National Organic Homebrew Challenge

Seven Bridges Cooperative, a certified organic homebrew supplier, is hosting the worlds first all organic homebrew competition which is open to home brewers of beer throughout the United States.

This is the first time a contest has been held for beer brewed at home using only organically grown ingredients, GMO free yeast (most yeast packaged for homebrewers, including White Labs and Wyeast brands, is GMO free), and no chemical or artificial additives. By accepting only organically brewed beer entries, the contest represents the first opportunity organic homebrewers have had to compete fairly against other organic brewers in an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition.

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Anybody know anything else about this?

BEER HISTORY

Ancient History

Historians speculate that prehistoric nomads may have made beer from grain & water before learning to make bread.

Beer became ingrained in the culture of civilizations with no significant viticulture.

Noah’s provisions included beer on the Ark.

Read the rest at http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/raley_timetable.shtml

Should we go back to brewing that way? I guess, anything in the name of “Organic”

http://www.breworganic.com/Catalog/Malt_extract.htm

It does look like it costs more, but is it worth it? Really, I don’t know. Man has been brewing beer for a long time, what happened? Did they have “Global Warming” back in the 1500′s? I am sure that everything had to be organic then, there were no chemicals, there wasn’t much of anything. Back then, they just Brewed it, bugs and all!