Lake County Brand Stout
Big Brew 2025: Go BIG on National Homebrew Day
On May 3, 2025, Big Brew for National Homebrew Day returns! This annual holiday, established by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), is an opportunity for homebrewers to gather and share their love and knowledge of homebrewing with family, friends, and the larger homebrewing community.
This year’s official recipe is Big Blimp! Barleywine from homebrewers Donna and Larry Reuter. This barleywine took home the gold in the 2019 and 2023 National Homebrew Competition Final Rounds. Homebrewers can expect a hoppy, strong ale of the highest caliber. This recipe and thousands of others can be found on the AHA’s recipe library, along with homebrewing tips and education for brewers of all skill levels.… Read the rest “Big Brew 2025: Go BIG on National Homebrew Day”
Fellowes Wheelbarrow Helles
Water profile: 90% distilled + 10% Chicago tap, adjusted with 1 g gypsum, 2.2 g calcium chloride, and 2.2 mL lactic acid to achieve a malty, German lager profile. Target for mash pH is 5.25. Prepare a 1-L yeast starter with 1 pack OYL-106 on a stir plate 24 hours before pitching.
Mash in at 120°F (49°C) and hold for 20 min, then raise to 147°F (64°C) and hold for 15 min. Run a single decoction by pulling approximately 50 percent thick mash into a separate kettle and boiling it over medium flame, stirring constantly, for 30 mins.… Read the rest “Fellowes Wheelbarrow Helles”
NZ Pils
Mash grist and 1 oz. of any hops on hand that are past their prime at 148°F (64°C) for 90 min, ramp to 162°F (72°C) for 10 min, and mash out at 170°F (77°C) for 5 min. Target a mash pH of ~5.4–5.5 with phosphoric acid. Run off into kettle and add additional phosphoric acid to achieve a final kettle pH of ~5.2. Conduct a 60 min boil with the aforementioned hop additions. At the end of the boil, cool wort to 175°F (79°C) and add whirlpool hops; hold for 20 min.… Read the rest “NZ Pils”
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
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About Zymurgy Magazine
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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”