–By Nate Muller, Senior Homebrew Correspondent– The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) is having a member rally at the Pike Brewery coming up on July 10. I’m really excited about this event for a few reasons. The first is that Charlie Papazian will be there. Charlie is a legend of homebrewing. He’s one of the most…
Yesterday we announced that the 2012 American Homebrewers Association selected Bellevue, WA as the location for its 2012 National Homebrewers Conference. The video teaser that the Washington Homebrewers Association (WAHA) produced about the upcoming event is informative and funny. I’ve included it at the end of this post. Today we offer a trip report from…
The Washington Homebrewers Association publicly announced today that the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) National Homebrewers Conference is coming to Bellevue in 2012. Each year a significant portion of the AHA’s 26,000 members descend upon one lucky city to share their love of homebrew and beer in general. Next year, they’re coming to Bellevue. While the…
by Nate Muller, Senior Homebrew Correspondent A quick reminder to all you beer geeks: The King County Library homebrewing basics courses are rolling. Two of them are tonight at the Mercer Island and Maple Valley Libraries. The rest of the schedule is below. I’m teaching the Mercer Island, Shoreline, and Kirkland Library classes. Best of…
by Nate Muller – Senior Homebrew Correspondent Professional Brewers Turn to Home Brewers for Inspiration Here’s a beer competition that’s great for home brewers and beer lovers alike: the Puget Sound Pro-Am Competition. This competition is all about bringing professional brewers and home brewers together. For home brewers, this is an amazing opportunity to have…
by Nate Muller – Senior Homebrew Correspondent Are you a beer lover who would like to start homebrewing? Did you buy a homebrewing book, but you still haven’t found the energy to open it? Believe it or not, King County Library is looking to help you out. They are sponsoring a series of beginning homebrewing…
by Nate Muller, Senior Homebrew Correspondent Washington Homebrewer Association (WAHA) just released its latest newsletter, and its packed with great events and competitions. For the homebrew geek, Jess Caudill will be speaking at Big Al Brewery. I really enjoyed his talk last year on the use of wild yeast and bacteria in brewing. Although the…
Today we introduce a new contributor. Nate Muller is an avid home brewer and has generously offered to help keep us informed about what’s happening on the local homebrew scene. While this first story focuses on something his particular homebrew club is organizing, he’ll be reaching out to other clubs as well. Please welcome Nate…
Today at 2:00 Brouwer’s Cafe hosts the awards ceremony for the 2010 Seattle Weekly Homebrew Competition. Each year local home brewers submit samples of their beer to the competition with the hopes of getting to live the dream–the winning brewer is awarded the opportunity to brew the winning beer on the big system at Big…
