Experimental Brewing

The Brew is Out There! With its 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 its 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://ww

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/p

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 suppor

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

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

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 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 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

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, su

The Brew is Out There! Christmas may be in the past, but it doesn't mean you can't carry the Christmas spirit forward in your glass. Drew sits down with Chris Enegren of Enegren Brewing to talk their take on a bock built for the Christmas season! (Photo credit to Sean Inman of beersearchparty.com) 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

It's the holiday season - which means it's Christmas beers and quick tests that you can do. Drew tastes his way through the Crisp Heritage malts to demonstrate the hot steep malt evaluation method and help formulate what to do with these new/old malts! Episode Links: Get Your Questions In! - questions@experimentalbrew.com New Brussels Lambic - https://www.beercity.brussels/home/2021/where-are-you-from-brussels-beer... Belgian Nuns In the Beer Game - https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/after-centuries-belgian-nuns-join-monk... Yakima Chief Hops in Europe - https://www.facebook.com/YakimaChief/posts/4557768457605978 Yakima Chief Belgian Facility - https://www.facebook.com/YakimaChief/posts/4551806794868811 Ethyl Carbimate Production from Urea Containing Yeast Nutrient - https://www.reddit.com/r/mead/comments/r6jkvv/preliminary_findings_of_co... Crisp Heritage Malts - https://crispmalt.com/our-malts/heritage/ How to Hot Steep - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/hot-steeping-quick-malt-evaluation-asbc... Michael Nes

The Brew is Out There! How do you make a classic even better? By trying new ingredients! Drew talks with Caleb Michalke of Sugar Creek Malt about malted corn and why it can make a classic even better. They're joined by Ryan Kriesch of "A Pint With" to taste his rendition of I Dream of Jenny Cream Ale using Sugar Creek's Boone County White Malted Corn. Links Sugar Creek: http://www.sugarcreekmalt.com/ Sugar Creek's Homebrew Store: http://www.sugarcreekmalt.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html Sugar Creek @ Great Fermentations: https://shop.greatfermentations.com/category/sugar-creek-malts A Pint With: https://apintwith.com/ I Dream of Jenny Cream Ale: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/i-dream-jenny-cream-ale 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

It's been a tough few years for homebrewers and competitions - we're talking with the Weiz Guyz Brewers out of Loveland, Colorado about their annual Sweetheart's Revenge and what makes it unique as well as the outstanding Colorado Strong program! Episode Links: Larry Bell Sells to Lion/Kirin: https://vinepair.com/articles/bells-brewery-sells-to-lion/ Larry's Letter to the Community: https://www.bellsbeer.com/news/letter-larry-bell-kalamazoo Ball raising can prices and minimums: https://www.brewersassociation.org/brewing-industry-updates/ball-custome... Jeff's take on Regional Differences in the US: https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2021/11/24/how-regions-differ-in-t... Yeast Fermentation Under the Microscope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SQWnWwZM1E 150 Years of Denny's Favorite Hop - Fuggles: https://zythophile.co.uk/2021/11/08/happy-fuggleversary-150-years-since-... Pop Culture Brews Podcast: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/popculturebrews?selected=AOR8166749543 Weiz Guys Homebrew Club: https://weiz

The Brew is Out There! REPLAY: New Years is almost here with it's Janus like powers of transformational drive. Denny and Drew sit down and review how they organize things in the brewhouse to make the brew day easier and more likely to happen. How do you organize things? Links Gamma Lids for Grain Storage: http://amzn.to/2zp5zOb Food Saver Vacuum Sealer: http://amzn.to/2D7BVPE Mobile Prep Table: http://amzn.to/2D6xo02 Toolbox: http://amzn.to/2BtgV5v 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 downloade

Everything old is new again! Denny and Drew sit down with Colin Johnston, David Griggs and Mike Benson to tslk how to revive forgotten malt varieties and why you should brew with the four "new" varieties from Crisp! Episode Links: SF Strong Beer Week Inspired "Green Death" : https://www.sfgate.com/wine/brew/article/Green-Death-malt-liquor-for-SF-... Crisp Malting - https://crispmalt.com/ The Heritage Collection : https://crispmalt.com/our-malts/heritage/ Project Freedom Ride: http://projectfreedomride.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 00:02:35 Announcements & Feedback 00:16:11 The Lounge - Crisp Heritage Malts 01:02:45 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

The Brew is Out There! Last time, we covered Drew's favorite way to use hops. This time, it's Denny's! We break down the two West Coast IPA styles we agree on before Drew throws in a disputed third variety. Just how bitter does an IPA need to be to be West Coast? Links: Denny's Survivables West Coast IPA: https://community.grainfather.com/recipes/700087 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.experimentalb

In this episode - Denny and Drew tackle the changing world of beer and new cans, strange diets (and a favorite new word), cask beers, burnt honey, and more! Oh and Drew secretly tastes one of Denny's beers! Episode Links: Sierra Nevada's New Lineup: https://www.brewbound.com/news/2021/sierra-nevada-to-launch-lifestyle-ha... Texas Brewing Retail Front Closing Sale: https://www.facebook.com/texasbrewing/posts/4830468956986744 Mikkeller Fest Fallout: http://mbcc2021.glitch.me/# ABI Selling German Brands: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-04/ab-inbev-said-to-expl... Beer and Cheese and the Diet of Our Forefathers: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)01271-9 Belgian Beers vs. IPA Hype: https://www.winemag.com/2021/09/30/belgian-beer-history-ipa-hype/ Cask Beer Series from the Craft Beer Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ud_eTwY4nc Denny's Wee Shroomy Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/denny/return-wee-shroomy Pressure Cooked Bochet: https://cdn.homebrewersa

The Brew is Out There! Drew loves his Saisons, this is known. He also loves his hops. Until recently, big bold hoppy character and big spicy Belgian yeast characters have been difficult to bring together in harmony. Here's a quick look at Drew's process for making a hoppy Saison. Links: Citra Saison: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/citra-saison Loral Canyon Saison: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/loral-canyon-saison Drew's Saison Guide: https://www.maltosefalcons.com/blogs/brewing-techniques-tips/a-guide-to-... 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

Hop harvest is winding up as we write and brewers are heading to Yakima and Yakima Chief Hops to find out the details on this year's crop. For everyone else, we've brought Yakima to you in the form of Bryan Pierce, YCH's Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. How's the crop? Tune in! Episode Links: Guinness in Chicago: https://chicago.eater.com/2021/9/21/22685972/guinness-taproom-chicago-re... Truly Hard Seltzer Taproom in LA: https://www.ksby.com/truly-opening-hard-seltzer-taproom/ Schmalz Farewell: https://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2021/09/exodus-2021-farewell-to-shmaltz-... Fruity Alcohol Pouches from ex Duvel CEO: https://www.brewbound.com/news/could-fruity-alcohol-pouches-be-the-next-... Kornol Festival Stream: https://www.crowdcast.io/kornolfestival Grainfather G40: https://shop.grainfather.com/g40-brewing-system.html Grainfather S40: https://shop.grainfather.com/us/s40-brewing-system.html Yakima Chief Hops: https://www.yakimachief.com/ Project Hail Mary (Audible Audio Book): https://www.audible.com/pd/Projec

The Brew is Out There! Collaborations are known for producing some wild ideas and Andrew Bell (Radiant) and Casey Harris (Topa Topa) came up with a doozy - a dark double dry hopped Kölsch that defies the odds and made something really interesting! Check it out! Links: Radiant Brewing: https://www.radiantbeer.com/ Topa Topa Brewing: https://topatopa.beer/ "Am I Even Kölsch" Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/am-i-even-k%C3%B6lsch-radiant-b... 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 down

Lawsuits, awards and beer, oh my! We look at who's won awards at the GABF and talk about the world of seltzers and lawsuits before digging into a new experimental way of preparing hops and fake styles! Oh and people have feelings about brew bags and all in one systems and using computers for the BJCP! Episode Links: Sierra Nevada 101oz Pale Ale: https://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2021/09/sierra-nevada-adding-pale-ale-10... New Glarus Lawsuit: https://wkow.com/2021/08/20/new-glarus-brewery-shareholders-file-lawsuit... Boston Beer Company Lawsuit: https://www.brewbound.com/news/2021/boston-beer-facing-investor-lawsuit-... 2021 GABF Awards: https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/2021-gabf-winn... Ancient Chinese Funeral Beer: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/9000-years-ago-funerals-in-china... Irish Red as a Bogus Style: https://zythophile.co.uk/2021/08/25/how-one-irishmans-ginger-beard-helpe... Mike Karnowski on Aging/Curing Hops: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/posts/49727638