Have you Heard? HBC 2026 is Happening in Asheville, NC on June 19-20!
An Events Subcommittee of volunteer AHA members is working on planning education topics, speakers, events and MORE!!
Feel free to leave ideas on this post or message me.
Cheers 
Dave Losh, HBC chair.
Any idea when 1st Rnd registration and site dates will be announced?
Shortly - they’re dotting the t’s and crossing the i’s.
The official launch date is 2/3, though some FR sites might go up a few days earlier for testing.
There are 9 FR sites this year - Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Longmont, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tampa. The earliest scheduled judging dates are in San Diego, with the latest dates in Tampa.
Hi there – Chris P. Frey here. I am long time homebrewer and I am a local liaison for the American Homebrewers Associations National Homebrewers Conference sub-committee for the conference coming to Asheville, NC (https://homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/homebrewcon/).
The AHA is bringing back HomebrewCon and has set the dates (June 19th & 20th). This is an AHA members event that has been sorely missed the past few years. If you weren’t aware, the AHA recently gained its independence from its parent organization, the Brewers Association. A lot has gone on to set up a new structure for the AHA. But with its new found independence came the decision to bring back the conference.
I know there are a lot of questions floating out there, but be patient. What can you do now? First, make sure you are an active member of the AHA so that you get timely information when it is released and worry less about FOMO.
If you are a member of a homebrew club, light up your burners and start making homebrews to share during Club Night and for hospitality shifts at the Expo. If you haven’t attended a Club Night before, this is the most fun event of the conference! Clubs bring their tap systems, beers and many of them have themes, ranging from wacky outfits, types of homebrews, inspired booth designs…or just a club sign – it’s up to you.
I highly recommend that you consider extending your stay on the shoulders of this event and enjoy the offering of Asheville, NC. Voted “Beer City four times, Asheville has a vibrant beer culture, with many breweries walking distance to the conference location and many others within the area, along with a great variety of art galleries, restaurants, the Blue Ridge Parkway, national forests, The Biltmore Estate, beer tours and more. While Hurricane Helene walloped the area, it has come back strong and is open for business. So, enjoy the rising Phoenix of both HomebrewCon and Asheville.
Looking forward to seeing some old friends and making new ones.
Sue and I will be there!
I have just booked my hotel Crispy and look forward to meeting you in person there!
Paul
Doylestown PA
One of the exciting parts of being at HomeBrew Con is feeling the tension and joy as NHC winners are announced!!
Don’t miss out on participating in the NHC.
Registration for the 2026 National Homebrew Competition closes Feb. 25 at 8:00 a.m. MT.
Cheers!
Got my hotel Thurs to Sunday. Would like to steward at the beer judging on Thursday June 18. How would I sign up for that?
Great to hear that. I’m not sure they are quite set up for that yet. 
I will post when I find out.
Thanks. We hope to have a big group drive up for the club night party. How much will tickets to that event be so we can get the word out?
I am working on the registration site now. Still waiting on a few details before we go live for volunteers. Aiming for Monday.
Jen just to clarify - that’s volunteers for NHC in Asheville - not the conference, right?
Correct. I was responding to the comment about stewarding at the NHC, not HBC registration.
I’m coming out, too. My first time to that area - wondering how long I should stay? Annie
If you’re judging and conference then that’s 4 days taken up. I’d suggest at least being here a week, especially if you have particular breweries or destinations you want to visit.
Hey fellow Zymurgists, Do you or someone you know have something brew related that you’d like to share?
Call for session proposals at HOMEBREW CON 2026 is now open through March 15.
Registration is open! Check the main site. I have just registered. Very smooth except I selected the Club Night guest pass and it did not appear to go through. I can’t believe all 200 social passes have sold out already.
What is the listed price for a club night ticket?
