Homebrewing

March 6, 2017 - 12:50pm

How to: Culture Bell’s house yeast from a bottle or can of Bell’s beer

We don’t offer our house yeast for sale. But since we don’t filter any of our ales either, you can harvest it directly from the bottle or can. Any of our non-Belgian ales are good candidates for this. If you can get your hands on them, Oberon or Amber Ale are all good choices. What you will need: 1-3 bottles of beer, a vessel, a flame source and the same...

February 28, 2017 - 9:17am

Pre-order hop rhizomes from the Bell's General Store

Hop rhizome pre-orders are now open. You can select from seven different varieties from Hop Head Farms in Hickory Corners, Michigan: Centennial Cascade Chinook Glacier Magnum Crystal They will be harvested and available in early to mid-April. Orders are due by March 31.  Please note, rhizomes are available for in-store pick-up only (at the Bell...

February 9, 2017 - 11:00am

Employee Homebrew Challenge winning beer 'happy accident'

Mistakes happen all of the time, in both life and in brewing. Sometimes, nothing good comes out of them, and other times, mistakes result in something so amazing that we could not have planned. The good kind of mistake happened for our 2016 Employee Homebrew Competition winning beer.   “Pedal to the Kettle was a total accident,” said Jon, a brewer at Bell’s and team...

January 2, 2017 - 1:04pm

Upcoming homebrew classes at the Bell's General Store in February, March

From the basics of malt to setting up a home draught system or even making cheese, our General Store staff have a number of classes planned to help you make it through the cold winter months.  Beginners Malt Sunday, February 12th                Learn the ins and outs of all...

December 2, 2016 - 8:43am

Buy a homebrewing kit and attend our Brew Your First Batch Class for Free

Buy a homebrewing equipment kit from the General Store or online from December 1 -January 8  and receive a free ticket to our Brew Your First Batch: An Intro to Homebrewing class, on January 9 at 6 p.m. We have a number of different equipment kits that come with an assortment of items to help you get started with your first batch of beer....

November 7, 2016 - 2:09pm

And the winners of the 2016 Bell's Homebrew Competition are ...

The wait is over! The winners of our 7th Annual Homebrew Competition were announced during this year's All Stouts Day at the Eccentric Café. Eleven homebrewers placed out of the 146 that submitted this year. First place went to Evan Monroe for his hoppy saison brewed with peaches (Freedom of Peach). Monroe will get to brew his recipe at Bell’s original brewery to then...

November 1, 2016 - 7:21am

Homebrewing with all grain: Our general store can help with all of your needs

Whether you're just getting into all grain brewing or a seasoned homebrewer who can name every type of malt, our General Store can provide you with all the resources you need. Find all of your grain needs in our online store or better yet, stop by our grain room and chat with our knowledgeable and friendly staff at the General Store. They can guide you through our...

September 13, 2016 - 1:28pm

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

11/23/2017 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...

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,...

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