Category Archives: The AHA

HomebrewCon 2022 Session Spotlight – Water Adjustments w/John Palmer! + A Deal on AHA Membership

HomebrewCon 2022 will be held in Pittsburgh, PA June 23 through 25. Membership in the AHA is required to register and attend. Register early to get a discount.

Join or renew your membership before registering for HomebrewCon

+ Get a Deal on AHA Membership!

As of this posting, Valuebrew has AHA 1 year membership marked down to $42. Your print+digital membership will be delivered electronically.   Works with both new memberships and renewals.  Since this includes the print edition of Zymurgy, it’s available to US homebrewers only.  This is a rare deal in that we don’t see a lot of AHA $ discounts.

American Homebrewer’s Association 1 Yr Print+Digital Membership

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HomebrewCon 2022 Registration is Open – Sign Up Early To Save + A Deal on AHA Membership

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HomebrewCon 2022 will be held in Pittsburgh, PA June 23 through 25. Membership in the AHA is required to register and attend. Register early to get a discount.

Join or renew your membership before registering for HomebrewCon

+ Get a Deal on AHA Membership!

As of this posting, Valuebrew has AHA 1 year membership marked down to $42. Your print+digital membership will be delivered electronically.   Works with both new memberships and renewals.  Since this includes the print edition of Zymurgy, it’s available to US homebrewers only.  This is a rare deal in that we don’t see a lot of AHA $ discounts.

American Homebrewer’s Association 1 Yr Print+Digital Membership

Also: American Homebrewer’s Association 1 Yr Digital Membership

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Homebrew Con Registration Opens Soon! + A Deal to Get your Membership Up to Date!

Homebrew Con is a one-of-a-kind gathering exclusively for American Homebrewers Association members. This annual event features an all-star lineup of homebrew, cider, mead, and fermentation experts for an opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge!

+ Get a Deal on AHA Membership!

As of this posting, Valuebrew has AHA 1 year membership marked down to $42. Your print+digital membership will be delivered electronically.   Works with both new memberships and renewals.  Since this includes the print edition of Zymurgy, it’s available to US homebrewers only.  This is a rare deal in that we don’t see a lot of AHA $ discounts.

American Homebrewer’s Association 1 Yr Print+Digital Membership

Also: American Homebrewer’s Association 1 Yr Digital Membership

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Fuil Croi Irish Red Ale Recipe by John Palmer – A Learn to Homebrew Day Recipe + Free PBW Tablets w/Membership

One of the official Learn to Homebrew Day Recipes of 2021, sponsored by BSG HandCraft!

Irish red ale can be found on the style scale somewhere between pale ale and a brown ale. Similar to English or Scottish ales’ caramel sweetness, but with a more grainy, bready malt flavor and a very approachable ABV. The deep red comes from the roasted malt – enough to achieve flavor but not enough to morph the beer into a true brown.

Thank you to John Palmer for this recipe, originally published in his 4th edition of How to Brew!

Ingredients:

MALTS

  • 7.5 lb (3.4 kg) pale ale malt (recommended: Rahr)
  • 1 lb (450 g) flaked barley
  • 0.33 lb (150 g) Carabrown, 55L (recommended: Briess)
  • 0.33 lb (150 g) roast barley, 300L (recommended: Crisp)

Continue reading →

Read Past Zymurgy’s Gadget Issues + Get a Deal on AHA Membership

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  • Zymurgy Magazine’s annual Gadget issue is highly anticipated.
  • This issue typically comes out toward the beginning of the year.
  • Read Past Issues Now!  One of the great benefits of AHA membership is instant access to past, digital versions of Zymurgy magazine dating back through 2000.
  • If you’re not a member of the American Homebrewer’s Association, I think you should consider joining – Here’s Why

Get a Deal on AHA Membership!

Also: Grab a discounted gift card

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Along the lines of gadgets, check out our “Homebrew Hacks” series of posts and projects…

Homebrew Hacks!

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Free PBW Tablets with AHA Membership! – works with New and Renewals

If you’re not a member of the American Homebrewer’s Association, I think you should consider joining – Here’s Why

For a limited time, when you join or renew your membership in the AHA… the AHA will throw in free PBW tablets.

About PBW Cleaner Tablets
PBW (Powdered Brewery Wash) is manufactured by Five Star Chemicals & Supply Inc.
PBW is very effective in removing thick, difficult, and caked-on organic soils. PBW may be used on kettles, fermentors, carboys, kegs, pots, brewing systems, mash tuns, boil kettles, fermentation vessels, wort chillers, and heat exchangers.
Effective substitute for caustic soda cleaners and household cleaners.
Safe on skin as well as stainless steel, rubber, soft metals, and on plastics.

FREE PBW Tablets with AHA Membership! – use promo code CLEAN

Related: Five Star PBW Homebrew Cleanser Tips & Tricks

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Member Only Content: Brewing Clean Beers with Kveik Yeast

Member only content from the AHA – Brewing Clean Beers with Kveik Yeast.

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Celebrating 43 Years of Zymurgy Magazine, Read the First Issue for Free!


To celebrate 43 years of Zymurgy, the AHA has released issue #1 as a free PDF

From the AHA:

December 7, 2021, marks the 43rd anniversary of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA). Time flies when you’re brewing beer, huh?!

Our association started with the inaugural issue of Zymurgy magazine in 1978. Assembled by a team of three editors, including AHA founder Charlie Papazian, the first issue of Zymurgy not only marked the beginning of the AHA but also of the homebrewing craze we know today. Little did Papazian and the AHA know that homebrewers would grow to one million strong in the United States alone!

To celebrate and to appreciate how far we’ve come, we are publishing the very first issue of Zymurgy magazine for your enjoyment!

Read Over 20 Years of Past Issues Now!  One of the great benefits of AHA membership is instant access to past, digital versions of Zymurgy magazine dating back through 2000.

If you’re not a member of the American Homebrewer’s Association, I think you should consider joining – Here’s Why

Get a Deal on AHA Membership!

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Member Only Content: Zymurgy’s Brew a Double IPA By Vinnie Cilurzo!

Member only content from the AHA – Zymurgy’s Pliny Clone Recipe.

Brew a Double IPA

By Vinnie Cilurzo

Are you having a lupulin threshold shift? It might be time to brew a Double IPA.

My first Double IPA was called Inaugural Ale; it was the first beer I ever brewed at Blind Pig Brewery in Temecula, Calif. on June 23, 1994. We purchased some used equipment from the Electric Dave Brewery in Bisbee, Ariz. The 7-barrel brewhouse was sound, but what was unique was the fact that the fermenters were plastic. This didn’t bother me much as I came into brewing professionally via homebrewing, where fermenting in plastic was fairly common. What made me more nervous was the fact that I had never brewed a batch of beer commercially on my own, and, more importantly, I had never brewed a batch of beer this large.

With all this in mind, I took the recipe for what was to be our Blind Pig IPA, doubled the hops (literally) and raised the malt bill by 30 percent or so. I figured that if there were any off flavors in the Inaugural Ale, at least there would be enough hops to help mask them. Thankfully, Inaugural Ale turned out great and we made it a tradition on our anniversary to brew a Double IPA.

Eventually both Rogue Ales and Stone Brewing brewed a Double IPA in the ‘90s, but it wasn’t until 2001 when Vic and Cynthia Kralj from The Bistro in beautiful downtown Hayward, Calif. started one of the hoppiest beer festivals around, The Bistro Double IPA Festival. That first fest had only 12 entries, including my first batch of Pliny the Elder…

Join Now to Read Full Article

Related: Pliny the Elder Kits at MoreBeer – recipe is straight from the brewer.

Get a Deal on AHA Membership!

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Zymurgy’s Clone Issue is Out + Read Past Zymurgy Issues w/AHA Membership & Free Book, Choose from Two! When You Join or Renew

Read Past Issues Now!  One of the great benefits of AHA membership is instant access to past, digital versions of Zymurgy magazine dating back through 2000.

If you’re not a member of the American Homebrewer’s Association, I think you should consider joining – Here’s Why

Choose a Free Book!

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For a limited time, when you join or renew your membership in the AHA… the AHA will throw in a free book.  Choose from two titles!

  • Brewing Eclectic IPA – use promo code IPA
  • Designing Great Beers – use promo code Designing

FREE Book with AHA Membership!

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Member Only Content: Water Chemistry: Simple Adjustments for Great-Tasting Beer

Member only content from the AHA

Water Chemistry: Simple Adjustments for Great-Tasting Beer

By Martin Brumgard

“If your water tastes good, you can brew with it” is an age-old axiom in brewing, but it’s not necessarily true. Good brewers shouldn’t ignore their brewing water, even if it tastes good. About the only true aspect of the saying is the reverse: “if your water tastes bad, you can’t brew with it.”

Bad-tasting water can be an obvious problem for brewing. Many water problems can affect the resulting beer. Table 1 presents some common water problems and their signature characteristics.

Avoiding water with those contaminants or treating water to correct them should be a brewer’s goal. However, an absence of these obvious problems does not mean that your water is ideal for brewing. Dissolved ions in water can affect brewing performance and beer taste. Proper levels of these ions in brewing water can improve beer flavor. Many other factors are important to understand in order to ensure you have good brewing water.

A Blank Canvas

In some places of the world, tap water can be ideal for certain styles of beer. However, that water may not be ideal for other styles. That is one reason why some areas of the world are known for certain beer styles, as those styles evolved to suit the ingredients and water found in those areas.

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Member Only Content: Zymurgy’s Brew a Double IPA By Vinnie Cilurzo! + Choose a Free Book When You Join or Renew

Member only content from the AHA – Zymurgy’s Pliny Clone Recipe.

Brew a Double IPA

By Vinnie Cilurzo

Are you having a lupulin threshold shift? It might be time to brew a Double IPA.

My first Double IPA was called Inaugural Ale; it was the first beer I ever brewed at Blind Pig Brewery in Temecula, Calif. on June 23, 1994. We purchased some used equipment from the Electric Dave Brewery in Bisbee, Ariz. The 7-barrel brewhouse was sound, but what was unique was the fact that the fermenters were plastic. This didn’t bother me much as I came into brewing professionally via homebrewing, where fermenting in plastic was fairly common. What made me more nervous was the fact that I had never brewed a batch of beer commercially on my own, and, more importantly, I had never brewed a batch of beer this large.

With all this in mind, I took the recipe for what was to be our Blind Pig IPA, doubled the hops (literally) and raised the malt bill by 30 percent or so. I figured that if there were any off flavors in the Inaugural Ale, at least there would be enough hops to help mask them. Thankfully, Inaugural Ale turned out great and we made it a tradition on our anniversary to brew a Double IPA.

Eventually both Rogue Ales and Stone Brewing brewed a Double IPA in the ‘90s, but it wasn’t until 2001 when Vic and Cynthia Kralj from The Bistro in beautiful downtown Hayward, Calif. started one of the hoppiest beer festivals around, The Bistro Double IPA Festival. That first fest had only 12 entries, including my first batch of Pliny the Elder…

Join Now to Read Full Article

Related: Pliny the Elder Kits at MoreBeer – recipe is straight from the brewer.

Choose a Free Book!

homebrewers association deal

For a limited time, when you join or renew your membership in the AHA… the AHA will throw in a free book.  Choose from two titles!

  • Brewing Eclectic IPA – use promo code IPA
  • Designing Great Beers – use promo code Designing

FREE Book with AHA Membership!

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This post may contain affiliate links. We may make a commission when you use our links. This will never cost you extra. Thank you for supporting Homebrew Finds!

Price, promotions and availability can change quickly. Check the product page for current price, description and availability.

Fuil Croi Irish Red Ale Recipe by John Palmer – A Learn to Homebrew Day Recipe!

One of the official Learn to Homebrew Day Recipes of 2021, sponsored by BSG HandCraft!

Irish red ale can be found on the style scale somewhere between pale ale and a brown ale. Similar to English or Scottish ales’ caramel sweetness, but with a more grainy, bready malt flavor and a very approachable ABV. The deep red comes from the roasted malt – enough to achieve flavor but not enough to morph the beer into a true brown.

Thank you to John Palmer for this recipe, originally published in his 4th edition of How to Brew!

Ingredients:

MALTS

  • 7.5 lb (3.4 kg) pale ale malt (recommended: Rahr)
  • 1 lb (450 g) flaked barley
  • 0.33 lb (150 g) Carabrown, 55L (recommended: Briess)
  • 0.33 lb (150 g) roast barley, 300L (recommended: Crisp)

Continue reading →

Fuil Croi Irish Red Ale Recipe by John Palmer – A Learn to Homebrew Day Recipe! + Save on AHA Membership

One of the official Learn to Homebrew Day Recipes of 2021, sponsored by BSG HandCraft!

Irish red ale can be found on the style scale somewhere between pale ale and a brown ale. Similar to English or Scottish ales’ caramel sweetness, but with a more grainy, bready malt flavor and a very approachable ABV. The deep red comes from the roasted malt – enough to achieve flavor but not enough to morph the beer into a true brown.

Thank you to John Palmer for this recipe, originally published in his 4th edition of How to Brew!

Ingredients:

MALTS

  • 7.5 lb (3.4 kg) pale ale malt (recommended: Rahr)
  • 1 lb (450 g) flaked barley
  • 0.33 lb (150 g) Carabrown, 55L (recommended: Briess)
  • 0.33 lb (150 g) roast barley, 300L (recommended: Crisp)

Continue reading →

Member Only Content: Water Chemistry: Simple Adjustments for Great-Tasting Beer + Save on AHA Membership

Member only content from the AHA

Water Chemistry: Simple Adjustments for Great-Tasting Beer

By Martin Brumgard

“If your water tastes good, you can brew with it” is an age-old axiom in brewing, but it’s not necessarily true. Good brewers shouldn’t ignore their brewing water, even if it tastes good. About the only true aspect of the saying is the reverse: “if your water tastes bad, you can’t brew with it.”

Bad-tasting water can be an obvious problem for brewing. Many water problems can affect the resulting beer. Table 1 presents some common water problems and their signature characteristics.

Avoiding water with those contaminants or treating water to correct them should be a brewer’s goal. However, an absence of these obvious problems does not mean that your water is ideal for brewing. Dissolved ions in water can affect brewing performance and beer taste. Proper levels of these ions in brewing water can improve beer flavor. Many other factors are important to understand in order to ensure you have good brewing water.

A Blank Canvas

In some places of the world, tap water can be ideal for certain styles of beer. However, that water may not be ideal for other styles. That is one reason why some areas of the world are known for certain beer styles, as those styles evolved to suit the ingredients and water found in those areas.

Join Now to Read Full Article

$5 Off to Celebrate Learn to Homebrew Day!

If you’re not a member of the American Homebrewer’s Association, I think you should consider joining – Here’s Why

For a short time coupon code Learn2Brew21 takes $5 off AHA Membership. Works with new memberships and renewals. Applies to 1 or 3 year memberships, choose from Print or Digital.

Join Now  – Enter offer code Learn2Brew21 at checkout to redeem

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Member Only Content: Return On Investment For the Homebrewer

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Return On Investment For the Homebrewer

By J.B Zorn

Brewing is a lot like cooking,” I’ve said many a time. “You just have to wait somewhere between a month and a couple years before you try your recipe.” Not everyone cooks, though. Most everyone has found occasion to boil water to make pasta from a box, but not everyone has rolled out the dough for their own ravioli. When two people who like to cook meet each other, there’s a recognition and a chance off the bat for some real camaraderie. It’s like that among brewers, vintners, and makers of meads, too. There’s the happy resonance of “Ah—you’re one, too!” And there’s the chance of having not only lucked into a new friend, but a new friend who has stories. Brewers tend to have stories. I’ll tell you one now.

It’s always a treat to meet another brewer, and it’s always a bit wistful when someone leaves the fold. I was looking for a refrigerator to use for lagering and found someone ready to let one go. He was a brewer, too, and he’d already fit the thing with taps and handles. Score, thought I, maybe he’s upgrading. Maybe he likes the build-out as much as the end result and makes a hobby of it. Plenty of homebrewers are tinkerers, too. But, as it happened, he was retiring from the craft, and like the signs say, everything must go.

The man showed me into a spacious and immaculate garage and walked with me to the fridge. It hummed. It was large, it was quiet, and it was clean. He opened the door. Inside sat a lone sixtel keg, clean and unlabeled…

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Member Only Content: Zymurgy’s Brew a Double IPA By Vinnie Cilurzo! + Save on AHA Membership

Member only content from the AHA – Zymurgy’s Pliny Clone Recipe.

Brew a Double IPA

By Vinnie Cilurzo

Are you having a lupulin threshold shift? It might be time to brew a Double IPA.

My first Double IPA was called Inaugural Ale; it was the first beer I ever brewed at Blind Pig Brewery in Temecula, Calif. on June 23, 1994. We purchased some used equipment from the Electric Dave Brewery in Bisbee, Ariz. The 7-barrel brewhouse was sound, but what was unique was the fact that the fermenters were plastic. This didn’t bother me much as I came into brewing professionally via homebrewing, where fermenting in plastic was fairly common. What made me more nervous was the fact that I had never brewed a batch of beer commercially on my own, and, more importantly, I had never brewed a batch of beer this large.

With all this in mind, I took the recipe for what was to be our Blind Pig IPA, doubled the hops (literally) and raised the malt bill by 30 percent or so. I figured that if there were any off flavors in the Inaugural Ale, at least there would be enough hops to help mask them. Thankfully, Inaugural Ale turned out great and we made it a tradition on our anniversary to brew a Double IPA.

Eventually both Rogue Ales and Stone Brewing brewed a Double IPA in the ‘90s, but it wasn’t until 2001 when Vic and Cynthia Kralj from The Bistro in beautiful downtown Hayward, Calif. started one of the hoppiest beer festivals around, The Bistro Double IPA Festival. That first fest had only 12 entries, including my first batch of Pliny the Elder…

Join Now to Read Full Article

Related: Pliny the Elder Kits at MoreBeer – recipe is straight from the brewer.

$5 Off to Celebrate Learn to Homebrew Day!

If you’re not a member of the American Homebrewer’s Association, I think you should consider joining – Here’s Why

For a short time coupon code Learn2Brew21 takes $5 off AHA Membership. Works with new memberships and renewals. Applies to 1 or 3 year memberships, choose from Print or Digital.

Join Now  – Enter offer code Learn2Brew21 at checkout to redeem

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Member Only Content: Brewing Clean Beers with Kveik Yeast + Save on AHA Membership

Member only content from the AHA – Brewing Clean Beers with Kveik Yeast.

Join Now to Access!

$5 Off to Celebrate Learn to Homebrew Day!

If you’re not a member of the American Homebrewer’s Association, I think you should consider joining – Here’s Why

For a short time coupon code Learn2Brew21 takes $5 off AHA Membership. Works with new memberships and renewals. Applies to 1 or 3 year memberships, choose from Print or Digital.

Join Now  – Enter offer code Learn2Brew21 at checkout to redeem

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Celebrate Learn to Homebrew Day with $5 Off AHA Memberships – Works for Renewals & New Memberships

If you’re not a member of the American Homebrewer’s Association, I think you should consider joining – Here’s Why

For a short time coupon code Learn2Brew21 takes $5 off AHA Membership. Works with new memberships and renewals. Applies to 1 or 3 year memberships, choose from Print or Digital.

Join Now  – Enter offer code Learn2Brew21 at checkout to redeem

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This post may contain affiliate links. We may make a commission when you use our links. This will never cost you extra. Thank you for supporting Homebrew Finds!

Price, promotions and availability can change quickly. Check the product page for current price, description and availability.