The Brewing Network Presents | Brew Strong

Homebrewing is an effort of passion. And nothing can kill that passion more like fermentation problems in your beer! Today, Jamil and John review one of the more annoying aspects of the beer process - stuck fermentation. How to you fix it? Better yet, how do you prevent it in the first place? We get into that - and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Residual sugars - and how to deal with them - is so important when trying to brew the best beer that you can. If your sugars are off, there goes your body, and most likely the whole impact of your beer. Today on the show, John and Jamil dive deep into the subject of residual sugars and what you can do to deal with them at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil and John love to answer homebrew questions, and the Cane Island Alers homebrew club sent in some good ones. The boys cover everything a homebrewer could want to know about entering competitions. From how to strategize which categories, to how to set your beer apart at the judging table. Whether you want to dominate your next homebrew competition, or just want to brew like you do, Brew Strong can help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Jamil says, "there's always another way to adjust your water". Jamil and John are back, and taking the plunge to revisit their favorite topic: Water Adjustments. If you are new to water programming, or need a refresher, this is the show for you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beer is always changing, whether we like it or not. Today on Brew Strong, Jamil and John examine what's hot right now in the beer world, how they got to where they are, and some insight into brewing them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil and John Palmer continue their thorough coverage of the practical aspects of barrel aging in this episode of Brew Strong by discussing how to use and store your barrels. Jamil starts by reminding everyone how to properly prepare your barrels for liquid by correctly making sure they are sealed. From there, the team discusses how to both empty and fill your barrels, barrel storage, sampling your beer, and also tracking the entire process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer continue their discussion on barrel aging beer, this time covering types of wood barrels. The guys walk us through the differences in wood types, including their permeability to liquid and air, flavors imparted, reusability and more. Tune in and gain a well rounded education on what you can expect from various types and ages of wood. They also cover how to clean and maintain your barrels so you can get the most out of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of this Brew Strong series on barrel aging beer, Jamil and John Palmer discuss oxidation prevention, maximizing desirable flavors, barrel storage, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of this Brew Strong series on barrel aging beer, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the practical aspects of barrel aging beer. Topics include deciding what you want to get out of your barrel program, barrel selection, types of beers to age, temperature control, and more. Homebrewers and Craft Brewers alike will gain in in-depth knowledge of barrel aging throughout this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, John Palmer and special guest, Master BJCP Judge Brian Schar, discuss common off flavors found in beer. Many of these flavors are still found in beer submitted to homebrew or craft beer competitions. John and Brian are here to lend a helping hand with tips to avoid these pesky off flavors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, John Palmer invites his friend Kip Barnes, Brewmaster at Los Angeles Ale Works in Hawthorne, California to talk about his use of adjuncts in brewing. Kip is a master at using ingredients like oats and rye malt in his craft beer, but really stands out when it comes to using rice. That's because Kip has been using some experimental rice grains (like red rice and black rice) to add flavor and color to his lighter beers. Tune in and listen to some great tips and tricks from this talented craft brewer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer tackle one of the toughest questions they've ever been asked: What are the top 10 pieces of brewing equipment that you just can't live without? Tune in and find out how two of the worlds top brewing minds in the world get through their brew days and the equipment that helps them do it. For the full list, with link, head over to the full show on The Brewing Network HERE. Check out Heretic Brewing Company HERE, and find John Palmer's ultimate guide to brewing, How To Brew, HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil makes his triumphant return to talk about the differences between late hopping your beer, and dry hopping your beer. John Palmer walks us through exactly what each technique is, and describes what happens during each process. These include IBU extraction, biotransformation, what happens with Humulinones, and more. Be sure to check out John Palmer's latest addition of How to Brew for more information, and visit Jamil's Heretic Brewing Company to find out where you can taste world class examples of well hopped craft beer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Master Brewer Michael Ferguson, now with Aalberts Dispense Technologies, has been in the craft beer business for 30 years and he's seen it all. In this episode of Brew Strong, live from HomebrewCon 2019, Michael speaks with John Palmer and Justin Crossley about the ins and outs of going pro. Tune in to learn all the reasons you shouldn’t, all the reasons you should, and, most of all, what you need to do to be successful with such a crazy idea. With more than 7,000 breweries in the United States and as many as 3,000 in planning, are we reaching a saturation point? In some places we probably have, which means location and concept should be major deciding factors. Whether you imagine a brewpub, nano, micro, or packaging brewery, you’ll need to carefully consider many factors if your brewery is to remain open and successfully grow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brew Strong hits the road to HomebrewCon 2019 in Providence, Rhode Island! Justin Crossley (still filling in for Jamil Zainasheff) and John Palmer invade the biggest homebrew event on the planet and broadcast live from the Homebrew Expo. In this episode, they invite Chris Graham from MoreBeer!, and John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering, to discuss all-in-one homebrew systems. There are many on the market to choose from nowadays, including the veteran Braumeister system, and the all new, super affordable, Anvil line that just hit the market. Convenience is key to this type of homebrewing and Chris and John walk you through the in's and out's of how you should choose the system that's right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, John Palmer and Justin Crossley (filling in for Jamil) discuss the enzymatic process in your brewing. John walks us through what enzymes are involved in the brewing process, beginning with the growing of barley, and all the way through to the kettle (such as in kettle sours). You'll learn the difference between modern, highly-modified malt, and the malts of old, and why different mash rests may no longer be needed. And John dives deep into each of the different types of enzymes involved in every step, including beta glucanases, proteases, amylases, and more. Find out if your mashing too long, taking steps you don't need, or if there is a method to madness of the old ways of brewing. If you want to dive deeper into brewing enzymes, be sure to check out How to Brew, by John Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, John Palmer and Justin Crossley (filling in for Jamil) speak with John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering about the different types of burners available to homebrewers. John covers everything from stove-top gas and electric burners, to full size electric immersion burners, and everything in between. Learn about the different efficiencies of each type, and what might be best for your homebrew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Brew Strong, while Jamil Zainasheff is out sick, Justin Crossley fills in for a question and answer show with John Palmer. The author of How To Brew tackles listener questions on water additions, steeping grains, hop creep, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Justin Crossley fills in for Jamil Zainasheff to cover a new topic with John Palmer. They welcome Aaron Justus, Director of R&D and Specialty Brewing, at Ballast Point Brewing, to talk about his recent paper, Tracking IBU Through the Brewing Process: The Quest for Consistency. Published by the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, Aaron's research tackles the difficult question of why there are often large discrepancies between calculated IBU (bitterness), and resulting IBU in finished beer. After more than two years researching and collecting data, Aaron and his team made several surprising discoveries and formulated a method to calculate for the changes in bitterness they were observing. Listen in to learn about this fascinating study and learn how you can gain better control over calculating IBU in your craft beer and homebrewing endeavors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fourth part of the Brew Strong measurements series, the team discuss measuring dissolved oxygen, specific gravity, pressure and length. Your craft beer and homebrew just won't hit the marks you desire if you can't accurately measure all aspects of brewing, and Brew Strong is here to help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing with their brewing measurements series, the Brew Strong team covers weight and pH and how to accurately measure each of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil, John Palmer, and John Blichmann, from Blichmann Engineering continue their discussion on brewing measurements. This time they dive deeper into volume measurements and how crucial they are to the brewing process. Tune in and learn more about the many important measurements you need to get right to make the best beer possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering joins Jamil and John Palmer to talk about brewing measurements. Everything from accurate temperature measurement to being able to measure your gravity correctly, and everything in between. The team tackles important topics like calibration, volume measurements, co2 readings and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil and John Palmer take on listener questions about brewing kettle's in this episode of Brew Strong. Tune in and hear questions from listeners just like you about all the things that can happen in your brew kettle and how to deal with them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer talk about beer recipe formulation. John, who authored the legendary "How To Brew" homebrewing guide, outlines his method of designing beer recipes so you can learn from one of the best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer take listener questions about temperature control. Since the early days of The Brewing Network, Jamil has always advocated that fermentation temperature control is key to making the best beer possible. Today they cover the process, reasons and equipment necessary to control your fermentation temperature for optimal results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil and John Palmer revisit listener questions about brewing water and heat exchangers in this episode of Brew Strong. They cover utilizing a reverse osmosis water system in your brewery, discussing what happens in that process and what you can expect. Jamil discusses some of the issues he has had with his system at Heretic Brewing Company and how he has solved those problems. John Palmer dives deeper into the science behind reverse osmosis, while Jamil gives a detailed description of his entire process of using water in his brewery. Finally, they move on to heat exchangers in the brewery as Jamil describes his process to cool wort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil and John Palmer are back to take on more listener questions. This time they cover questions about trub on your wort. They start by talking to Taylor "Porno Steve" Roach about his most recent homebrew and cover issues with fermenting without temperature control. Then they move on to questions about trub in your wort, covering it's makeup and what you want to minimize in your finished beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Device Brewing Company\'s Ken Anthony returns to Brew Strong to take listener questions on wort chilling. Device is now one of the fastest growing breweries in America, but Ken started his company on a one barrel Blichman Engineering homebrew system. His experience in both small and large scale brewing has taught him tons about different methods of chilling wort and its effect on beer. Tune in and learn from Ken, Jamil and John Palmer as the three cover all things wort chilling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Ken Anthony from Device Brewing Company, returns to the show to discuss how Device has grown so immensely since their inception. Learn about how they have become one of the fastest growing breweries in the U.S. and how Ken has managed to grow in such a competitive market.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer tackle listener questions about bottle conditioning. This traditional way of preparing and carbonating your beer is still used widely today, especially in emerging markets for craft beer, as well as in homebrewing. Tune in and learn about the techniques needed to gain consistency and success with your bottle conditioned beers, and what characteristics you can expect when bottle conditioning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer dive back into brewing with adjuncts, and how to use them properly. Adjuncts can be a very important tool in your homebrewing and professional brewing arsenal. Here, the guys teach you what brewing adjuncts are, what temperatures they gelatinize at, and when it\'s appropriate to use them in different beer styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss body and sweetness in beer. Taking questions from listeners, our experts talk about the differences between body and sweetness and how to achieve the right balance. You\'ll learn techniques to add body without sweetness and much more in this episode of Brew Strong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the basics of brewing efficiency. While geared more toward the professional brewer of craft beer who is looking to manage costs and ingredients, efficiency is something that every brewer should monitor. It helps build recipes and measure outcomes, and can save anyone a few bucks. Tune in and learn the basics of achieving better efficiency in your brew house, from small to large scale brewing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the issues surrounding brewers having to brew multiple batches to fill a single fermenter. Ideally, a brewer would simply have a kettle capacity that matched the fermenter being used. But what if you are having capacity issues, and you need to brew 2 or more batches to fill your largest fermenter for your flagship beer? When to pitch, when do you aerate, and how much yeast do you pitch? These are all issues that will affect the final beer flavor. And, for really large batches, economics are a big factor - time and costs of ingredients. Tune in as our experts walk through the many scenarios surrounding multiple fills, including what challenges you might face and how to work through them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. This week on Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer revisit one of our favorite and most important topics; Yeast Starters. Tune in as our experts take listener questions on all things yeast starters to dispel some of the myths and misconceptions on the topic. If you've been a fan of the show for awhile, you know how important Jamil views yeast starters in homebrewing. Along with our other shows on the topic, this episode will help to dive deeper into some of the common questions surrounding producing yeast starters. Also, don't forget to check out the book that Jamil co-authored for a complete discussion on yeast, Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. This week on Brew Strong Jamil and John Palmer discuss barley varieties and their contributions to beer flavor. Our experts take a look at where beer malt flavor comes from, focusing on both the barley itself and the malting process, to help establish where flavor comes from. This show is based on 2 articles that were published in the Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists and take into consideration the many factors that barley plays, from growth to kilning, in the brewing process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss 10 things every pro brewer should be doing for their beer production. While many of these things cross over into the homebrew world as well, some of them require measuring equipment only accessible to pro brewers. Tune in and find out what our two Craft Beer and homebrewing gurus think are most important to producing world class beer on a professional level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong Jamil and John Palmer are back to answer your questions on all things beer and brewing. Tune in and hear our experts take listener questions and discuss the topics that matter to homebrewers and craft brewers most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. Sparging and sparge water are two of the more important aspects of your brew day, and they are both really easy to mess up! We've all had those brew days where we under-sparge, and then the next time we over-sparge to make up for the last error. Today, Jamil and John talk about best practices for your sparge water and help you to make the best beer possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. Today we talk about Session beers! We love them, and think there should be more low ABV beers on the market. To that end, we speak with Jennifer Talley who literally wrote the book on Session beer. We discuss her new book, Session Beers: Brewing for Flavor and Balance, and what makes a great Session beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. The great Fuller's Brewery has been making beer since 1845, cranking out classic English styles for beer fans around the world. Today, Jamil and John continue their conversation with Henry Kirk from Fuller's, and learn more about how this brewery produces such style-defining beers. From parti-gyle brewing to proper hop additions, Brew Strong covers it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. Today Jamil and John talk about a subject that is near and dear to beer-lovers the world over - Fuller's. Not only are the guys discussing the great beers this brewery produces, but they have Henry Kirk, a production brewer at Fuller's, on with them to answer some burning questions about the history and brewing techniques they have revolutionized over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John are back at Homebrew Con and the National Homebrewers Conference for another live session of Brew Strong! In front of a live crowd, the fellas answer some listener questions about topics such as lagering, oxygen pick-up, and what country has the best-tasting moose meat. HomebrewCon can get weird, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. The National Homebrewers Conference is back, and that means another live episode of Brew Strong! Jamil and John, in front of a live crowd of fellow homebrewers, discuss the current trend in craft beer - selling out. What does it mean to build a brewery by hand, only to sell it off years later. Find out what the guys think about this hot topic - and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. In a more detailed water chemistry topic, Jamil and John discuss sulfites in water as it relates to brewing. Sulfites can affect the flavor and outcome of your hop profile, and even tweak how the malt presents itself in the finished product. Adjusting your sulfite levels can help you make the adjustments you need to sharpen those beer styles up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. It's no secret that hazy beers are the new hotness in the craft scene, and they are not without their complications. Love 'em or hate 'em, they are here to stay so Jamil and John jump into the hazy beer fad to talk about what makes them taste good rather than just look hazy. To do this, we were treated to 7 different hazy IPAs in studio and examined what makes each one worth drinking. We also speak with Luis Castillo of Del Cielo Brewing to help guide us around this cloudy topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. On this episode of Brew Strong Jamil and John Palmer answer listener questions on raw wheat, when to add salts and when to raise fermentation temperature for a proper diacetyl rest. Then a discussion of the precedence of fermentation temperature control or pitching rate - which is more important for beer quality? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer take listener questions on mashing. They discuss protein rests, oxydation of IPAs, batch lautering speed, and the use of Munich malt. Listen in and learn the intricacies of proper mashing and how to avoid common mistakes that can cause problems down the line in the brewing process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewing beer. Brew Strong is back this week with one of their most popular topics of all time; water. In this episode Jamil and John Palmer dig through listener emails to answer questions about all things water. Tune in and learn from the best on this important homebrewing and craft beer topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices