BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast

This week Ken Schramm from Schramm’s Meadery joins me to discuss big sweet fruity meads and melomels. Ken is a founder of the Mazer Cup, author of the book The Compleat Meadmaker, nationally award winning mead maker, and founder of Schramm’s Meadery near Detroit. You can find show notes and additional episodes on the blog … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/mead-making-and-melomels-with-ken-schramm-beersmith-podcast-143/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Mead Making and Melomels with Ken Schramm – BeerSmith Podcast #143</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Dr Charlie Bamforth joins me this week to discuss clarity and haze in beer as well as steps you can take to improve clarity through finings, conditioning and brewing techniques. You can find additional episodes and show notes here.

Rory Lawton joins me from Berlin, Germany to discuss the tradition of the German Purity Law or “Reinheitsgebot” and some very controversial efforts to challenge it. Along the way we discuss the history of the law, how it has evolved and how it affects brewing in Germany. You can find additional episodes and show notes … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/german-brewing-traditions-and-reinheitsgebot-beersmith-podcast-141/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">German Brewing Traditions and Reinheitsgebot – BeerSmith Podcast #141</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Chris Graham, President at MoreBeer joins me to talk about large all grain beer brewing equipment for home brewers. Chris and I discuss RIMS and HERMS systems, pumps, chillers and more. You can view show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Matt Brynildson, the Brewmaster for Firestone Walker and five time GABF brewer of the year joins me this week to discuss hops and brewing Firestone Walker’s beers. You can view show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Michael Fairbrother, the founder of Moonlight Meadery joins me this week to discuss how to make Braggot which is a combination of beer and mead made from both honey and barley grain. You can find show notes and additional episodes on the BeerSmith blog here.

Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss his new book “Brewing Local – American Grown Beer” which includes a history of brewing distinctly American beers and local ingredients. You can find additional episodes and show notes here.

Drew Beechum joins me to talk about experimental homebrewing, his new book Homebrew All Stars, the launch of his podcast, saisons and more in this week’s podcast. You can find show notes and additional episodes here on the BeerSmith blog.

John Mallet, Director of Operations at Bell’s Brewery and Andrea Stanley from Valley Malting join me to have a discussion about craft malt houses, malt and how small malt and hop houses are changing the face of craft beer. You can find show notes and additional episodes here.

Gary Glass, the Director of the American Homebrewers Association joins me this week to discuss the Great American Beer Festival, Brew Guru, Pro-Am Beer Competition, homebrew laws, new hop products and more. You can find additional show notes and episodes here.

Ron Pattinson joins me this week to discuss the surprisingly complex history of Scottish beer brewing. We learn that Scotland had a rich and complex history brewing a wide variety of beers both for internal consumption and export. You can find additional episodes and show notes here.

Marshall Schott, author of the Brulosophy blog joins me this week to discuss some of the innovative experiments he and others are doing comparing home brewing techniques and ingredients. This is one episode you don’t want to miss! You can find additional episodes and show notes here.

Dr Chris White, the President of White labs joins me this week to discuss an ongoing collaboration to unlock the genetic code of yeast. Chris has been working with scientists around the world to categorize various types of yeast and tie their genetic codes to yeast traits. You can view the full episode with show … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/unlocking-the-genetic-code-of-brewing-yeast-with-chris-white-beersmith-podcast-131/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Unlocking the Genetic Code of Brewing Yeast with Chris White – BeerSmith Podcast #131</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Gordon Strong, President of the Beer Judge Certification Program, joins me this week to discuss Modern Homebrew Recipes and his philosophy for designing beer recipes. Gordon provides a unique perspective on how he creates award winning beer recipes. You can find show notes for this episode here.

William Brennand and Stefan Occhi from the University of Nottingham in the UK join me this week to discuss their Master’s level brewing project called “zerogravity”. They are part of a team brewing at a commercial level as a capstone project for their degrees. You can find additional episodes and show notes here.

John Palmer joins me this week to discuss beer brewing yeast, the yeast life cycle and his upcoming new edition of “How to Brew” in a show recorded from the Homebrew Con 2016 show floor in Baltimore. You can find additional episodes and show notes here.

This week it is an honor to host Peter Bouckaert, the brewmaster at New Belgium Brewing to discuss his new book Wood and Beer. Peter has been at New Belgium for over 20 years, and has just finished his book on wood and barrel aged beers with co-author Dick Cantwell. You can find the full … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/wood-and-beer-with-peter-bouckaert-beersmith-podcast-127/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Wood and Beer with Peter Bouckaert – BeerSmith Podcast #127</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

This week I visit Jay’s Brewing shop in Manassas Virginia and interview Thomas Boman on what its like to own and operate a small local homebrew shop. You can find the show notes for this episode here.

Stan Hieronymus, the author of “For the Love of Hops” joins me this week to discuss recent trends in hop varieties, hop techniques and brewing better beer with hops. You can find the show notes and additional episodes here.

Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, joins me this week to talk about embracing homebrewing and shares many of the advantages that home brewers enjoy versus professional beer brewers. You can find additional episodes and the show notes here.

Gary Glass, the Director of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) joins me to discuss trends in homebrewing, the AHA, and this year’s HomebrewCon 2016 conference. Gary is Director of the 40,000+ member AHA organization representing American home brewers. You can find the full episode show notes here.

Jake Keeler and Michael Dawson join me from Brewer Supply Group to discuss some of the new trends in beer brewing ingredients. Jake and Michael are both active in the home brewing industry as well as brewing supply industry. You can find the show notes for this episode here.

Dr Charles Bamforth, Professor of Malting and Brewing Science at the University of California at Davis joins me this week to discuss boiling your beer and some of the chemical processes involved in the boil. You can find the episode show notes here.

Mary Pellettieri, the author of “Quality Management: Essential Planning for Breweries” joins me this week to discuss how to ensure quality in beer including planning, measurement, consistency and quality control. You can find the full episode blog entry and show notes here.

Michael Fairbrother, award winning mead maker and CEO of Moonlight Meadery joins me this week to discuss making fruit meads and melomels. Michael uses fruit in many of his top selling meads and has a unique perspective on what fruits to use and how to get the best mead from fruit and honey! You can … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/melomel-meads-and-fruit-with-michael-fairbrother-beersmith-podcast-119/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Melomel – Meads and Fruit with Michael Fairbrother – BeerSmith Podcast #119</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Christian Krzykwa from Industrial Test Systems joins me to discuss how to measure your beer brewing water, understanding a water report and also managing your mash pH. With the introduction of test kits and pH meters you can use at home you can get more control than ever over your brewing water and the beer … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/beer-water-testing-with-christian-krzykwa-beersmith-podcast-118/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Beer Water Testing with Christian Krzykwa – BeerSmith Podcast #118</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering joins me this week to discuss brewing “big” high gravity beers. John covers some of the special challenges including reduced mash efficiency, split mashing, balancing your big beer and fermentation and aging. You can find the full episode show notes here.

Author John Palmer joins me this week to discuss German Wheat Beer styles and beer brewing. John just returned from a trip to Germany and he shares some of his tips for brewing the perfect Weizen or Weisse. You can find the show notes for this episode here.

Randy Mosher tells us why almost everything we’ve been told about the history of beer is wrong. In a wide ranging interview, Randy shares why many of our beer stories are actually myths, and shares a history of beer that is much more varied and dynamic than previously thought. You can find podcast show notes … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/historical-beer-myths-with-randy-mosher-beersmith-podcast-115/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Historical Beer Myths with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #115</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Dr Pat Hayes, Professor of Barley Breeding at Oregon State University, is my guest this week to discuss advances in barley breeding, genetics and what beer brewers can look forward to from future barley varieties. The show notes for this episode can be found here.

Chris Lohring, the founder of Notch Brewing joins me this week to discuss brewing Czech Lagers. Chris has been brewing Czech Lagers as session beers since 2010 and has some interesting insights on Czech lagers and their variants. You can view the full episode show notes here.

CJ Shamas joins me this week to discuss his barrel aged sour beer program. CJ has come up with a method to schedule his beers to maximize the flavor and utilization of oak barrels for making great beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Mary Izett, author of the new book “Speed Brewing” joins me this week to discuss rapid brewing of all grain beer as well as mead, cider, Buch and Kefir. She provides some great tips on how to create a variety of fermented beverages on a short time scale. You can find the full episode with … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/speed-brewing-with-mary-izett-beersmith-podcast-111/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Speed Brewing with Mary Izett – BeerSmith Podcast #111</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

John Blichmann, President of Blichmann Engineering joins me this week to discuss starting a nano-brewery including equipment options as well as many of the business considerations that come into play with starting a beer brewery on a shoestring. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Adam Shake joins me this week to discuss making beer with electric brewing systems, and we cover a wide variety of equipment topics including heating elements, pumps and different types of controllers to automate your brewing system. You can see the full episode with show notes here.

Michael Dawson, former host of Brewing TV joins me this week to discuss brewing the perfect sour beer. Michael shares some amazing tips for quickly brewing a Berliner Weisse as well as Lambic in this special episode recorded at the National Homebrew Conference in San Diego. You can find the full episode and show notes … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/brewing-sour-beers-with-michael-dawson-beersmith-podcast-108/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Brewing Sour Beers with Michael Dawson – BeerSmith Podcast #108</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Chris Graham, the President of MoreBeer joins me this week to discuss methods for rapidly chilling your wort when home brewing beer. Chris discusses immersion chillers, counter-flow chillers and plate chillers and how rapidly cooling your wort can make better beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Stan Hieronymus, brewing author and most recent winner of the AHA Governing Committee award, joins me this week to discuss hops and emerging beer styles. Stan is the author of “For the Love of Hops”, “Brew Like a Monk” and also “Brewing with Wheat”. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Dr Charlie Bamforth, Distinguished Professor of Brewing Science from the University of California at Davis joins me this week to discuss malted barley, its alternatives and the huge impact malt has on beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

BJCP President Gordon Strong joins me to discuss the 2015 BJCP Beer Style Guide update that was just released by the Beer Judge Certification Program. The new, expanded style guide is used worldwide by home and professional brewers for competition and brewing great beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Brewing author Drew Beechum is my guest this week to discuss how you can transform one beer into another with a few simple changes to your recipe. Drew’s approach to recipe design is unique – so join me for another great episode! You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Denny Conn joins me this week to discuss a number of experiments he has made on evaluating and improving your beer. Specifically he addresses decoction mashing, first wort hopping and biases in evaluating your beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Gary Glass, the Director of the American Homebrewer’s Association (AHA) joins me this week to discuss the AHA and also what is in store for the 2015 National Homebrew Conference which is scheduled for June 11-13 in San Diego. Gary also tells us about the AHA and Brewer’s Association. You can see the full episode … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/national-homebrewers-conference-with-gary-glass-beersmith-podcast-101/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass – BeerSmith Podcast #101</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Top beer brewing authors John Palmer and Randy Mosher join me for a special episode #100 to answer some of your questions about brewing better beer. John is the author of the popular “How to Brew” book and video series and Randy Mosher has made a splash with his new book “Mastering Homebrew”. You can … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/beer-brewing-qa-with-john-palmer-and-randy-mosher-beersmith-podcast-100/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Beer Brewing Q&A with John Palmer and Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #100</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Chris Graham, the President of MoreBeer joins me this week to discuss brewing the perfect Bohemian Pilsner. Bohemian Pilsners are one of the more challenging lagers to brew, but Chris provides some great tips to get started with this great beer style. You can find the full version of the podcast with show notes here.

Randy Mosher just published his new book Mastering Homebrew which I believe will soon become a home brewing classic. This week I join Randy to talk about his new book which covers a huge number of beer brewing techniques, ingredients, and focuses on the flavor of beer instead of just the technical aspects. You can … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/mastering-homebrew-with-randy-mosher-beersmith-podcast-98/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Mastering Homebrew with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #98</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Michael Mraz from Mraz Brewing joins us to follow up on his nano-brewery startup. Michael launched his own 3 barrel brewery specializing in Belgian beers in a tiny 1000 sq foot shop in the Spring of 2013, and this week he shares some of his lessons learned in moving from amateur to pro-brewer. You can … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/nano-brewery-start-up-with-michael-mraz-beersmith-podcast-97/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Nano-Brewery Start Up with Michael Mraz – BeerSmith Podcast #97</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Mitch Steele, the Brewmaster at Stone Brewing Co joins me this week to discuss trends in IPAs. India Pale Ale has exploded the last few years, and is now one of the fastest growing styles in Craft Brewing. Mitch Steele at Stone is leading the trend. You can find full details on this episode including … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/trends-in-india-pale-ale-ipa-with-mitch-steele-beersmith-podcast-96/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Trends in India Pale Ale (IPA) with Mitch Steele – BeerSmith Podcast #96</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Michael Tonsmeire joins me to share some of his top pro beer brewing secrets. Michael provides 12 tips from the top brewers and shares his experience as an author and contributor to Modern Times brewery. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

John Mallett, the Director of Operations at Bell’s Brewing joins me to talk about his new book “Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse” This is the final book in the four part Brewing Element series from Brewer’s Publications. John discusses varieties of malt, the malting process and how various malts are used in … <a href="https://beersmith.com/content/malt-for-beer-brewing-with-john-mallett-beersmith-podcast-94/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Malt for Beer Brewing with John Mallett – BeerSmith Podcast #94</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>