The Amateur Brewer is a newsletter containing historical information, general information, and answers to readers' queries about brewing beer at home. Number 7-1 of the quarterly Amateur Brewer newsletter contains the clarification, "The Amateur Brewer is published annually in June. The Amateur Brewer Newsletter is published four times a year in October, December, February and April." Published in October 1980, Number 7-1 features an article on the Whole Earth Catalog's review of Eckhardt's treatise on lager beers as well as their review the Amateur Brewer newsletter. The rest of this issue contains news and commentary from readers, an article on yeast and the health benefits drinking moderate amounts of beer.