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09-15-16 Managing Tannins Sep 14, 2016

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Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible, walks us through tannins: when they're good or bad and how to control them in our beer.

09-08-16 Groennfell and Havoc Meaderies Sep 07, 2016

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Ricky the Meadmaker returns to the program with his wife and business partner, Kelly Klein, to share some wonderful "beer-strength" meads and tips for our own meads.

09-01-16 Brulosophy Starter and Mash Experiments Aug 31, 2016

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Brulosophy team member Jake Huolihan shares two experiments comparing vitality vs viability starters and batch vs no sparging.

08-25-16 Nathan Zeender of Right Proper Brewing Aug 24, 2016

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We join head brewer Nathan Zeender in 3-D at the production brewery of Right Proper in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington D.C.

08-18-16 Grisette and Saison Aug 17, 2016

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Homebrewer and beer historian Dave Janssen talks about grisette, a tasty obscure Belgian style, and how it relates to saison.

08-11-16 Tonsmeire Funky Honey Beer Experiment Aug 10, 2016

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Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares an experiment around his dining room table splitting a funky beer batch and adding five different honey varieties.

08-04-16 Fruit IPA Aug 03, 2016

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Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about the latest thing in IPAs - fruit!

07-28-16 Tonsmeire Taps Jul 27, 2016

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We sample two delicious Mad Fermentationist beers from the source: a stout reinvigorated with specialty grain tea and a New England IPA.

07-21-16 Brulosophy New England Pale Ale Experiment Jul 20, 2016

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We take part in sampling an experiment testing the effect of gelatin on a tasty, cloudy, hoppy East Coast pale ale.

07-14-16 Collaborative Flemish Red Jul 13, 2016

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Christian Layke, brewer at Gordon Biersch's Rockville Maryland location, and Mad Fermentationist Mike Tonsmeire work together on a tasty barrel-aged sour.

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