May 2026 Lehigh Valley Homebrewers Newsletter
- Steve Anthony
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
Greetings Brewers,
Our meeting this month will be on Tuesday, May 26th, at the Nazareth Brew Co. in Nazareth, PA. They're open to the public beginning at 4pm and have a kitchen, so stop by early to grab something to eat. Our meeting, as usual will start at 7:30PM.
A reminder that the Kreidersville Covered Bridge Festival is June 6th and 7th, and is a great opportunity to serve your beer to the public in support of the last covered bridge in Northampton. We're still looking for people to come serve, so RSVP if you're able to make it! If you can't make it and would like to send beer, let one of the officers know and someone will take it out.
Thanks to everyone who came out for Big Brew at Yergey's this month, and to the All Things Fermentable homebrew club for coming out to join us! It was a great opportunity to hang out with some new people, share some beer, and brew up a Belgian Pale Ale to support the Wildlands Conservancy. Look for an announcement with a release date and meetup to taste it in the next couple weeks! A special thank you to Epiphany Craft Malt for donating the malt and allowing us to have an even bigger charitable impact!
Thank you as well to everyone who came out to celebrate Rob's successful collab beer release, Kraken Krisp and to everyone who came out to serve and run brewing demonstrations at the Cheers to 250! exhibit opening at the National Museum of Industrial History. We'll be serving there regularly throughout the year, so plan to set aside a growler and come hang out. Keep an eye on the events page for dates! There's always a lot of events which will be starting end of summer, so make sure to start brewing for those as well!
Finally, the usual reminder that we've been looking for an alternative with a low barrier to entry for notifying those interested in news, festival opportunities, or event reminders, etc. outside of the monthly newsletter cycle. To this end, we've created the "LVHB News" Google Group. If you're interested, you should be able to search for lvhb-news@googlegroups.com in the Google Groups search and request to join.
See you Tuesday,
Steve Anthony
LVHB Club President
Future Meetings:
Meetings are open to anyone (21 and older) who home brews (beer, wine, cider, mead) or is interested in learning about home brewing. Our club has over 30 certified judges and several members who have "gone pro" by opening their own brewery, meadery, or distillery! - So bring your latest craft creation and get some constructive feedback and/or accolades!
UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS
OUR BREWERS (are awesome!)
CLUB COMPETITIONS
Nothing upcoming, but suggestions are welcome!
UPCOMING BJCP COMPETITIONS
Full list is available here.
Recommended Local Homebrew Competitions:
Competition | Date | Registrations Due | |
7/25/2026 | 6/30/2026 | ||
8/1/2026 | 7/10/2026 | ||
8/30/2026 | 8/15/2026 |
OTHER CLUB INFO
The details for most of our happenings (news, events, etc.) will either be included in the monthly newsletter or will be found on the LVHB Website Club Info page. More random thoughts, photos, and links will be shared via the club Facebook page. Find photos of our brewing activities on Instagram! @lehighvalleyhomebrewers
Are you an AHA member? It's a good time to consider adding or renewing an AHA Membership for yourself or your brewing buddy. Use our link (click the image below) and the club gets credit for your membership!
Member Benefits
Keystone Homebrew Supply offers 10% off online and in-store purchases for LVHB members as well as a points based loyalty reward program. They offer weekly local delivery on Saturday at Bonn Place in Bethlehem (just place your order by Thursday). Keystone offers full sacks of grain as well as a large selection of brewing and wine making equipment. Also, for most local competitions they provide a drop off point so you don't have to mail in your entries! https://www.keystonehomebrew.com/ Hop and Grain offers members 20% off purchases on their online store, free shipping and flexible local pick-up options. You'll find them very accommodating, even if you require a special order. https://hopandgrain.us/
Brew Hardware offers members a 5% discount as well! https://www.brewhardware.com/Default.asp
GrogTags offers members 15% off with the code on the member page - get creative with your labels and prepare for the 2025 label competition!
There's no excuse not to brew because you can't get ingredients or equipment! Thank you to the local shops that support our club!
See all the benefits of membership as well as how to join here.
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