Done. Surprised that there were no specific questions about HomebrewCon. I've been to several and enjoyed them all, but will never attend a mini-conference at GABF.
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I have never logged out since I started I think. I just close the app and boom, it is ready when I open it again. Not sure what I did so I cannot be of much help there. LOL
I was a member there up until about a week ago. I never seem to get my magazine in the mail and when I do I give it a quick look and it goes in the recycle bin. I appreciate the info I have gotten from the folks there and still post and reply to what I think I can help with. Denny is the guy I tend to listen to when I get info as he seems to be pretty spot on with the style and way I brew, and the others there have been a wealth of info. In the end, now that my local Morebeer has closed there is no benefits that I would use to justify the membership. With that said, I have learned a lot and they have some great folks there as well as they do here. Both sites, I think, can be very helpful and I would encourage all to join both.
But they sure love to know our sexual orientation these days, it's all the rage with the young people today. Uh-oh, I'm about to get deleted.I filled it out. Surprised. It didnt ask me how much my rent/mortgage was
This is a little confusing (at least to me), so for clarity: The AHA is not just a forum or a magazine, it's an organization.
Also, to anyone interested, you do not need to be a member to view and share knowledge on the AHA forum. Even as most online forums are dying or dead, there are still a few decent people left on that one.
Completed, AHA lifetime member since 80’s
There’s an Opportunity for AHA to grab legalization of home distilling much as it did for homebrewing in the 70/80’s. A couple years ago I presented distilling at a club meeting, with the all in one brewing equipment it’s an easy and inexpensive step to home distilling.
There’s an Opportunity for AHA to grab legalization of home distilling much as it did for homebrewing in the 70/80’s. A couple years ago I presented distilling at a club meeting, with the all in one brewing equipment it’s an easy and inexpensive step to home distilling.
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There's quite a movement afoot for this. A federal judge in Texas just ruled the ban on home distilling unconstitutional.
https://boingboing.net/2024/07/11/texas-judges-ruling-may-legalize-moonshine-making.html
There was even some hubbub here in my state of MN, with a proposed bill.
https://www.fox9.com/news/alcohol-spirits-home-distilling-in-minnesota-could-become-legal
My apologies for any confusion. Yes, AHA is an organization and the AHA forum is, like this one, a great place to get knowledge and insight from fellow brewers. And yes, you don't have to be a member. I found that site before this one, and continue to monitor both as there is some great info passed on in both forums. My apologies for any confusion or any toes I might have stepped on. Both sites are fantastic places to get info and to share ideas.
I don't recall that in the survey. They did ask me the color of my skin, which was hard because I'm green.
It's not easy being green.
There's always "prefer not to answer." You can also skip the demographic section entirely in this survey.
There's always "prefer not to answer." You can also skip the demographic section entirely in this survey.
The magazine is the only reason I have been a member for the past decade but I am not renewing my membership when it expires in two months. I get both Zymurgy and BYO magazines and noticed a marked decline in useful homebrewing information in Zymurgy. I did a side by side comparison of 12 months from each magazine and it was clear that BYO has the most content directly related to homebrewing. I even contacted the AHA powers-that-be over an article about fermenting pickles or some such nonsense and the reply was 'well, it IS about fermenting!". There have been issues that I have flipped through on the way from the mailbox to the house and threw it in the trash can outside the garage before I even got back in the house. It had that little usable info in it! I'm done.
I did my part.
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I'm so mad to have missed this opportunity.
Although I take pawn as a Star Trek fan, so maybe less amphibian and more Orion.
Re AHA, I second the bit about distilling legalization. That would be an interesting avenue for intellectual expansion.
Sexual orientation is what you said. I assume you mean LGBQT+/*&^%$#@!. There was not a question regarding that. You might have meant gender, but I did not read that.
There WAS a question asking for my gender. So yes, that is true. They really only care if you're male or female, but other entries are there so not to offend anyone and thus wake the mob.
Sorry that was me. Some of us don’t know the difference. I see the difference now. Thank you.
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eta: yes, I took the survey.
A couple of things I've seen since then:
My guess is that it will take a couple of years before we see if AHA can 'catch up' to others with regard to curated content for brewing.
It's been a while since curated content (magazines, books, conferences) has been discussed.
A couple of things I've seen since then:
- 2022, 2023, 2024 has seen some newer voices self publishing ebooks. One may be priced such that it is a solid alternative to How to Brew, 4e when starting out. Maybe that other forum's wiki will update their excellent brewing book summary from around 2019.
- IIRC, CB&B magazine started publishing quarterly during this time. IMO, quality content from expert brewers that I want to follow. The digital archive contains full magazine issues.
- BeerSmith Podcast #306 (Jamil Zainasheff). The new book, briefly mentioned, appears to be this (via Amazon UK):
- BeerSmith Podcast #300 (John Palmer)
- BeerSmith Podcast #298 (Scott Janish) - mash hopping
- BeerSmith Podcast #293 & #269 (Colin Kaminski)
My guess is that it will take a couple of years before we see if AHA can 'catch up' to others with regard to curated content for brewing.
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DM you about magazine. Cheers.
Took the survey and joined AHA for 1 year, and got the free book.
I've been a member for years and filled out the survey but I emailed them on the 5th because I am not getting my magazines and emailed them again tonight because I still have not gotten a response from them.
BTW, thank you for jumping into another forum and for pulling we brewers all together. That is exactly how it should work - we are all in this together.
And, she is admirably humble for not sharing her creds here, but I'll do it for her. Julia is the executive director of the AHA. She's a BJCP judge, Cicerone, she's won homebrewing awards, and has published several works on the subject, mainly pairing beer with food (e.g., https://a.co/d/dfBWOvD). She is a stalwart representative for our hobby, appearing in loads of media events (and appearing so much better than most of us males for sure!).
I just wanted to assure anyone looking, she's not just a data collector and business analyst.
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DM you about this as I can't tell what email address you sent email from and no need to share that in public message. Cheers.
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Thanks for the words. I believe that is for sure and love homebrewing and the chance to advance it.
I joined last year for the first time. I have been with BYO since the beginning. I was hoping for more information and insights that I might be missing from other sources including forums and podcasts.
I won't be renewing to AHA. The articles and online content seems to duplicate what I see elsewhere. I enjoy being part of the HBT organization more than AHA.
I won't be renewing to AHA. The articles and online content seems to duplicate what I see elsewhere. I enjoy being part of the HBT organization more than AHA.
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Brian looks like our team replied to the 7/5 email and again just today. Any help still needed please don't hesitate to reach out as we stand ready to assist! https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/contact-us/
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Good to know. Again here is a recent summary on much of what the AHA offers on the chance you have interest to leverage more. Cheers.
Just wanted to post here that Julia responded very quickly to my post and sent a pm to get my issue taken care of. thanks for the help and great customer service.
Thanks for you reply and the link!
Just to offer more insight, the reason I'm not renewing AHA isn't any fault of the organization. Others have stated many reasons for and against but you'll find that with everything.
I started brewing in 1985:ish, there was zip for information back then. Fast forward to today and brewing information is everywhere, some of it actually useful.
Again thanks for a personal reply!
I vaguely remember getting an email with a survey link a month or two ago -- was this the same survey? Anyway, I filled it out.
The sad realization I came to in looking at all the AHA activities in which I don't participate is that I'm not really getting much out of my membership dollars. I get a link to Zymurgy, that's about it. I have the hard card, but the one place I've tried to use the discount, the server told me "We don't do that here." To be fair, the manager later came by and offered to give me the 10% off, but we had already settled the check and I had a bad taste in my mouth from the whole experience. I just wanted to get the heck out of that store.
The sad realization I came to in looking at all the AHA activities in which I don't participate is that I'm not really getting much out of my membership dollars. I get a link to Zymurgy, that's about it. I have the hard card, but the one place I've tried to use the discount, the server told me "We don't do that here." To be fair, the manager later came by and offered to give me the 10% off, but we had already settled the check and I had a bad taste in my mouth from the whole experience. I just wanted to get the heck out of that store.
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I'm currently a member. I'm not a member of a club because the local drinking cliq...er....brewing club...isn't really particularly interested in new members...or actually brewing. I'd intended to attend Homebrewcon in 2020. Like everything that fell apart. We planned to go to San Diego in 2023 but I injured my knee and couldn't commit to the trip (good thing--just had surgery a couple weeks back.) Sounds like I would have been disappointed. I realize that's not entirely on AHA but the plan for this year is a joke and beside a few minutes scanning Zymurgy and the useless "discount program" I don't see much benefit. From outside the AHA I'm not hearing good things about what the BA is doing. I'd love to be proven wrong and given a real reason but I just hear the same few reasons that really aren't much.
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