The Brülosophy Podcast

Contributor Martin Keen joins Marshall to chat about reusing the entire amount of yeast from one batch to ferment a subsequent batch of beer, and they go over an interesting xBmt on the topic. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW | Relevant Article | Yeast Pitch Rate: Yeast Cake vs. Direct Pitch In A Vienna Lager xBmt

This week, Marshall took a the show on the road to Crow & Wolf Brewing Company's 5th anniversary party where he was joined by team behind this bustling brewery to chat about business and beer. CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW

We've made it to episode 420, which means it's time for another Brü & A! This week, contributor Jordan Folks joins Marshall to answer a handful of questions submitted by Patrons of Brülosophy - become one today! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW! Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to chat about their experiences brewing with malt extract. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support!

Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to chat about Victory Malt and the impact it has when used in a Festbier. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW | Relevant Article | Impact Victory Malt Has On A Festbier xBmt

Brülosophy merch is available - click here to see all we have to offer! Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to discuss the classic British ale known as Ordinary Bitter, as well as what tasters thought of a version brewed using a Short & Shoddy approach. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Short & Shoddy Ordinary Bitter

Contributor Martin Keen joins Marshall to chat about the impact pressurized warm fermentation has on a German Helles Exportbier. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW | Relevant Article | Impact Pressurized Fermentation Has On A Warm Fermented German Helles Exportbier xBmt

Brülosophy Patrons and contributors share their opinions on the beer styles they hate, or at the very least, like the least. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW

Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to chat about the impact Clarity Ferm has not just on appearance, but the aroma, flavor, and mouthfeel of a German Pils. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW | Relevant Article | Impact Fining With Clarity Ferm Has On A German Pils xBmt

Author, podcast host, and all-around good guy, John Palmer, spent time answering questions posed by Brülosophy Patrons back in November of 2025, and we decided to share this session with all of our listeners. If you'd like to be a part of future sessions like this, become a Brülosophy Patron today! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW

Contributor Jordan Folks joins Marshall to chat about the interplay of fermentation temperature and yeast pitch rate when it comes to pale lagers, particularly Munich Helles. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW | Relevant Article | Impact Fermentation Temperature Has When Using Proper Yeast Pitch Rates In A Munich Helles xBmt

Brülosophy merch is now available - click here to see all we have to offer! Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to chat about their experiences traveling for beer. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support!

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW We've made it to episode 410, which means it's time for another Brü & A! This week, contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to answer a handful of questions submitted by Patrons of Brülosophy - become one today!

Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to discuss the use of bread yeast to ferment a Pale Ale, going over the results of an xBmt on the topic. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR BRÜLOSOPHY MERCH NOW | Relevant Article | Yeast Comparison: Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast vs. Safale US-05 American Ale Yeast In An American Pale Ale xBmt

Brülosophy merch is available - click here to see all we have to offer! Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to discuss the deliciously dark German lager style known as Schwarzbier, as well as what tasters thought of a version brewed using Short & Shoddy methods. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Short & Shoddy Schwarzbier

Brülosophy merch is now available - click here to see all we have to offer! Contributor Andy Carter joins Marshall to discuss the differences between the hop stand and dry hop methods, going over an xBmt comparing these commonly used approaches. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Hop Stand vs. Dry Hop In An American IPA xBmt

For the 15th installment of The Brü Club's AvgBrü series, members decided on the classic style known as Czech Dark Lager. Marshall is joined by Tim, Craig, and Justin to not only review 10 versions brewed by TBC members, but they also dig into some bonus beers as well. Join The Brü Club now! Become a Brülosophy Patron

Brülosophy merch is now available - click here to see all we have to offer! Julia Herz, Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association, sat down with Patrons of Brülosophy in July 2025 to answer questions about changes happening with the AHA as well as share some information on the direction they are headed for the future. American Homebrewers Association Independence and Momentum Update

Brülosophy merch is now available - click here to see all we have to offer! Contributor Jordan Folks joins Marshall to share their views on a bunch of homebrew hot takes submitted by Patrons of Brülosophy. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support!

Brülosophy merch is now available - click here to see all we have to offer! Contributor Andy Carter joins Marshall to discuss mash temperature and particularly the impact it has on Belgian Golden Strong Ale. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Mash Temperature: Low Vs. High In A Belgian Golden Strong Ale xBmt

Brülosophy merch is now available - click here to see all we have to offer! Contributor Andy Carter joins Marshall to chat about their experiences using various methods and gear for chilling wort. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support!

Brülosophy merch is now available - click here to see all we have to offer! Contributor Jordan Folks joins Marshall to discuss mash recirculation as well as review the results of a fascinating xBmt on the topic. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Impact Continuous Recirculation Of The Mash Has On A Cream Ale xBmt

We've made it to episode 390, which means it's time for another Brü & A! This week, contributor Alex Shanks-Abel joins Marshall to answer questions submitted by Patrons of Brülosophy - become one today! GoFundMe for Ross Jates

Contributor Martin Keen joins Marshall to chat the classic British style known as Best Bitter as well as what tasters thought of a version made using Short & Shoddy methods. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Short & Shoddy Best Bitter

Contributor Jordan Folks joins Marshall to discuss the use of ALDC to reduce the risk of diacetyl in beer, focusing on an xBmt looking at its impact on a Festbier. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Impact Alpha Acetolactate Decarboxylase (ALDC) Has On A Festbier xBmt

Contributor Steve Thanos joins Marshall to share their opinions on the various subtypes of IPA, from English to Hazy and everything in between. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support!

Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to discuss the use of invert sugar in beer as well as go over the results of an xBmt comparing Belgian Tripels made with either invert sugar or sucrose. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Sugar Additions: Sucrose vs. Invert Sugar In A Belgian Tripel xBmt

Contributor Alex Shanks-Abel joins Marshall to chat about their experiences drinking and brewing session (low alcohol) beers. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support!

Contributor Alex Shanks-Abel joins Marshall to discuss the impact fermenting under pressure has on a warm fermented Belgian Single. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Impact Pressurized Warm Fermentation Has On A Belgian Single xBmt

When The Brü Club members send in their AvgBrü beers for review, many often include other beers for us to enjoy, and since we were all around, we figured we'd share our reviews of them as well... if that's what you want to call it. Become a Patron of Brülosophy!

In June of 2025, Brülosophy's Jordan Folks spent time answering Patron questions during our monthy live Q&A session, which is a reward Patrons of Brülosophy receive for supporting us.

For the 14th installment of The Brü Club's AvgBrü series, members decided on a beer that's... not really a beer style at all - UK Pils - and 10 lucky members were selected to have their versions reviewed by the guys. Join The Brü Club now! Become a Brülosophy Patron

We've made it to episode 390, which means it's time for another Brü & A! This week, contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to answer a handful of questions submitted by Patrons of Brülosophy - become one today!

Contributor Jordan Folks joins Marshall to discuss the impact fermenting with a relatively large amount of kettle trub has on beer, particularly a hoppy West Coast Pilsner. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Kettle Trub: Low vs. High In A West Coast Pilsner xBmt

Contributor Steve Thanos joins Marshall to chat about all things American Porter as well as what tasters thought of a version made using Short & Shoddy methods. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Short & Shoddy American Porter

Contributor Steve Thanos joins Marshall to discuss the use of wheat malt in British Golden Ale, going over the results of an xBmt they performed on the subject. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Impact Wheat Malt Has On A British Golden Ale xBmt

Contributor Andy Carter joins Marshall this week to go over some of the more interesting results from this year's General Homebrewer Survey, which Brülosophy puts out annually. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | 2025 General Homebrewer Survey Results

Contributor Jordan Folks joins Marshall to discuss the use of yeast in the production of hop water, going over the results of an xBmt they performed on the subject. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Impact Yeast Has On Hop Water xBmt

Contributor Andy Carter joins Marshall this week to go over a handful of brewing blunder stories submitted by Patrons of Brülosophy while also sharing a few of their own. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support!

Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to discuss the use of sodium metabisulfite (SMB) at packaging to reduce the risk of cold-side oxidation in an American IPA. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Sodium Metabisulfite (SMB) At Packaging In An American IPA xBmt

Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to chat about the delicious German pale lager known as Munich Helles as well as what tasters thought of a version made using Short & Shoddy methods. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Short & Shoddy Munich Helles

Contributor Will Lovell joins Marshall to discuss the use of slaked lime to increase mash pH and they go over the results of an xBmt on Oatmeal Stout. Become a Brülosophy Patron today and be rewarded for your support! | Relevant Article | Water Chemistry: Impact Increasing Mash pH With Slaked Lime Has On An Oatmeal Stout

We've made it to episode 380, which means it's time for another Brü & A! This week, contributor Alex Shanks-Abel joins Marshall to answer a handful of questions submitted by Patrons of Brülosophy - become one today!

Contributor Steve Thanos joins Marshall to discuss their thoughts and opinions on where brewing & beer are headed in the future. Become a Brülosophy Patron today!