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National Homebrew Competition

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National Homebrew Competition 2020

It's finally here. Your chance as the Big Shot. Every spare minute in your garage brewery, and every dollar you've spent at The Mill comes down to this. You're killing it with your local homebrew club, kicking esters and taking names. It's time to take those medals and accolades to the big games. The open enrollment application window is January 14th through 22nd. Before enrolling, note that your AHA membership must be updated and active! Final Round winners will be announced at the awards ceremony June 20 during Homebrew Con in Nashville. We'll be there cheering you on and look forward to sampling your honored brew. Check out other important Dates & Deadlines for more details.
Group cheers of beer to a new year
Various styles and glassware for craft beer
Beercations on the Rise

You don't have to travel all the way to Belgium or Oktoberfest to get an amazing and authentic beer experience. Although it may remain on our bucket lists, America's own unique beer culture has given us the luxury of finding the exbeerience right in our back yards. Organized beer tours with food and transportation are easy to find in many major metros. Facebook beer groups are littered with 'recommendations please'. Trivago even compiled their top Beercation Hotels Stumbling Distance from Craft Breweries. The travel and tourism industry is capitalizing on the impact the scene has had on destination planning. 

In this post-holiday season, many seek affordable adventures nearby with a beercentric itinerary, but it's safe to assume this time of year that you don't want to go far with the unpredictable Michigan winters, so this month we're keeping it local. Even if you're not spoiled enough to have Beer City, USA as your home address, you'd be hard pressed not to find a brewery within an hour drive here on this side of the bridge. We own the bragging rights to the Great Beer State with plenty of breweries to show for. Let's start this Beerventure by being tourists in our own town. Support local, show some appreciation for what we have (literally) at our fingertips, and let's get to planning with BrewToDoList. Be sure to include a designated driver if you don't have transportation like Hoptimus Prime!
Homebrew kettle on outdoor burner
Briess Caramel 20L Malts for homebrewing beer
BRIESS CARAMEL 20L

Briess Caramel 20L is a light crystal malt made with 6-row barley. It imparts a golden color, candy-like sweetness, and mild caramel flavor. Crystal malts also add body and improve head retention. Usage is progressive, starting light to balance pilsners and reaching the maximum 15% to impart color and sweetness to darker ales, stouts, and porters.
$0.12 / oz
AZACCA HOP PELLETS

Excellent aromatic qualities make Azacca® a go-to hop for late and dry hop additions in a variety of styles, although its high myrcene fraction has made it a favorite of IPA brewers. Shows well as a single hop in a simple grist. Intense and tropical. Sustained impressions of citrus and very ripe mango, with notes of orchard fruit (pears, apples) and pine needles throughout.
$2.19 / oz
AMERICAN WEST COAST ALE DRY YEAST

BRY-97 is a neutral strain with a high flocculation ability that can be used to make a wide variety of American-style beers that include but are certainly not limited to Cream Ale, American Wheat, Scotch Ale, American Pale Ale, American Amber, American Brown, American IPA, American Stout, Russian Imperial Stout, Imperial IPA, Roggen/Rye, Old Ale and American Barleywine
$4.99 / ea

Follow us on Facebook, and Instagram @themillhomebrew to join in the fun, find local events, and giveaways. With a $20 minimum order we will process and deliver your ingredients as soon as the next day, and get you brewing more!

 

Do you reside outside of Muskegon, Ottawa or Kent counties? Follow us for some upcoming news on where we'll be delivering next!

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