Homebrewing News

Homebrew Beer Recipe's can make the difference between a great batch of brew, and a total disaster.

By all accounts, Shiner beer shouldn't have made it this long. The Spoetzl Brewery ferments its brew in a one-stoplight town that's not on the way to anywhere, and much larger regional brewers long ago succumbed to consolidation and the muscle of national brewers.

It began with an inspiration. Jason Phelps, 36, had just won a battle with testicular cancer in 2003, when his wife Margot, 35, pushed him to do something he always wanted to do.

BREWER Roger Ryman has just had his excellent beer recognised by a prestigious national award, but he's no prima donna.

Brett McCrea and Chad Campbell are Georgetown boys. "Georgetown is 16 miles from anywhere in Sussex County," said Brett McCrea, explaining the town is central to both Sussex and their lives.

An Asheville home-brewer has won national recognition for one of his homemade brews, yet another feather in the cap of Asheville's growing beer accolades.

If you frequently read this column, you know Michigan is a great beer-brewing state.

Kombucha home brew: Crawling with fermented goodness. DIYers with a hippie-granola bent may be interested in tomorrow's Kombucha! class, presented by Urban Kitchen SF and held at the Women's Building .

Food & Dining YAHOO! Food & Dining Brew-ha-ha: Home brewers enjoy getting their beer-ings Brewing process 1. Malted barley is soaked in hot water to release the malt sugars.

The beer will be flowing July 11 when the judging for the 13th annual E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition takes place at Silver Gulch Brewery.

According to Dieter over at PreCentral , real, honest-to-goodness usable apps are starting to "trickle out" for the Pre / webOS.

Tuesday, 4.15pm - LOVERS of real ale can win the chance to brew their own beer for Grantham Beer Festival.

Beer lovers, aficionados and home brewers are encouraged to head to Lincoln this weekend for the 5th Annual Olde New England Brewfest.

Find out more about Brian: Brian Yaeger is the author of Red, White, and Brew: An American Beer Odyssey .

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An electric sign above the bar in Judge Baldwin's Brew Pub at Antlers Hilton hotel that reads "__ Kegs Sold" might be a bellwether for the hotel's two restaurants, which I recently checked out.

A prisoner got so drunk in a Nova Scotia jail that he missed his sentencing in Halifax provincial court.

A beer-tasting event and auction Friday night will benefit the Alzheimer's Association.

We'll have a handful of cancellations and additions, but the Capitol Hill Garage Sale Day roster is now posted for your planning purposes.

Joe Napsha can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-5252. Iron City Brewing Co. is leaving Pittsburgh to brew beer in Latrobe with unsettled debts to local governments and the water authority, as well as broken promises to workers.