Homebrewing

September 13, 2016 - 1:28pm

September is Prostates Cancer Awareness Month; thank you to those who donated

This past Saturday, we kicked off our 7th Annual Homebrew Competition.  Part of the festivities that day also included a fundraiser for Pints for Prostates, a grass roots campaign that uses beer to reach men and start crucial conversations about their health.  With help from Pints for Prostates, we shared statistics about prostate cancer including ...

September 13, 2016 - 1:26pm

Photo gallery: 7th Annual Bell's Homebrew Competition kick-off

Our 7th annual Homebrew Competition Kick-off and wort giveaway was this past Saturday.  Just over 200 homebrewers signed up for wort, the first of which lined up just after 5 a.m.! Thank you to all who joined us for wort, the Expo (especially our vendors) and our brewers who worked through the night to get everything ready! Check out the photo gallery below and...

August 11, 2016 - 3:48pm

Bale So Hard was the winning recipe from the 6th Annual Bell's Homebrew Competition

We hosted a special tapping of the 2015 Bell’s Homebrew Competition on Aug. 13 at the Eccentric Cafe. Bale So Hard is dry-hopped farmhouse ale developed by David Hellen. It beat out 131 other entries that were submitted and judged by Bell's employees during our sixth annual competition.  Hellen and our Pub Brewing Operations Manager, Zeke Bogan,...

August 8, 2016 - 3:32pm

DETAILS FOR 2016 BELL'S HOMEBREW COMPETITION NOW AVAILABLE

Our 7th Annual Bell’s Homebrew Competition Kick-off & Expo is coming up on Sept. 10 at Bell’s Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo. The homebrewer who takes first place from this year's competition will get to brew their recipe at our original brewery to then go on tap at the Café next door. The first place winner will also attend the Great American...

July 22, 2016 - 11:02am

Homebrewing tip: How to pick the right juice for cider

Brewing a cider? One of the most important things is picking out the right ingredients, in this case, apple cider. In the video below, TJ from our General Store explains what kind of apple juice you need to start brewing. If you are interested in homebrewing or have any specific questions, stop by our General Store or sign up for one of our homebrewing classes. Have a...

May 13, 2016 - 6:01pm

Homebrew classes now offered by Bell’s General Store

We’re excited to announce that our General Store will be offering classes this summer on homebrewing, cheese making and draught line management. Each class begins at 6 p.m. and doors open at 5:45 p.m. Each class costs $10 per person and there is a limit of 12 people per class. Each participant must be 21 years of age and over. Below is a list of current classes....

May 4, 2016 - 1:29pm

Celebrate National Homebrew Day with this Two Hearted clone recipe

Today we celebrate National Homebrew Day. It all began for us when our founder Larry Bell started brewing on a 15 gallon soup pot. More than 30 years later, homebrewing continues to be an important part of who we are as a brewery. So, how are you going to celebrate? Here is a link from the American Homebrewers Association of a clone recipe brewed by two of our...

May 3, 2016 - 9:17pm

Coffee IPA and employee homebrew winner, ‘Wide Eye PA,’ now on tap

If you’ve been to the Eccentric Café recently you may have have tried Wide Eye PA, but may not know it was the winner of our Employee Homebrew Competition. Now in its second year, teams are made up of employees from across the brewery. Each group presents the beer they brewed together over the summer during our annual Bell’s Family Meeting in September. Wide Eye PA was selected...

November 3, 2015 - 4:43pm

Winners of Bell’s 6th Annual Homebrew Competition announced

COMSTOCK, Mich. – Winners of the 6th Annual Bell’s Homebrew Competition were announced Nov. 1st during the 7th Annual All Stouts Day at Bell’s Eccentric Café. Eleven homebrewers placed out of the 132 entries that were submitted. This year’s winners list also features some familiar names from past competitions. First place went to David Hellen for his Farmhouse Ale brewed...

September 24, 2015 - 4:01pm

Books and beer: Booktoberfest returns for another round

Kalamazoo Public Library’s 2nd Annual Booktoberfest features three different sessions lead by two of our staff. John Mallett, Director of Operations here at Bell’s and author of “Malt: A Practical Guide From Field to Brewhouse,” along with David Curtis, Bell’s General Store Manager, will both lead homebrew related sessions. Mallett will speak on Sept. 29 about how to select...

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