Experimental Brewing

The Brew is Out There! Can you believe it's been nearly a 100 episodes and we've never talked about Saison? Time to fix that by talking to Peter Howson about his award winning Petite Saison. Links: The Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/le-cr%C3%A9cerellethe-kestrel-p... 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

REPLAY TIME! This episode we talk about two of our favorite online communities and their upcoming distributed competitions. We stop in the pub to do a little talk about mashing obsessions and the law and homebrewing. We head to the library to talk about Scott Janish's article on DMS, causes and cures and his test. Denny and I talk about his favorite homebrew myths before he heads to the land by the waters - Milwaukee - where he talks to Mino Choi, a homebrewer with a culinary obsession and a couple of 50 point entries under his belt. Mino talks his process, his designing and some agressive techniques he uses to drive his fermentations. We come back to our "Something Other Than Beer" segment with Denny enjoying spending time with Cecilia Chiang, the Chinese cuisine equivalent to Julia Child and we close out with Drew circling back to a lesson from earlier in the show! Episode Links: Brew United - http://www.brewunited.com/ SJPorr Challenge - https://sjporrchallenge.org/ Trumer Pils - http://www.trumer-internat

The Brew is Out There! Brown Ale has a bad reputation. It's old man fuddy duddy beer, but for many of us that warm embrace of suppable malt was amongst our first forays into good beer. Denny and Drew walk you through what makes a brown ale and how to make them! Links: The Slideshow: https://slides.com/drewbeechum/brownales 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.expe

IPA rules the roost of the Craft Beer world and in this episode, we're exploring a variation of of the fundamental Double IPA - Pliny For President and then talking with Graciany about his Triple IPA and just how long it lived in cold storage. Come taste the hops! Episode Links: BYO Bootcamp: https://byo.com/product/homebrew-experiments-online-boot-camp-with-drew-... Side Lot & Hersey's - https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/12/22/hersheys-side-lot-brewery-mil... Sonata Beer Labs carrying Escarpment Labs in the US - https://www.sonatabeerlabs.com/ Drewrys - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drewrys Tilt (Drew's new Toy) - https://tilthydrometer.com/ What are your Resolutions? - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2021resolutions Graciany's Triple IPA - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/gracianys-triple-ipa Nerd of the Rings - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW0gH2G-cMKAEjEkI4YhnPA Escape to the Chateau (HGTV - Channel 4 in the UK) - https://www.hgtv.com/shows/escape-to-the-chateau-hgtv/episodes World Central

While Drew is getting his ducks in a row for the next series of shows - It's Replay time! And since we've been getting a lot of water questions, what better place to revist, than Martin's episode all about Bru'n water! The Brew is Out There! TECHNIQUE SHOW Water is an important chemical - without it we wouldn't have beer! And for something that comprises so much of our beer, the chemistry we need to know to brew our best beer is Daunting - with a capital D. Drew sits down with Martin Brungard, creator of Bru'n Water, to demystify water chemistry and realize the functionality of Martin's mathmagical spreadsheet. Links Bru'n Water: https://www.brunwater.com/ Ward Lab: http://www.wardlab.com/ (Note the best test today is the W-5A) Drew's Sample Report: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/default/files/WardReport-Pasadena... 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

This has been a long strange year and Denny and Drew just wanted to stop in for a few minutes and say thank you for continuing to listen and be a part of the beery world. We're reflecting on some of our favorite things this year - what have been some of yours? Email at podcast@experimentalbrew.com 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

As we've entered a less rapidly growing beer market, it's inevitable that some breweries will close. What does it take to walk into an existing brewery and retool it and revamp it's image? Drew sits down with the team behind the soon to open, Radiant Brewing of Anaheim to find out what it takes and how their shared history at the Bruery may help! Episode Links: Guinness 0 recall - https://www.guinness.com/en-ie/our-beers/guinness-0.0/#:~:text=GUINNESS%... COVID good for DIPA sales? - https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2020/10/15/covid-19-accelerat... Run the Jewels as a Beer Brand - https://www.foodandwine.com/news/run-the-jewels-beer-collaborations-albu... Shelton Brothers Bankrupt - https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2020/11/5/shelton-brothers-ce... High Denisty Hop Charging and Hop Dipping - https://vinepair.com/articles/hdhc-ipa-hop-trend/ How the FDA allowed nutritional information on the label - https://www.yoursforgoodfermentables.com/2013/06/decades-later-bert-gran... Radiant Beer Co -

The Brew is Out There! The Maltose Falcons Mayfaire has been running at least since1978 so we're not going to let a once in a century pandemic break our streak! In this episode you'll hear about the winning beers from Gary Elliot of F.O.A.M. and Jeff Kohler of the Yeastside Brewers, who placed third and first overall in the competition. You'll also hear feedback from the actual judges and Best of Show panelists about why they chose those particular beers as winning examples! Links: The Recipes: https://slides.com/drewbeechum/craftinganawardwinningbeer The Compeitition Results: https://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/2020Mayfaire/ F.O.A.M. - https://alemakers.org/ The Yeastside Brewers - https://yeastsidebrewers.org/ 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,

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

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 • Bitter

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/1305

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

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.expe

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 Fa

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@experimenta

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 (ExperimentalBrewin

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 Farmho

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 direct

While everything else is in turmoil - the AHA membership elected 5 new members to the Governing Committee. Drew sits down and talks with Amy, Annie, Cassie, Chris and Gail about what makes them tick as homebrewers. We also talk with Gary Glass, who might need to be promoted to co-host, about the online version of HomebrewCon now that we know Nashville can't happen (yet!) Episode Links: Monday Night's Re-Opening Survey - https://mondaynightbrewing.com/survey-results-what-do-taproom-visitors-e... Is Mild Coming Back - https://vinepair.com/articles/britains-dark-mild-beer-style-is-making-a-... South Africa's Warning About "Home Brewing" (boy did they mess this up) - https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/food-drink/drink/brewing-your-own-beer-b... HomeBrewCon Online - https://www.homebrewcon.org/ Margaret Glaspy "Stay With Me" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asz293P84R4 "Gideon the Ninth" by Tamsyn Muir - https://www.amazon.com/Gideon-Ninth-Tamsyn-Muir-ebook/dp/B07J6HWLPR/ Not One More Vet - http://www.nomv.org/ Pat

The Brew is Out There! Peter just can't stop writing about beer! Inspired by a Proustian recollection of his Cornish youth, his third book - Guile Brews - explores the endlessly fascinating process of Guile (or Gyle) Brewing. It's not nearly as simple as we're usually taught! Listen to hear some of the tricks and the reasons for doing Guile brewing and pick up Peter's book! Links: Peter's Lulu Books: https://www.lulu.com/search?contributor=Peter+Symons Unholy Mess Invert Method: http://www.unholymess.com/blog/beer-brewing-info/making-brewers-invert 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 (ExperimentalBre