HOMEBREWING
Our annual Homebrew Summer program brings professional brewers and homebrewers together to share info and craft collaborative pro-am beers that are then tapped at brewery tasting rooms across San Diego County during the sunny season. Get the recipes for all of those beers as well as homebrew-scaled versions of popular beers from local breweries here along with other homebrewing-related news items.
-
Homebrew Summer: Sojourner Sunset
Some breweries are so adventurous in their style selection and experimentation that, despite being commercial enterprises, they seem more like homebrew operations. One such business is Smoking Cannon Brewery. From the moment…
Read More -
Homebrew Summer: Enlightenment
It was the worst of times…period. While one would have to have the most potent pair of rose-colored specs in the world to pretend the pandemic wasn’t a confusing, challenging and dismal…
Read More -
Homebrew Summer: Liquid Sol
It was 2016 when Raul and Lisa Deju installed a commercial brewing setup in the back of their homebrew outlet, Carlsbad Brew Supply. Going by the name Guadalupe Brewery, its creatively flavorful…
Read More -
Homebrew Summer: High Tide
If there’s a fermentationist in America’s Finest City who knows what it takes to brew up a super-drinkable beer that’s perfect for savoring along with sunny San Diego weather and coastal views,…
Read More -
Homebrew Summer: Black is the New Black
Part of what inspired me to develop San Diego Beer News‘ Homebrew Summer program, was the kindness of local brewers taking me under their wing and allowing me to take part in…
Read More -
Homebrew Summer: Shark Bait
In addition to providing a mechanism for sharing information, ales and lagers, homebrew clubs serve as the starting point for friendships based on shared interests and respect. Often, members with similar approaches…
Read More -
Homebrew Summer: Port of Coffee
One of the greatest things about our Homebrew Summer program is when local beer companies are able to invite regulars from their barstools into their breweries to collaborate on something delicious. The…
Read More -
Homebrew Summer: None Shall Pass
Often homebrewing is as much about hanging out as cooking up a beer. After all, the beermaking process is a lengthy one marked by downtime spent waiting for science to do its…
Read More -
Homebrew Summer: Hop Water
Bine-borne character and hydration collide in the brewing industry’s latest and most unexpected trend: hop water. A non-alcoholic beverage conveying hop flavors and aromas while quenching one’s thirst, the it-is-what-it-is offering has…
Read More -
Homebrew Summer: Ryeders of Rohan
Before he was hired as a brewer for vaunted North County operation, The Lost Abbey, Andrew Konopak (pictured above, at left) was infatuated with local beer yet oblivious to how it was…
Read More