Links
Beer Ratings
- BeerAdvocate An online resource for beer ratings.
- RateBeer Another resource for beer ratings.
Communities
- AussieHomeBrewer.com Australian forums. One of the most active homebrew forums.
- HomeBrewTalk Probably the largest homebrew forum. Also has a decent wiki.
- Morebeer's Brew Chat The forum for the MoreBeer store
- The Brewing Network Forum The forum for the Brewing Network podcast
- The Northern Brewer Forum The forum for the Northern Brewer store
Homebrew
- How to Brew The first edition is available online for free.
Information
- A.J. deLang's Articles Some great articles. Includes new augmented SRM spreadsheet.
- BJCP Style Guidelines The official style guidelines for homebrewing.
- Brau Kaiser A site about brew science, especially related to German beers
- BYO Grains and Adjuncts Chart A great resource for info on grains and adjuncts.
- Fermentation Primer Some scientific information about fermentation.
- Hops Availability Chart Go here to find out where to buy a specific type of hops.
- Malt Chart Home Brewing Wiki malt chart
- Mr Malty Yeast Info A useful tool and yeast comparison.
- Realbeer A good place to learn more about beer.
Organizations
- American Homebrewers Association The community for homebrewers
- BJCP Go here if you want to be a judge or are looking for the official stlye guidelines.
- RIFT The Rhode Island homebrew club
Podcasts
- The Brewing Network Awesome podcasts and a wonderful community.
Publications
- Brew Your Own The How-To Homebrew Magazine
- Zymurgy The AHA’s magazine. Generally more advanced than BYO.
Stores
- Austin Homebrew Supply A large selection of homebrew supplies
- Beer Wine Hobby The online store of a local Massachusetts brew store
- Brewmasters Warehouse An interesting brew supply shop that has an integrated brew builder.
- Craft Brews Supplies My Rhode Island local homebrew shop.
- Freshops A great place to get hops.
- High Gravity Brew Homebrew supplies. About the only place with electric elements
- Hops Direct Another great place to get hops.
- Midwest Supplies One of the better places to get brew supplies online.
- MoreBeer Very good online brew store, especially for equipment.
- Northern Brewer My favorite online brew shop for grains I can’t find elsewhere.
- William's Brewing An online brew supplier.
Tools
- BeerSmith Easy-to-use brewing software for all levels of brewer.
- Brewtarget A simple piece of brewing software. This one is free.
- Kaiser Water Calculator (US) Water calculator from Brau Kaiser (adapted from John Palmer’s).
- ProMash Complex brewing software (no longer maintained)
