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Spike Brewing will Save Us from Sketchy PRVs :) + Our Spunding & Pressurized Fermentation Resources

From Spike Brewing:

For those of you who have been a part of the Spike community for awhile, you know that innovation, quality and sexy looking stainless have always been a top priority for us.

Which is why we’re excited to tell you about 5 new products launching this year! The first of which, the Spike All-In-One PRV is coming soon!

For a while now, we’ve seen some sketchy DIY set ups for pressure fermenting, spunding, etc. We listened to the market and created a pretty unique piece of equipment that puts your safety first without compromising on features or functionality. And when you’re dealing with pressure, is pretty damn important.

Click the button below and enter your email on the right to keep up to date on all the product specifics, launch details, and some super fun stuff!

Cheers to Brew Day!

Ben Caya
Owner | Spike

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For years I’ve had people reach out wondering asking how they can support me and say thanks. My answer has always been… send us tips and spread the word about Homebrew Finds. Those are both still vary important and much appreciated.

I’m happy to say we finally have another option… Patreon!

At this point I have four tiers setup – $3, $5, $10 and $20. All tiers currently share the same benefit, I’ll give you a special heads up via Patreon whenever an outstanding deal comes along. These curated, hand picked notifications will be for the best of the best, in particular, deals I think have the potential to sell out quickly.

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What is MAP Pricing?

 

MAP = Minimum Advertised Price.  It’s an agreement between sellers and manufacturer’s not to sell an item below a certain price.  These items generally sell for about the same price no matter where you purchase them and are rarely discounted.

I think the general idea is… let’s maintain the value of our brand by keeping prices at a certain level. I’ve also heard of using MAP as a way to level the playing field among retailers. In homebrewing I’ve heard this used as reasoning to support local homebrew shops with the idea… if it’s the same price everything, I should buy local and support my LHBS.

This is all fine and dandy and again… I’m speaking in generalities, not mentioning a specific company.

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News… Bell’s Brewery Sells to New Belgium Brewing

From Bell’s Brewery:

To the Kalamazoo Community and my Bell’s family:

When I first came to Kalamazoo as an ambitious freshman attending Kalamazoo College, I didn’t think I would stay here longer than my education required. I had aspirations to go far, but also had no idea that I would find my life-long passion and home in this city. It is here, in Kalamazoo, that I found my best friends and the hobby that has kept me around for the past four decades: brewing incredible-tasting beer alongside the people and community that I love.

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We’re 10 Years Old Today… Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Homebrew Finds started 10 years ago today!

Post #1 from 11/19/10:


Welcome to the Homebrew Finds blog!

It’s my goal to provide you with homebrew and beer related finds and deals found in both likely and unlikely places.

Enjoy!


Since then we’ve published well over 24,000 posts, 161 reviews, many dozens of resource posts and how-tos and hundreds of reader tips.  We have thousands and thousands of email subscribers, 10s of thousands of Twitter and Facebook followers, loads of RSS subscribers and a growing community in our Facebook Discussion Group.

A lot of things have changed (and grown!) but some haven’t.  Other than a few great regular contributors (thank you!) Homebrew Finds is a one person operation.  It comes to you from the home of a homebrewer.  Our offices are my basement, garage and driveway.

I started Homebrew Finds because I found myself wanting to upgrade and brew at a reasonable cost and tried to find deals along the way.  As I found those deals, I thought it would be great to share them.

The Homebrewing Community quickly embraced Homebrew Finds.  I had partner shops come along side me quickly, tips started coming in and people started… reading and interacting.

Thank you for your warm embrace.  Thank you for being an awesome community.  Thank you for being part of a great hobby.  Thank you for 10 years and here’s to many more.

Cheers and… thank you!

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Zymurgy’s Best Beers in America – 2020 Results! + Clone Recipe Options

The American Homebrewers Association (See: Why you should be a member of the AHA! | AHA Membership Deals) has announced the results of their annual poll of Zymurgy Magazine readers to determine the Best Beers in America.

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Top 10 Beers [Along with some clone options]…

1. Bell’s Two Hearted Ale* – Two Hearted Homebrew Clone
2. Russian River Pliny the Elder* – Pliny Homebrew Clone – direct from the brewer collaboration, See: Brewing Pliny
3. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale* – Sierra Nevada Pale Ale SNPA Homebrew Clone
4. The Alchemist Heady Topper* – Heady Topper Homebrew CloneFinding The Conan Strain
5. Bell’s Hopslam* – Hopslam Homebrew Clone
6. Three Floyds Zombie Dust* – Zombie Dust Homebrew Clone
T7. Boulevard Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale * – Tank 7 Homebrew Clone
T7. Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout – KBS Homebrew Clone
9. Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA* – Fresh Squeezed Homebrew Clone
10. North Coast Old Rasputin* – Old Rasputin Homebrew Clone

All breweries marked with an asterisk (*) are small and independent craft brewers. The independent craft brewer seal is a helpful tool for you to easily identify and support #IndependentBeer. Learn more about small and independent craft breweries

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Zymurgy’s Best Beers in America – 2019 Results! + Clone Recipe Options

The American Homebrewers Association (See: Why you should be a member of the AHA! | AHA Membership Deals) has announced the results of their annual poll of Zymurgy Magazine readers to determine the Best Beers in America.

Russian River’s Pliny the Elder held the top spot for 8 consecutive years.  Last year, it was unseated from the number one spot by Bell’s Two Hearted Ale.  #1 and #2 beers are repeats for last years poll.

Top 13 Beers [Along with some clone options]…

Note: T indicates a tie, All breweries marked with an asterisk (*) are small and independent craft brewers

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Zymurgy’s Best Beers in America – 2018 Results! + Clone Recipe Options

The American Homebrewers Association (See: Why you should be a member of the AHA! | AHA Membership Deals) has announced the results of their annual poll of Zymurgy Magazine readers to determine the Best Beers in America.

Russian River’s Pliny the Elder held the top spot for 8 consecutive years.  Last year, it was unseated from the number one spot by Bell’s Two Hearted Ale.  #1 and #2 beers are repeats for last years poll.

Top 10 Beers [Along with some clone options]…

Note: T indicates a tie, All breweries marked with an asterisk (*) are small and independent craft brewers

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Welcome Expert Contributor Brad Probert!

We’re excited to announce that Brad Probert has come on board here at Homebrew Finds!  Besides having a fine beard 🙂 Brad is also an experienced homebrewer and expert reviewer.  Look new reviews from Brad right here on Homebrew Finds!

More about Brad:

I’ve been homebrewing since the beginning of 2006. I’d been a long time beer fanatic for years prior to that, having my eyes opened to the wider world of beer after a honeymoon trip around Ireland and forcing myself to drink Guinness every day. Yes, back then it really was an effort to force myself to drink a beer with that much flavor in it. Shortly after that, we went overseas with my work and spent 3 years in Japan and 2 years in England. That totally opened up my beer palate to crave fresh and different. Although there was more variety in the beer aisle, there was nothing that had that same fresh taste, and definitely nothing like the English Bitters I had grown to love. And that’s what spurred me into trying homebrew- to make something I couldn’t get in the stores.

I started the typical way, with a homebrew kit in a box and some extract kits. In those early years, I loved the creation process and the smells and tastes of my in process brews, but the finished product left a lot to be desired. I grew weary of staring at 48 bottles of mediocre beer that I made, knowing there were 6-packs of new and delicious offerings on the store shelves. I decided before calling it quits, I’d try all-grain. Eureka! That notable extract sweetness that gave my beer that telltale “amateur” flavor was gone. I was re-energized in brewing and back into it with a lot more passion.

I’m an engineer at Ford, working on high-voltage batteries in our next generation of electric cars. I love the work, but it can easily become too over-consuming so I dove into homebrewing with more intensity to grow an outside-of-work hobby to offset the at-work intensity. In addition to brewing, I’ve also been writing for various print and online beer publications, and even organized a few craft beer-centric events.

I find a good match between homebrewing and being an engineer. I love the process of trying to create the exact taste/aroma/experience I dream up in an actual beer. That’s always what drives me on to the next recipe- what to modify in something I made before, or what new thing I want to try. And I enjoy figuring out the science of the process & equipment to give me the most repeatable and predictable results. I get just as much enjoyment out of the brew day as I do the beer sampling day!

Check out Brad’s website – beersnobby.com

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