Brew Your Own Magazine worth it?

[acarter5251]

I just received my free trial issue of BYO and it seems to be pretty good stuff. I was just wondering if it's typically pretty good and worth subscribing? It seems like a good number of the articles are available online for free? Thanks!

 

[SandstoneCityBrew]

I've had an active subscription for a few years now. I say go for it!

 

[unionrdr]

I was gifted a subscription & like all the great info & recipes in it. It even has two recipe cards in it per month. I thought that was pretty cool!

 

[acarter5251]

Thanks! Yeah I saw the 2 recipe cards and I'm thinking of trying one. Also a couple of the other recipes looked intriguing. I think I'll give a subscription a shot.

 

[NickTheGreat]

I don't have a sub, but I buy it whenever I'm about to fly (the only time I take the time to read magazines). I really enjoy it

 

[JayDubWill]

BYO is great but if your looking for bang for you buck you can't go wrong with a AHA membership which comes with not only the monthly paper magazine but digital access to the last 14 years of back issues to. You may also get a discount for being a member at your LHBS and other places. Personally I opt for both.

 

[Cyclman]

AHA Membership, with free Zymurgy back issues is the best deal, BYO is an excellent mag. as well.

 

[hou_me]

I subscribe to byo and I love it

 

[JohnSand]

I like it, renewed a few months ago.

 

[kadozen]

I'm thinking about it. I'm tien between BYO and an AHA membership for Zymurgy add mentioned above.
I will say this though, I always end up at the BYO website reading available articles when researching something, and I end up in a black hole thanks to style profile.

 

[cheddarhed3]

Got an AHA membership and BYO subscription as I travel a lot and like to have the magazine handy and don't always have wifi/internet. Both are awesome and due to the content consider both of them good investments.

 

[kadozen]

AHA membership also opens the door for competitions and such. Off topic some, but another plus if you do the competition thing.

 

[BeerFireBrew]

No kidding, I did the free trial and just paid for a subscription yesterday. I've read many back issues and think it's worth it.

 

[evsol]

BYO is a great magazine...even though I have been brewing for 15 years, I still find articles and recipes that are worth the small subscription price alone. I also value my AHA membership for both Zymurgy and the things that the AHA can accomplish with the power of many homebrewers!

 

[unionrdr]

I've been thinking of joining the AHA myself. Zymurgy & all the other things they have done & try to do sounds great. But BYO is definitely worth it as well.

 

[buzzerj]

Our home-brew club president (he uses the term Primary Fermenter) is Marc Martin who writes the Beer Replicator column in BYO. It's nice to have friends in high places. I wouldn't miss a BYO edition.

 

[pegcitybrewer]

Simply put I love byo, jamils style profiles are awesome, they aren't afraid to redo/update topics they have previously covered, it's just amazing.

Too many good things to tell. Issues that I originally found uninteresting/not helpful always get pulled out again later

 

[govner1]

Absolutely!!

 

[myerstyson]

I like it. Only subscribed since last September, and I plan on continuing.

 

[lurker18]

I have had a sub for at least five years, just re subbed. Only thing I wish they did was go back to the multi year subscriptions. I just ended a 3 year sub, and the only option now was one year. I would have taken the three year no questions.

 

[TheCrackpot]

Just be prepared to start receiving subscription renewal letters in the mail almost immediately after getting your first issue. Expect them two or three times a month for the remainder of your subscription.

 

[guitarguy6]

Just be prepared to start receiving subscription renewal letters in the mail almost immediately after getting your first issue. Expect them two or three times a month for the remainder of your subscription.

I subscribed 6-7 months ago and have only received 1 renewal letter. I have found the magazines to be quite good and I'll probably stay subscribed for as long as I'm a homebrewer.