Experimental Brewing

The Brew Is Out There! What's this? What's this? It's a new show from us! The Brew Files is our quick hit (~30 minutes) show dedicated to a specific brewing topic. No news, new extraneous guffawing and jawing – one topic, all beer, let's do this. Every week will tackle particular recipes, styles, techniques or ingredients. RECIPE DESIGN SHOW For our inaugural episode, we each break down one of our favorite recipes and explore the why's, wherefores and how's of each. Where did they come from? What have they become and what did we learn when we made them. Denny tackles one recipe everyone knows him for – the much beloved Denny's Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter. Why did he first make the recipe? Why does he skip the oak and go straight for the whiskey? Drew walks everyone through his hybrid American Saison – Springtime in Amarillo. Learn what beer gave birth to the recipe and what twists and changes it's gone through over time and how often it still shows up in the brew schedule. Episode Links: Denny's Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/ Drew's Springtime in Amarillo: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/springtime-amarillo Episode Content: 00:01:30 Denny's BVIP 00:17:50 Drew's Springtime in Amarillo 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_101_BVIP_Springtime_In_Amarillo.mp3 Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Happy New Beer! In the feedback we talk over a few things, like our missed quick tip last week and what does it mean when a beer is truly awesome. On a quick personal note from Drew – thanks for your kind words about Cookie. Thanks to your feedback, we're announcing that our charity for the first half of 2017 will be the shelter where I rescued Cookie 6 years ago – the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. Let's try and raise enough funds via Patreon to hit a cool thousand by July! Then we hear from you, our listeners, about your Brew Year's Resolutions. What's everyone going to accomplish in 2017? In the pub, we quickly hit the classroom for a little AI brewing and Sierra Nevada's big contribution to beer science. In the library, we visit with Lars to talk about his latest research of Norway's brewing practices. In the lab, we take a moment to drop some results for a quick test of people's judging abilities. In the lounge, we visit with Chuck Macaluso, a Portland homebrewer of recent reknown. We're sitting in the Hair of the Dog Tasting room, so be warned, the audio is a little “lively”. We tackle more of your questions in our Q&A segment and then Denny quickly tips with a note about id'ing your carboys before we close out with Drew's recent comic book finds (and of course Sherlock is back) Episode Links: San Gabriel Valley Humane Society – http://www.sgvhumane.org/ AI Beer – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-15/your-next-beer-might-… Sierra Nevada's UC Davis Endowment – https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/sierra-nevada-brewing-owners-give-2-million… Lars' Breakdown of geography and brewing techniques. http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/359.html Weyermann buys Thüringer Malz – http://www.weyermann.de/dk/news.asp?go=ne&show=yes&idne=8664&umenue=yes&… Darth Vader – https://www.comixology.com/Darth-Vader-2015/comics-series/35302 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra – https://www.comixology.com/Star-Wars-Doctor-Aphra-2016/comics-series/82182 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 00:04:40 Feedback 00:09:44 New Show Announcement – The Brew Files 00:10:53 Brew Years Resolutions 00:23:35 The Pub 00:34:02 Library – Geography's Influence on Brewing Practices 00:39:20 The Brewery – Weyermann and Terrior Malt 00:44:10 The Lab – Commercial Tasting 00:53:42 Lounge – Chuck Macaluso 01:33:46 Q&A 01:45:15 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

Quick Start – Call us at 626-765-1ALE to leave us a quick message about your Brew Year's Resolution or record it on your phone/computer and email us at [email protected]! It's listener feedback time and everyone has their favorite glasses. Until the end of 2016 you can use the codes ZYMDENNY and PICODENNY for some serious discounts on PicoBrew's fancy systems. In the pub we talk through loss, Mobcraft's adroit handling of a bad beer name, beer and politics and Denny's time in St. Louis. In the library, we debate beer terms that you should retire. What are your terms? In the lounge, we visit with Ben Edmunds at Breakside Brewing where we also met Paco the Brew Dog. (Dogs are running through this episode). What did we learn about the fine art of growing up from a brewpub to a rapidly growing brewery with a big barrel room We tackle more of your questions in our Q&A segment and then Drew quickly tips with a line cleaning trick of forgotten origin before we close out with Denny's recent culinary discovery – New Scandavian Cooking Episode Links: PicoBrew – http://www.picobrew.com – ZYMDENNY/PICODENNY Cookie The Wonder Chorgi The Mobcraft Crisis Breaking – https://thisiswhyimdrunk.blog/2016/12/07/addressing-diversity-in-beer-se… Mobcraft's Response – http://blog.mobcraftbeer.com/7106-2/ New Albanian Revisit – http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-potable-curmudgeon-can… Capitol Hill Homebrew Competition – https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/politics-is-divisive-beer-… 5 Beer Cliches to Avoid – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/five-beer-cliches-we-need-to… Breakside Brewery – https://www.breakside.com/ AHA Bigfoot Recipe – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/sierra-nevada-big… New Scandavian Cooking – http://newscancook.com 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 00:07:00 Feedback 00:14:17 The Pub 00:28:27 Library 00:34:08 Lounge 01:33:48 Q&A 01:53:15 Quick Tip 01:54:50 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

It's listener feedback time (and thanks everyone for your survey responses)! In the pub we talk through the importance of glassware, catching Denny in St. Louis, and hey what are your brew year's resolutions? In the library, we talk about a new Brewer's Alamanc focused on plants and just where do we get beer styles from? In the lab, we announce our next experiment – the great keg purge! Does the way you purge your kegs impact the way your beers age? In the lounge, we visit with Van Havig, brew master at Portland's Gigantic Brewing where we talk Gin IPAs, MixBot and the Plague. We tackle more of your questions in our Q&A segment and then Denny quickly tips with Kai's Conversion Efficient Calculation before we close out with two of Drew's recent favorite podcasts – LifeAfter and Crime Town. Episode Links: Dioni's Pumpkin Saison Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/BLoWJ8cgtmO Happy Holiday Competition – http://www.stlbrews.org/competition/hhhc/ Lew's Take on Glasses: http://thefullpint.com/editorial/pour-glass-beer-mug-schooner-tulip/ The Origin of Beer Styles: http://www.beersyndicate.com/blog/michael-jackson-and-the-origin-of-beer… Keg Purge Experiment: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/great-purge-does-full-liqui… Gigantic Brewing – https://gigantic-brewing-company.myshopify.com/ Kai's Conversion Calculator -http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting_Brewhouse_Eff… LifeAfter: http://www.panoply.fm/shows CrimeTown: https://gimletmedia.com/crimetown/ 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 00:06:13 Feedback 00:12:59 The Pub 00:24:57 Library 00:31:30 Lab 00:37:44 Lounge 01:21:18 Q&A 01:38:33 Quick Tip 01:41:22 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

On this pre-Turkey Day here in the US, we found ourselves back in Portland in this episode and we're at a brewery right up Drew's alley! We start in the pub with a brief discussion of what fine beers we'll be supping on while we're stuffing ourselves silly. We also look at some charity from No-Li Brewing, a rather “innovative” beer addition to the Not Your Father's lineup and Mike Tonsmeire's Kveik experiments. In the brewery, we examine the speciality malt market and what it means for the tide of craft beer styles from a global perspective and Drew talks about revisiting one of his favorite projects from the past with White Labs Zurich Lager strain. In the lounge, we visit with Sean Burke at Common's Brewing where we explore their farmhouse centric approach and how they grew into a beautiful space with strange equipment. For a quick tip, we share a brief note on using Hop Extracts efficiently and cleanly. (And what not to do with them!) We tackle more of your questions in our Q&A segment before closing you out with two of Drew's latest finds – HBO's Westworld and a Beastie Boys / Daft Punk Mashup that is pretty damn awesome. Episode Links: No-Li Brewing's Charity Fundraiser – http://www.krem.com/news/community/no-li-brewery-and-community-raises-15… Not Your Father's IPA – http://beerpulse.com/2016/11/not-your-fathers-taproom-ipa-and-cherry-ale… Mad Fermentationist Kveik Experiments – http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2016/11/voss-and-muri-kveik-strains… Specialty Malts – http://www.craftbrewingbusiness.com/news/malt-industry-update-specialty-… Falconsclaws (The Original) – https://www.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/falconsclaws White Labs Zurich Lager – http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast-bank?keywords=zurich&type=yeasts (Specialty Order!) Commons Brewery – http://www.commonsbrewery.com/ Westworld – http://www.hbo.com/westworld Daft Science – https://coinsmakeyoudance.bandcamp.com/album/daft-science 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 00:05:47 The Pub 00:23:47 Brewery 00:32:34 Lounge 01:20:27 Q&A 01:39:11 Quick Tip 01:41:20 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

Has it really been one year? Yup – The first episode of Experimental Brewing appeared on November 11th of 2015. The tricky part is we taped that first show at least three times. We wanted to get it right as possible coming out of the gate. We're still not there yet, but with your help, we can do it! Take our survey, leave us a review on iTunes,etc. But first, in this episode we revist some of our favorite pieces of the first year of Experimental Brewing. We talk briefly at the pub about some recent news and happenings and then straight into the dream sequences as we revisit the world of data outliers, talk to Lew Bryson about Session Beers, Denny and Drew getting their learning on, talk weird beers with Russell Everett, Saisons, prove we can't taste anything with Marshall at HomebrewCon and close out with less than laconic Rodger Davis of Faction Brewing. We think we even got all the beeps in place for him this time! Episode Links: James Townsends & Sons Brewery Tour – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLxNWWeEAlw Jack Joyce Scholarship Fund – http://brewpublic.com/beer-education/jack-joyce-scholarship-awards-70000… 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 00:05:26 The Pub – ABI / James Townsend's & Son / Jack Joyce Scholarship 00:16:08 Segment 1 – Outliers aka Why Science is Messy 00:26:05 Segment 2 – Lew Bryson – Corgi's and Session Beers 00:40:29 Segment 3 – Diastatic Hops – Denny and Drew say “huh” 00:54:02 Segment 4 – Russell Everett – Stout Noodles and Cool Ranch Beer 01:01:15 Segment 5 – Saison Experiment – Why Marshall is Wrong 01:18:21 Segment 6 – Homebrew Con – Marshall Makes Us Look Like Idiots 01:30:22 Segment 7 – Rodger Davis – Hops, Swearing, Forklifts and More 01:45:00 We Sing You Out This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

One full year of Experimental Brewing is in the books! (So much editing, so much umm and ahhs) But that’s beside the point – on with the show! We tackle some user feedback around Drew’s keg purging methods and Denny’s feelings on Nugget hops. And then it’s into the pub where we tackle the big news about ABI’s acquisition of Northern Brewer/Midwest. We’re puzzled – are you puzzled? Join us in being puzzled! Drew talks about his experience with Cask Marque and finding righteous beer bargains. In the brewery, we talk about the beauty and performance of JaDeD Brewing’s chillers. Seriously, these things are great. In the library, a little comedy courtesy of McSweeney’s from a listener and a new podcast from the Master Brewers Association of America for your actual knowledge. In the lab, we discuss the results of our first New England IPA experiment – Wyeast 1056 vs. Wyeast 1318. Can tasters taste a difference? What about the haze? The Hop character? Where do we go from here. And it’s a twofer in the lounge as we just finished a quick trip to the Portland/Vancouver area to talk at our sponsor Brewcraft USA’s RetailerCon. So we started our trip by talking with the folks at FH Steinbarts about their shop and their community’s recent speakeasy loss. And then we get into a Pineapple Kolsch with Larry Clousner, great friend of the show and partner at Pono Brewing. We close out the show with Drew’s recent reading about some of the deep seated organized crime and corruption of LA in the 1920’s and 30’s with “A Bright and Guilty Place” by Richard Rayner. Episode Links: Hoppy Halloween – See Drew on 10/29 – http://hoppyhalloween.com/ Cask Marque – http://cask-marque.co.uk/ McSweeney's – https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/20-ways-to-talk-to-me-about-your-hom… MBAA Podcast – http://masterbrewerspodcast.com/ JaDeD Brewing – http://jadedbrewing.com/ New England IPA Experiment – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/new-england-ipa-series-it-y… FH Steinbart – https://fhsteinbart.com/ Dean's Scene – http://www.oregonlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/10/dean_pottle_owner_of_… Pono Brewing – https://ponobrewing.com/ A Bright and Guilty Place – http://amzn.to/2fdLODv 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 00:07:28 Feedback 00:17:24 The Pub – ABI/Northern Brewer/Midwest, Cask Marque, Bargain Hunting 00:33:08 Brewery – JaDeD Brewing 00:14:50 Library – McSweeney's, MBAA Podcast 00:46:52 The Lab – NE IPA Is It The Yeast Results 00:58:58 Lounge – Being in Portland, Dean Pottle, FH Steinbart's 01:15:25 Lounge Pt. 2 – Larry Clouser of Pono Brewing 01:53:08 Something Other Than Beer – A Bright and Guilty Place 01:55:49 Recap This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

Second half of the Q&A episode is now ready for your listening and “learning” pleasure! But first, before we dive into your questions, we're back with your feedback from the first Q&A episode and some Barley Crop Reports that we've cribbed from our friend Teri Fahrendorf and Denny reports on his eggs, because they're expensive! Then we grabbed a chance to talk with multiple (no, really, multiple) award-winning homebrewer Joe Formanek. Normally we'd subject Joe to the whole twenty questions routine because seriously the man's impressive, but you can go read his profile in Homebrew All-Stars until we get back to that. Why the wait? Because Joe has an interesting new brewing product that he's helping spread the word on – Brewtan B. What is Brewtan B? Well, listen to the episode and find out. Speaking of finding out – we're happy to announce our next experiment – this one is completely focused on figuring out if Brewtan B does what it says on the tin. (And in that spirit we're giving our IGORs some time to have some fun as well) Then we get into your questions. For convenience's sake we've divided the questions into general topic categories. This episode we tackle Packaging and Philosophy Questions. We even have more “live” callers! Episode Links: BrewTan B – http://www.natural-specialities.com/PDF/Data-sheets/Brewtan%20B%20%20-%2… 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 00:04:34 Feedback 00:14:50 Library 00:21:17 Lounge – Joe Formanek and BrewTan B 00:46:37 The Lab – BrewTan B Experiment 00:50:39 Q&A Part Deux – Packaging Questions 01:32:30 Philosophy Questions 02:21:29 Recap This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

You know how we said we were getting back to our “usual” format? Ha! Today we blow it up again because y'all sent in so many great questions. So many in fact, that we've split the Q&A into two episodes. But first, before we dive into your questions, Denny grabbed a seat on a bus next to Gary Glass, Director of the American Homebrewer's Association to talk about the AHA's new phone app – Brew Guru – and why you want to put it on your magical sci-fi pocket computer. Then we get into your questions. For convenience's sake we've divided the questions into general topic categories. This episode we tackle Fermentation, Ingredients and the Mash. And hey, we even have our first “live” caller! Aren't we fancy? Don't forget to come back for Episode 25 when we tackle even more questions (plus some other cool content!) Episode Links: AHA's Brew Guru App – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/brew-guru/ 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 00:03:03 On The Hop Bus with Gary Glass 00:12:43 Fermentation Questions 00:58:08 Ingredient Questions 01:17:27 Mash Questions This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

Busy Episode this time! Crammed with like – additional feedback to last episode's Staling results. Seems like some of you have been using scary old grain! In the pub we stop and talk a while about Denny's Hop School experiences (more on those later), the law in California and the crushing “loss” of Bosteels Brewery to ABI. (Maybe they should be Boo-steels now?) and one brewery's response to the recent PR campaign to try and make everyone feel better about the buyouts. We swing by the brewery to talk about Drew's recent Saison yeast tasting – which you can find online. In the library we visit a couple of papers on yeast genetics. In the lab, we're happy to announce our next great experiment – brought to you by our sponsors, the American Homebrewer's Association and NikoBrew.com. We're going to get a whole squad of homebrewers making up some hoppy beers and having them analyzed and tasted! See the recipe and experiment writeup for details. We're super stoked for this! Then Denny goes and talks to the folks out of Whirlpool's W Labs about their soon to launch all in one fermenter, fridge, kegerator – the Vessi. Then he heads off to the posh environs of Bainbridge Island WA to talk with Russell Everett of Bainbridge Brewing. Listen and find out what stout and noodles have to do with each other. Then in Something Other Than Beer – we lament 2016's continuing losses – this time with Gene Wilder. Then Drew shares Sia's new video for “The Greatest” which is a bit of a gut punch. Lastly, to leave on a happy note – Drew also mentions Comixology for all your comic enjoyment. Finally Denny drops a tip about how best to dry your hops. The key – a little bit of heat, but not too much if you want to preserve all the good oils! Episode Links: Staling Experiment – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/impact-crushed-malt-age-bee… YCH Hop School – https://ychhops.com/connect/events/home-brewing/hop-and-brew-school AB-2172 – http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201… Bosteels buyout – http://www.brewbound.com/news/b-inbev-acquire-belgiums-brouwerij-bosteels Modern Times Response to Selling Out – http://moderntimesbeer.com/blog/what-selling-out?cc Drew's Saison Yeast Tasting – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/drew/saison-files-tasting-saison-… Lar Blogs – Yeast Genetcs – http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/349.html Cell – Domestication and Divergence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Beer Yeasts – http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(16)31071-6 The Great Hop Experiment – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/great-ibu-test Vessi – https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/vessi-beer-fermentor-and-dispenser–4 Bainbridge Island Brewing – http://www.bainbridgebeer.com/ Something Other Than Beer – Gene Wilder – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tE1T2ys7qo Something Other Than Beer – Sia – The Greatest – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKSRyLdjsPA Something Other Than Beer – Comixology – https://www.comixology.com/ 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 00:04:13 Support Us 00:05:19 Listener Feedback 00:13:44 The Pub – Hop School, California Law, Sellouts 00:28:00 The Library – Yeast Genetics 00:42:00 The Lab – The Great IBU Experiment Announcement 00:52:48 The Lounge – W Labs – Vessi 01:12:24 The Lounge – Russel Everett – Bainbridge Island Brewing 01:54:01 Something Other Than Beer – Gene Wilder, Sia, Comixology 02:00:43 Quick Tip – Hop Drying This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

This episode we talk about two of our favorite online communities and their upcoming distributed competitions. We stop in the pub to talk updates to the North Carolina Legal Situation and a new homebrew rights situation in Nebraska. (See why it's important we keep fighting the legal fight?) Denny previews the upcoming Hop School and Drew talks about visiting Boulder CO and the AHA/BA offices. In the Brewery, we talk about the impending pumpkin crisis – ok, crisis to some and Drew's visit to Hop Barley and the Alers and their annual auction. We revisit our Staling experiment – can you brew with pre-crushed malt that's been sitting for a month? We review the results and discuss other possible avenues of exploration. After that Denny's back in Milwaukee talking with James Beard winning chef Justin Aprahamian of Sanford Restaurant in Milwaukee, Like Minds Brewing in Chicago and the new brewpub back in Milwaukee. Denny delves into the world of fine food and fine beer. Find out why Like Minds originally opened in Chicago and how they came back home. Then in Something Other Than Beer – Drew drops a Youtube show that really is a charming, whimisical love letter to Paris. And staying with Youtube – Drew's quick tip – well, it's not so quick but it's the video of his talk Brewing on the Ones from the National Homebrewers Conference. Episode Links: Brew United – http://www.brewunited.com/ SJPorr Challenge – https://sjporrchallenge.org/ Operation Liberate Homebrew (NC Rights Effort) – http://operationliberatehomebrew.org/ Nebraska Liquor Control Commision Facebook Post about Homebrew at Festivals – https://www.facebook.com/NebraskaLiquorControlCommission/posts/108099176… YCH Hop School – https://ychhops.com/connect/events/home-brewing/hop-and-brew-school Pumpkin Panic – https://www.craftbeer.com/brewers_banter/its-the-great-pumpkin-beer-shor… Hop Barley & The Alers – http://www.hopbarley.org/ Staling Experiment – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/impact-crushed-malt-age-bee… Sanford Restaurant – http://sanfordrestaurant.com/ Like Minds Brewery – http://likemindsbrewing.com/ Something Other Than Beer – Tastemade's “Alice in Paris” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsavdcJzrxU&list=PLX98sAmndWt1gxu0UAQsfF… Quick Tip – Brewing on the Ones – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sSKHzmhrzY 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 00:02:32 Support Us 00:06:55 The Pub – Homebrew Law, Hop School, Boulder 00:22:19 The Brewery – Pumpkin Shortage and Hop Barley & The Alers 00:31:37 The Lab – Staling Experiment Rssults 00:43:25 The Lounge – Justin Aprahamian – Sanford and Like Minds 01:06:53 Something Other Than Beer – Alice in Paris 01:12:49 Quick Tip – Brewing on the Ones This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

This episode we talk about two of our favorite online communities and their upcoming distributed competitions. We stop in the pub to do a little talk about mashing obsessions and the law and homebrewing. We head to the library to talk about Scott Janish's article on DMS, causes and cures and his test. Denny and I talk about his favorite homebrew myths before he heads to the land by the waters – Milwaukee – where he talks to Mino Choi, a homebrewer with a culinary obsession and a couple of 50 point entries under his belt. Mino talks his process, his designing and some agressive techniques he uses to drive his fermentations. We come back to our “Something Other Than Beer” segment with Denny enjoying spending time with Cecilia Chiang, the Chinese cuisine equivalent to Julia Child and we close out with Drew circling back to a lesson from earlier in the show! Episode Links: Brew United – http://www.brewunited.com/ SJPorr Challenge – https://sjporrchallenge.org/ Trumer Pils – http://www.trumer-international.com/ California AB-2172 – http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201… Scott Janish's DMS Article: http://scottjanish.com/how-to-prevent-dms-in-beer/ Homebrew Myths – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/6-common-homebrew-myt… 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 00:02:32 – Support Us 00:05:38 – BrewUnited – Interview with Olan Suddeth 00:15:12 – SJPorr Challenge 00:17:29 The Pub – Trumer Pils and Homebrew Law 00:31:18 The Library – DMS 00:40:40 The Brewery – Pico Brew and Extract Results 00:49:31 The Lab – Homebrew Myths with Denny Conn 00:56:32 The Lounge – Unknown All-Star: Mino Choi 01:40:21 Something Other Than Beer – Cecilia Chiang 01:43:42 Quick Tip – Quick Second Batch 01:44:50 Wrap up This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

This episode we start getting back to our regular podcast format (ok, mostly), but we start in the pub where we talk the massive changes in the beer industry last week because this time they’re near and dear to Denny’s heart. From there we go off to the lounge with an interview at San Francisco’s Ferment Drink Repeat (who for the record are not sellouts – they’re awesome). What sorta crazy person creates a homebrew shop and brewery? Well, listen and find out! After the lounge, it’s time for a Q&A where we tackle brewers questions about Saison, getting their Red on, style guidelines and why sometimes brewers can be dicks. We come back to our “Something Other Than Beer” segment with Netflix inducing massive nostalgia in Drew and we close out with a tip from a South African listener about how to deal with the whole multiple keg carbonation issue. Episode Links: How Terrapin Quietly Sold Out – http://www.atlantamagazine.com/drinks/terrapin-quietly-sold-big-beer-bet… Hop Valley Sells Out -http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34624194-75/hop-valley-brewing-co… How Ballast Point Has Changed in the Past 9 Months – http://thefullpint.com/dans-blog/ballast-point-changed-past-9-months-w-o… Ferment Drink Repeat – http://www.fermentdrinkrepeat.com/ Star Kay White Chocolate Extract – http://amzn.to/2ajaC6F 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 00:03:25 – Support Us 00:06:39 The Pub – Sellouts! 00:16:21 The Lounge – Ferment Drink Repeat 01:27:32 Q&A With Denny and Drew 01:43:39 Something Other Than Beer – Stranger Things 01:46:21 Quick Tip – Preserving Carbonation 01:48:52 Wrap up This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

This episode starts with a brief stop at the brewery where we walk you through some of the newest things we're playing with! (Like Drew's new mill – review on the site) Then we ask – What happens when you get a whole bunch of brewers together and have them open up their breweries? Well, if they belong to the Falcons then it becomes their annual event “Brew with a Falcon”. Denny tests out our spiffy phone interface and calls five brewers in the Los Angeles area as they're brewing. At least one of them will be familiar to you! See what sort of crazy beer is being made! Then it's time for our last turn around the block in Charm City as we present our HomeBrewCon presentation – “How To Brew Like An All-Star”. The audio is courtesy of the American Homebrewer's Association. Did you know that all members of the AHA get free access to audio recordings and slide decks from all of the Con's presentations? To join the AHA just click on the AHA logo on our homepage! Support the podcast and the group that fights for your rights as a homebrewer! Episode Links: 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 00:03:41 – Support Us 00:05:47 The Brewery – Denny and Drew's Latest Brew-ventures. 00:14:10 While You Were Brewing – Brew with A Falcon Edition 00:44:07 HomeBrewCon – Brew With An All-Star Presentation, courtesy of American Homebrewers' Association. This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

Attention, attention… this episode is brought to you by an accidentally awesome quirk of fate. After we announced our experiment (Saison Yeast – Airlock vs. Open Ferment – Does it prevent “stall”) way back when, our itinerant “Science” co-host Marshall Schott let us know that his site, Brulosophy.com was running the same experiment! We waited and coordinated our experimental results release. Marshall released his results earlier this week and now we get together and discuss our results plus his. There are a total of five experimental runs here and what do they say? Well, put yer earbuds in and listen! (And if you think this is the last time we're doing this.. ha, you don't know how all this works! Maybe we'll do it on purpose next time!) From our time in the Casa Verde labs, we move back to Baltimore and spend some time with the Free State Homebrew Club Guild at HomeBrewCon's “Craft Beer Kickoff” Party. We had a heck of a time with the various club members and we hope you learn a thing or two! (Plus, hey – why do you homebrew?) So come along with as we talk to a raft of clubs and a beer “celeb” or two! Episode Links: Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Brulosophy's Saison Experiment – http://brulosophy.com/2016/07/04/the-impact-of-back-pressure-on-the-sais… Drew's Saison Guide (aka the stupid thing that begun this) https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/guide-saisons-and-saison-yeasts Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:02:50 – The Show Intro 00:05:02 Correctional Department of Corrections – Drew's Bad with Names 00:08:18 Experimental Results: Saison Under Pressure 00:44:07 AHA HomeBrewCon Free State Homebrew Clubs This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

First time ever! Denny and Drew and a thousand of their favorite friends are in the same room – the Expo hall at the 2016 American Homebrewer's Association “HomebrewCon”. We sat down in the BrewcraftUSA booth and talked with a bunch of different folks including some of our sponsors and some of our very favorite people – including IGOR Nicki Forster who brought us a beer to taste, Marshall Schott who abused us with a triangle test and another listener, Keith Baker, who dropped a beer on Denny to make him crazy! This episode is jammed packed with questions, answers, and really interesting people so give it a listen! (Also this is your last chance to drop some money on the pooches before we get to our next charity!) Also, a big thanks to listener Chris Nelson for our wonderful “Wrath of Conn” poster that you see on the site. Episode Links: Patreon Remember even a buck is good for the dogs: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Freedom Service Dogs: https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Homebrew Con – Register Now!: http://www.homebrewcon.org/ Loughran Family Malt – http://www.malt.ie/ Craftmeister – http://craftmeister.com/ Brulosophy – http://brulosophy.com PicoBrew – http://picobrew.com/ MoreBeer – https://www.morebeer.com/ BrewCraftUSA – http://shop.brewcraftusa.com/ JaDeD Brewing – http://jadedbrewing.com/ Wyeast Labs – http://wyeastlabs.com/ NikoBrew – http://www.nikobrew.com/ Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:04:10 James Loughran – Loughran Family Malt 00:11:20 Teri Farendorf – Great Western 00:24:35 Jonathan Ettlie – Craftmeister 00:30:03 Nicki Forster Beer Tasting 00:39:25 Marshall Schott – Live Triangle Test 00:49:51 Annie Johnson – Pico Brew 00:59:53 Q&A: Boil Vigor 01:02:23 Chris Graham – More Beer 01:08:14 Audience Interaction – The Hop Hats 01:11:11 Brian Morton – Brewcraft USA 01:19:58 Keith Baker Beer Tasting with Randy Mosher 01:27:35 Randy Mosher 01:39:08 Clay and Jeremy – JaDeD Chillers 01:45:55 Audience Iteraction – The Sing Along 01:46:32 Tamara and Candy – Wyeast 01:51:16 Niko – NikoBrew 01:58:00 Q&A: Where do you get your Crazy Ideas 02:00:56 Q&A: The HomebrewCon Name 02:02:11 Q&A: Where Not To Cut Corners 02:05:48 Wrapup and Farewell This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

It's HomebrewCon Week! As this episode goes live we're at the hotel in Baltimore getting ready to rock out with some homebrew! So this episode is going to be a real “quick” one (for us). In feedback Denny talks about a great response he got from Spain and then Drew has to issue a correction from the Correctional Department of Corrections about a misstate he had about yeast strains. In the pub, we talk our “plans” for Homebrew Con in Baltimore in June – a live Q&A, a Troubleshooters Corner, Book Signings and more! Denny recounts his experience with the first “Zymurgy Live” put on by the AHA featuring Stan Hieronymus. Then Drew talks a bit about what might be a trend for the furutue of brewers pulling back from distribution. For the interview segment in the lounge, Drew interviewed two breweries located a mere 500 ft from each other physically but a world apart in terms of brewing philosophy. Our victims this week are the fine folks of Transplants Brewing and Lucky Lukes Brewing in Lancaster CA – about as far on the edge of Los Angeles as you can get. One is all about the whacky, the culinary, the mad while the other is more traditional with classic beer style approaches. Drew talks to them about their experiences as brewers and how it works to have such proximity to your fellow brewers. Lastly, Drew offers a tumblr account that explores the nerdy obsession of mashups. Episode Links: Patreon Remember even a buck is good for the dogs: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Freedom Service Dogs: https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Homebrew Con – Register Now!: http://www.homebrewcon.org/ Zymurgy Live – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/zymurgy-live/ http://www.denverpost.com/2016/05/25/twisted-pine-brewery-ceasing-distri… Transplants Brewing: http://transplantsbrewing.com/ Lucky Luke Brewing: http://luckylukebrewing.com/ Just Two Things: http://justtwothings.tumblr.com/ Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:06:48 Feedback 00:08:09 Correctional Department of Corrections 00:10:02 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub 00:18:47 The Lounge – Transplants Brewery and Lucky Luke Brewing 00:21:46 Transplants 01:02:02 Lucky Luke 01:41:30 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

As we get ready to head to the NHC, our schedules get a little screwy (we have one more episode before the Wrath of Conn Con) In feedback we hear about some fun experiences and a nice gesture on the part of a listener. Also we hear from others about Denny and Marshall's recent commentary about skipping over aeration/oxygenation In the pub, we talk our “plans” for Homebrew Con in Baltimore in June – a live Q&A, a Troubleshooters Corner, Book Signings and more! The Brewers Association gets their history on with one of America's great institutions – The Smithsonian. Denny talks his overwhelming experience at the Craft Brewers Conference. And lastly we ask “Has Craft Beer Gone Too Far?” In the library we discuss a great article from the Counter Brew website that does a really excellent job laying in the ground work for your knowledge about Brett. At the lab where we talk the recent obsession with the hazy style called “New England IPA”. Specifically we cover the history and the theories behind the style and the infamous, hotly debated murk. And so we're going to launch a full series of explorations, because of course we will. For this first time, we're going to look at yeast impact – namely Wyeast 1056 and Wyeast 1318 in the same wort. Is one murk-tastic? And to back it up, listener Jason Faylor sent in a pair of beers with exactly this same premise so we get our tasting on (and prove that Denny and Drew can really disagree about things) For the interview segment, we grab some time with John Holl – editor of All About Beer Magazine. We offer him a chance to lay down his opinions and his colorful New Jersey beliefs. It's an interview that exercised Denny's bleeping finger. We think we got them all! After that, we're off to the books as we try and answer more listener questions. Denny reminds us all to test your thermometers! Lastly, Drew fondly explores the world of CorgiOrgy.com and some incredibly sexy Russian cakes. Episode Links: Patreon Remember even a buck is good for the dogs: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Freedom Service Dogs: https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Homebrew Con – Register Now!: http://www.homebrewcon.org/ BA And The Smothsonian: http://americanhistory.si.edu/topics/food-history/pages/brewing-history “Has Craft Beer Gone Too Far”: http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/has-craft-beer-movement-finally-gone-to… CounterBrew The Actual Truth About Yeast: http://counterbrew.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-actual-truth-about-yeast-bre… Denny's IPA Reviews: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/denny/oh-say-can-you-see-through-y… BeerAdvocate NE IPAs under the scope: http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/northeast-haze-through-a-m… New England IPA Experiment: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/new-england-ipa-series-it-yeast Israel Bissell IPA: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/israel-bissell-ib-ne-ipa The Story of Israel Bissell: http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/29/news/adna-unsung29 AllAboutBeer: http://allaboutbeer.com/ CorgiOrgy.com: Seriously just click it. Olga Noskova Mirror Cakes: http://www.boredpanda.com/mirror-glazed-marble-cake-olganoskovaa/ Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:03:33 Theme, Intro and Feedback 00:14:12 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub 00:39:40 The Library – Brett 00:42:39 Casa Verde Labs – NE IPA – History, Style, Experiment and Tasting 01:10:34 The Lounge – All About Beer's John Holl 01:56:51 Q&A wth Denny & Drew 02:12:25 Something Other Than Beer 02:15:04 Quick Tip 02:18:26 Question of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

Another episode and a new feature! Read on! In feedback we hear more about people's weight loss journies. Could we be on the way to skinny brewers? Also a listener chimes in to let us know that he won serious medalage with Drew's Peanut Butter Jelly Time recipe. In the pub, we talk our “plans” for Homebrew Con in Baltimore in June – a live Q&A, a Troubleshooters Corner, Book Signings and more! We talk about the 500th Anniversary of the Rheinheitsge-whatever and we revisit the Moonlight vs. Moonlight Trademark fight. In the library we discuss Scott Janish's great article about how dry hopping adds bitterness, just not the way you think it does! At the lab where we talk the next experiment you can join in on – Saison Yeast and the dreaded “stall”. Drew's advocated a simple change – open fermentation – to avoid the nasty tendency that WLP 565 and Wyeast 3724 have to start strong, take a two week nap and then finish the job. Is he right? Let's see! We launch a new variety of interviews that we're tentatively calling “Unknown All-Stars” where we interview brewers that you may not have heard of, but that we think you should. For our first crack, we're talking with one of Drew's brewing mentors – Bruce Brode. A long time brewer, ex-President of the Maltose Falcons and one of the shaping forces of the BJCP Guidelines. You'll really want to hear all the knowledge Bruce can drop. After that, we're off to the books as we try and answer more listener questions. Lastly, the guys talk a bit about Prince (boo) and Drew's most recent YouTube obsession. Episode Links: Patreon – Remember even a buck is good for the dogs! – http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Freedom Service Dogs – https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Homebrew Con – Register Now! – http://www.homebrewcon.org/ Oliver Wesseloh – German Brewer response to Reinheitsgebot: https://www.facebook.com/notes/oliver-wesseloh/creative-brewers-of-germa… Brian Hunt – Moonlight Brewing's Response – http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/brian-hunt-of-moonlight-brewing-remarks-o… Scott Janish: Increasing Bitterness from Dry Hopping: http://scottjanish.com/increasing-bitterness-dry-hopping/ Saison Experiment: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/saison-yeast-airlock-vs-open… Drew's Saison Guide: https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/guide-saisons-and-saison-yeasts Draft Resistive Gate: https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/resistive-gate-draft-beer-flow-control Kegerators: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/denny/podcast-episode-14-pics Youtube – Jas. Townsend and Son, Inc.: https://www.youtube.com/user/jastownsendandson Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:03:33 Theme, Intro and Feedback 00:08:35 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub 00:22:20 The Library – Bittering from Dry Hops 00:30:00 Casa Verde Labs – Saison Open Ferment vs. Closed Ferment 00:40:00 The Lounge – Unknown All-Stars – Bruce Brode 01:16:17 Q&A wth Denny & Drew 01:30:54 Something Other Than Beer – Prince and James Townsend and Sons 01:34:29 Question of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

Another episode and this time we're here with Olive Oil results! In the pub, we talk our “plans” for Homebrew Con in Baltimore in June – a live Q&A, a Troubleshooters Corner, Book Signings and more! We talk some gluten free barley, a new name for an old country and why some trademark fights make us sad. A new room is added to the house as we sit down in the library to discuss the imminent release of Homebrew All-Stars! Then to the lab where Marshall joins the guys as they discuss the IGOR's results of their Olive Oil vs. No Aeration efforts. Can you use Olive Oil to cheaply replace aeration? We go to Dallas where Drew talks with Barrett Tillman of both Black Man Yeast and Deep Ellum Brewing Company about his experiences as a brewer, his love of all things sour and funky and why he decided to start a mini-yeast company. After that, we're off to the books as we try and answer more listener questions. Drew adds a quick tip about immersion circulators and brewing Lastly, the guys hit the kitchen as Denny offers some sourdough advice and Drew deals with a bunch of nut sacks. Episode Links: Patreon – Remember even a buck is good for the dogs! – http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Freedom Service Dogs – https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Homebrew Con – Register Now! – http://www.homebrewcon.org/ Gluten Free Barley: https://www.yahoo.com/news/beer-brewers-toast-australian-gluten-free-bar… Olive Oil Experiment – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/olive-oil-vs-no-aeration Black Man Brew – Barrett's site – http://www.blackmanbrew.com/ Deep Ellum Brewing – http://www.deepellumbrewing.com/ Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:03:44 Theme, Intro and Feedback 00:06:21 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub 00:19:57 The Library – Homebrew All-Stars 00:26:57 Casa Verde Labs – Olive Oil vs. No Aeration 00:51:08 The Lounge – Barrett Tillman 01:39:13 Q&A wth Denny & Drew 01:51:21 Quick Tip – Immersion Circulator 01:53:01 Something Other Than Beer – Sourdough, Nuts 01:59:41 Question of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

It's Episode 12 and we're announcing our next experiment amongst other things! We start with listener feedback – everyone was intrigued by and puzzled by the results of our First Wort Hop experiment. So were we! At the pub, we talk about how the results of the GC election with lots of teasing that's not meant to be taken seriously! We announce that we have “plans” for Homebrew Con in Baltimore in June. Denny gets to rant and rave at the moon with his latest pet peeve and Drew shares an awesome example of how sometimes the customer isn't right at all. We make a quick stop in the brewery to talk about getting your beer can on Then to the lab where we dig into every homebrewer's experience. You go to the homebrew shop full of good intentions, buy some grain and mill it. Then you can't brew for a month or two – is your grain still good? Oh bother – guess we'll find out, won't we? We go to the Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference where Denny interviews Annie Johnson – one of our favorite brewers. Not only has she won two amazing brewing achievements – AHA Homebrewer of the Year and Pilsner Urquell's Masterhomebrewer, but she manages to keep a playful side to her brewing. Listen and learn! (Including her secret obsession) After Annie, we hit the books for a couple of questions, including one that really made us do some research to avoid our knee jerk “are you kidding us?” reaction. That was awesome! Denny drops his quick tip about being a yeast abuser. And then Denny talks about his soon to be assembled chicken coop and the artisans behind it. Drew then drops two things – Billy Dee is back as Colt 45's spokesman and Sweden has a phone number. Yup, Sweden. It's awesome. Episode Links: Patreon – Remember even a buck is good for the dogs! – http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Freedom Service Dogs – https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Governing Committee Results – http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/2016-aha-governing-committee-… Homebrew Con – Register Now! – http://www.homebrewcon.org/ Black Acre Brewing – http://blackacrebrewing.com/ Black Acre Brewing's Social Media Rant – https://www.facebook.com/jordan.gleason.1/posts/10106173966458658 Beer Monks Canning – http://beermonks-socal.com/ Cross Roads Ca nning – http://www.crossroadscanning.com/ Saison Figolla Recipe – https://www.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/saison-figolla Stale Malt Experiment – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/impact-crushed-malt-age-beer… Denny's Old Stoner Recipe – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/dennys-old-stoner-barleywine The Diastatic Activity Of Hops, Together With A Note On Maltase In Hops – http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.2050-0416.1941.tb06070.x/ab… Malta – http://www.delicioussparklingtemperancedrinks.net/MaltaGoya.html Denny's Chicken Coop Artisan – http://soliddesignwoodworking.timbl.net/ Billy Dee! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAKcia7WwVA NPR Calls Sweden – http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/07/473438101/call-a-random-swede-we-tried-it-out NOTE: In the Q&A segment, when we answer a question abpout hop degradation, I mention that YCH Hops now prints the HSI (Hop Storage Index) on the bags of hops homebrewers buy. Here's how you can use that….HSI shows you the alpha acid loss in the hops over 6 months at a 68F storage temperature. As an example of how it works, let's say you have some hops that start at 10% AA and have an HSI of .250. That means that in 6 months of storage at 68F, the AA% will drop to 7.5%. But since we all know that degradation of hops also depends on temperature, if those hops are stored at 28F, the AA is 9.0%. In effect, each 10F drop in strage temp equates to about .5% AA increase. There's more to it than this, though, and in the future we hope to have someone from YCH on to talk about HSI. Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:03:04 Theme, Intro and Feedback 00:10:24 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub 00:24:36 The Brewery – Mobile Canning 00:33:36 Casa Verde Labs – Going Stale 00:43:37 The Lounge – Annie Johnson 01:07:37 Q&A wth Denny & Drew 01:39:27 Quick Tip – Yeast Abuse 01:46:14 Something Other Than Beer – Coops, Billy Dee, Sweden 01:51:35 Question of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew PicoBrew Wyeast Labs 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&#8

It's Episode 11 and experimental results are back! We start with listener feedback – namely, y'all really loved the Session Beer Recipe collection and the Q&A episode. Looks like we're going to have to keep answering questions! At the pub, we talk about how hops are being explored as actual medicine and why sadly this doesn't mean your Quadruple IPA is about to become “healthy”, how our sponsor PicoBrew went to 11 for Denny and discuss why we feel that bars and breweries should offer samplers (and why the money crunchers back us up on this assertion). Then to the lab where we comb through the results of Denny's favorite experiment – First Wort Hopping vs. 60 minute bittering. First though we start with listener Tim Hagan's fairly clear explanation of the meaning of P-Value. We also talk about why some folks are encouraging a move away from P-Value as the end all be all of science. And then we dig into the experiment! What new and interesting twists did our IGORs find this time? Is there an actual impact here or are we living in a land of make believe? We go to the Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference where Denny interviews Rodney Kibzey, multiple award winning brewer – no seriously, the man won the Sam Adams Longshot Competition twice. Rodney talks up his “secrets” for winning. So you might want to listen to the man. Denny drops another quick tip from our AHA Forum friends – Don't Get Caught Up With The Shiny Gear! Drew then leaves us with two something other than beers – Falcons nesting at Briess and then, because you, the listeners, asked Drew talks about how he lost 112 lbs in 13 months and still drank beer. Episode Links: Freedom Service Dogs – https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Hops as Medicine – http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/03/researchers-are-brewing-up-medicines-from-beer-hops/ The Value of Fractional Pours – https://www.brewersassociation.org/articles/the-value-of-fractional-pours/ Rethinking P-value – http://www.stats.org/mismeasure-scientific-significance/ Am Stats of P-value – http://amstat.tandfonline.com/doi/suppl/10.1080/00031305.2016.1154108 Briess Falcon Nest Cam – http://blog.brewingwithbriess.com/new-live-falcon-cam-atop-the-briess-manitowoc-grain-elevator/ Images of Drew's Weightloss – http://imgur.com/a/CF3lL Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:03:28 Theme and Intro 00:05:20 Feedback 00:08:41 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub – Hops as Medicine, Pico Goes to 11, The Boon of Sampler Flights 00:20:59 Casa Verde Labs – Exploring P-Value and Experimental Results – FWH vs Bittering 00:42:05 The Uke 00:42:36 Medal Secrets with Rodney Kibzey 01:05:37 Q&A wth Denny & Drew 01:25:38 Quick Tip – Don't Get Caught Up 01:27:42 Something Other Than Beer – Briess's Falcon's Nest & Drew's Weight Loss 01:40:04 Question of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister 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

It's Episode 10 and it's finally time to see if we're as smart as we say we are. We discuss the listener response to our Session Beer efforts and promise to post a kickass list of session beer recipes. (Link below) We run off to the pub and discuss the recently concluded Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference and the lameness of “pink washing” and silly sexism. And then to the lecture hall where “Professors” Denny and Drew sit down and try and see how long they can fake actually knowing anything. For listener ease we've broken the questions up into categories so you can find things more easily. OVer the course of twenty some odd questions we tackle questions about ingredients, process, styles, yeast and everything else. Before we leave, Drew gives a brief shout out to two very impactful passings that recently occurred. One to the man whose decision in the 70's still impacts us to this day. The other, well, that one's more important to Chihuahua owners. Episode Links: Freedom Service Dogs – https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference – https://www.pnwhc.com/ PNHBC Presentation Links – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FHaYB-5EqwRs1_G1hHXz1MSvI8oCUOUU… The Session Beer Project – http://sessionbeerproject.blogspot.com/ Session Beer Homebrew Recipe Bonanza – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/content/session-beer-day-recipe-bonanza-… Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:02:13 Theme and Intro and Listener Feedback 00:06:31 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub – Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference, pinkwashing and unfortunate sexism 00:17:28 The Lecture Hall – Q&A Introduction 00:18:43 Ingredient Questions 00:34:24 Process Questions 01:04:58 Style Questions 01:29:17 Yeast Questions 01:43:52 Miscellaneous Questions 02:04:09 Something Other Than Beer – Ray Tomlinson, Moonie the Chihuahua 02:07:46 Question of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew PicoBrew 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

It's Episode 9 – last call for questions before the big Q&A episode! (Send your questions to [email protected]) We run off to the pub and discuss feedback abut the potential canning crisis, the unbearable BS of science, the now sold out Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference and Hops in Drew's hometown. And then to the lab where the guys launch the next experiment. Is there a detectable difference between adding Olive Oil as an aeration replacement and just not adding any aeration/oxygen at all! We go into the history of the whole Olive Oil excitement and why they think everyone has it a little wrong. With the approach of Session Beer Day – April 7th – we get beer writer extraordinaire and Session Beer Project creator, Lew Bryson on the phone and go through the history of the project, the beer day and what Lew ultimately wants to achieve! We take a brief detour to provide everyone with some homebrew advice so you can have a session beer of your own on tap for Session Day! Denny drops another quick tip from our AHA Forum friends – this time all about the tool box Drew then leaves us with a musical clip for the ages! Episode Links: Freedom Service Dogs – https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference – https://www.pnwhc.com/ The Unbearable Asymmetry of Bullshit – http://quillette.com/2016/02/15/the-unbearable-asymmetry-of-bullshit/ Florida Hops – http://news.ufl.edu/articles/2016/02/uf-to-hop-into-hops-varieties-for-m… The Experiment – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/olive-oil-vs-no-aeration The Session Beer Project – http://sessionbeerproject.blogspot.com/ Seen Through a Glass – http://lewbryson.blogspot.com/ Why the PLCB Should Be Abolished – http://noplcb.blogspot.com/ Andrews Sisters with the Supremes – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgTsBsSngrc Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:02:13 Theme and Intro and Listener Feedback 00:07:50 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub – Can Shortage, THE BS of Science, Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference, Hops in Florida 00:24:30 Casa Verde Labs – Experiment: Olive Oil vs. No Aeration 00:33:18 Session Beer Project with Lew Bryson 01:12:45 Brew A Session Beer! 01:22:17 Quick Tip – The Tool Box 01:24:25 Something Other Than Beer – The Andrew's Sisters 01:27:06 Question of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew PicoBrew 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! On our next episode we'll be giving our IGOR's their first brewing assignment! 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

In Episode 8 – Denny and Drew remind listeners about the upcoming Q&A episode. (Send your questions to [email protected]) They run off to the pub and discuss a potential canning crisis, actual grown up science, the upcoming Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference and Denny's run for the Governing Committee. Then they visit a new location for the podcast – the brewery (who woulda guessed) to discuss the availability of the Idaho 7 hop (currently branded 007 The Golden Hop) and Weyermann's Barke Malt. And then to the lab where the guys are joined by Marshall “Brulosophy” Schott, to discuss the results of the Hop Whirlpool Temperature Test. Does it make a difference if you whirlpool your hops at 120F instead of 170F. (In theory, fewer hop oils get volatilized at the lower temp). What was the result? Listen! Once again, hoppy times are brought to you by NikoBrew.com! Back to the Bay Area – no not the San Francisco Bay Area – the Tampa Bay Area where Drew conducts an interview with Brian Fenstermacher at his homebrew store turned nanobrewery – Southern Brewing & Winemaking. Brian has a long history in the craft brewing industry and eventually ended up opening a great homebrew store. Unable to leave the beer world completely behind, he turned the homebrew store into a nano brew with an impressive 24 taps being brewed on a nano-scale. Listen to the interview to discover the incredibly intricate system he's created for his brewers to keep that variety running! Denny and Drew take your questions and lie about all of their answers. Denny drops another quick tip from our AHA Forum friends about creating a quick chilled carbonated sample of your beer to let you speedily evaluate your beer. Marshall then drops in with his love of music on our “Something Non-Beery” segment. Episode Links: Freedom Service Dogs – https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference – https://www.pnwhc.com/ AHA Governing Committee Election – http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/membership/aha-governing-committee… 007 Golden Hop – http://www.yakimavalleyhops.com/007_TheGoldenHop16oz_p/hops0071-2015crop… Weyermann Barke Pilsner Malt – https://bsgcraftbrewing.com/barke-line The Experiment – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/hop-whirlpool-does-steeping-… Southern Brewing and Winemaking – http://www.southernbrewingwinemaking.com/ Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:02:25 Theme and Intro and Listener Feedback 00:05:57 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub – Can Shortage, Actual Science, Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference, AHA Governing Committee Election 00:18:15 The Brewery – 007 Golden Hop, Barke Malt 00:26:00 Casa Verde Labs – Experiment #2 Results – Whirlpool Hopping 00:51:33 Southern Brewing & Winemaking in Tampa 01:44:38 Uke Break! 01:45:09 Q&A with Denny & Drew 02:03:45 Quick Tip – Quick Carbonated Samples 02:05:11 Something Other Than Beer – Marshall's Music 02:07:12 Question of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew PicoBrew 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! On our next episode we'll be giving our IGOR's their first brewing assignment! 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

In Episode 7 – Denny and Drew take a spin through listener reactions to the first experiment results unleashed online and in the podcast. Then it's off to the pub where they discuss the rise of homebrewing around the globe (focused on an article about Indian homebrewers), Denny wields the eraser of correction about the beers he tried from Barrel of Monks and Drew talks up Lew Bryson's Session Beer Day project. And then to the lab where the guys launch the next experiment – all about the First Wort Hop. This time out the crew is set on re-creating Denny's classic experiment that yielded inconclusive results about FWH. Ignore the recipe content in the podcast because the IGORs asked for a recipe change and who are the guys to deny them that? Once again, hoppy times are brought to you by NikoBrew.com! Time to announce the podcast's first charity project – Freedom Service Dogs of America. They're dedicated to rescuing and training shelter dogs to serve as support animals for the disabled, including returning vets. Join the podcast as a Patreon supporter to help rescue some pups! Back to the Bay Area for one last time as the gang returns to Faction Brewing in Alameda and the wide ranging Rodger Davis. We clarify (maybe) Rodger's dry hopping procedure for his infinitely hoppy beers. The guys talk through a bunch of other things like the love/not love of fork lifts, his team – the genesis of the White Stout style (found the culprit!) and his experimental hop series. (WARNING – Rodger is also prolific with his utterances and we're still working out where the line is and whether or not we caught them all – so be careful in this segment with the kids if you don't want them learning some words!) Finally Denny and Drew take your questions. Quick announcement about questions – looks like every 10th episode, the show will become an all (mostly?) Q&A show – so get your questions in and see how long you can make D&D answer questions! Denny takes a tip from Jeff Gladish about blending and Drew recommends a few new choice selections for your reading library (of non-beery things) So, are you guys psyched to get your First Wort Hop on? Episode Links: Experiment Writeup – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/writeups/writeup-yeast-compa… Freedom Service Dogs – https://freedomservicedogs.org/ Indian Homebrewing Scene – http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/giving-beer-an-indian-twist/a… Barrel of Monks – http://www.barrelofmonks.com/ Lew Bryson Session Day – http://sessionbeerproject.blogspot.com/2016/01/session-beer-day-2016-is-… Experiment #3 – FWH vs Bittering – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/comparing-first-wort-hopping… Faction Brewing Co – http://factionbrewing.com/ Book Nook: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (http://amzn.to/1STx0a8), The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (http://amzn.to/1nzRg3m) Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:02:20 Theme and Intro and Listener Feedback 00:07:31 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub – Indian Homebrewing, Barrel of Monks Correction, Session Beer Project Day 00:19:59 Casa Verde Labs – Experiment #3 Announcement – FWH Hopping vs. Bittering 00:31:46 Rodger Davis at Faction Brewing, Pt 2! 01:07:02 Q&A with Denny & Drew 01:24:00 Quick Tip – Blending 01:25:02 Something Other Than Beer – Drew's Book Nook 01:29:47 Question of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew PicoBrew 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! On our next episode we'll be giving our IGOR's their first brewing assignment! 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

In Episode 6 – Denny and Drew look to even more listener feedback. In the pub we promulgate a public service announcement near and dear to Denny's heart, investigate rumors of nefarious hop dealings and reminisce about Denny's time in the big snowy territory of Vail. And then we go to the lab where we discuss the first ever results delivered by our IGOR crew. Is there a discernable difference between Wyeast 1056 and WLP001? Marshall “Brulosopher” Schott of Brulosophy.com joins us to provide his view on the data provided by our IGORs and the vast swath of tasters. Back to the Bay Area we're onto Faction Brewing in Alameda and the ever voluble Rodger Davis. This is part one of two parts thanks to all the stories Rodger has at his disposal! Finally we take your questions, Drew talks about pressure and Denny remembers David Bowie and Alan Rickman. So, what do you guys think of our results? Do you agree? Disagree? Try brewing the test yourself and see what you find! Episode Links: Dangers About Grapefruit – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/dennyanddrew/dangers-brewing-grape… YCH Hops – http://ychhops.com/ Big Beers Festival – Vail – http://www.bigbeersfestival.com/ Experiment 1 – Wyeast 1056 vs WLP001 – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/yeast-comparison-same-strain… Experiment 1 – Wyeast 1056 vs WLP001 – Writeup – Brulosophy – http://brulosophy.com/ Faction Brewing Co – http://factionbrewing.com/ Pressure Racking with CO2 – http://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/racking-co2 Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:01:53 Theme and Intro and Listener Feedback 00:07:23 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub – Grapefruit, Hop Crisis, Vail 00:21:20 Casa Verde Labs – Experiment #1 Results with Marshall Schott 00:47:40 Rodger Davis at Faction Brewing 01:28:32 Ukulele Break! 01:29:02 Q&A with Denny & Drew 01:43:44 Quick Tip – Under Pressure 01:46:11 Something Other Than Beer – Bowie & Rickman 01:51:11 Queston of the Week, Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew PicoBrew 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! On our next episode we'll be giving our IGOR's their first brewing assignment! 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]! This episode can be downloaded directly at http://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/default/files/ExperimentalBrewing_… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

In Episode 5 – Denny and Drew look back at the Brew Year's Resolutions where we've had a bunch of feedback from listeners. We talk in the pub about the latest in acquisitions with the sweet spicy addition of hypocrisy – throw in a little competition and Denny's soon to be appearance in Vail. After that we return to the lab to present our second experiment. This time we're exploring if throwing hops into a whirlpool steep at a lower temperature (120F) makes a qualitative difference in the beer over throwing them in at the “new” recommended temperature of 170F. In theory, 120F should preserve more of the volatile aromatic compounds we care about, but does it actually matter? Back to the Bay Area we go with a pint at Oakland's very lovely Trappist where we talk with Nick Impellitteri of the Yeast Bay about his unique take on a yeast company and what he truly enjoys in regards to the little critters. He's got some fun directions he's hoping to take things and who knows – they may be future cross collaborations to happen! Finally we take your questions, Denny provides a little lesson in French and Drew tells us about the latest gadget he's gotten in his ill advised attempts to explode his heart via caffeine consumption. How about it, our fellow scientists – Are you ready for some hopping?!? Episode Links: Breckenridge Comments in the Denver Post – http://blogs.denverpost.com/beer/2015/02/15/colorado-craft-brewery-sell/… Doug King Memorial Competition – http://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/ Big Beers Festival – Vail – http://www.bigbeersfestival.com/ Experiment 2 – Hop Whirlpool Steeping Temperatures – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/hop-whirlpool-does-steeping-… The Yeast Bay – http://www.theyeastbay.com The Trappist – http://www.thetrappist.com/ Toddy Brewing System – http://amzn.to/1OymlyK Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:01:16 Theme and Intro and Listener Feedback 00:06:27 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub – Lady Justice Brewing & BrewTube 00:19:35 Experiment #2 Whirlpools from the Casa Verde Labs 00:29:38 Ukulele Break! 00:30:00 The Yeast Bay with Nick Impellitteri at the Trappist 01:02:36 Q&A with Denny & Drew 01:18:41 Quick Tip – Mise en Place 01:21:09 Something Other Than Beer – The Toddy 01:24:59 Wrap up and Coming Attractions This episode is brought to you: BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew PicoBrew 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! On our next episode we'll be giving our IGOR's their first brewing assignment! 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]! This episode can be downloaded directly at http://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/default/files/ExperimentalBrewing_… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

In Episode 4 – Denny and Drew reflect on the feedback we received about our discussion of the decline of homebrewing before we head to the Pub to talk about socially conscious brewing projects like Lady Justice Brewing in Denver and we talk about the Brew Tube community and how they're coming together after a loss. After that we return to Casa Verde to make plans and let the universe laugh at us as we reveal what our Brew Years Resolutions are. Seriously, that's just asking for failure. We'll see in a year no matter how much Denny protests the topic! Back to the Bay Area we go with another round of San Francisco treats as we bring you our first listener tasting ever. Things get a little dicey and Drew has to run. Warning the audio does get a little hairy! Note to listeners – if you know we'll be somewhere, feel free to bring beer for us to taste. It's a mandate of our parole from the Gambrinus Asylum for the Brewingly Insane that we taste your beer and offer critiques. Be warned though – you may end up on the air! Tasting concluded, we head to San Leandro and Rancho El Sully aka the 21st Amendment's gobsmackingly awesome production brewery in a former Kellogg's factory. We spend quite a bit of time chatting up one of the friendliest people in the brewing world, Shaun O'Sullivan and he reveals what it's like to grow from a wee little brewpub to a gianormous beer factory. Back in the lab, we take your questions about batch sparging, homebrew ruts, terrifying beer concepts and Denny's hair care regimen. Before we leave you for the episode, Drew also talks a little beer chemistry you should all know! Episode Links: Lady Justice Brewing – http://ladyjusticebrewing.com/ Homebrewing on Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DYvrZif5zbybUsgQoo2Uw The Time4Another1 Brew Tube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/user/Time4Another1 MoreBeer – http://www.morebeer.com/ The 21st Amendment – http://21st-amendment.com/ Spring Time in Amarillo – Drew's favorite “safe” beer to rebrew – http://www.stoutguy.com/beer/recipes/Springtime_in_Amarillo.html Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:01:16 Theme and Intro! 00:03:56 Listener Feedback 00:06:35 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub – Lady Justice Brewing & BrewTube 00:14:03 Experimental Catchup and Brew Year's Resolutions from Casa Verde 00:29:01 Ukulele Break! 00:29:30 Live Listener Beer Tasting & Troubleshooting 00:37:24 Interviewing Shaun O'Sullivan at the 21st Amendment Brewery 01:04:30 Q&A with Denny & Drew 01:16:49 Quick Tip – Destroying Beerstone 01:19:00 Wrap up 01:21:40 Boogie of the Bells (full version for your holiday dancing!) This episode is brought to you: BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew PicoBrew 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! On our next episode we'll be giving our IGOR's their first brewing assignment! 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]! This episode can be downloaded directly at http://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/default/files/ExperimentalBrewing_… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

PROFANITY WARNING – There are a few unbleeped blue utterances in this podcast – if you're sensitive to blueness, please wear headphones! In Episode 3 – Denny and Drew start out in the Pub talking about a distressing topic – the possible decline of homebrewing, the causes and what all of us can do about it. Then we get into the real meat of our whole show as we head into the Experimental Brewing Labs in Casa Verde – it's experimentation time! Back in Episode 1 we walked you through a triangle test, now it's time to use it! In this episode, we'll describe the experiment and a few episodes down the line, we'll bring you the results of the IGORs testing and take your results as well! Then we're off to the Bay Area, where if you read our blog, you'll know we talked to a bunch of brewers – this week, we bring you our interview with Jay Goodwin of the Rare Barrel in Berkeley as he drops a bunch of sour beer knowledge on our puny little heads. We'll then take your questions and see if we can't start a fight between Denny & Drew before Denny gives you a little working knowledge about your pump head and then talks to you about his love for the world's favorite silly instrument – the ukulele! Episode Links: Experiment Description – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/yeast-comparison-same-strain… Recipe – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/magnum-blonde-no-aroma-variant The Rare Barrel – https://www.therarebarrel.com/ Ohana Music (aka Denny's Ukulele's of choice) – http://www.ohana-music.com/ Survivor Girl Ukulele Band – Drew kept getting the name wrong, but check out one of the best uses for music – http://www.sgub.org/ Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Our Sponsors 00:01:40 Theme and Intro! 00:04:50 Beer Life from the Experimental Brewing Pub – The Decline of Homebrewing 00:16:59 Experiments – Our first experiment – WLP001 vs. Wyeast 1056 00:26:07 Live at the Rare Barrel with Jay Goodwin 01:03:03 Q&A with Denny & Drew 01:14:34 Quick Tip – Keeping Your Head Clear 01:16:04 Other Things We Recommend: Ukulele & The Ukulele Survivor Girl Project 01:18:58 Wrap up This episode is brought to you: BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew PicoBrew 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! On our next episode we'll be giving our IGOR's their first brewing assignment! 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]! This episode can be downloaded directly at http://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/default/files/ExperimentalBrewing_… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

In Episode 2 – Denny and Drew talk about the rise of the brewing robots and what they mean for us homebrewers. Are our “jobs” about to be farmed out to a microchip that can make better beer than we can before we've have our morning coffee? Is it really still brewing if a computer is doing all the watching? Also, what does it mean to be Craft Beer? Table of Contents: 00:00:00 – Our sponsors 00:01:16 – Theme and Intro! 00:02:30 – Our Sponsorship Pledge and Patreon 00:05:00 – The Beer Life (from the Experimental Brewing Pub) 00:05:55 – The IGOR Program 00:07:40 – Everything is Craft Beer 00:18:00 – The Rise of the Robots 00:33:35 – Q&A with Denny & Drew 00:44:20 – Quick Tip of the Week (with a bonus quick tip as well!) 00:48:55 – Other Things We Recommend 00:50:50 – Our Question of the Week – Are automated brewing gadgets really brewing? – let us know at [email protected] 00:51:20 – The Wrapup This week's episode is brought to you: PicoBrew – http://www.picobrew.com/ Craftmeister – http://www.craftmeister.com/ BrewCraft USA – http://www.brewcraftusa.com/ NikoBrew – http://nikobrew.com/ 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! On our next episode we'll be giving our IGOR's their first brewing assignment! 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]! This episode can be downloaded directly at http://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/default/files/ExperimentalBrewing_… Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

In Between Episode Travel Announcement! (Next episode on 11/23) Denny and Drew will be in San Francisco (ok, the East Bay Area – mostly) this Friday and Saturday at the MoreBeer Los Altos, MoreBeer San Leandro and MoreBeer Concord. Come on out and meet us! We'll have books for sale and we'll take your abuse or questions! Details on the site! – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/content/meet-denny-and-drew-bay-area-112… 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]! Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Holy Schnikes Batman – it's the first ever episode of Experimental Brewing with Denny and Drew. In this episode, you'll hear Drew actually be right (according to Denny) about the recent spate of craft beer mergers, the absolutely fundamental bedrock technique of triangle testing, Guinness, statistics and math (wait did that survive the edit? if not, expect an article – cause Drew loves the story!) and lastly, Drew tries to convince us that Pumpkin isn't a terrible waste of time, even if it usually is! (See Recipe below mentioned in the episode.) 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! Many thanks to our sponsors for this fine show – Craft Meister – Makers of Akaline Brewery Wash, BrewCraft USA – Top Quality Supplier to Top Homebrew Shops and Imperial Yeast – America's First Canned and Organic Yeast. Visit our sponsors and give them a shoutout! Pumpkin Saison Potiron Recipe For 6 gallons at 1.078, 18 IBUs, 13 SRM, 9.5%ABV Malt/Grain/Sugar 13.75 lbs Maris Otter Malt 1.0 lbs Dark English Brown Sugar 1 can (1.8lbs) Pumpkin Puree (dehydrate in the oven for extra oomph) 0.5 lbs Biscuit Malt 0.38 lbs Crystal 75L (Bairds) 0.38 lbs German Wheat Malt Mash at 152F for 50 minutes Hops 1.0 oz Styrian Goldings 5.4%AA for 60 minutes 0.5 oz Czech Saaz 3.0%AA for 20 minutes Yeast WLP 565 Belgian Saison I Pitch cold – 63-65F, let rise – no spices! 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]! Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share

Listen to the dulcet tones of one Mr. Denny Conn as he explains to you what Experimental Brewing with Denny and Drew will be all about! That’s right two of your “favorite” authors – Drew Beechum and Denny Conn are bringing you a new show about the wackiness of beer science and the science of beer wackiness! Where’s Drew? Why isn’t he in the trailer? Has he turned to the Dark Side of the Force? You’ll just have to wait and see for when the podcast drops on November 11th (or the 18th – things are a bit wishy washy in the world of the Internet)! 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]! Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss Share Post Share