September 2026 Lehigh Valley Homebrewers Newsletter
Greetings Brewers,
Our meeting this month will be on Monday, September 28th, at Yergey Brewing in Emmaus, PA. They are open to the public on Monday so stop by early to grab something to eat from Tré Woodfired's food truck. Our meeting, as usual, will start at 7:30PM. Note that Yergey's closes at 9PM, so we will be finished at that time.
A reminder that Saturday October 10th, the club is planning to serve at a Oktoberfest charity event at Coplay Saengerbund from 4-7pm.This event will be raising money for Alzheimer's research through the Lehigh Valley Walk to End Alzheimer's. We'd love to have a couple more things to serve, so register on the events page is you're available or have something to send.
Sunday, October 25th, the club will be back at the annual Engineers without Borders fundraising event at DeSales University from 1-5pm. This event supports the professional chapter of the Lehigh Valley to build a better world through engineering projects that empower communities to meet their basic human needs. See Joe Kalinosky if you're available to send something or come out and help serve.
Given all these festivals, are you RAMP certified? The Responsible Alcohol Management Program Server/Seller training is being offered through the club again this year on Saturday November 14. If your certification will be expiring this year, or if you'd like to become certified, sign up now as seats are limited. A reminder that some festivals, eg. Arts Quest Steelstacks Beer Fest, require that you be RAMP certified to participate.
Thanks to everyone who came out to help at Keystone Homebrew Supply's Club Barrel Brew Day! The Wheatwine is fermenting away and we're all looking forward to trying it at Judgement Day next year!
Thanks to everyone who came out for LV Pride and First Friday at the National Museum of Industrial History this past month as well. We had quite the crowd this year at Pride and some of the most genuine interest I've seen from a festival crowd in quite a while. Hopefully we'll see some new faces eager to learn more about homebrewing! We raised $200 in donations for the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and had a great time.
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
Check the events page for the latest happenings!
OUR BREWERS (are awesome!)
Keep an eye out for more awesomeness!
CLUB COMPETITIONS
Nothing upcoming, but suggestions are welcome!
UPCOMING BJCP COMPETITIONS
Full list is available here.
Recommended Local Homebrew Competitions:
Competition | Date | Registrations Due | |
10/24/2026 | 09/10/2026 | ||
11/14/2026 | 11/1/2026 | ||
12/5/2026 | 11/22/2025 |
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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