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Brew Files – 116 – Tropic of Thiols Mar 19, 2022

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The Brew is Out There! Thiols are all the rage. Beer drinkers love those big tropical fruit characters, but thiol rich hops are expensive! What if you could get help from your yeast? That's what where Berkeley Yeast and their Tropics series comes in. Nick Harris walks us through better brewing through biochemistry! Links Berkeley Yeast: https://berkeleyyeast.com/ Tropics: https://berkeleyyeast.com/tropics This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mangrove Jacks 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 podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). 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

Episode 148 – Chuck’s a Winner Mar 11, 2022

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Way back in 2017 (117 episodes ago), we sat down with Chuck Macaluso to talk about his recent success in homebrewing award winning beer. This year, he kicked into gear and won the Oregon State Homebrewer of the Year. Denny sat down with Chuck to discuss the secret to his success! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental HomebrewCon: June 23-25 - Pittsburgh - https://www.homebrewcon.org Women's International Beer Summit: https://wcfa.beer/ Armand Passes: https://www.facebook.com/Brouwerij3Fonteinen/posts/7696489833709486 Massachussetts Beer Week Whiskey Collab: https://www.facebook.com/BerkshireMountainDistillers/posts/380137937447654 Phantasm: https://www.nibrewing.com/post/introducing-phantasm-the-hot-new-ingredie... Ukrainian Golden Ale: https://lana-svitankova.blogspot.com/ Pravda Brewery Stream and Recipes: https://www.pravda.beer/victory-beer-series-from-lviv-ukraine/ Oregon State Homebrewer of the Year: https://www.oshboty.org/ K9 For Warriors: https://k9sforwarriors.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:04:13 Announcements & Feedback 00:11:02 The Pub 00:31:39 The Brewery 00:48:23 The Lounge - Chuck Macaluso 01:16:15 Quick Tip & Something Other This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Country Malt Group Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt Wyeast Labs YCH Hops Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. 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 podcast@experimentalbrew.com. 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 questions@experimntalbrew.com! 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

Brew Files – 115 – Oat Malt Stouts Mar 04, 2022

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The Brew is Out There! With it's richness and haze potential Oat Malt has risen in popularity over the past few years. But we sit down with Peter Symons to discuss the creation, marketing and chicanery that surrounds Oat Malt Stout and it's knockoff cousin, Oatmeal Stout Links Peter's Talk to the London Amateur Brewers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZtgFo4ZlPw Peter's Books at Lulu.com: https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/prsymons This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mangrove Jacks 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 podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). 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

Episode 147 – Hair of the Dog Feb 26, 2022

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Lots of closure news this week but not all of it bad. We sit down with one of our favorite brewers, Alan Sprints, about his retirement plans and what’s changed over the years in the brewing world.
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental – CODE “CLEAN”
HomebrewCon : June 23-25 – Pittsburgh – https://www.homebrewcon.org/
Modern Times: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-02-14/modern-ti…
The Blog: http://www.moderntimesbeer.com/blog/hard-decisions-and-the-path-forward
Magnolia: https://sf.eater.com/2022/2/14/22933125/magnolia-brewery-dogpatch-closing
Larry Bell Endowments: https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2022/02/larry-bell-donates-525m-to-…
Listermann QC Issue: https://www.facebook.com/ListermannBrewing/posts/10158168878467721
Trve Brewery Support Program: https://www.facebook.com/trvebrewing/posts/4861229110580310
Hop Tripper is back: https://newrealmbrewing.com/hoptripper/
The “Chicken”: https://www.facebook.com/whitneyburnside/posts/10106996978546125
The Complex Case of Thiols: https://beerandbrewing.com/the-complex-case-of-thiols/
Hair of the Dog: https://hairofthedog.com/
After Life: https://www.netflix.com/title/80998491
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 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:54 Announcements & Feedback
00:13:10 The Pub
00:31:07 The Brewery
00:44:32 The Lounge – Alan Sprints
01:23:04 Q&A
01:30:51 Quick Tip & Something Other
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Country Malt Group
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. 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 podcast@experimentalbrew.com. 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 questions@experimntalbrew.com!
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…
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Brew Files – 114 – The Lost Belgian Pale Ale Feb 18, 2022

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The Brew is Out There! Belgian yeasts and hops don't mix - at least not until recently - unless we're talking about Belgian Pale Ale. It's an odd mix of British and Belgian flavors and approaches. So, I sit down with San Diego's Belgian beer fanatic par excellence, Tomme Arthur of Lost Abbey Brewing to break down how we'd make our own Belgian Pale Ale. Links DeKonick: https://www.dekoninck.be/en/beers/bolleke Kwak: https://bosteelsbrewery.com/en/kwak/ Lost Abbey: https://lostabbey.com/ Lost Abbey "The Church": https://lostabbey.com/locations/the-church/ This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mangrove Jacks 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 podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). 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

Episode 146 – Hops, Wine and Real Ale Feb 12, 2022

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What’s going on with Hops? What’s going on with Cask Beer and What does Wine have to do with either?
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental – CODE “CLEAN”
HomebrewCon : June 23-25 – Pittsburgh – https://www.homebrewcon.org/
Oeno-bier: https://breweriesinpa.com/what-is-an-oenobeer-are-they-the-next-beer-trend/
Annual Hop Growers Report: https://www.usahops.org/img/blog_pdf/406.pdf
CAMRA Redefines Real Ale: https://www1-camra.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12…
Piranesi by Susanna Clark (read by Chiwtel Ejiofor) : https://www.audible.com/pd/Piranesi-Audiobook/1526622416?action_code=ASS…
How to Be Perfect – The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur : https://www.audible.com/pd/How-to-Be-Perfect-Audiobook/1797135252?action…
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 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:04:02 Announcements & Feedback
00:15:45 The Pub
00:33:29 The Brewery
00:44:18 Q&A
00:50:08 Quick Tip & Something Other
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Country Malt Group
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

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Brew Files – 113 – Yeah to NAY Beer Feb 04, 2022

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The Brew is Out There! Whether for the pursuit of better health or just something to drink between beers, Non-Alcohol or Low Alcohol beer is growing rapidly across the world. Until recently the answer to "hey, can I homebrew a NA beer" has been "not really!". We're sitting down with Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs to discuss their new NAY yeast strain and how you can safely make an NA beer at home! Links Escarpment Labs NAY Yeast Info: https://escarpmentlabs.com/collections/all/products/nay-non-alcoholic Escarpment Labs Non-Alcoholic Brewing Instructions: https://escarpmentlabs.com/blogs/resources/approaches-to-non-alcoholic-b... AHA February Membership Offer - Code "CLEAN" - https://homebrewersassociation.org/experimental This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mangrove Jacks 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 podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). 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

Episode 145 – A Gross of Questions Part Two Jan 28, 2022

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Happy New Year and we’re kicking things off with questions from you and our questions to Julia Herz, the new director of the American Homebrewers Association. Where does she see the AHA going and what did you all ask about fermentation? (More Q&A next episode!)
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/
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 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:01:56 Announcements & Feedback
00:11:02 Questions: Hops & Malt
00:29:41 Questions: Techniques & Process
00:59:12 Questions: Miscellaneous
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Country Malt Group
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

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Brew Files – 112 – One Big Can, Many Tiny Bottles Jan 22, 2022

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The Brew is Out There! Kegs are wonderful! Draft beer is fantastic! Kegs are heavy and not easily shared! All of these things are true and so today we talk about our best tips for bottling draft beer. If you have other tips to add to the pile, let us know! This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mangrove Jacks 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 podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). 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

Episode 144 – A Gross Of Questions With Julia Jan 15, 2022

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Happy New Year and we're kicking things off with questions from you and our questions to Julia Herz, the new director of the American Homebrewers Association. Where does she see the AHA going and what did you all ask about fermentation? (More Q&A next episode!) Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/ 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 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:02:20 Announcements & Feedback 00:05:56 The Lounge - Julia Herz - Director of the AHA 00:39:04 Questions: Fermentation This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Country Malt Group Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt Wyeast Labs YCH Hops Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. 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 podcast@experimentalbrew.com. 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 questions@experimntalbrew.com! 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

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