Founded in Greeley, Colorado, in 2015, Weldwerks has taken the craft beer world by storm over the past decade. From traditional styles first created as homebrews in a garage, to the famous Juicy Bits hazy IPA and sour ales, Weldwerks pumps out over 100 different beers each year without compromise. Plus: 5 Weldwerks clone recipes.

Hops added late in the boil, during whirlpool, or as dry hops retain a lot of their alpha acids when done being used for their initial purpose. After using fresh hops for their aroma and flavor contributions in a recipe, a homebrewer tested reusing them as bittering additions in a subsequent brew. Finding success, he’s since brought this technique to a commercial scale.

View the winners of our 30th annual Homebrew Label Contest, including our Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists, the Reader’s Choice voted on by you, and a collection of honorable mentions — they’re all works of art worth admiring.

As an avowed fan of rich, dark beers like porters and stouts, a big body and mouthfeel is something I’ve focused quite a bit on in my 38 years as a homebrewer.

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The Brewing Lair in Blairsden, California, is tucked away on 30 acres in the Plumas National Forest. Visitors can connect with nature, play a round on their disc golf course, and then enjoy a BLT outside.

The Wizard explains the impact of lagering in a fermenter as opposed to a keg or bottles, as well as brewing non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beers. Plus, tips for storing kegs and how ascorbic acid may be used at packaging to scrub dissolved oxygen.

There is more to brewing a big beer than upping all of the ingredients. These beer styles test the limits of mash tank capacity, yeast health, and a brewer’s patience. But there are techniques to make it all easier, as long as you’re prepared for the unexpected.

This extra special bitter blends the sweetness of buckwheat honey with the bitterness of the hops. As a homebrewer, this prize was an amazing opportunity to learn from the experts. I hope you enjoy drinking this beer as much as I enjoyed making it!

No brewery — no matter their size or marketing prowess — has the ability to experiment as much as a homebrewer. Whether it is brewing with ridiculously expensive ingredients sourced from the other side of the world, making up styles that have never been tried before, or playing with theories that may not work, the only question homebrewers need to ask is “what boundaries do I want to push next?”

Strong Scotch ale, or wee heavy, is a rich, warming beer with a full-bodied, chewy, sweet malt profile. There are many approaches homebrewers can take to create these characteristics, each of which will result in a memorable beer.

Featuring some of the latest drool worthy features found in our Homebrew Nation section of BYO. Homebrew Drool Setup — JR Renna • Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania Many of us have fun names