Alcohol consumption has historically been a contentious issue in the United States but nowadays home-brewing is increasingly a big business.<br /><br />Thousands of beer enthusiasts gathered in Philadelphia this week for the 35th annual National Homebrewers Conference to talk shop in various seminars such as "practical malting" - and down a few brews over a couple of days.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/