# 1976 - Joy of Brewing

**URL:** <https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/1976-joy-of-brewing/41279>\
**Category:** Classifieds\
**Created:** [May 21, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/1976-joy-of-brewing/41279 "2026-05-21T22:49:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![BakedAlaska](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@BakedAlaska](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/BakedAlaska)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/1976-joy-of-brewing/41279/1 "2026-05-21T22:49:34Z")

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Hi everyone!

I recently bought a box of old beer cans and found a copy of Charlie Papazian’s self-published 1976 Joy of Brewing in excellent condition. After a little research I figured I had something special. A couple of notecards with a handwritten recipe was in side. Would be cool to find out it was written by Charlie!

How would I go about reaching the people who would value it the most. I’m guessing this forum!

Thanks for any help!

 ![IMG_0183](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/original/3X/7/5/75c6cd46eec0c3dacd91c765d9c969f0e754f738.jpeg)

John

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

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**Author:** ![Drewch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/drewch/32/20911_2.png) [@Drewch](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Drewch)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/1976-joy-of-brewing/41279/2 "2026-05-22T01:10:28Z")

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That is really cool. But after a moderate amount of internet digging, I have no idea how to put a value on it.

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**Author:** ![BakedAlaska](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@BakedAlaska](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/BakedAlaska)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/1976-joy-of-brewing/41279/3 "2026-05-22T02:40:03Z")

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Yup, google AI suggested 200-500 depending on condition. I can’t find a record of one selling before. This is one of the note cards I found.

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**Author:** ![denny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/denny/32/13092_2.png) [@denny](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/denny)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/1976-joy-of-brewing/41279/4 "2026-05-22T14:48:05Z")

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Julia knows Charlie and sees him sometimes. She might be able to help.

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**Author:** ![BakedAlaska](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@BakedAlaska](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/BakedAlaska)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/1976-joy-of-brewing/41279/5 "2026-05-22T18:16:34Z")

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That would be awesome!