The Brewing Network Presents | Dr. Homebrew

Keith\'s final Dr. Homebrew show! It\'s true, Keith\'s moving, and we are throwing him a banger - we have several commercial beers to taste, and we try very hard to be as analytical as possible ... which gets progressively harder as the show goes on. But, what else would we do as we say, \"GTFO\" to a fellow Dr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first of Keith\'s final two shows on Dr. Homebrew, and there\'s no homebrew to be found whatsoever! Instead, we have two commercial calibrations to get through, plus Brian runs through another off-flavor review. The commercial beers we have are not your typical beers - they are from Brian and JP\'s cellars, since it\'s only fitting to have an educational going-away party for Keith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our second show live from HomebrewCon 2018! Kalin came on to just trick JP into drinking something called a Golden Stout, and some other very handsome and smart homebrewer called Jason brought in an NEIPA. Not only is that bad enough, but we had some commercial NEIPAs to try. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It\'s that time of year, when we head off to HomebrewCon to commune with our fellow homebrewers, and do a live show on the conference floor! Our old pal Geoff is back on, with a Triple he lugged up to Portland for us to try, and soon-to-be-part-time-DRHB-host Brian brought along an American Barleywine for us to consume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dunkles Bock. No, we didn\'t just make that up, it\'s an actual beer that we actually drank on this episode of Dr. Homebrew. We also had a Saison that, as it turns out, had Brett added to it - something Josh (the homebrewer) tried to sneak by Brian and Keith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show, we have two homebrewers and two homebrewed beers. Coincidence? Not at all! First up is Andy with his Hoppy Brown Ale, in which he wanted some clarity on if it was an American Brown Ale or a Brown IPA. Then we had Robb join us with his Weisenbock! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew sent in his Helles for some good old-fashioned Dr. Homebrew feedback. Apparently he reworked the recipe from the ground up recently, and needed some guidance on how it went. Then we have Brian\'s brother Jimi on the show, who brewed a clone recipe from a local brewery in Minnesota - and he sent the commercial example along so we can do a proper side-by-side tasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two styles. Two judges. One third wheel. It\'s Dr. Homebrew, and tonight we run through two beers - and two homebrewers. Robb joins us with a 10-month old Kolsch he sent in for review, and then we have Stephen on the line, sharing his Saison infused with Kiwi fruit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It\'s round two with in-studio guest Mike, along with another commercial calibration beer! Mike has an Old Ale that he\'s been aging for almost two years now, and the dust on the bottles proves it. Then, we do another commercial calibration of the Barleywine category, with a classic example of the style ... Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not one but TWO in-studio guests join the judging fun, as Brian and Keith lay down some homebrew knowledge. Ron brought us an American Brown Ale with a few issues he needed help working out, and Mike sat in with his Polish-leaning Baltic Porter. See which beer needs the most help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two beers, no guests on the phone. Today on Dr. Homebrew, we start off with a style that is always welcome in the studio ... a Vienna Lager from a listener called Scott! Then we crack open a Rye IPA from Brandon, which is another style we don\'t see too much of. It\'s always great to see some uncommon styles! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Dr. Homebrew we have two beers - one homebrewed and one homebrew-adjacent! Dave sent us a Saison, which is a pretty under-represented style on this show, and we were excited to find this in our inboxes. Then Brian brought in a beer that was brewed by the folks at PicoBrew for their PicoPak project, where you can buy pre-made kits of different beers, and he submitted his \"Kick Your Own Ass\" Strong Ale. So Brian got his sample bottle and asked us to judge it on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyler joins us on the phone to talk about his Pineapple Berliner Weisse! Not only did he brew it with extract, but he got the recipe from a past episode of Dr. Homebrew - pretty cool! Then it\'s a return to score sheets as JP attempts to fill out a sheet for Keith\'s Pale Ale that he brought in. How did he do? Did he actually complete the sheet? Pretty sure you know the answer to both of those questions by now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first Dr. Homebrew of the New Year! Yes, we survived the transition to 2018, and we are in the studio to judge more homebrew - and today\'s show is all about American styles. We have Jeremy on the line with his American Pale Ale, and then we talk with Norman who sent in an American Stout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fewer words are harder for us to say than one of tonight's styles: Metheglin. Sure, it looks simple enough, but somehow, we stink at it. Thanks to Christopher for sending it in to be judged, and we also received an Irish Red from Brian - another style we rarely see. If ever! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to classics on Dr. Homebrew, as we have Nic and Greg on the show for judgement day. Nic sends in his American Pale Ale, and Greg fired off a Kolsch to us for our approval. Did he get it? Does anyone really get it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today the boys talk about common homebrewing flaws: what they are and how to avoid them. Often, we talk about specific beers and what is wrong with that beer only, but Brian wanted to broaden the net a bit and bring some information to us in a broader sense. Then he pulls out a small pill bottle that contains his sample, and JP loses it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show, we deviate from the norm a bit by starting the show off with an interview. Paul Mikowski joins us from SensorShare, makers of the BrewPerfect WiFi Digital Hydrometer. This product developed from the older BeerBug we used to talk about on the show, and we thought that having Paul on to talk about what happened, why the bug disappeared, and what the BrewPerfect will get right would be a good conversation to have. Then we have Brian back on with a Sweet Stout he made! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terry sent in a Pilsner to us, and we lament that two of the bottles broke in transit so we only had one sample to go off of. Then Keith pulls out some of his homebrew - one brewed with sweet potato and figs, and the other is an Imperial Sweet Stout aged in oak barrels, which leads into a great conversation on how to categorize homebrew to enter in competitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Cream Ale hits the studio tonight, along with a Marzen - two styles that we would love to see more of! They aren't hard to brew, it's just that they aren't as popular as, say ... IPAs are. Homebrewing is about stretching your styles a bit, folks! Let's see some more Cream Ales! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Commercial Calibration time again! Today, we tackle the famous Pliny the Elder and see how it stacks up against the current meta of the BJCP guidelines. Then to get really dorky, we compare the bottled version of Pliny with the draft version - and then all of that with a homebrew clone version! Dan joins us in studio to share his Pliny clone with us and to get some tips on how to bring it more in line with what's commercially available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two in-studio guests tonight, both with very different homebrews. Jonathan hung out and brought us something called an International Pale Lager, but with no hops in it! Then Dan joins us with a Cucumber Bohemian Pilsner that he canned in his home canning system. How cool is that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron is our only non-host guest on the show today, as we get into his American Pale Ale and how to improve it. Then our very own Keith whips out two beers he made with the same wort - one was a Helles and the other a Pilsner. Chatting about his method for saving time and making two great beers as well was pretty fun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love talking to homebrewers on this show, especially when they try to push their own brewing boundaries. Jesse sent us an Imperial Stout, which is a style that he would never normally have done before, and it turned out pretty good for a first shot at it. Then we talk with Jim who sent in DIPA, one that he has been tweaking out over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We switch things up a bit on today's episode of Dr. Homebrew - instead of JP entering a beer for judging, we turn the tables on Brian and Keith and have JP judge both of their beers! Keith brought in an American Barleywine, and Brian brought in his sour project. Any longtime listeners will recall this as the same sour beer project that Brian has been working on for a number of years now, where he pours any and all leftover beer into the carboys. We had a blast and hope you do, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back from HomebrewCon and reunited with Keith, Dr. Homebrew is ready to hit the judging table running! We speak with Jon Birdsong about his Coffee Coco Porter, and then we interview Nick Corona, who was the 2016 Homebrewer of the Year at HomebrewCon. Since this is a judging show, and since JP has issues with his recent scoresheets, we wanted to learn from Nick about how he was able to elevate his game, what he focused on to improve his brewing, and what he thinks about judging in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our 100th show comes to you live from the expo floor at HomebrewCon 2017! Today, we talk with Todd Fulton from our fine sponsor GrogTag who has a Brown Ale for us, and then Brian's brother Jimi Cooper is back with an American Strong Ale. Since we are broadcasting sans Keith, JP sits in and give his very amature take on beer judging - and it goes about as well as you'd expect. To close us out, Brian and Jimi play a live version of "The Hoppy Beer Song", which they wrote several years ago! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from HomebrewCon 2017, Brian and JP are joined by Mead judge Al Joyce, who was dressed as some sort of Game of Thrones mead drinker. Trust us, it was oddly cool. Al is a GrandMaster Level 6 Beer Judge, which blew our minds a bit, but he is also an official Mead Judge! Which it turns out is a good thing, since we had a melomel on the show from Brian's brother Jimi Cooper. For our second beer, we had a Brown Ale made with Minnesota Wild Rice from Walt Pittack. Some good homebrew at a great event - what could be better? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start the show talking about JP's NHC score sheets and how they are less-than-stellar. Then we get into the two beers - a mixed sour fermentation from Ricky, which was his first attempt at this style and for a n00b, he did a good job! Phillip is our next guest, and he sent in a Doppelbock, which was also his first attempt at such a beer. Pretty cool when that stuff happens! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ricky and Jon join us today to talk about ... homebrew! Specifically their homebrew and how they can make some improvements in their recipe and/or practice to really get them where they want. This show is cool, because we have a mixed fermentation sour beer on, which we do get from time to time, but it's so rare that we covet these shows. We also have a wheat beer that tastes pretty darn good! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two beers. Two Judges. One idiot. It's Dr. Homebrew and we are back with more homebrewed beer to judge! We have an IPA from Taylor to run through that is ... well it needs some help, let's just say that. Then we chat with Anthony, who sent us an American Pale Ale. Let's crack it open! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with two homebrewers tonight that have some styles we don't seen too often, which is always fun for us. We start off with Joe who has a Sweet Stout with some cacao nibs added, and that is a combo that was new to us. Then Chris joined us with his Cream Ale - we don't get enough of these! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another show, another round of homebrew that needs judging! We break down two beers from fellow homebrewers Michael and Tom, and of course provide them with amazing feedback, because that's what we do! Michael was in studio, and he shared his dark Mild with us, which is JP's favorite style. Then we chat with Tom and his Marzen - so two great styles that we don't see nearly often enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show, we have two fantastic beers by two fantastic human beings. We think. I mean, we just met them so we can't be sure, but they seemed nice at any rate. Jeff sent us a Roggenbier, which is fairly rare for us to see, and then Brian had popped a couple of "Mixed Sour Fermentation" beers in the mail to us, and we are only too happy to drink them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another show, another chance to drink some homebrew and judge the hell out of it! We are joined in the studio by Jesse, who brought in an IPA for us to help him sort out. Jesse had some issues that he noticed and was hoping we could give him some pointers on how to improve his beer. Then we dissect JP's Oatmeal Stout that both Brian and Keith gave him feedback on, and he came back with a fresh new batch just in time for NHC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined tonight by Garrett, who brought us something called a Double-Chocolate Milk Stout. Yes, he made that up, and we are totally fine with that. Along with Garret, we have Matt on the show, who brought a Chocolate Belgian Quad for us to judge and give some insight on. All-in-all a pretty cool show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another crazy show, as we have two homebrewers on the show looking for tips on making their beers better! Chris joins us with a Belgian Dark Strong ale, and then we have Scott and his ESB to run through. Two very different styles, one very different show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s another weird show tonight, as we have Ryan in the studio with us bringing a beer that has two things JP hates: it’s called a Session NE Vermont Style Cascadian Dark Ale and it was something Ryan came up with just because that’s what homebrewers do! Then we bring Eric on with a Doppelbock, which represents his first attempt at a lager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love it when guests send in beer - that's how they become guests in the first place, but still .. it's pretty cool. We love it even more when they send in some commercial beer, and that's what our first guest Paul did! He sent us some Midwest beers for all of our hard, hard work, which was very nice of him. So we went fairly easy on his American Brown Ale because that's what you do when you get bribed. We also chat with Clifton who sent in a Wheat Wine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show starts off with a bit of singing, mainly due to the Imperial Stouts we were drinking on the last show. We move in to the show with an American Stout from Scott, who has been on a couple of times, and we chat with Erik who made an Imperial Black IPA. Hey, we don't know either, but we tried it anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Imperial Stout show, as both of our homebrew guests have sent in their best for evaluation. Brian got a bit freaked out about Neil's labels, which happened to be GrogTags! His beer was aged in rye whiskey barrels, and that really shows through in the finished product. Michael's beer was no slouch either, as he capped off our one-two punch of high-ABV beers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another show, talking about homebrew! Jonas joins us from Sweden, and he sent in a mead for us to try. We don't get too many bottles of this particular style, so we were excited to scrape all the Swedish wax off the crown and get to judging. Then JP jumps under the knife, as he whips out his Oatmeal Stout for close examination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonights show has some cool beer styles on it, and we were excited to break them open! We had a Scottish Export/80 from Keith, and a Blonde Ale from Chris, who made the journey into the studio for the show. We give some prizes away and have fun drinking homebrew! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's always nice when our guests are in studio. Today, Ernie came back to share his Helles with us. He wasn't super happy with it, and wanted a second opinion. Then we talk with Matt again, who sent in his Brown Ale. Two of the three bottles had some weird contaminant, which was interesting to taste through. Ernie got so out of control he dropped his tasting glass into his pint glass and created a pretty nice shank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had a full studio for this one, as three homebrewing friends came in to torture JP with their version of a Vermont IPA. Normally, that "style" is cloudy and murky and looks like someone poured orange juice into a glass of dirty dishwater, but Brendan, John, and Leo wanted to brew a clear batch to see if they could get those same smooth flavors without the added flour and yeast. Spoiler alert: they did. Then we do another commercial calibration, this time with the classic Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Grab yourself a six-pack of this go-to pale and taste along with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the alumni show, apparently, as both guests are veteran Dr. Homebrew patients. Dan, who currently works at Junkyard Brewing in Minnesota, sends us an oak-aged quad with Brett and clocks in at 10.4% ABV! Then it’s Matt, who sends us an IPA. He already made some tweaks to the recipe and has brewed his second batch, but it was cool to talk to him about why he made the changes he made and to see if what he did was what Dr. Homebrew would suggest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 80 of Dr. Homebrew is a good one. We talk with Chris who sent us his Imperial stout made with coffee and vanilla, and it’s really good. Unfortunately we only had two bottles of the stuff because JP broke one in the fridge, because he’s clumsy. Then we talk with Dan, who in addition to being a homebrewer, also works for a commerical brewery called Junkyard brewing in Minnesota. He sent in two giant cans of something called a “dark ale”, which we deemed more like a Baltic Porter, made with toasted coconut chips. One can was aged in a bourbon barrel and the other was straight, so we got to taste both side-by-side, which was really something. ixnpfaen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We change things up a bit on today’s episode, but we promise it won’t hurt at all. We chat with Travis about the beer he brought in, and then we address a listener suggested topic – how to ship beer. It’s something that pretty much needs to happen to be on Dr. Homebrew, but most homebrewers either over do it. Find out some tips and tricks we have picked up over the years on how to properly ship your precious beers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight is our first experience with a homebrewed gluten-free beer, and we have to say … it wasn’t as bad as we thought! We also check out a cool double IPA made with fresh spruce tips, another first for the show. We invited a local master BJCP judge, Keith, to sit in for the show tonight, and we think he did pretty good for a nOOb! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have two great beers lined up for tonight. Sure, we say that all the time, but THIS time … we mean it. A brett beer that is supposed to be a Saison but really isn’t, and then we run through a huge barrel-aged beer with cacao nibs, coffee, and bourbon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices