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The Homebrew Retailer’s Guide to 2022

December 20, 2023December 29, 2021 by Matt Bolling

A complete guide to 70+ holidays, events, deadlines, and days of observance in the world of home fermentation in 2022

We have outlined some key dates to plan for in 2022 for your homebrew retail store. Each one of these …

Homebrew Spotlight: Hickory Creek Brewing BrewFest

June 3, 2019May 19, 2017 by mdawson

In 2013, when a de-sanctified 100-year old church went up for sale, Rick Crowther moved in and opened Hickory Creek Brewing, a homebrewing and winemaking supply store in the rural town of Warren, PA. Replete with stained glass windows …

GABF® Pro-Am + BSG Ingredients = Award-Winning Recipes

June 3, 2019February 1, 2017 by mdawson

The GABF Pro-Am competition pairs an award-winning homebrewer with a commercial brewery, who collaborate on a single beer to be poured at the Great American Beer Festival, and to compete against other collaborative Pro-Am beers from around the country.

In …

Home Winemaker Spotlight: Jeffrey Clayton

July 24, 2017July 13, 2016 by mdawson

With 2,981 entries, the WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition is the largest competition of its kind in the world. This year’s competition took place May 19-22 in beautiful Santa Rosa, CA, in the heart of Sonoma Valley. Amateur winemakers from …

Homebrew Spotlight: Sean Kampshoff

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 by mdawson

The freedom to experiment and explore are the qualities that attract many into the homebrewing hobby. In fact, homebrewers oftentimes lead the way in style and flavor-combination development. Which in turn leads to award-winning brews.

In this Homebrew Spotlight, award-winning …

Homebrew Spotlight: Mashout, Part II

March 30, 2016March 29, 2016 by mdawson

Read Part 1 of this story here.

What does it take to organize an event on this scale? Eric Anderson is one of the organizers. He started out volunteering as a beer steward. As an all-volunteer organization, he …

Homebrew Spotlight: Mashout, Part I

March 14, 2016March 18, 2016 by mdawson

That moment when your car hits a bump in the road a little too fast; when your stomach drops out and you float; unsure if you’re going to be sick or yelp with excitement. It’s that moment. Right here, …

HOMEBREW SPOTLIGHT: ERIC WENTLING

January 8, 2016January 7, 2016 by Juno Choi

In this Homebrew Spotlight, award-winning …