Experimental Brewing

The Brew is Out There! New Years is almost here with it's Janus like powers of transformational drive. Denny and Drew sit down and review how they organize things in the brewhouse to make the brew day easier and more likely to happen. How do you organize things? Links Gamma Lids for Grain Storage: http://amzn.to/2zp5zOb Food Saver Vacuum Sealer: http://amzn.to/2D7BVPE Mobile Prep Table: http://amzn.to/2D6xo02 Toolbox: http://amzn.to/2BtgV5v This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

On this week's episode, we hit the pub to talk the beer business before jumping into the hot unwanted guest topic of the day – What is Saccharomyces Distaticus, why is it in the news and how do we kill it? And then we take a listener suggestion for an end of the year wrap up – with a revisit on some of our favorite questions and answers from the non-all Q&A shows. And then of course Drew leaves you with the most obvious current movie recommendation every because yeah.. Episode Links: BrewSwag.com – Use Code “Experimental” and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund! The High End's Elevate Program – https://www.brewbound.com/news/anheuser-busch-launches-new-elevate-initi… Brewer's Association's BPA Warning – https://www.brewersassociation.org/staff-voices/california-bpa-update/ Paradigm Shifts “Panty Dropper” – http://www.indeonline.com/news/20171208/now-open-massillons-first-craft-… Left Hand/White Labs Diastaticus Lawsuit – http://goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2017/12/11/its-fairly-widespread-y… Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:06:55 Announcements & Corrections 00:10:22 The Pub 00:27:14 The Lab – Saccharomyces Distaticus 00:37:12 Q&A 01:48:22 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs YCH Hops Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew is Out There! RECIPE SHOW Drew sits down with Michael Tonsmeire, aka the Mad Fermentationist, and walks through how you can get two juicy beers of radically different natures from one brew session. So sit back as we explore his Apricot infused Sour and super juicy New England IPA. Links Mike’s Blog: https://www.themadfermentationist.com/Mike’s Brewery: https://sapwoodcellars.comHop Juice Recipe: https://www.themadfermentationist.com/2015/06/hop-juice-north-east-ipa-r…Apricot Atomic Sour: https://www.themadfermentationist.com/2015/07/apricots-lactobacillus-and…BYO Boot Camp Featuring Mike: https://byo.com/byo-boot-camps/2018-san-diego-california-byo-boot-campZymurgy Splitting Article: http://digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/publication/frame.php?i=2… This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don’t forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don’t forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

On this week's episode, we correct things we got wrong, sit down and look at some different responses to the whole beer name and respect issue, talk about how an early San Francisco craft brewer is coming back and why their move feels similar to Widmer's recent moves and explore the idea of Black Friday Counter Programming the Goose Island Bourbon County Frenzy. We stop by the library to get Drew's recommendations on books for brewers and why Denny doesn't have time to read anymore. In the brewery, Drew talks about a stubborn brewery imperfection that he's got to solve and Lallemand's new dried “New England IPA” yeast. Then we sit down in the lounge with Kevin Osborne of Cellador Ales to talk about running a fermentorium, his giant next door neighbor, how he looks to build sour flavors and hold onto house cultures. And then of course we answer some questions and Denny goes back to basics before Drew leaves you a new podcast exploring old crime. Episode Links: BrewSwag.com – Use Code “Experimental” and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund! PicoBrew – Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com Ban Sexist Names from CAMRA Comps – https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2017/11/27/Ban-sexist-beers-… CAMRA's Response – https://twitter.com/CAMRA_Official/status/935905041097150464 Garage Project's Response to “Death From Above” – https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/99351596/garage-p… Speakeasy reopens – https://sf.eater.com/2017/11/27/16707434/speakeasy-taproom-open-san-fran… Drew's Book Recommendations: The Secrets of Master Brewers (Jeff Alworth) – http://amzn.to/2jhqn4Y Session Beers (Jennifer Talley) – http://amzn.to/2koUpqZ Lager (Dave Carpenter) – http://amzn.to/2kpEJna Ancient Brews (Patrick McGovern) – http://amzn.to/2kqS6Dy 6 O'Clock Brews (Peter Symons) – http://www.lulu.com/shop/peter-symons/6-oclock-brews/paperback/product-2… Beer Styles from Around the World (Horst Dornsbusch) – http://amzn.to/2ktnamx Denny's Book Recommendation: Methods of Modern Homebrewing (Chris Colby) – http://amzn.to/2BEej4B Lallemand's New England Yeast – http://www.lallemandbrewing.com/product-details/lalbrew-new-england/ Cellador Ales – http://www.celladorales.com/ Hollywood & Crime Podcast – http://wondery.com/wondery/shows/hollywoodcrime/ Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:31 Announcements & Corrections 00:11:34 The Pub 00:29:16 The Library – Xmas Brew Books 00:37:19 The Brewery – Drew's Stubborn Problem & Dried New England Yeast 00:46:21 The Lounge – Kevin Osborne of Cellador Ales 01:40:36 Q&A 01:55:04 Quick Tip 01:57:47 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs YCH Hops Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew is Out There! STYLE SHOW Drew sits down with Craig Gravina of the Albany Ale Project to discuss this almost completely forgotten strong ale style from Upstate New York. Learn how this style got started, how it mirrors the Dutch and English heritage of the state, how it transformed over time and what finally happened to a beer that was shipped around the world at one point! (And of course, how you can make it yourself!) Links Albany Ale Project: http://www.albanyaleproject.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/137746912938180/ Albany Ale Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/albany-ale-recreation Upper Hudson Valley Beer (Amazon affliate link): http://amzn.to/2AixLXC Craig's Blog: http://www.drinkdrank1.com/ Alan's Blog: http://abetterbeerblog427.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

On this week's episode, we sit down and look at more trademark disputes, interesting business moves and why social media is ruining beer before heading to the lab for secret experiments, the brewery for ingredient explorations and then into the lounge where Drew sits down with a couple of award winning home brewers – Derek Springer (aka Five Blades Brewing) of the Society of Barley Engineers and Nick Corona (aka 2016's AHA Homebrewer of the Year) of QUAFF. Find out what it means to homebrew in America's brewery mecca! And then of course we answer some questions before Drew leaves you with the nerdiest sports thing to nerd. Episode Links: BrewSwag.com – Use Code “Experimental” and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund! PicoBrew – Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com Q&A Transcript – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/episode-24-qa-transcript Old Town Brewing vs. City of Portland Trademark Dispute – https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2017/11/13/the-city-of-portland-ve… Widmer Closes Their Brewpub – http://www.newschoolbeer.com/2017/11/widmer-interview-pub-changes-staff-… Garrett Oliver on NE IPAs – https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2017/11/15/Garrett-Oliver-Ne… Five Blades Brewing – Derek Springers Blog – https://www.fivebladesbrewing.com/ Society of Barley Engineers – http://societyofbarleyengineers.org/ QUAFF – http://quaff.org/ Jon Bois – Chart Party – Kickoffs are Stupid and Bad – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_SsIKgwvz4 Jon Bois – Pretty Good – Rat Poison and Brandy the 1904 St. Louis Marathon – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4AhABManTw Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:54 Announcements & Corrections & Feedback 00:7:12 The Pub 00:22:18 The Brewery – Hybrid Systems & Hop Plans 00:31:22 The Lab – Denny's Secret Plans 00:35:44 The Lounge – Derek Springer & Nick Corona 01:20:15 Q&A 01:29:14 Quick Tip 01:30:51 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew is Out There! PROCESS SHOW Drew sits down with Jeff Alworth, writer of the Beervana blog and podcast and the recent The Secrets of Master Brewers to talk what lessons Jeff discovered while touring a bunch of different brewing cultures. Together they explore the notion of national brewing identities and why many factors, including the Cold War, make the beers of Bohemia radically different from the beers of neighboring Bavaria. Also, does the US have a “brewing identity”? Links Beervana Blog: https://www.beervanablog.com/ Beervana Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/beervana-1 The Secrets of Master Brewers (Amazon Affliate Link): http://amzn.to/2AKZJIU This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

On this week's episode, we sit down and look at the world of trademarks and lawsuits involving some of the biggest and smallest breweries, pay to play in the barroom and the most British pub story, ever. Then we dive into a wonderful presentation from lambic master Frank Boon and the BA's newly announced hop breeding program before Drew sits down with “Doctor” Bill Sysak and Bill Sobeiski at the newly (30 days is new right?) opened Wild Barrel Brewing of San Marcos. Find out their long beer history and how they moved from Stone to a place of their own. And then of course, we hammer out some questions – including what do you think – should you be required to create your own recipe for competition? Then a quick tip and a super something other to get you set for your week. Episode Links: PicoBrew – Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com Q&A Transcript – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/episode-10-qa-transcript Hipster Apocalypse – http://bangordailynews.com/2017/10/17/business/after-trademark-dispute-m… Route 66 Trademark Dispute – http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/route-brewery-sued-by-e… The Most British Pub Story Ever – http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/10/14/bow-tie-wearing-duck-walks-in… Craft Beer Guild Fine Upheld – https://www.brewbound.com/news/massachusetts-judge-upholds-2-6-million-p… The Philosophy of Ordering a Beer – http://www.beersyndicate.com/blog/the-philosophy-of-ordering-beer/ Frank Boon's talk from Beer Bloggers Conference – https://speakerdeck.com/renowalsh/the-art-of-spontaneous-fermentation-fr… The Brewers Association's Public Hop Breeding Fund – https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-fu… Yakima Valley Hop Capital of the World – http://www.seattlemag.com/news-and-features/hops-capital-world-eastern-w… Wild Barrel Brewing – https://wildbarrelbrewing.com/ Mild Mannered Superman – The Fleischer Shorts – https://mmsuperman.tumblr.com/ Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:32 Announcements & Corrections & Feedback 00:9:23 The Pub 00:27:55 The Library – Frank Boon 00:33:37 The Brewery – Hop Breeding 00:40:57 The Lounge – Wild Barrel Brewing 01:28:21 Q&A 01:36:16 Quick Tip 01:38:46 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew is Out There! TECHNIQUE SHOW! Inspired by a posting on Milk the Funk Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/MilkTheFunk/), Drew sits down with brewing partner in crime, Kent Fletcher and they revisit their experiments with Methode Champenoise – aka how make your beer into Champagne! So sit back and relax as you figure out how to legitimately play with dry ice! Links MTF Facebook Posting: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1854595017902037/ Maltose Falcons Methode Champenoise Article (includes technique and recipes): https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/methode-champenoise-beer Sample Disgorging Video: https://youtu.be/ObxHVhNXB9w This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

2 full years of podcasting! No time to celebrate – we've got things to cover! We'll talk transcripts, O2 in hops, the BA's second phase of Craft Beer independence, the beery witchy connection and a bunch of interesting brewing developments before we sit down and talk hops, hops and more hops with Bryan Pierce of YCH Hops about where the hop industry is going, how great this year's harvest was and what's new and exciting in the hoppy world (and what happens if IPA's stop being the thing). And then of course, some tips, some questions, some answers and the best comedy you need to be watching. Episode Links: PicoBrew – Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com 2017 Survey with Prizes – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/survey Q&A Transcript – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/episode-10-qa-transcript Take Craft Back – https://www.takecraftback.com/ Jeff Alworth's reaction to Take Craft Back – https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2017/10/17/behind-the-take-craft-b… Sonoma Pride Fund Raiser – https://www.sonomapride.com/ Punch Magazine – https://punchdrink.com/articles/how-other-half-brewery-become-official-b… Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Witches and Beer – http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/bubbling-brews… Ground Breaker's Gluten Free Homebrew Recipe – https://www.groundbreakerbrewing.com/news/2017/6/16/ground-breaker-brewi… Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:32 Announcements & Feedback 00:15:19 The Pub 00:28:51 The Library 00:33:48 The Brewery – BrewTan, Gluten Free, Genesis 00:42:55 The Lounge – Byran Pierce – YCH 01:23:15 Q&A 01:38:10 Quick Tip 01:39:29 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Leave your kegs and taps at the dooor… The Brew is Out There! BREW DAY SHOW! The AHA's Learn to Homebrew Day is November 4th, right around the corner! Whether you're into public displays of brewing (like Denny) or more intimate private group brews (like Drew), we're going to help you get your brewday party on with our tips! Don't forget to register a brewday at homebrewersassociation.org and spread the joy of homebrewing! Links Register Your Site Today: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/learn-to-homebrew-day/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Once more it's feedback – this time on the safety of canned starters and our cider episode. Denny gets his mushroom correction on. We stop by the pub to talk a whole bunch of beer news, including GABF breweries, more water canning, how a Ninkasi winner got his brewing shut down and how one restaurant stepped in to save a whole bunch of breweries from losing their kegs. In the brewery, Drew walks through a little math and a spreadsheet for brewing that he uses. In the lab we revisit the keg purge experiment with a couple of listeners feedback. In the Lounge, Drew sits down last year with John Wilkinson, the organizer of the Prarie Homebrewing Companions' Hoppy Halloween Competition and would you look at that – entries are open for this years comp! Then we hit a few questions , a quick tip, and we remember Tom Petty because seriously. Do you want to help us transcribe some Q&A? – email us! ([email protected]) Episode Links: PicoBrew – Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com Drew's Starter Method – https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/starter-made-easy-pressure-cooking-y… OSU's Cider Method – http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fch/sites/default/files/documents/sp_50… Oskar Blues Cans Water – http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/29/hurricane-harvey-canned-water-oskar… Growler USA Rescues Kegs – http://www.westword.com/restaurants/kegs-seized-from-a-town-pizza-by-aur… Drew's Kettle Volume Calculator: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/drews-volume-calculator Hoppy Halloween Competition: http://hoppyhalloween.com/ Free Fallin' – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A The Great Purge Experiment – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/great-purge-does-full-liqui… Mecca Grade Estate Malt – https://www.meccagrade.com/ Oontz Angle – http://amzn.to/2xXWLmf Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:05:42 Announcements & Feedback 00:12:12 Correctional Department of Corrections 00:16:37 The Pub 00:29:04 The Brewery – Volume Calculator Spreadsheet 00:33:32 The Lab – Purge Experiment Feedback 00:43:41 The Lounge – John Wilkinson – Hoppy Halloween 01:18:24 Q&A 01:31:52 Quick Tip 01:34:48 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we sit down in the pre-GABF mayhem to talk Pro-Am Competitions with Oleg Shpyrko, winner of the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, and Shaun Smith of Camarillo's Institution Ale Company about why Pro-Am's are a thing and what it takes to transform a potent homebrew (a 9.3% abv Imperial Stout with Cocoa, Peppers and Vanilla) into a commercial brew. Links Festivus Feats of Strength Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/festivus-feats-strength T'Oaked's Romancing the Beer Competition: http://romancingthebeer.com/ Institution Ales: http://www.institutionales.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Once more it's feedback – this time some tacos and some Q&A feedback. Do you want to help us transcribe some Q&A? – email us! ([email protected]) We stop by the pub to talk the dangers of yeast and clean beer lines and what radical move CAMRA might need to take in the new beer world. In the lab we drop the results of our first Keg Purge experiment – does purging your kegs of homebrew make a detectable difference to our tasters? In the Lounge, Denny sits down with craft maltser (and sponsor of the show), Seth Klann of Mecca Grade Estate Malt. They talk Seth's long family connections, the challenges of growing barley and just why would you decide to add the complication of malting on top of it? Find out about liquid nitrogen, barley varieties and the future of craft malt. Then a few questions from the other side of the world, a quick tip, and Denny gets to Oontz'ing. Episode Links: PicoBrew – Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com Overpressured Wine Cask – https://www.facebook.com/dukesfollywines/?hc_ref=ARTW53WebNd1nNS8_OndiIU… Man Burned By Caustic – http://fortune.com/2017/09/16/man-awarded-750000-after-chemical-tainted-… Roger Protz on CAMRA – https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2017/09/11/Roger-Protz-CAMRA… The Great Purge Experiment – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/great-purge-does-full-liqui… Mecca Grade Estate Malt – https://www.meccagrade.com/ Oontz Angle – http://amzn.to/2xXWLmf Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:53 Announcements & Feedback 00:12:29 The Pub 00:28:01 The Lab – Purge Experiment Results 00:38:47 The Lounge – Seth Klann – Mecca Grade Malt 01:34:51 Q&A 01:45:25 Quick Tip 01:47:05 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

A Cider Tote The Brew Is Out There! On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we get ready for the fall with a quick lesson in making America's founding beverage – cider. We come at it from two different points of view (surprise!) since Denny has actual apple trees and Drew has a giant city surrounding him (but apple orchards a short drive away!) But together, we'll get you to the right answer about to make great cider from some bad apples! Links The Everything Hard Cider Book – http://amzn.to/2xPZb6h Drew's Cider Cheat Sheet: https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/cider-brewing-cheatsheet Correll Cider Presses: http://correllciderpresses.com/ (Denny has a Medium Plus) This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Back to our regularly scheduled programming as we stop by the pub to talk the newly updated Brew Guru App from the AHA, a bit of beer business, including something positive about ABI and a reason Drew is proud of his mom. We jaunt quickly through the library for a funny article about goldfish and a BrewTan B announcement (spoiler: it's coming soon from our sponsor BrewCraft USA!). In the Lounge, Drew sits down with Roberto Hernandez of the Monrovia Homebrew Supply store and Ray Ricky Rivera and Luis Martinez of LA's first Latino focused homebrew club – the SoCal Cerveceros about why having a Latino club is important to the hobby and what their cultural heritage brings to the hobby. Then naturally we swing out with a few questions, drop a quick tip, Drew raves about a new book triology he found and finished between recording and publishing. Episode Links: Brew Guru 2.0 – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/brew-guru/ Extra Yard For Teachers – Drew's Mom – https://www.facebook.com/SECsports/videos/10155120891892832/ Scott Janish – The New IPA – http://scottjanish.com/book-announcement/ ABI Canning Water for Harvey – http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/08/28/anheuser-busch-water-harvey/ Commons Brewery Shuts Down – http://www.newschoolbeer.com/2017/09/commons-brewery-shutters-make-room-… Goldfish Need Booze – https://m.phys.org/news/2017-08-scientists-reveal-goldfish-alcohol-survi… SoCal Cerveceros – http://www.socalcerveceros.org/ The Brilliance Triology – Book 1 – Marcus Sakey – http://amzn.to/2w7jwn0 Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:28 Announcements & Feedback 00:8:34 The Pub 00:24:46 The Library 00:29:14 The Brewery 00:33:30 The Lounge – Roberto Hernandez, SoCal Cerveceros 01:37:52 Q&A 01:49:40 Quick Tip 01:52:27 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! STYLE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we sit down with two brewers – Ketchen Smith and Chase Wilson – the top two award winners of the AHA National Homebrew Competition in the category we sponsored – American IPA. We'll sit down and walk through Ketchen's Marshall Nose IPA and Chase's Sunsphere IPA and just how they made the best IPA they could for the world's biggest homebrew competition. Recipes Marshall Nose IPA: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/marshall-nose-ipa Sunsphere IPA: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/sunsphere-ipa Links Escondido Brewing Company: https://www.escobrewco.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano – it's time for us to return to answering your questions and boy are there a lot and we try and stay on point and not ramble – we try at least! Naturally we have business to conduct as well, but otherwise, we're making like Jeopardy champions and questioning our answers! Episode Links: Scott Janish's Blending Hop Oils Article – http://scottjanish.com/hops-understanding-blends-oil-testing/ Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:02:54 Announcements & Feedback & Ingredients 00:29:11 Techniques and Processes 00:58:34 Recipes & Styles 01:21:50 Miscellanious This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! RECIPE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, it's a family adventure on the high seas as Drew sits down and talks to his brother in law, Chris Geisler, and sister, Aimee, both homebrewer. Together they talk about a handful of recipes including a Thai inspired Witbier turned commercial Pale Ale and Aimee's venutres into “good” beer and how she and Drew collaborated on a beer (and disagreed) and how she won a medal for embracing her hoppy side. This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/default/files/BrewFiles_117_The_F… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

We're back at it in our last to go show before the Q&A! ([email protected]!) In the feedback section, Drew eats a big ole helping of crow for failing to hold to his stated principles. In the Pub – we talk about our Wyeast Q3 Private Collection Strains Contest and reveal the three winners and their recipes. Link below for the recipes themselves. Thanks to everyone who entered and our good sponsors at Wyeast! Then it's back to the business of beer with the latest round of acquisitions including Funky Buddha, Anchor and the really interesting combination of New Belgium, Dick Cantwell, Oud Beersel and Magnolia. Are we finally at that same tipping point where over expansion is pinching some brewers like Magnolia and the recently annouced to close Rubicon? In the lab, we actually invite in a guest as BrewTube's Short Circuited Brewers (Brian Huntley) makes us do a triangle test on the mics. What experimental madness is he up to and can Denny or Drew get it right? You're just going to have to listen to find out! And then in the lounge, Drew sits down with Devon Randall of Arts District Brewing and talks about leaving LA to become a brewer and coming back to the city and landing in a warehouse formerly run by a crazy man (Crazy Gideon). Devon's making a hell of a spread and you should give it a try. We race over Q&A because hey – you should be getting us questions for Episode 48! But we do take a moment to hit a quick tip about exploring your different varieties of specialty ingredients and Drew drops two things in Something Other – a hysterical set of Game of Throne recaps from BlackNerdProblems and the ongoing constantly moving CA Pinkham column “Off the Menu” with awful wonderful stories from the world of restaurants and bars. Episode Links: Wyeast Contest: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/contest Winner: Blondie – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/wyeast-2017-q3-winner-blondie Winner: Drie Drie Trois – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/wyeast-2017-q3-winner-drie-drie… Winner: Figgybacking – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/wyeast-2017-q3-winner-figgybacking Funky Buddha Acquisition: http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/funky-buddha-brewery-acquired-constella… New Belgium/Dick Cantwell/Oud Beersel/Magnolia – https://www.craftbeer.com/news/craftbeer-com-news/new-belgium-dick-cantw… Rubicon Closing: http://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/appetizers/article165961172.html American River Brewing – http://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/appetizers/article166116352.html Short Circuited Brewers: https://www.youtube.com/user/SCBTELEVISON/ Arts District Brewing – Devon Randall – http://213hospitality.com/artsdistrictbrewing/ BlackNerdProblems GoT's Recaps: http://blacknerdproblems.com/tag/game-of-thrones/ Bitter Empire – Off the Menu – http://bitterempire.com/author/c-a-pinkham/ Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:04:09 Announcements & Feedback 00:11:57 The Pub 00:39:41 The Lab – Short Circuited Brewers Guest Experiment 01:09:59 The Lounge – Devon Randall 01:54:49 Quick Tip 01:56:29 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! STYLE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we sit down with one of the giants of homebrewing – Randy Mosher – about how he got started, why the library is super important and just how he plays with all the crazy ingredients he finds to bring in the brewhouse. (And why story is super important) Links: Randy's Website: http://randymosher.com/ Five Rabbit: http://www.5rabbitbrewery.com/ Forbidden Root: http://www.forbiddenroot.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

It's time to swing way South of the Border and head to Chile with Denny as he attends the 2nd Annual South American Cup in Santiago, but first we look at your canning feedback. In the pub, we sit down with a couple of special beers (and Drew gets to be right!), talk about Ostrich boot based silliness, bootleggers in Peru (Indiana) and what the new model of acquisitions seems to be currently with Lagunitas buying part of Shorts and Brooklyn, 21A and Funkwerks teaming up. In the library, we take a swing around Dr. Charlie Bamforth's recent speech in Australia about Craft Beer and the things he thinks brewers really need to be focusing on. While in the Brewery we talk about the upcoming Green Hop extravanganza from YCH Hops. And then in the lounge, we sit back and listen to Denny's memories of his trip to Chile and we even hop in the back of a crowded vehicle shepharding Denny to the foot of the Andes mountains and Tübinger Brewery in the middle of some of the world's premier wine country. While there Denny talks with Charles Flaskamp about the brewery and his beers. Finally we race over Q&A because hey – you should be getting us questions for Episode 48! But we do take a moment to hit a quick tip about saving your beer for review and Drew drops two things in Something Other – a podcast about interviewing (The Turnaround with Jesse Thorn) and the return of last year's mention from youtube – the very charming “Alice in Paris”. Episode Links: Barrel & Sons Brewing – https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2017/07/15/three-sons-of-famous-f… Peru, IN Bootleggers – http://cbs4indy.com/2017/07/20/police-arrest-two-peru-men-accused-of-boo… Lagunitas Investment in Shorts – http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/lagunitas-acquires-19-9-equity-stake-sh… Brooklyn Investment and Partnership with 21A and Funkwerks – http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/brooklyn-brewery-makes-minor-investment… Charlie Bamforth's Keynote in Australia – http://www.brewsnews.com.au/2017/07/look-after-your-people-bamforth-tell… YCH Hops & 3 Magnets – https://ychhops.com/connect/news/blog/green-hops-brewery-perspective-fro… Denny interview in Chile – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT22BODQ5Po The Turnaround with Jesse Thorn – http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/the-turnaround Alice in Paris – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX98sAmndWt2iPHOIY6vm0UMv2GMIlvtX Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:28 Announcements & Feedback 00:12:48 The Pub 00:34:42 The Library – Charlie Bamforth 00:42:43 The Brewery – Green Hops 00:50:51 The Lounge – Chile 01:28:16 Quick Tip 01:29:41 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! STYLE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, it's the second part of our exploration of Wine making with Dave Lustig of Old Oak Cellars. In this episode, Dave picks up at the fermentation side of the wine making process and gets our wine tasting great and in the bottle for our enjoyment! Remember it's almost wine time so get exploring! Links: Old Oak Cellars: http://oldoakcellars.com/ Brehm Grapes: http://www.brehmvineyards.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

We start with our next charity effort, before we head to the Pub, where we revisit the Brewers Association's Independent Beer Seal and reactions to it, talk about Denny's trip that is currently as we go live stll has him in the air, a brewery open and a close as well. In the library, Denny explores Scott Janish's recent exploration of trying to make a clear NE IPA, and how you have to pay attention to grain proteins and hop polyphenols. Over in the brewery, Drew talks his new love – a cranky old style machine for making beer cans at home and just how much he can't wait. (Odd for a guy who hates bottling!) Then in the Lounge, Drew sits down at Arts District Brewing with recent California transplant, Todd Alström, one of the founders of BeerAdvocate.com. They cover just how the brothers founded a beer review site all the way back in the infancy of the internet (1996), changes he's seen in the industry – including the first Craft Beer bubble and what he thinks of whales, trading and the IPAfication of everything. We tackle a pair of questions (Hey, Episode 48 is a Q&A – get some questions to us!) We do drop a quick tip to keep cool and Drew goes and explores the soothing sounds of old dogs sleeping Episode Links: Alesong Brewing – https://www.alesongbrewing.com/ Ploughshare Brewing Closes – http://journalstar.com/entertainment/dining/ploughshare-brewing-co-close… Researching NE IPA Haze – http://scottjanish.com/researching-new-england-ipa-neipa-haze/ All-American Can Sealer – http://www.allamerican-chefsdesign.com/Product-Detail.asp?iBrand=1&hProd… BeerAdvocate.com – https://www.beeradvocate.com/ Desi Strong – https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:21 Announcements 00:7:01 The Pub 00:26:52 The Library – Researching NE IPA 00:37:42 The Brewery – Canniing 00:46:48 The Lounge – Todd Alström – BeerAdvocate.com 01:34:25 Q&A 01:41:30 Quick Tip 01:42:26 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! STYLE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, it's the start of a two parter all about Wine making with Dave Lustig of Old Oak Cellars. In this episode, Dave gives us his history as fermentation curious brewer/vintner, walks us through procuring grapes, prepping the juice and running your fermentation. He makes good wine and begins laying out the case that brewers actually make better vintners at home! Links: Old Oak Cellars: http://oldoakcellars.com/ Brehm Grapes: http://www.brehmvineyards.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

UPDATE: Sorry, we had a bad render on our Bob interview. If you download again, you should be able to hear Bob now! We start, as always, with your feedback and recap our successful charity effort, before we head to the Pub, where we reminisce about HomeBrewCon and what we did and enjoyed. We talk about a new seal (no not that one – that's later) and about Russian River's success and planned sale. In the library, Drew takes a little bit of time to talk about Patrick McGovern, the Indiana Jones of Beer, and his latest book, Ancient Brews. In the lab, we break down the results of our UnderPitch experiment – what went right and how Drew sorta, kinda goofed part of the whole thing. (Yeah, he's fired). What does happen when the freshest yeast you can get meets wor in two very different quantities? Then in the Lounge, it's another double dose of interviews – first, live from the Southern California Homebrewers Fest, Drew and Marshall Schott (Brülosophy) interview Joshua Kunkle about his portable pocket randall infuser with a less than work safe name! Then, Denny and Drew sit down with Bob Pease, the CEO of the Brewers Association about the newly introduced “Independent Beer” seal (note – not craft beer seal as Denny states). We skip over questions this week (Hey, Episode 48 is a Q&A – get some questions to us!) We do drop a quick tip and Drew reminds us why movie trailers can remind you of some awesomely non-family friendly music. (Seriously!) Episode Links: Craft Maltsers Guild Seal – http://craftmalting.com/ Russian River Selling Their Brewery – https://www.brewbound.com/news/2017/russian-river-plans-sell-original-pr… Ancient Brews – http://amzn.to/2sKxnco Underpitch Experiment – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/does-underpitching-make-mor… Josh K's Randall Video – https://youtu.be/Zp08de4s5uY Brewer's Association Independence Seal – https://www.brewersassociation.org/news/show-them-your-independence/ Black Panther Trailer – https://youtu.be/dxWvtMOGAhw Run the Jewels – Legend Has It (NSFW) – https://youtu.be/vWaljXUiCaE San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors & Announcements 00:05:53 Feedback 00:9:52 The Pub 00:29:34 The Library – Ancient Brews 00:35:45 The Lab – UnderPitch 00:49:08 The Lounge – SCHF – Marshall, Drew and Josh K – Pocket Randall 01:05:23 The Lounge – Bob Pease – Brewers Association Independence Seal 01:27:41 Quick Tip 01:30:10 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! STYLE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we're going deep with Dave Janssen of Hors Catégorie Brewing as we dig into the city cousin of Saison – Grisette. Just what the heck was it, how did it get it's name and how it ties into the larger realm of beer history. Dave walks you through the info he's discovered over the past few years and why he thinks so many “grisettes” really aren't all that grisettey! Links: Hors Catégorie Brewing Blog: http://www.horscategoriebrewing.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Another year, another Conn appearance at the best homebrew party on the planet – HomeBrewCon! Live from the Expo booth of our sponsor BrewCraftUSA, we sit down and visit with a number of folks and vendors you know and talk to them about where they see the homebrew world going. We announce our new Wyeast Contest – Get your recipes in! We have a visit from a homebrewer Cory, who brewed a beer that's the perfect synthesis of Denny and Drew – shudder at the thought of their beery love child! We even have a visit from Mr. Water – Martin Brungard – on the importance and ease of water controls. And we closed out with a visit from our friends at BrewCraftUSA and their new toys including some primo wine kits from Mosti Mondiale. Episode Links: Wyeast Competition Rules: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/contest Martin's Bru'n Water: https://sites.google.com/site/brunwater/ San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors & Announcements 00:04:00 Gary Glass – AHA 00:09:02 Annie Johnson 00:18:55 Corey and his Mushroom Saison 00:25:05 Jenny Logsdon – Wyeast – Competition Announcement 00:31:55 Clay & Jeremy – JaDeD 00:38:47 Bryan Pierce – YCH 00:46:07 Brad Ring – BYO 00:50:38 Gary Williams – Accumash 00:55:34 Jonathan Ettlie – Craftmeister 01:00:07 Chris White – White Labs 01:07:38 Martin Brungard – Water! 01:25:05 Jared Runyon – BrewCraftUSA 01:37:16 Anthony of Mosti Mondiale This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (Experimentalbrewing), Instagram (ExperimentalBrew) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! INFO SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we're breaking down some of our favorite beer myths. You know all of those colorful tales told best when you have a pint in front of you and your seat in a stool. Come with us as we explore some myths about color, storage, cellaring, lifestyle and history! This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Hey, guess what – it's our first repeat guest! (We think – who can keep track?) But first, an announcement: Homebrew Con (15-17) 14th – 6:00 PM Trivia at Chop & Bru Party – See ChopandBrew.com for ticket details 15th – Hold My Beer and Watch Me Science 16th – Panel: Building a Great Homebrew Club / Craftmeister / Book Signing / Podcast at BrewCraftUSA Booth 17th – Denny Rests, Maybe In the feedback, we take a moment to re-visit some questions about Bio-Transformation and address some very pointed criticism about our Brew-Tan experiment. In the pub, we enjoy a pint or two we raise a pint to Peter Simpson, talk a big beer slide, how to avoid selling out to the IPA-borg and a Chinese Bud Bust. Inspired by the MBAA Master Brewers podcast, we stop by the library and look at Barth-Haas's latest dissection of hop flavor and aroma as spurred by all these fancy new hops we have at hand. We stop in the brewery to review Drew's reviews of several malts, including those from our sponsor, Mecca Grade Estate. Which malt will reign supreme? Then in the Lounge, it's a double dose of interviews – first, live from the Southern California Homebrewers Fest, Drew and Marshall Schott (Brülosophy) interview Kevin Baranowski about his attempt to wake everyone up at the Fest with a Sweet Stout served through a Randall stuffed with Bourbon soaked coffee beans. Then, with podcast magic, we blink our eyes and suddenly Drew swings up to the Bay Area and catches up with Nick Impellitteri about what's happening with the Yeast Bay. Finally we tackle questions we can answer. Drop a quick tip from a listener and inspired by our last Brew Files episode and Denny talks about his newest PBS obsession! Episode Links: Simpson Malting – https://www.simpsonsmalt.co.uk/ The Taproom Dilemma – Embracing IPAs without Selling Out – https://www.hopculture.com/the-taproom-dilemma-embracing-ipas-without-se… Fake Chinese Budweiser – http://mashable.com/2017/05/30/fake-budweiser-china/#AdV6Na87oSqw MBAA Podcast – Language of Hops – http://masterbrewerspodcast.com/039-the-new-language-of-hops Briess Method of Malt Evaluation – http://blog.brewingwithbriess.com/malt-sensory-methods-you-can-perform-i… Drew's Malt Review – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd02QdQNrcc SCHF – https://www.calhomebrewers.org/ The Yeast Bay – http://www.theyeastbay.com/ Food, Delicious Science – http://watch.opb.org/show/food-delicious-science/ San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors & Announcements 00:09:51 Feedback 00:17:51 The Pub 00:36:10 The Library – Hop Language 00:41:51 The Brewery – Malt Tasting 00:47:48 The Lounge – SCHF – Marshall, Drew and Kevin Baranowski 01:14:55 The Lounge – Berkely – Nick Impellitteri of the Yeast Bay 01:42:25 Q&A 01:55:54 Quick Tip 01:57:18 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! TECHNIQUE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we're hanging with the homebrew video master – Chip Walton and we talk about how he came to brew, create BrewingTV and finally become an All-Grain brewer with the help of a bag. Episode Links: King Cake Ale Recipe: http://chopandbrew.com/recipes/king-cake-ale-homebrew-recipe/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

We're loaded up and trucking right through your feedback. In the pub, we enjoy a pint or two while looking back at a big retirement, talking some new guidelines and wondering maybe we've been looking at the whole “bubble” thing wrongly. We stop in the brewery to look at Sierra Nevada's Ruthless Rye recipe and why Denny gave them a bunch of guff for it when they were making it. (Plus Drew's weird feelings about late additions of Magnum) Then in the Lounge, Denny talks to Rebecca Schranz – the Queen of Getting Shit Done- at St. Louis's Earthbound Beer about expansion, taking over an old brewery space and what happens when you find a hand to god Bat Cave in your cellar. Finally we tackle questions we can answer. Drop a quick tip on ya and Drew reveals he's deeply weird about notebooks. Episode Links: Ornery Ales' International Homebrew Day Video – https://youtu.be/DKhTgnobo0c 2017 BA Style Guidelines: https://www.brewersassociation.org/resources/brewers-association-beer-st… Peter Bouckaert leaves New Belgium: http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2017/05/new-belgiums-peter-bouckaert-help… Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye: https://www.facebook.com/sierranevadabeer/photos/a.10150096086127516.324… Sarah Bennett – Budweiser is Trying to Fool You – http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/budweiser-continues-buying-craft-bre… Jim Vorel – The BS Arguments of Craft Beer Sell-Outs: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/the-straw-man-arguments-o… Earthbound Beer: http://www.earthboundbeer.com/ Rocketbook: https://getrocketbook.com/ San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors & Announcements 00:09:45 Feedback 00:17:03 The Pub 00:35:09 The Brewery 00:44:50 The Lounge – Rebecca Schranz of Earthbound Beer 01:14:01 Q&A 01:29:20 Quick Tip 01:31:52 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! STYLE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we're exploring the controversial style of the moment – New England IPA. And since Denny spits nails about anything “hazy” and “juicy”, Drew's bringing in Ed Coffey of “Ale of the Riverwards” to talk the style he's been brewing since before he knew it was a style. Together they talk about the ingredients, the hops, the flavors and of course the haze and it's meaning. Episode Links: Hopwards Recipe: http://www.alesoftheriverwards.com/2015/08/tired-hands-hophands-clone-re… This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

New opening to the show this time through. Let's see how you like it (let us know!) In the pub, we stop by and take about brewery charities and one in particular for Denny's area. We talk about one previous guest's new “kid” rules and the response, before we tackle the big Wicked news of the week and the really insidious piece that virtually no one is talking about behind the scenes. We stop in the brewery to talk the latest malt report from our good friend Teri Fahrendorf and Denny reminices about the good old cow and hog reports of his youth. In the lab, we announce our latest experiment – the IGORs are taking a stab at the Brulosophy gang's Biotransformation ale – aka can you tell a difference between a beer dry hopped at high krausen and one dry hopped in secondary. Of course, we're adding an extra special twist to the whole thing because we're required to by law. Twist one, testing two different strains with some IGORs pulling out Wyeast 1318 and some pulling Wyeast 1056. Twist two – we're going to have some visually blind trials vs visual trials. Woo… Then in the Lounge, Denny talks to Jessica Davis of the Bruery about what it means to do QA work for a brewery with as many on going projects as they have. It's seriously interesting to learn what it means to work in the beer world and be tasked with keeping an eye on things Finally we tackle questions we can answer. Drop a quick tip on ya and explore just why Drew wants to subject one of his chihuahuas to dangerous acrobatics. Episode Links: Ninkasi's Keg for the McKenzie Homewaters – http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/news/blogs/press-blog/2017/04/19/ninkasi-b… Eagle Rock's Day Trip Series – https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/erbdaytrip Southern's Kid Response – http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/local-brewery-posts-rules-a… Beachwood post about Beer Necessities – https://www.facebook.com/BeachwoodBBQ/posts/1814138018611497:0 BioTransform Experiment – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/biotransformation-dry-hop-k… The Bruery – http://www.thebruery.com/ Crufts on Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialCrufts Olly from Crufts – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4N7G29GWQI San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors & Announcements 00:10:17 The Pub 00:26:51 The Lab – Revisting BrewTan 00:48:01 The Lounge – Bob Sylvester of Saint Somewhere 01:32:10 Q&A 01:50:00 Quick Tip 01:52:27 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! RECIPE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, it's time to pour one out for the parents in the brew world. Drew sits down with Tiffany Ashrafi, a Los Angeles area homebrewer, beer fanatic and mom-to-be, about her unique spin on making a beer for mom. With Mom covered, Denny and Drew sit down to talk about a beer for dad to have when tots are all grown up Episode Timeline: 00:01:58 – Tiffany Ashrafi's Boobie Beer 00:17:58 – Drew's Mortgage Killer Episode Links: Boobir Beer: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/boobie-beer Mortage Killer: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/mortgage-killer-barleywine This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

In the pub we congratulate our new members of the Governing Committee; explore what we think of the Brewer's Association recent announcement regarding sexist beer names and celebrate the sort of beery fool hardiness that lead one “intrepid” soul to attempt a beer half-marathon. In the lab, we take a piece of feedback from a listener about what we did wrong with our BrewTan announcement and then, like a dog with a bone to worry, we decide to revist the results thanks to some new IGOR reports and watch how the numbers change. We'll discuss new directions that we want to explore as well. Then in the Lounge we visit one of Drew's favorite brewers – Bob Sylvester of St. Somewhere Brewing in Tarpon Springs, FL. Learn just why we have a photo of a pump and a skateboard in the show notes and just how Bob produces “Florida terrior” and what measures he took to preserve it when the brewery moved. Finally we tackle questions we can answer. Drop a quick tip on ya and explore Drew's new found home companion Episode Links: AHA Governing Committee – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/membership/aha-governing-committee/ BA Announcement – https://www.brewersassociation.org/communicating-craft/brewers-associati… Beer Half Marathon – https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/04/12/beer-half-marathon-13-miles-… Anjinomoto's Brewery Products – https://www.natural-specialities.com/brewery.html BrewTan Writeup – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/writeups/writeup-brewtan-or… St. Somewhere Brewing – http://saintsomewherebrewing.com/ San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors & Announcements 00:10:17 The Pub 00:26:51 The Lab – Revisting BrewTan 00:48:01 The Lounge – Bob Sylvester of Saint Somewhere 01:32:10 Q&A 01:50:00 Quick Tip 01:52:27 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! STYLE SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, Drew sits down with Peter Symons, the author of Bronzed Brews – a collection of recipes and research of Australia's fascinating history of brewing. We talk about the experience of delving into brewery archives. Why Foster's isn't Australian for beer. How historical Australian beers were brewed (what their goals were, etc) Lastly, we'll even grab some tips and tricks for making your recreations spot on! Episode Links: Bronzed Brews on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bronzedbrews/ Buy Bronzed Brews from Lulu.com: http://www.lulu.com/shop/peter-symons/bronzed-brews/paperback/product-22… Tooth's Crystal Ale Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/tooths-crystal-ale-1917 White Labs Yeast Vault: https://www.whitelabs.com/yeast-vault Kris England's Invert Syrup Method: http://www.unholymess.com/blog/beer-brewing-info/making-brewers-invert/c… This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Stand back everyone and hold our beer – we're going for a shorter show today! (Suspect Denny might need a temporary break from editing or something) We do the feedback circuit, including a visit to the Correctional Department of Corrections, and then hit the pub for our recollections of Session Beer Day, some of our favorite April Fool's pranks from brewers (including one that wasn't actually a prank) and the upcoming Big Brew In the lab, we finally have our results in from our BrewTan B experiment that we started last year. What do the guys make of the results and we talk with Joe Formanek of Anjinomoto about what they mean. Then in the Lounge we actually visit a question that came in from a listener about her challenges making truly gluten free beer. Since neither of us are gluten free experts, we rope in an actual expert – James Neumeister of Portland's Ground Breaker Brewery, a gluten free brewery. Finally we tackle questions we can answer. Drop a quick tip on ya and explore one reason Drew would have something positive to say about the New York Yankees. (No, hell has not frozen over and yes, it involves dogs.) Episode Links: Brewer's Experment with Basic Beer – http://www.newschoolbeer.com/2017/04/brewers-experimenting-basic-beer.html AHA's Pale-Ale-Eo Diet – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/introducing-pale-ale-eo-diet/ Oregon Grey Ale: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=29110.0 Offshoot Brewing – aka the not April Fool's April Fools Announcement – https://www.offshootbeer.com/ Anjinomoto's Brewery Products – https://www.natural-specialities.com/brewery.html Ground Breaker Brewing – https://www.groundbreakerbrewing.com/ Jay's Bags – https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-1739/Poly-Bags-Flat-Open/18-x-36-… Trenton Thunder's Bat Dogs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k9Kag-pmDo San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:05:10 Feedback 00:11:12 The Pub 00:23:21 The Lab – BrewTan B – Does it make a difference to flavor? 00:50:31 The Lounge – Gluten Free Brewing with James Neumeister 01:02:51 Q&A 01:12:29 Quick Tip 01:14:38 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! INGREDIENT SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, Drew and Denny hit the phones with Jay Ankeney, a long time homebrewer in Los Angeles who's been brewing longer than most of us. And interestingly – Jay still brews with extract and grains. Why does he still brew with extract? What are some of his tips and tricks and what does he do that either agrees or disagrees with prevailing wisdom. Well, you're going to have to listen! Episode Links: Jay's New Easy Beer – http://amzn.to/2nGznAQ 2 mil Poly Bags – https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-1739/Poly-Bags-Flat-Open/18-x-36-… Jay's Duplex Lager – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/jays-duplex-lager This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

A little different show this week and we warn you – it's a long one! We hit three main topics today, but first feedback. With April Fool's Day right around the corner, it's time to explore how foolish we brewers are with a bunch of disasters stories! Stay safe people! Then it's back to the Jeopardy stage where we questions answers about Recipes, Water and Troubleshooting – wait, strke that, reserve it. And then – we talk with Gary Glass of the AHA about the Governing Committee and the election. Final votes are due by 3/31! So stick around and listen to the candidates! (Special Thanks to the Brewing Network for providing the statements!) Episode Links: Cory's Malt Database Link: https://www.homebrewsupply.com/learn/homebrew-malt-comparison-chart.html Drew's Season of Saisons – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/2499/MJzym08_Sai… Cookie Celebration Ale – https://www.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/oatmeal-raisin-cookie-celebration… AHA Governing Committee Election – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/membership/aha-governing-committe… San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:03:17 Support the Podcast 00:04:44 Feedback 00:09:10 Disaster Stories 00:44:36 Questions – Recipes & Styles 01:06:32 Questions – Water 01:18:00 Questions – Troubleshooting & Other 01:44:03 Gary Glass & Governing Committee Statements This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! PROCESS SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, Drew and Denny tackle a question dropped on Facebook by listener Dan Tomkins. Dan asked just how do we tackle a new recipe – something we've never brewed before? Well, sit back and we'll walk you through just how we do the voodoo that is recipe creation. Episode Links: Greg Noonan's Seven Barrel Brewers Handbook (Drew lied – it's on Amazon!) – http://amzn.to/2mGJ1lO Greg Noonan's New Lager – http://amzn.to/2mLbho5 Oxford Beer Companion – http://amzn.to/2mGPyNi 100 Years of Brewing (Western Brewer) – http://amzn.to/2n5Br7L Michael Jackson's Beer Companion – http://amzn.to/2n5vI1J Brewing Classic Styles – http://amzn.to/2n5nqXz Scott Janish's Blog – http://scottjanish.com/ BJCP Guidelines – http://bjcp.org/stylecenter.php Wood Chipper Red Ale – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/wood-chipper-red-ale This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

To start the show, we hit the feedback slush pile, including a voicemail feedback about the Walmart lawsuit. In the pub, it's a little different today as we sit down with Nick Arzner of Block 15 to drink one of Denny's favorite beers – Sticky Hands IPA. We discuss the origins of the beer and the secrets behind the powerful hop character the beer carries (pro tip – new fancy hop powders) From there – it's Question time and once again y'all provided so many questions- we're splitting it up! Today we cover Malts, Mashing, Hops and Yeast! Next episode – even more Questions along with your brewing disasters! Episode Links: Block 15 Brewing – http://block15.com/ San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:03:07 Feedback 00:05:49 Support the Podcast 00:09:07 The Pub – Nick Arzner – Block 15 00:41:34 Questions – Malts & Mashing 00:59:59 Questions – Hops 01:13:05 Questions – Yeast This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! Brew Files – Episode 5 – A Batch Job Technique Show On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we look at one of the most popular ways to brew as presented by one of the guys responsible for popularizing it – that's right it's Batch Sparging ala Denny. Come sit down and listen as Denny describes where he learned about batch sparging (no he didn't invent it) and how he got started and how you can brew like the old man too! Episode Links: Denny's Batch Sparge Page http://www.dennybrew.com Lasco Hose Braid http://amzn.to/2mOESNZ Kai Troester Conversion Efficiency Calculator http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting_Brewhouse_Efficiency#Determining_Conversion_Efficiency Denny's Original Alt Recipe https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/dennys-original-alt This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/default/files/BrewFiles_105_A_Batch_Job Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

We start with a round of feedback including a question about a potentially new style guideline and a reflection on one listener's experiment in making Cool Ranch Beer! In the pub, rumblings are a foot about the Return of the Wrath of Conn at this year's HomeBrewCon in Minneapolis. We tackle the problematic notion of “fake craft” beer and All About Beer's newly announced policy on sexist beer names. Over in the library, a brief look at one of Drew's favorite malts – Maris Otter And in the lounge it's a twofer as we talk again with over favorite Lew – Lew Bryson about 2017's Session Beer Day (April 7th). We encourage you to get ready for it by brewing up a batch of something “small”. And then we leave the land of the small and head back to Fargo where Drew sits down with our good friend and long time BJCP/AHA leader, Susan Ruud, at her meadery – Prarie Rose. Quick tip comes with video evidence this time – careful when you're degassing folks! And Denny closes us out with a PBS show all about music. Episode Links: Walmart – http://www.brewbound.com/news/press-clips-walmart-accused-selling-faux-craft-beers-heineken-purchase-brasil-kirin-holdings Sexist Beers – http://allaboutbeer.com/article/taking-a-stand-against-sexist-beers/ Maris Otter History – http://www.sprowtmalt.com/2017/02/08/maris-otter/ https://www.experimentalbrew.com/session-beer-day-recipe-bonanza-14-recipes-you-brew http://sessionbeerproject.blogspot.com/ http://prairierosemeadery.com/ http://soundbreaking.com/ San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:03:11 Feedback 00:14:14 Support the Podcast 00:17:18 The Pub – Walmart Suit/Sexist Beer Name Policy 00:36:24 The Lounge – Lew Bryson Session Beer Project 00:63:41 The Lounge – Susan Ruud Prairie Rose Meadery 01:43:40 Quick Tip – Degassing Tip 01:56:41 Something Other Than Beer – Soundbreaking This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! INGREDIENT SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, Drew and Denny talk one of Drew's favorite ingredients – oats, their origin, their use, their forms, pitfalls, styles and one of Drew's beloved recipes for Drew's beloved pup – Cookie. Episode Links: Thomas Fawcett Oat Malt: http://www.fawcett-maltsters.co.uk/uploads/2/0/2/6/20260333/spec_table_a… Simpson's Golden Naked Oats: http://www.simpsonsmalt.co.uk/our-malts/golden-naked-oats-gno/ The Original Cookie Celebration Ale: https://www.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/oatmeal-raisin-cookie-celebration… This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

In the feedback we gather reactions from listeners about the love we gave to Cream Ale and the city of Rochester and doing to triangle tests. Episode 36 is an all Q&A episode – so get your questions in at [email protected] (or call us at 626-765-1ALE) In the pub, we talk Nebraska's efforts to legalize what we think of as normal homebrew use and what's the government's role in alcohol control and also how it's not just a US problem. In the lab, we announce our next experiment that explores how your method of carbonation affects your beer. Also we tease a new experiment with our sponsor Wyeast. From the lab we swing out to West Fargo, ND and talk with Frank Clemens of Flatland Brewing about the upcoming brewing scene in the Fargo area. For our quick tip, we get really cold and small! And then lastly, Drew talks about an amazing sporting event that had an incredible finish. Watch and be wowed. Episode Links: Nebraska Homebrew Situation – http://fox42kptm.com/news/local/could-nebraskas-home-brew-law-change Nebraska Bill for Legalization – http://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=31536 Belgian Homebrewer's Conference – https://www.facebook.com/belgianhomebrewers/photos/a.1594292684202893.10… Experiment Announcement – Slam Carbonation. https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/draft-carbonation-modified-… Flatland Brewery: http://flatlandbrewery.com/ 2017 Wind Games – https://www.facebook.com/iFlySG/videos/10154557216014865/ San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:05:30 Feedback 00:12:54 The Pub – Legality 00:26:13 The Brewery – Bottle Cap Opener 00:31:10 The Lab – Keg Carbonation Method 00:38:37 The Lounge – Flatland Brewing 01:36:32 Quick Tip – Eis'ing Small 01:38:38 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! RECIPE BREAKDOWN SHOW On this week's episode of the Brew Files, Drew sits down with Mike Tonsmeire, aka Old Sock, aka The Mad Fermentationist and author of American Sour Beers. The focus of their talk – Mike's love of and attempt to brew in the vein of De Dolle's Oerbier Reserva. He talks about what went right and what went wrong and how to respond when things don't quite go to plan. Episode Links: Mike's Recipe Design “Rules”: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2015/11/design-beer-recipe-in-10-st… Mike's Oerbier Reserva Inspired Beer: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2013/12/oerbier-reserva-inspired-da… This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

In the feedback we take a moment to not only reflect on the launch of the Brew Files, but to also remind folks about the difference between companies and people particularly when the snark is flying in podcast land. We donated $688 to the Children's Tumor Foundation in the name of the listeners. Thanks to Robert Allaway for the suggestion. Reminder our charity is now the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. Let's try and raise enough funds via Patreon to hit a cool thousand by July! Episode 36 is an all Q&A episode – so get your questions in at [email protected] (or call us at 626-765-1ALE) In the pub, we talk Sierra Nevada's Beer Recall from North Carolina and how Firestone Walker is switching to smaller bottles for their “special” beers Hey whatever happened to the nip? In the library, Denny covers a timely article from Scott Janish looking at the impact of dry hopping on final beer bitterness In the lab, we get our IGOR on and try to better understand the results that we saw in our IBU experiment. Why were some of the IGORs dead on and others way low? We talk to five IGORs about their brew day experiences and try and see is there a common culprit? Saw Hi to Kevin Kolk, Dave Matson, Ben Myton, Mike O'Toole and Jeremy Wickham. Lastly, we swing through a super quick suggestion of a not so super quick podcast. They just dropped a six hour episode! Episode Links: San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Sierra Nevada North Carolina Bottle Recall – http://sierranevada.com/qualitymatters Firestone Walker Switching Bottles – http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/firestone-walker-changes-vintage-format… Scott Janish Revisit on Dry Hopping: http://scottjanish.com/dry-hopping-effect-bitterness-ibu-testing/ Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:07:10 Feedback 00:22:02 The Library – Scott Janish on Dry Hopping 00:30:39 The Lab – The Great IBU Test visit with the IGORs 01:35:07 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

The Brew Is Out There! STYLE SHOW This episode we give Denny's voice a rest as Drew explores one of his favorite beers to absolutely crush. (Yes, we know the irony of just talking about crushable on the other show, but if any beer style is crushable in a way that leaves you feeling respectable – it's cream ale). So sit back and let Drew tell you the story of Cream Ale – an American Original! Episode Links: I Dream of Jenny Cream Ale: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/i-dream-jenny-cream-ale Episode Content: 00:03:15 History 00:11:51 Taste 00:21:41 Ingredients 00:26:19 Recipe 00:28:16 Wrapup! This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

In the feedback we tackle Denny's favorite Myths according to our friends and some early feedback about our new show – The Brew Files! Reminder our charity of is choice is the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. Let's try and raise enough funds via Patreon to hit a cool thousand by July! Episode 36 is an all Q&A episode – so get your questions in at [email protected] In the pub, we talk ABI's latest beer “innovations”, what Asahi taking over Pilsner Urquell from SAB Miller will mean for the original Pilsner and the annual hop crop report and what we can expect to see. In the brewery, Denny covers his recent experience with the Grainfather. In the lab, we finally get to the results of our Great IBU Experiment brought to you by NikoBrew.com, the AHA, Oregon Brew Lab and the IGORs! First you'll hear from Dana Garves of Oregon Brew Lab describing her journey into Beer Science and how she opened OBL. She'll describe the testing she performed for us and even offer more testing suggestions. And then we bring in special guest star of the episode – the man behind the equation – Dr. Glenn Tinseth. We tackle a few more of your questions in our Q&A segment and then a listen offers a quickly tips about winter brewing before we close out with Drew's new book – Eight Flavors! Episode Links: San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ ABI & Keurig Teaming Up – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-06/ab-inbev-to-work-with… Asahi picks up Pilsner Urquell – http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38299071 The increase and decrease in the hops crop – http://thebrewermagazine.com/?p=4544 Grainfather: https://www.grainfather.com/ Oregon Brew Lab: http://www.oregonbrewlab.com/ Dana's Emulsification Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LeV7cHnyQY Tinseth's Hops Page: http://realbeer.com/hops/ Eight Flavors – The Untold Story of American Cuisine – Sarah Lohman – http://amzn.to/2izEuo3 Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:05:21 Feedback 00:12:50 The Pub 00:25:30 The Brewery – Grainfather 00:35:37 The Lab – The Great IBU Test 00:38:04 The Lab – Dana of Oregon Brew Lab 00:52:35 The Lab – Glenn Tinseth 01:32:07 Q&A 01:42:23 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt NikoBrew PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share