Tips & News

  • by Saccharomyces
  • Sep 17, 2020

Shaken, not Stirred: The Stir Plate Myth Buster

When I started to brew in early 1993, no one I knew used a stir plate. That count included all of the hardcore amateur brewers I knew at that poin...

  • by drew
  • Sep 15, 2020

Episode 121 - A Wee Cider

  We're back! And this time, it's tasting time as Denny drops one of the oddest beers he's known for on Drew's palate - the infamous Wee Shroomy,...

  • by drew
  • Aug 25, 2020

YCH Hop & Brew School® Giveaway!

Want to ask a hop/harvest question and not only get it answered by professionals, but also win a chance at getting a YCH Swag Pack?  Submit your q...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • Aug 14, 2020

Alcohol Hydrometer Test Kit Hits Record Sales i...

Brewing America’s beer and brewing alcohol hydrometer test kits are seeing record sales during COVID-19, largely due to the skyrocketing trend of a...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • Aug 12, 2020

Brew Files - Episode 90 - Scott's Hops, Part 1

The Brew is Out There!   In this first part of America's favorite topic, Drew talks with Scott Janish about his fascination with...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • Aug 05, 2020

Episode 120 - The Answer is Brewing in the Wind

  We're back! And as is always the case for the 12th show of a cycle, we make like Carnac the Magnificent by way of the Tappet B...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • Jul 22, 2020

Brew Files - Episode 89 - Milk The Funk

  The Brew is Out There!   Many of the lessons that we learn as brewers, particularly as homebrewers, are of the "eh, this is t...

  • by Jeff DeBolt
  • Jun 17, 2020

Episode 119 - A Whole Bunch of Brewing

    As we prep for the online version of HomeBrewCon, it's time for Denny and Drew to sit down and talk the results of their vari...

  • by Jeff DeBolt
  • May 28, 2020

Brew Files - Episode 88 - Julian's IPAs

  The Brew is Out There!   Julian Shrago has made a name for himself as he transitioned from award winning homebrewer to award ...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • May 14, 2020

Episode 118 - The New Squad

While everything else is in turmoil - the AHA membership elected 5 new members to the Governing Committee. Drew sits down and talks with A...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • May 06, 2020

Brew Files - Episode 87 - Crafty Guile Brewing

The Brew is Out There!   Peter just can't stop writing about beer! Inspired by a Proustian recollection of his Cornish youth, his third bo...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • Apr 27, 2020

Episode 117 - Virtually Brewing Big

It's time to get our Big Brew on - separately, naturally. We're talking with Gary Glass from the AHA about this year's brewing holiday and...