Editing Homebrewing (section)

==Brewing culture==
People choose to brew their own beer for a variety of reasons. Many homebrew to avoid a higher cost of buying commercially equivalent beverages.<ref>
{{cite book
|last=Collins
|first=Stacy Tibbetts, editor; Jim Parker, brewing consultant; photography by James
|title=Basic homebrewing: all the skills and tools you need to get started
|year=2006
|publisher=Stackpole Books
|location=Mechanicsburg, PA
|isbn=0-8117-3259-2
|edition=1st}}
</ref> Brewing domestically also affords one the freedom to adjust recipes according to one's own preference, create beverages that are unavailable on the open market or beverages that may contain fewer calories, or less or more alcohol.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brewingyourown.com/home-beer-brewing/adding-up-the-calories-home-brewing-low-calorie-beer-46/ |title=Decreasing calories in beer by making your own |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118202620/http://www.brewingyourown.com/home-beer-brewing/adding-up-the-calories-home-brewing-low-calorie-beer.html |archive-date=18 January 2013 |access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref>

Some people join homebrewing clubs and enter homebrew competitions.<ref>
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|url=http://www.craftbrewing.org.uk/
|title=Craft Brewing Association
|publisher=www.craftbrewing.org.uk
|access-date=14 July 2009
}}
</ref> The [[Beer Judge Certification Program]] (BJCP) is an American organization that oversees homebrew competitions, certifies judges, and offers categories for judging. Similar British organizations are The National Guild of Wine and Beer Judges,<ref>
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|url=http://www.ngwbj.org.uk/
|title=National Guild of Wine and Beer Judges - Home Page
|publisher=www.ngwbj.org.uk
|access-date=14 July 2009
}}
</ref><ref>
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|url=http://www.ngwbj.org.uk/beer_styles.html
|title=National Guild of Wine and Beer Judges - Beer Styles
|publisher=www.ngwbj.org.uk
|access-date=14 July 2009
}}</ref>
and the National Association of Wine and Beermakers (Amateur) - (NAWB), who have held an annual show since 1959.<ref name="NAWB - History">{{cite web
|url=http://www.nawb.org.uk/history.html
|title=NAWB - History
|publisher=www.nawb.org.uk
|access-date=14 July 2009
}}</ref>