November 2025 Lehigh Valley Homebrewers Newsletter
- Steve Anthony
- Nov 13
- 4 min read
Greetings Brewers,
A reminder that our meeting will be early this month on Tuesday, November 18th, at Cellar Beast Winehouse in Andreas, PA. They've offered to do an optional tour and tasting for anyone interested, at $20 per-person. You are strongly encouraged to register for this if interested before Monday the 17th, so we can get them a headcount. This will begin at 7pm and the meeting will begin after the tasting concludes. Grab something to eat before you arrive, feel free to show up anytime after 6:30PM.
Club elections are this month, so if you're interested in being an officer, or know someone who is, nominations will be open again at the meeting before voting. If you're not able to commit to being an officer in 2026, but are curious about what the positions entail, let use know, and we'll add you to the officer meetings.
Thanks to everyone who came out to for Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day, and a special thanks to Chris Becker for hosting! We brewed about 40-50 gallons of the Russian Imperial Stout with an OG of about 1.100, which is happily fermenting away.
Thanks as well to everyone who helped serve beer for Engineers Without Borders this month, we were basically the bar for their event and helped to make it a successful fundraiser! It's always great to have an opportunity to give back and help raise money for a good cause.
Congratulations to Melody and Kyle Stout as they're taking over Space Time Mead and Cider Works, and just opened a tasting room location at the Quakertown Farmer's Market! We wish you all the best in your new venture. Get out there and see them, the Saw Palmetto mead is especially interesting!
If you're looking to become BJCP certified, we pushed out exam date back, from November to February 28, 2026. Watch the website and Google Group for info on registering. If you're looking to become a judge, our new provisional judges, Rob, Dennis, and Griffin will be happy to help you pass the online entrance exam.
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
Keep an eye on the events page and Google Group for upcoming events!
OUR BREWERS (are awesome!)
Congratulations to Melody and Kyle Stout as they're taking over Space Time Mead and Cidery, and just opened a tasting room location at the Quakertown Farmer's Market. Get out there and see them!
A reminder to go try Mike Biedler's Pro-Am collaboration beer "Not Hot", a jalapeño cream ale awarded at CRAFTED!, at Hijinx Brewing!
CLUB COMPETITIONS
Nothing upcoming, but suggestions are welcome!
UPCOMING BJCP COMPETITIONS
Full list is available here.
Recommended Local Homebrew Competitions:
Competition | Date | Registrations Due |
1/10/2025 | 12/28/2025 |
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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