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IBU member @dtemple03 filling kegs from barrel wit

IBU member @dtemple03 filling kegs from barrel with a simultaneous bourbon flex. #iowabrewersunion #homebrewing #dohomebrew #bourbon #desmoines #barrelaged #stout

Funked up Friday. Some #pellicleporn from member @

Funked up Friday. Some #pellicleporn from member @dtemple03 🦠 #iabrewersunion #homebrew #lactobacillus #brettanomyces

Homebrew NA beer?! 😧 IBU member @chesterwsmith

Homebrew NA beer?! 😧 IBU member @chesterwsmith created a de-alcolizing process by warming the beer and creating a vacuum to pull the vapor into flask. #iowabrewersunion #homebrew #dohomebrew #homebrewingexperience

Another successful IBU Open in the books! Thanks t

Another successful IBU Open in the books! Thanks to all those who volunteer their time to make this event possible and congrats to all those bringing home some hardware! 🍻 #iabrewersunion #ibuopen #homebrew #desmoines

Club member, Julian with a multi-level electric se

Club member, Julian with a multi-level electric setup ⚡️👌🏼 #homebrewingexperience #homebrewingonly #homebrewing #desmoines #iabrewersunion

Thanks to everyone who came out and tuned in onlin

Thanks to everyone who came out and tuned in online to our IBU Open awards ceremony! We had some great beers to celebrate both from the IBU and from all around the country. Thank you to all who entered this year and to the judges, stewards, and volunteers that helped keep things running smoothly. Special shout-out to our competition coordinator Zack Rice and to @confluencebrew for being an amazing host. Cheers 🍻🏆

Congrats to members @desmoinestony, Zack Rice and

Congrats to members @desmoinestony, Zack Rice and Tyler Wright for bringing home the hardware from the National Homebrewers Competition! 🏆 This is the 4th consecutive year an IBU member has won gold! #iabrewersunion #NHC #gold

Sometimes all this equipment finds new purposes. N

Sometimes all this equipment finds new purposes. Nitro cold brew ☕️ #notbeer #nitro #coldbrew #iabrewersunion #homebrewing #dohomebrew #homebrewingexperience

Had some great weather over the extended weekend.

Had some great weather over the extended weekend. Hope you were able to sneak a brew session in. 🇺🇸🍻 #iabrewersunion #homebrew #desmoines #homebrewing #homebrewingexperience #homebrewingonly

Gotta love the no O2 pressure transfer 👌🏼 @s

Gotta love the no O2 pressure transfer 👌🏼 @spikebrewing #homebrewingexperience #homebrewingonly #homebrewing #desmoines #iabrewersunion 📸: @chesterwsmith

IBU member John Luhmann aka Farmer John was the wi

IBU member John Luhmann aka Farmer John was the winner of the @blackgoldmalt challenge with his Irish Red, which was selected by @westhillbrewingcompany to brew on their system. Congrats, @jluhmann8r 🧑🏼‍🌾 and thanks to Black Gold Malt and West Hill Brewing! #iabrewersunion #westhillbrewingco #homebrewing #farmerjohn

Happy Holidays! 🎄🎅🏿

Happy Holidays! 🎄🎅🏿

Clean beer lines are happy beer lines 🍻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#iabrewersunion #cleanbeer #beerlines #homebrew #homebrewing #homebrewingexperience #homebrewingonly #dohomebrew #desmoines

Look at this beauty running down the canning line

Look at this beauty running down the canning line 😍 Thank you @confluencebrew for your continued support of the Iowa Brewers Union and the greater home brewing community! We are looking forward to this award winning Schwarzbier collaboration with club member @randydaniels1234. 🍻#iowabrewersunion #confluence #followmetobeer #schwarzbier

IBU member @staneksolutions making his All Iowa La

IBU member @staneksolutions making his All Iowa Lager with Pilsner malt from @blackgoldmalt and Saaz hops from @huluhops. #iabrewersunion #homebrew #pilsner #saaz #dohomebrew #lager

Our very own @randydaniels1234 had the opportunity

Our very own @randydaniels1234 had the opportunity to brew his IBU Open award winning Schwarzbier collaboration with @confluencebrew today! Looking forward to the release! 🍻 #iabrewersunion #confluencebrewing #followmetobeer

When your friend describes their fresh hopped IPA

When your friend describes their fresh hopped IPA as “earthy” and “dank”

¡Tepache! 🍍 Spontaneously fermented pineapple

¡Tepache! 🍍 Spontaneously fermented pineapple rinds with brown sugar and cinnamon sticks. This pellicle formed in 2 days. The wild world of probiotic beverages. #notbeer ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#iabrewersunion #spontaneous #brettanomyces #pellicleporn #homebrew #homebrewing #homebrewingexperience #homebrewingonly #dohomebrew #desmoines #sourbeer #pellicle #lactobacillus

English Barleywine in ⬇️ Barrel Aged Imperial

English Barleywine in ⬇️ Barrel Aged Imperial Stout out ⬆️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸: @dtemple03 #iabrewersunion #barrelaged #homebrew #homebrewing #homebrewingexperience #homebrewingonly #dohomebrew #desmoines

Big batch of Baltic Porter underway for #AHA #BigB

Big batch of Baltic Porter underway for #AHA #BigBrewDay. What are you guy’s brewing today? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#iabrewersunion #herms #electricbrewing #electricbrewery #homebrew #homebrewing #homebrewingexperience #homebrewingonly #dohomebrew #desmoines @spikebrewing

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