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Episode 123 – Hop Confusion with Mike Brennan Nov 12, 2020

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If you can't tell by the number of hop conversations going on - things are wild and changing in the hop world. We're sitting down with Mike Brennan of BSG to get his take on what's changing and what you need to know! (And we suspect we'll be talking even more with him! Episode Links: Fermentis DA-16 - https://fermentis.com/en/fermentation-solutions/you-create-beer/safbrew-... Campbell's Meme - https://img.ifunny.co/images/fbd4ba87b4ad073be7fbae477b8e77679ddb1d96e4e... All About Beer Website Gone - https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2020/10/28/and-poof-all-about-beer... The Wayback Archive - https://web.archive.org/web/*/allaboutbeer.com Guinness 0 Being Launched - https://vinepair.com/booze-news/guinness-alcohol-free-stout-release/ Ommegang Has To Reconsider Its Belgian Past - https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2020/10/30/ommegang-has-to-re... Brewer's Book Club on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/754108348475546/ The Forager Yeast from Yeast Bay - https://www.theyeastbay.com/wild-capture/forager BSG Craftbrewing - https://bsgcraftbrewing.com/ Karen O & Willie Nelson - "Under Pressure" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEU-7uga_4A World Central Kitchen - https://wck.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 00:02:19 Announcements & Feedback 00:10:46 The Pub 00:27:47 The Brewery 00:37:26 The Lounge - Mike Brennan 01:30:59 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Brewing America Craftmeister 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 – Episode 92 – Kiley's “Grewit” Gruit Oct 30, 2020

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The Brew is Out There! Kiley's back and talking about using herbs and spices in her beers! We're specifically focusing on her Mecca Grade "Brewing Man" Best of Show Winning "Grewit" Gruit her "Deep Roots" Porter. Want to make a beer with eomse other flavors - look no further! Links: Grew-it Gruit - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/oregon-brewing-woman-grew-it Deep Roots Recipe - https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/adventures-home-brewing Mountain Rose Herbs - https://mountainroseherbs.com/ Kiley's Book Reccomendations Practical for beginners • Homebrewers Almanac – Scratch Brewing - great for getting to know the botanicals in their book • Brewing Local – Stan Hieronymus • Against All Hops – Butch Heilshorn More advanced brewers • Ancient Brews & Uncorking the Past – Patrick McGovern • The Wildcrafting Brewer – Pascal Baudar • Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers – Stephen Harrod Buhner Herbal and Bitters books • Wild Drinks and Cocktails – Emily Han • The Drunken Botanist – Amy Stewart • Bitters – Brad Thomas Parsons • Hand Crafted Bitters – Will Budiaman • DIY Bitters – Guido Mase & Jovial King Books I’ve heard great things about • Artisanal Small-Batch Brewing – Amber Shehan (Pixie’s Pocket blog) • Sweet Remedies – Dawn Combs This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) 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.rs

Episode 122 – German Pils Via Michigan Oct 22, 2020

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Our homebrewing friends, Jeff and Susan Rankert have nursed a life long love of Germany and German beers and it shows when you talk to them about their brewery trips. A few months back, we sent them some Mecca Grade malt to try and they sent us break a pils inspired by one of their favorite German brewers. Grab a cold one - it's drinking time! Episode Links: Catch up on Yakima Virtual Hop & Brew School - https://hopandbrewschool.com/ Garret Oliver Interview - https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2020/10/2/giving-bipoc-brewers-an-... Stone Brewing Searching For an Identity - https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2020/9/14/stone-brewing-searc... Lallemand Pushes into Low/No Alcohol Brewing - https://www.lallemandbrewing.com/en/united-states/news/solutions-for-the... Grainfather G70 Review - https://grainfather.com/grainfather-g70/ The Schönramer Pils Recipe Inspiration - https://beerandbrewing.com/recipe-schoenramer-isch-pils/ Dave Grohl's Theme Song for Nandi - https://twitter.com/foofighters/status/1305517568946438144 My Mechanics on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/mymechanics Australian Scienstist Solving the Grandfather Paradox - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/time-travel-po... 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 00:02:24 Announcements & Feedback 00:15:42 The Pub 00:36:25 The Brewery 00:54:46 The Lounge - Rankert Pils 01:30:33 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Brewing America Craftmeister 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 – Episode 91 – Scott's Hops, Part 2 Oct 01, 2020

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The Brew is Out There! e're back with Scott Janish, co founder of Sapwood Cellars and the author of the New IPA. Last time we talked the basics of hop chemistry. Now in this part, we're talking all about survivables, why cold dry hopping works and giving you Scott's keys to make a fruit forward IPA, before we delve into questions from the crowd. Links: Scott Janish - http://scottjanish.com/ The New IPA - https://www.amazon.com/New-IPA-Scientific-Guide-Flavor/dp/0578477866/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+new+IPA&qid=1597216214&sr=8-1 This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) 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.rs

Episode 121 – A Wee Cider Sep 15, 2020

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We're back! And this time, it's tasting time as Denny drops one of the oddest beers he's known for on Drew's palate - the infamous Wee Shroomy, a Chantrelle infused Wee Heavy. It's rich and fruity and surprising. Drew also tries Denny's pink hued Crabapple cider. All that and the news! Episode Links: Yakima Virtual Hop & Brew School - https://hopandbrewschool.com/ Nature Journal - Alternative Careers - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02404-3 Aluminium Shortage - https://www.westword.com/restaurants/ska-and-oskar-blues-breweries-find-... Genessee Dry Hop - https://amp.whec.com/articles/genesee-releasing-hoppy-version-of-cream-a... Brett Harder to Kill - http://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Quality_Assurance#Viable_But_Nonculturable The Pilspalson Returns - https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/900620/pilpalsion Freya's Gold - https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1019582/freya-s-gold Grainfather G70 - https://grainfather.com/grainfather-g70/ Wee Shroomy Recipe - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/denny/return-wee-shroomy Gotham Central - https://www.comixology.com/Gotham-Central/comics-series/3035?ref=c2VhcmN... Lazarus - https://www.comixology.com/Lazarus/comics-series/10378?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZ... Floor is Lava - https://www.netflix.com/watch/81189744 Old Guard - https://www.netflix.com/watch/81038963 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 00:02:33 Announcements & Feedback 00:14:14 The Pub 00:29:46 The Library 00:39:58 The Brewery 00:57:49 The Lounge - Wee Shroomy & Crapapple Cider 01:30:35 Q&A 01:43:25 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Brewing America Craftmeister 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 – Episode 90 – Scott's Hops, Part 1 Aug 12, 2020

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The Brew is Out There! In this first part of America's favorite topic, Drew talks with Scott Janish about his fascination with the leafy green beer herb and the newly emerging (and sometimes forgotten) science of hops. (and where to find more information for yourself!) Links: Scott Janish - http://scottjanish.com/ The New IPA - https://www.amazon.com/New-IPA-Scientific-Guide-Flavor/dp/0578477866/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+new+IPA&qid=1597216214&sr=8-1 American Society of Brewing Chemists - https://www.asbcnet.org/ Brewing Science Institute - https://www.brewingscience.com/ Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/ This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) 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.rs

Episode 120 – The Answer is Brewing in the Wind Aug 05, 2020

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We're back! And as is always the case for the 12th show of a cycle, we make like Carnac the Magnificent by way of the Tappet Brothers. We've got a whole field of q's to run through, so let's get to it! (And don't forget you can always give us more info and ask us more questions at podcast@expreimentalbrew.com!) Episode Links: 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 00:02:19 Announcements & Feedback 00:11:28 Hops Questions 00:21:27 Ingredients Questions 00:41:54 Mash Questions 00:53:42 Process Questions 01:23:25 Yeast Questions 01:46:50 Miscellaneous This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Brewing America Craftmeister 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 – Episode 89 – Milk The Funk Jul 23, 2020

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The Brew is Out There! Many of the lessons that we learn as brewers, particularly as homebrewers, are of the "eh, this is the way it's been done historically". And it feels like that's truer nowhere else but in mixed culture brewing. The gang at Milk the Funk are trying to bring the science to sour beer and you can witness the awe inspiring efforts behind their wiki. We're talking to Dan Pixley, the primary maintainer of the Wiki, about things he's learned and been surprised about over the years! Links: Milk the Funk: http://www.milkthefunk.com/ This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) 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 119 – A Whole Bunch of Brewing Jun 17, 2020

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As we prep for the online version of HomeBrewCon, it's time for Denny and Drew to sit down and talk the results of their various brewing projects and new brewing toys and things for you to watch/listen to! Any fails? Any great successes? You'll just have to listen! And don't forget to join us online for HomeBrewCon! Episode Links: HomeBrewCon Online - https://www.homebrewcon.org/ TTB Circular Changes Due to COVID - https://www.ttb.gov/industry-circulars/ttb-industry-circular-2020-3 Portland Brewers Market - https://www.newschoolbeer.com/2020/05/drive-thru-brewers-market-to-kicko... Jester King COVID Changes - https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/business/jester-king-brewery-coronavirus-... Counterfeit Cantillon - https://punchdrink.com/articles/covet-counterfeit-brasserie-cantillon-la... Charlie P in the Smithsonian - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/charlie-papazian-sparked-ame... Escarpment Labs YouTube Series - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEyCSmOUfkp_QPH1PClAxVQ Beer And Brewing Rethinking Farmhouse Ales - https://beerandbrewing.com/amp/more-roads-rethinking-farmhouse-ales/ Becker Invert Syrups - https://www.homebrewing.org/Beckers-Inverted-Brewing-Sugars--3-lbs--Invert-1_p_10334.html Lallemand Philly Sour - https://www.lallemandbrewing.com/en/australia/product-details/wildbrew-philly-sour/ Time Team - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07QB9HVRP/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r This Old House Streaming - https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app 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 00:02:46 Announcements & Feedback 00:13:57 The Pub 00:34:19 The Library 00:42:36 The Brewery 01:00:13 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Brewing America Craftmeister 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 – Episode 88 – Julian's IPAs May 28, 2020

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The Brew is Out There! Julian Shrago has made a name for himself as he transitioned from award winning homebrewer to award winning brewer at Beachwood Brewing. A big portion of that reputation has been built on a broad swath of well crafted beers, particularly his IPA's. What makes Julian's IPAs his? Sit back and listen! Links: Beachwood Brewing Company (now shipping in CA!): http://beachwoodbrewing.com/ This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) 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

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