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What Does Zymurgy Mean?

Brian — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:50:22 +0000

I just got back from an awesome, week long vacation which, if you have been watching the blog, is the reason why there have been no posts lately. The first thing I noticed in our giant pile of mail when we returned home this afternoon was that I finally received my first issue of Zymurgy magazine which is published by the American Homebrew Association. A subscription to the magazine is included when you join the association.

I know the magazine is about beer and homebrewing but I really had no idea what the word meant so I looked it up. What does Zymurgy Mean? Well, zymurgy or zymology is quite simply the scientific study of fermentation. The word had been used to describe the study of those specific scientific processes but is now used as a term to describe the brewing of alcoholic beverages.

You can read more about the American Homebrewing Association and sign up to get their magazine at Beertown.org

I just joined the American Homebrewing Association

Brian — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:44:59 +0000

A big part of my Year of Beer is going to be home brewing. In fact, the main focus is going to be on homebrew, the rest is just to help me learn how to taste the differences, identify flavors and incorporate those aspects into my own beer.

The American Homebrewers Association boasts a membership of over 18,000 homebrewers. That’s a pretty impressive number. Most of the benefits seems to come from the Zymurgy magazine that that they produce 6 times a year. I have never read the magazine but look forward to getting my first issue. In addition to the magazine you also get access to the forum, forum archives, a Pub discount program, discounts on books and related products and special event discounts. It cost me $38.00 for the year. Not a bad value if the magazine is good.

You can find out more about this association by going to American Homebrew Association.