new AHA Future Ad Hoc Group with volunteer GC members, select BA staff, and BA Board members invited.
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The Great Outdoors: Beers to Enjoy while Camping
The traditional camping season might be winding down, but many of us will no doubt still be hitting the trails, pitching tents, and sitting around campfires well into the fall months. When I was a kid, camping meant buying and eating way too much candy while reading comic books. Now it means enjoying a great beer around the campfire (I can neither confirm nor deny whether it still involves candy and comic books). Any beer can be a camping beer, of course, but here are some suggestions for cooling down after a hike or warming up around the firepit.… Read the rest “The Great Outdoors: Beers to Enjoy while Camping”