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  How Far We’ve Come

  Marty Nachel — beer author and Founder of the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame — has been homebrewing for four decades. Marty takes a tr

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  South African Hops Showdown

  A group of American homebrewers recently had the opportunity to judge beers made by 20 South African homebrewers using South African hops, w

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  Journey to Brew in the Clouds

  Two Norwegian brewers set out on a 8,000 mile (13,000 km) road trip in a vehicle that has no right to drive that far as part of the Mongol R

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  From DIY to Store-Buy

  A commercial brewer recalls what got him into the homebrewing hobby two decades ago when he was quick to build each piece of brewing equipme

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  A Playground for Experimentation

  No brewery — no matter their size or marketing prowess — has the ability to experiment as much as a homebrewer. Whether it is brewing wi

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  Homebrewer to World Traveler

  A former homebrewer shares how his passion for beer became a conduit for friendships, experiences, and even true love. What started out as a

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  Road-Kill IPA

  As farmers harvest thousands of acres of hops in just a few weeks, there’s no turning back if a few freshly clipped bines fall off the bac

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  D-Day Tribute Brew

  After being honored with an opportunity to take part in the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, two veterans collect water from O

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  Fermenting Whey? Yes, Whey!

  If you’ve made cheese, then you’ll be left with a considerable amount of whey. Why not use it to start a new fermentation project, such

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  The Hoppiness Project

  A Bristol, U.K.-based organization is helping elderly dementia patients through beer. It started with the idea of growing hops and has turne

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  Those Who Came Before

  A homebrewer reminisces about how he started in the hobby 15 years ago and the man he credits for teaching and inspiring him. As he’d late

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  Trip of a Lifetime

  A recent retiree’s bucket list includes visiting breweries in all 50 U.S. States and diving deeper into his homebrewing hobby. Combining t