The Big Brew, an annual event to celebrate National Homebrew Day, was held today in Memphis at Hampline Brewing Co.
The event drew about a dozen brewers from the Memphis Brewers Association and Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs homebrew clubs.
Hampline provided the wort — the liquid extracted from the mashing process — that served as a base. Homebrewers then added then own steeping grains and hops, which differed based on each brewer’s recipe, and made either 5 or 10 gallons of beer.
It was Hampline’s third year to host the Big Brew, said Hampline head brewer Wes Osier, who also gave homebrewers a tour of Hampline’s brewing system.
“I started out as a homebrewer, and I really appreciate the community,” Osier said. “This is a way of giving back.”
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