Meet a homebrewer

"You can blame it on my wife,"
Bruce Stott, on how he got
into homebrewing.

 

 

Bruce Stott, a retired music teacher, brewed his first batch of beer over 13 years ago when his wife gave him a beer kit as a gift.

Since then, Bruce has brewed countless gallons of beer and has experimented with brewing many different types of beers.

It didn't take Bruce long to realize he had a talent for brewing tasty beer. After a few good batches, Bruce decided to enter some of his homebrew in local contests, and discovered he had a knack for brewing award-winning beers.

In 2003, he became the Homebrewer of the Year for the American Homebrewers Association.

In 2006, Bruce entered his beer in the Samuel Adams Longshot American Homebrew Contest, and won.

Bruce also became a certified beer judge with the Beer Judge Certification Program, and judges contests himself.

But for Bruce, it's not about winning-- homebrewing is about the creativity and the satisfaction of brewing up a good beer.

 

All in a day's work:
Bruce Stott brewing at home

Find out more about Bruce’s beer and how he brews it.

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The American Homebrewer's Association
was the first group to recognize National Homebrew Day
in 1979. In 1988, Congress officially recognized the first
Saturday in May as National Homebrew Day.

There are no official numbers, but some homebrew
enthusiasts estimate that anywhere from 20,000 to 80,000
people homebrew in the United States annually.

Though Congress repealed existing
homebrewing prohibition laws in 1978, some
states still prohibit brewing at home. Find out if
homebrewing is still illegal in your state by visiting:
www.beertown.org/homebrewing/legal.html

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Tools you need to brew your own

Watch this slideshow to find out how you can get started.

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Kathryn Eident
Boston University
2008

 

Bruce was one of three winners for the 2006
Sam Adams Longshot American Homebrew Contest.

The other two winners were Sam Adams employees.