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Balancing a Home Draft System, Tips for Maintaining a Glycol Chiller, & Discrepancies in my Gravity Readings – Ep. 419
Feb 13, 2025
Show notes
Buckle up because it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! This week, I’m so happy that Todd and James are both on the show. It was a great time recording and we covered a lot of ground, I think.
Balancing a Home Draft System, Tips for Maintaining a Glycol Chiller, & Discrepancies in my Gravity Readings
00:00:00 – 00:17:00 Sponsors & Small Talk 00:17:01 – 00:29:35 Balancing a Home Draft System 00:29:36 – 00:41:22 Tips for Maintaining a Glycol Chiller 00:41:23 – 00:57:14 Discrepancies in my Gravity Readings
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better – join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That’s Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information.
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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/
This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
Recapping our 2024 Brew Days While Hiking up a Mountain with my Pop – Ep. 418
Feb 06, 2025
Show notes
Howdy, friends!
Pardon the heavy breathing and scattered chit-chat this week but I am excited to be uploading this conversation I had with my Pop while we were on vacation, hiking the Chisos mountains in Big Bend National Park. The initial idea was to go over our brew days in 2024, which we sort of did… but then, as I usually do to conversations, we were all over the place. ALSO – making a guest appearance is my abundance of nose hair and some boogers in my left nostril. Apologies to all.
With all of that being said, please enjoy this episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:
If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you’ll also receive exclusive perks! Click the link and join today — https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635
On Today’s Show:
Recapping our 2024 Brew Days While Hiking up a Mountain with my Pop
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service.
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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/
This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
Quick PSA: Last Call for Kolsch!
Jan 30, 2025
Show notes
No new episode this week but a quick PSA that it’s the last call for kolsch! Brew my favorite recipe of all time by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club over at https://www.patreon.com/c/HomebrewHappyHour . I had an interview lined up to record and publish for this week but my guest got sick so we had to push it back to later this year. No biggie but I do apologize. Especially since I was just like, “don’t worry, y’all – the show is normal and nothing is happening” and then this. lol my bad. However, we’ll see y’all next week with an episode I’m currently recording with my Pop while we’re hiking the Chisos mountains in Big Bend National Park! I’m confident y’all with enjoy it. Have a great weekend!
A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:
If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you’ll also receive exclusive perks such as HUGE discounts to Kegconnection.com, welcome packs with our merch, discounts to BrewersFriend.com, and lots more! Click the link and join today — https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635
We want to hear from you!
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your voic email question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to Kegconnection dot com. If you email us, joshua AT homebrewhappyhour DOT com, or text our hotline and I use your textual question on a future episode you still get a $15 gift card to Kegconnection (which I think is still pretty stinking good)!
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better – join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That’s Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information.
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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/
This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
Stuck Fermentation Woes, Dialing in Decoctions, & Comparing Homebrew Disconnects – Ep. 417
Jan 23, 2025
Show notes
Todd is gone but James is here to help me answer your questions! Thank you friends for joining us as we present yet another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:
If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you’ll also receive exclusive perks! Click the link and join today — https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635
On Today’s Show:
Stuck Fermentation Woes, Dialing in Decoctions, & Comparing Homebrew Disconnects
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better – join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That’s Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information.
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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/
This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
The Future of Kegconnection.com – Ep. 416
Jan 16, 2025
Show notes
Greetings, my friends!
You’re, undoubtedly, here to learn more about the exciting news that Kegconnection.com has been sold. It’s true and it’s a wonderful thing for all involved, I can assure you of that! We have a very long history with the new owners and the website is now being operated by another beloved Mom & Pop shop. Eh, technically I guess they’re a Brother & Brother shop – but you get my point. This deal is a major win for the small businesses in our space, which is a big deal to us because we’re some of the last remaining small businesses in this space!
With all of that being said, please enjoy this episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:
If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you’ll also receive exclusive perks! Click the link and join today — https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635
On Today’s Show:
The Future of Kegconnection.com – An interview with the new owners
Drips & Draughts Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HQALVbUUp0YZsUHVKheG8
We want to hear from you!
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service.
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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/
This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
Shelf Life for Brewing Minerals, Wanting More Coffee Flavor from a Breakfast Stout, & Refilling Your Own CO2 Cylinders at Home – Ep. 415
Jan 09, 2025
Show notes
I know this is technically the 2nd episode of 2025 for us, however – it’s actually the 1st REAL episode because we’re back taking your questions and having a blast! Thank you friends for joining us as we present yet another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:
If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you’ll also receive exclusive perks such as HUGE discounts to Kegconnection.com, welcome packs with our merch, discounts to BrewersFriend.com, and lots more! Click the link and join today — https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635
On Today’s Show:
Shelf Life for Brewing Minerals, Wanting More Coffee Flavor from a Breakfast Stout, & Refilling Your Own CO2 Cylinders at Home
00:00:00 – 00:14:33 Sponsors & Small Talk 00:14:34 – 00:18:11 Listener Feedback 00:18:12 – 00:28:10 Minerals Shelf Life 00:28:11 – 00:37:50 More Coffee Flavor, Please 00:37:51 – 00:49:43 Refilling CO2 Cylinders at Home
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your voic email question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to Kegconnection dot com. If you email us, joshua AT homebrewhappyhour DOT com, or text our hotline and I use your textual question on a future episode you still get a $15 gift card to Kegconnection (which I think is still pretty stinking good)!
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better – join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That’s Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information.
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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/
This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
Favorite Beer, Favorite Gear, and Happy New Year – Ep. 414
Jan 02, 2025
Show notes
Happy New Year, friends! We completed another trip around the sun, and now it’s time to complete another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:
If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you’ll also receive exclusive perks such as HUGE discounts to Kegconnection.com, welcome packs with our merch, discounts to BrewersFriend.com, and lots more! Click the link and join today — https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your voicemail question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to Kegconnection dot com. If you email us, joshua AT homebrewhappyhour DOT com, or text our hotline and I use your textual question on a future episode you still get a $15 gift card to Kegconnection (which I think is still pretty stinking good)!
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better – join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That’s Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information.
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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/
This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
I wish we had a proper episode to wrap up 2024 with, but Todd and James are swamped right now and I’ve got nothing to offer on my own – yet. lol
Kidding aside – THANK YOU SO MUCH for another fun-filled year. I can’t believe the podcast, as an entity, is coming up on 10 years of existence. WILD.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas this year and I sincerely hope for nothing but the best for your 2025. We’ll be back next week with a proper episode to kick off the new year.
If you’re listening to this on the 26th, I’d also live to invite you to hang out with me and my Pop over at YouTube.com/HomebrewHappyHour on Friday, December 27th, at 10am central for an episode of Brew Day Live. It’s going to be fun!
cheers,
joshua
Advice for Keg Newbies, When to Replace Keg Gaskets, & Continuously Getting Metallic Tastes from my Kegs – Ep. 413
Dec 19, 2024
Show notes
You’re in for a real treat because my good friend, Lorena Evans, is on the show to help me take YOUR questions this week. She is one of my most favorite people on the planet, not just homebrewers, and I always learn a lot when chatting with her. So, buckle up because it is time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:
If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you’ll also receive exclusive perks such as HUGE discounts to Kegconnection.com, welcome packs with our merch, discounts to BrewersFriend.com, and lots more! Click the link and join today — https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635
On Today’s Show:
Advice for Keg Newbies, When to Replace Keg Gaskets, & Continuously Getting Metallic Tastes from my Kegs
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your voicemail question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to Kegconnection dot com. If you email us, joshua AT homebrewhappyhour DOT com, or text our hotline and I use your textual question on a future episode you still get a $15 gift card to Kegconnection (which I think is still pretty stinking good)!
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better – join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That’s Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information.
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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/
This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
Purposefully Stopping Fermentation & What that Might Cause, Losing Power During a Fermentation, & Recalibrating an Electronic pH Meter – Ep. 412
Dec 12, 2024
Show notes
Todd and James are back from Europe! Woohoo! That means it is time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!
A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:
If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you’ll also receive exclusive perks such as HUGE discounts to Kegconnection.com, welcome packs with our merch, discounts to BrewersFriend.com, and lots more! Click the link and join today — https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635
On Today’s Show:
Purposefully Stopping Fermentation & What that Might Cause, Losing Power During a Fermentation, & Recalibrating an Electronic pH Meter
00:00:00 – 00:20:10 Sponsors & Small Talk 00:20:11 – 00:023:39 Listener Feedback 00:23:40 – 00:34:24 Stopping Fermentation 00:34:25 – 00:45:12 Losing Power While a Batch is Fermenting 00:45:13 – 00:53:49 Recalibrating an Electronic pH Meter
If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your voicemail question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to Kegconnection dot com. If you email us, joshua AT homebrewhappyhour DOT com, or text our hotline and I use your textual question on a future episode you still get a $15 gift card to Kegconnection (which I think is still pretty stinking good)!
Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better – join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That’s Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information.
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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/
This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
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