by Steven DeRosa | Mar 28, 2026 | Brewing Methods, Home Brew Competition
Results Are In for Round One of the Westchester Homebrewers Organization’s 4th Annual Last Brewer Standing Challenge! This year, we’re shifting our focus to the brewing process, building on years past where we’ve explored styles, colors, countries, and...
by Steven DeRosa | May 19, 2022 | Brewing Methods
A Hoppy Experiment by Scott Hirsch and Steven DeRosa Intrigued by the work that Omega Yeast Labs has been undertaking with biotransformation to produce thiol precursors, Scott Hirsch and I decided to try out their new and much talked-about Cosmic Punch strain and see...
by Steven DeRosa | Feb 16, 2022 | Beer Style Appreciation, Brewing Methods
Non-alcoholic beer? Yes, I know. We’re a homebrew club. What’s with the non-alcoholic beer? Does this have something to do with Dry January? And when did Dry January become a thing, anyway? You mean, I don’t have to make a starter? How much does it cost? How do they...
by Scott Hirsch | Nov 14, 2021 | Brewing Methods
No stir plate, Mr. Bond? My current method is probably the most common in homebrewing. If I’m brewing on a Saturday, I make a starter on Wednesday, crash it by Friday and pitch the slurry after brewing. We recently brewed a lager at Mike’s. On Wednesday I...
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