Comment This is not new (Score 4, Informative) 50
Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River published a homebrew recipe for Pliny the Elder along with a detailed description of how he designed it
Mitch Steele of Stone wrote a book on IPA which included recipes for many of Stone's beers
Craft brewing and homebrewing have a long and interconnected history
Many craft brewers started as homebrewers and many craft breweries own homebrew supply stores and support homebrew clubs
The craft brewers I have visited freely answered any questions I asked