It took me roughly 12 months with lots of late nights in the barn while a newborn and a 4-year-old made sleep a luxury in the house. But the night I flipped

What better way to celebrate summer than with a four-course barbecue featuring great dishes cooked with beer. Already a member? Log In

The BYO Label Contest has truly gone international! In our 24th year of running this contest, we attracted entries from all over the globe — with winning labels coming every region across

Summer is a time to brew lighter, more refreshing beers. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of styles that fit the bill. From 10 homebrew retailers, we share 10 easy-drinking and easy-to-brew summer beer

Updated July 11, 2019 Homebrew News Photo courtesy of Lars Garshol. A traditional yeast starter (kveik) for Norwegian farmhouse ales. The yeast from the previous batch dries on the yeast ring and

Brut IPA is the latest beer style to explode onto the craft beer scene. Learn about the bone dry IPA from a homebrewer and three pros, including the brewer who developed the

I don’t think I had finished bottling my first batch of homebrew when I realized that my least favorite part of my new passion was messing with all those bottles. As with

Homebrewing can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. Of course, the definition of simple or complicated all depends on the way you look at it. Like

Braggots are often described as a happy marriage of beer and mead — the harmonious synthesis of malt and honey. But they are more than simply beers with some honey, or meads

I have attempted to brew versions of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century porters and stouts that do not always fit our modern definitions, but are simply good beers in their own right. In other

Will your beer grow mellow and pleasing or develop into a crusty old coot? The key is how you treat it in its youth. Learn the science of aging, and keep your

  Brewer: Doug Odell Brewery: Odell Brewing Co., Ft. Collins, Colo. Years of experience:  Eight Education: BS in Geology from California State University at Sonoma; extension courses on brewing at University of