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.
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Breweries expanding homebrewers’ options
When trusted Escondido homebrewing supply outlet Smokin Beaver Brew Shop closed during the pandemic, Tim McClintic set out on a mission to not only preserve the space but create a business model…
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Release & Recipe: Hippy Hoppy Hazy
The latest pro-am beer release for our third-annual Homebrew Summer program is a hazy IPA, the recipe for which was developed by local homebrewer Buck Schott (yes, that’s his real name) and…
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Recipe: Wild Child
As part of our third-annual Homebrew Summer program, several San Diego County breweries are generously allowing us to share homebrew-scaled versions of recipes for some of their most popular beers with our…
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Release & Recipe: Your Cousin from Boston
Our third-annual Homebrew Summer program kicks off today with the release of a Vienna-style lager dubbed Your Cousin from Boston, which was concocted by local homebrewer Jared Rowley and forged into liquid…
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Be a part of Homebrew Summer!
In preparation for San Diego Beer News’ third-annual Homebrew Summer program, we are inviting amateur brewers to send in recipes for their favorite homespun ales and lagers for the chance to have…
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San Diego to host 2023 Homebrew Con
San Diego has been selected as the site for the 2023 edition of Homebrew Con, the country’s largest homebrewing conference and competition, featuring more than 2,000 amateur and pro brewers. The 45th annual event, put on…
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Recipe: Lemon Grove Lemon Saison
Our second-annual Homebrew Summer program had such a fantastically high level of participation from San Diego County breweries—with over 30 of them taking part—that we’ve had to extend it well into the…
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Recipe: Schmooze Juice
Our second-annual Homebrew Summer program had such a fantastically high level of participation from San Diego County breweries—with over 30 of them taking part—that we’ve had to extend it into the fall.…
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