Passion for Homebrewing

More Time to Enter & Opportunities to Win

Here’s Your Chance, Enter Up to 6 Brews by Feb. 12You have until Sunday, February 12, to register for the National Homebrew Competition! That’s more time to sample your best brews, refine your recipes, […]

Important Message for BeerSmith Users!!!

Important Upgrade Message for Legacy BeerSmith 2 UsersIn an effort to provide better data security, I will be phasing out direct access from within BeerSmith 2 to the BeerSmith Cloud […]

How to Properly Clean Your Brewing Hoses

Cleanliness is the most important aspect of brewing beer, even above the ingredients or your high-priced equipment. Buckets and fermentors are usually pretty straightforward to clean. The fact that you can get […]

HURRY: Registration Open 1/24 – 1/31!!!

It’s Time! Enter Your Best Beer, Mead, and Cider Registration for the National Homebrew Competition is open until January 31, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. MT. We encourage you to enter early, as the […]

Soak Your Whole Body in Brew at a Beer Spa

It’s always a nice little anecdote when people talk about getting in touch with their heritage through food: feeling grandma’s influence in a tamale recipe or having a sourdough starter […]

So What Are Hops?

The four main ingredients in beer are malt, water, yeast, and hops. And though many people get excited about hoppy beers, many might not understand what exactly a hop is.  […]

Why Oxygen is Bad in Beer

Commercial brewers go to extreme lengths to reduce the amount of oxygen in their finished beers, and as a home brewer you should be concerned about oxygen as well. Oxygen […]

National Homebrew Competition Registration opens January 24, 2023

Get Ready! Registration for the National Homebrew Competition (NHC)—the world’s largest amateur homebrew competition for celebrating the most outstanding beer, mead, and cider—opens Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. MT. The 2023 NHC Rules & […]