VAIL, Colorado – Brew Genius, a new weekly feature, profiles some of the home brewers competing at this year’s Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival, which takes place Jan. 7 to 9 at the Vail ...

There are two main methods of home brewing: all-grain (making beer from malted grains) and extract (skipping some steps by using a pre-made malt extract). Think of it as the difference between instant ...

Home brewing has grown from a niche hobby to a passion pursued by some 1.1 million beer lovers nationwide. It’s so popular, the national Brewers Association even has an amateur division, the American ...

When Southwest Grape and Grain owner Donavan Lane began brewing his own beer some two decades ago, the learning curve was a little bit steeper than it is today. “The first batch of beer I ever tried ...

Editors note: Brew Genius, a new weekly feature, profiles some of the homebrewers competing at this year Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywine Festival, which takes place Jan. 8-10 at the Vail Marriott ...

After introducing Keurig-like pods for brewing beer at home, PicoBrew is back with a more traditional all-grain setup. The new Z Series allows brewers to use their own loose grains and hops instead of ...

Kiitos Fonio isn't just a unique beer for Utah; it's unique in the world. Fonio is named for the drought-tolerant grass/grain that hails from West Africa—a type of millet that is able to grow without ...

The first time a batch of beer boiled over in his kitchen, Steve Clemens started thinking about creating a dedicated brewing space somewhere else in his home. “That pretty much solidified it,” said ...

Pierre Thiam has been evangelizing the merits of fonio for years. The ancient grain has more than 5,000 years of history in West Africa, and the Senegalese chef and cookbook author knows all about its ...