Homebrewing News

This week, Surfin' takes a look at some state-of-the-art homebrewing. Ben's Hobby Corner features an 80, 40 and 20 meter transceiver based on the BASCOM AVR embedded electronics system that is the "size of a cigarette packet." "Ben's Hobby Corner" is a Web site and a Weblog run by Ben Zijlstra.

Old North State Winery is joining the growing micro-brewing beer business, with plans to start distributing its brews to bars and restaurants next year! According to The Business Journal's Justin Catanoso, Ben Webb, the general manager and winemaker for the downtown Mount Airy winery, said for the last five months, Old North has been making and ...

As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future.

Think you have it in you to make great beer? Here's your chance. This Saturday, November 7, is the sixth annual Learn to Homebrew Day , sponsored by the American Homebrewer's Association .

When: Saturday. Sessions: Session 1, noon-3 p.m. Session 2, 4-7 p.m. Also: Homebrewing Exhibition, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Where: Allentown Brew Works , 812 W. Hamilton St., Allentown, floors 2 and 3. Homebrewing Exhibition on Brew Works ' Biergarten Patio.

The Dead Yeast Society , Lafayette's very own homebrew club, will be hosting the American Homebrew Association's 11th annual "Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day". Local homebrewers hope to inspire you beer connoisseurs to take the next step, and learn to brew.

Vine Street Pub's Paul Nashak plans to raise a toast to Denver tonight if the city council approves his request for a zoning variance that would allow the brewery to make beer on-site. A part of the Boulder-based Mountain Sun string of pubs, Vine Street has been open in Denver at 1700 Vine Street since May 2008 -- and has been trying to get brewery ...

Baltika Breweries , one of Russia's leading beer makers, plans to organize production in Kazakhstan and to make EUR 90 million from the sale of its license there, Baltika said in materials for an EGM which will vote on the issue on December 2. Baltika would sign a deal with Kazakh brewer Derbes, and receive a quarterly royalty of 4.5% of net ...

News videos Entertainment videos HS sports videos Sports videos >> >> >> >> >> Pasta, history, home brew on tap for league's dinner Sunday, November 01, 2009 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Preservation League of Staten Island is hosting its inaugural fund-raising dinner, Preservation Pasta Notte on Saturday, Nov.

The scene inside the now-closed Wunder Brewing Co. Photo: Courtesy Wunder Brewing The possibly cursed site that has housed Golden Gate Brewery, Eldo's Grill and Brewery, and Wunder Brewing Company may once more brew beer and serve brown food in the Sunset District.

The Marshfield Area Society of Homebrewers was established in March 2009. In just a few short months, the club has grown from a handful of individuals to almost 20 people.

I had the opportunity to judge a preliminary round for the California State Homebrew Competition, better known in homebrew circles as Stern Grove , at Firehouse Brewery & Grill last night.

Walking down the aisles of a huge hardware store, I see a lot of items that pop out just begging to be an impulse purchase.

In this month's food monthly, free in tomorrow's Post Tom Fahey seeks out the best Berkshire breweries have to offer.

Step back in time at the third annual Gathering at Five Medals Saturday and Sunday at River Preserve County Park, 68552 C.R. 31, New Paris.

Although pumpkin beers have been brewing since the English settled here a few centuries ago, the market for gourd-related grog took some time to achieve its current level of popularity.

Carrboro's Fifth Season Gardening Co. will be hosting free monthly home brewing and wine making classes starting this Saturday.

The Cameron Village Library is hosting a seminar at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26. The seminar will be lead by Aaron Miller, the president of the Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers of Yore will teach home brewing techniques.

As one who is living through the mess of a home remodel that includes a fabulous new shower, I was particularly drawn to today's first great reader tip.

As the jobless rate climbed towards 10% this summer, Erica Shea and Stephen Valand quit their advertising jobs, took $10 000 in personal savings and started selling their one-gallon home brew beer kits from a stand at the Brooklyn Flea Market, testing the theory that beer is recession-proof. "When you go from an actual salary down to $0 an hour, ...