The Brew is Out There! We're continuing the session theme, but this time we're going the honey route, because sometimes you want something other than a beer. Kylie Gwynn of the Cascade Brewers Society walks us through her process and thoughts about how to make a session mead that goes from honey to glass in 2-4 weeks! Sit back and learn all the fun things you can make with just a bit of the bee stuff. Links Honey Board's Honey Locator: https://www.honey.com/ TONSA 2.0 Calculator: http://www.mead...
Jul 11, 2018
It's HomeBrewCon Time (ok, it was HomeBrewCon time last week. We're barely recovered!) In this special live episode we cover a lot of ground including AHA news with Gary Glass, New Zealand Brewing, sample beers from Chile, dig deep into hops with YCH, talk winning with Oregon Homebrewer of the Year, taco beer with Texas Brewing, drop lager results and revisit T-90/Cryo, Niko's back, Brewcraft has a ton of great stuff on deck and we close talking to Charlie P on his retirement tour! Phew! Episode...
Jul 07, 2018
The Brew is Out There! Style Show Party People! We're in Portland, right now, as this is hitting your ears fresh! To keep things flowing smoothly, you know we'll be hitting the sessionable beers frequently and often. What better time to review what makes a session beer great with Jennifer Talley, author of Session Beers: Brewing for Flavor and Balance. Sit back, grab a big ole pint and get ready to start sessioning your beer. Links BrewCraft USA Homebrew Con Kick off Party!: https://www.facebook...
Jun 27, 2018
Two big things on today's show as we get ready for HomeBrewCon! The first, we asked you for your Brewday disasters and boy did you deliver. So we're going to run through some of our favorite stories of things gone horribly wrong. And in more positive and hopful news, Drew talks with Richard Smith of Florida Hops, LLC about the challenges of pulling off the improbable – growing hops in the humid heat of Florida. We'll find out new techniques he's establishing and the impact of Florida terroir on ...
Jun 20, 2018
The Brew is Out There! Knowledge Show When everything is going right, our fermentations run easily with a smooth transformation of sugar into ethanol and CO2. When things don't go right, well, our beer pays the price. In this episode, we'll look at the most common off-flavors we've encountered, what causes them and how to prevent/fix them. So, sit back, we're going off the rails… Links BrewCraft USA Homebrew Con Kick off Party!: https://www.facebook.com/events/172239400103257/ This episode is br...
Jun 13, 2018
What happens when your pub chain wants a brewery but has no room? You make room! When Brian Herbertson joined the Simmzy’s group, that was his challenge. The answer – stick it on the second floor! Together we sit down and discuss just how you put a brewery on the second story, tackling supplying a whole chain with beer from one location and his spin on the summer’s new hit style – Brut IPA. We also get some great feedback on Speed Brewing and Drew butchers the Polish language, again. We cover pu...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 47 min
The Brew is Out There! Technique Show Yorkshire Square's Andy Black has opinions. In the episode, Drew sits down with LA's guardian of the cask to discuss session beers, making a beer festival worthy of attending and stretching his equipment with the strangle old method of double or reiterated mashing. Sit back with a proper pint for this episode of the Brew Files Links BrewCraft USA Homebrew Con Kick off Party!: https://www.facebook.com/events/172239400103257/ Yorkshire Square Brewing: http://y...
May 30, 2018
Are you experienced, IPA drinker? Prepare to have your IPA world made more Eclectic as Drew sits talks with the legendary Dick Cantwell about his new book, Eclectic IPA. Together we take a look at where IPA came from, where it is and where Dick thinks it's going. Yes, we even talk about the haze and somehow, improbably, smoked peaches. Who knew? Elsewhere, we tackle water quality, diastaticus and your feedback on the cryo experiment (and let you know what's coming next!). Episode Links: BrewSwag...
May 23, 2018
The Brew is Out There! This week, as summertime rapidly approaches, so does the need for more beer! Every time we turn around, there's another party, festival, weekend in need of some sudsy love. On this episode we'll walk you through our tips about how to speed up your brew day and shorten the amount of time it takes to go from grain to happy foamy glasses. Sit back, and rest up, we're going to get speedy! Links BrewCraft USA Homebrew Con Kick off Party!: https://www.facebook.com/events/1722394...
May 16, 2018
SCIENCE TIME! Sit back and relax, it's getting frosty in here! On this episode of the podcast, we breakdown the results of our Cryo/T-90 experiment. And since the results were so “weird” – we brought in some extra help in the form of some of the IGORs who helped with the podcast including Brad Macleod, Eric Pierce and Miguel Loza Brown. Together we talk what went right (and sometimes what went wrong with the brew days) and what we all thought of the Cryo beers (including some numbers courtesy ...
May 09, 2018
The Brew is Out There! This week, Denny and Drew look back at 100 episodes of the show. What have we learned? What have our IGORs learned? And if you stick around to the very end, we'll give you our four ultimate lessons about how to make a good beer! 100 down! Who knows how many more to go! Links BrewCraft USA Homebrew Con Kick off Party!: https://www.facebook.com/events/172239400103257/ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don'...
May 02, 2018
We're still in New Zealand, but this time we're joined by Denny's better half as she walks us through her experience exploring the beers of New Zealand. What stories did she discover about the breweries (and her thought about their IPAs)? And then Denny hits the fields to discover how hop research is carried out in New Zealand! IN the pub, it's all the news fit to drink to, including Denny's anniversary and ABI's impact on homebrewing. In the library we cover some great recipes from Jester Kin...
Apr 25, 2018
The Brew is Out There! This week, Drew sits down with Kip Barnes of LA Ale Works in Hawthorne, CA to talk about his experiments running a professional brewery while holding onto his homebrewer spirit. In that vein, we talk about using a cool ship for his next “odd” beer. Links LA Ale Works: http://www.laaleworks.com/ 4″ deep Hotel Pan: https://amzn.to/2JWw57U This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles) Don’t forget to subscribe via your...
Apr 18, 2018•49 min
Denny’s back from New Zealand and boy, the stories he has to tell! And of course, we’re back to our usual format – thank you for sticking with us as we planned our way around absences and April Fool’s day. In this episode, we cover a rough few weeks in the beer world and some new guidelines for everyone to argue over, look at some lambic myths, Drew’s stupid brew day and Denny’s recap of the New Zealand Homebrewer’s Conference including their unique competition format before we hit the hop fie...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 37 min
The Brew is Out There! We're back to the world of historic German beer and this time, Andreas is busting out the research from his book (see link below) to talk through the differences between Bavarian beer and the brown beers of Northern Germany and just what happened to them! Links Andreas' Blog – http://dafteejit.com/ Historic German and Austrian Beers for the Home Brewer (Amazon affliate link) – http://amzn.to/2FVKIWZ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supp...
Apr 04, 2018
It's been nearly 100 episodes of the show and we need a change! To deal with our broader interests – we're moving formats and becoming the Everything Crafted Show! On this episode we're going to explore the world of artisanal water, Drew's love of gin, Denny's love of seafood and how to get the best out of your Colorado/California/Oregon/Washington friendly garden! Join us as we craft up the best of everything for you! Episode Links: BrewSwag.com – Use Code “Experimental” and save 7.5% and give ...
Mar 28, 2018
The Brew is Out There! On this episode of the Brew Files, Drew sits down with Andreas Krennmair to talk his new book – German and Austrain Beers for the Homebrewer. We'll get into Andrea's history as a brewer and what it takes to dig up the forgotten history of one of the world's brewing epicenters! Links Andreas' Blog – http://dafteejit.com/ Historic German and Austrian Beers for the Home Brewer (Amazon affliate link) – http://amzn.to/2FVKIWZ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publicati...
Mar 21, 2018
It's back – it's science time! But first… we hit the feedback back, talk about some elections and other beer news – including Sierra Nevada's throwback beer move and the new beer style that's got people up in arms. In the library we discuss whether or not Prohibition was a good thing for beer and why American versions of British beers seem to fall short – according to the Brits. In the brewery, Drew discusses a very cool charity he just worked with and YCHops sets the record straight on the ho...
Mar 14, 2018
The Brew is Out There! The Olympics may be over, but that doesn't mean we're not still pursuing our dreams of winning medals in our favorite sport. To help you get onto the podium, we sit down and talk with Nick Corona of QUAFF and the 2016 American Homebrewers Association's Homebrewer of the Year. He talks his way of planning his entries and the subtle strategy of style choice. Links Barb's Hef – Nick's BOS AHA NHC Beer – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/barbs-hef This episode is brough...
Mar 07, 2018
In a first for the podcast, we have a guest interview. IGOR Eric Pierce brings us a conversation with John Wei of Brewlander & Co in Singapore. How did he get started with good beer? What does it take to find ingredients and why did make the job to go pro? Find out! We also sit down and cover the beer world – Hazy IPA going national, Drew’s quixotic LA quest, the notion of courtesy scoring and hey.. what’s that? Why yes, we’re announcing another experiment! Sit back and get ready to listen...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 49 min
The Brew is Out There! STYLE SHOW With Session Beer Day right around the corner (April 7th), it's time to visit one of Drew's absolute favorite beer styles – Mild. This blandly named style has a long and interesting history with many variations of what it means to be mild. So how about digging into one of the best beers you can quaff over a long session. Flat caps optional, but awesome beer is mandatory. Links Shut Up About Barclay Perkins – http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/ Homemade Invert Sy...
Feb 21, 2018
You know the rule – when the remainder of the division of an episode number and the number of months in the Gregorian calendar is zero, the sleeper awakens and sounds forth with pronouncements induced by the querying missives of the seekers of truth. *cough* What we mean to say is every 12 episodes, we take your questions and try our best to give you an answer or two or three in some cases. Sit back! It's answering time! Episode Links: BrewSwag.com – Use Code “Experimental” and save 7.5% and giv...
Feb 14, 2018
The Brew is Out There! Last year, Peter Symons led us all through a discussion of early Australian brewing practices and he promised he had more up his sleeve. Get ready to look up his sleeve and we explore the unique Australian take on Prohibition and how the Australian brewing industry modernized in his new book 6 O'Clock Brews Links Peter's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bronzedbrews/ Buy Bronzed Brews: http://www.lulu.com/shop/peter-symons/bronzed-brews/paperback/product-22… Buy 6 O...
Feb 07, 2018
In our ongoing efforts to try and learn everything – and fail miserably – we revisit Denny's question from Episode 58 about dried lager strains labelled like ale strains. After much listener input, Drew sits down with Bryan Heit of Sui Generis Brewing to get the current scientific picture on yeast genetics. It turns out science makes for really complicated answers! Plus, we talk retirement, rough times for craft brewers, charity and how lasers are making better beer before digging into your ques...
Jan 31, 2018
The Brew is Out There! Although the season marches invariably onwards towards the warmer temperatures of Spring and Summer, we still have our nice cool climes and the opportunity to enjoy our cellar treasures. But while we're digging into the cellar for those riches, maybe we should replenish them while long brewing days are still pleasant! In this episode, we'll walk you through our experiences making big beers – our secrets – and offer up two of the finest we've made. Sit back and break out th...
Jan 24, 2018
On this week's episode, it's fully the new years which means it time to see just what we're going to fail at this year! And we're bringing you along for the ride! But first, a Christmas Miracle, some expired LME and being mindful in the pub. In the Brewery, Denny has some questions about dried lager yeast – can you help him out? In the Lab, we get an update on the IBU test Denny's operating through. And then finally we hit the list – we talk about how “well” we did last year and what we plan to ...
Jan 17, 2018
The Brew is Out There! While it's nice and chilly in most of the US, we figured what better time to sit down and talk with Zymurgy editor and Lager afficionado, Dave Carpenter about the wide world of lagers, myths about them and why you should be making them at home. Oh and did we mention Dave has a book about Lager as well? Links Lager: The Definitive Guide to Tasting and Brewing the World's Most Popular Beer Styles: http://amzn.to/2CKeCeZ This episode is brought to you by: Brewers Publications...
Jan 10, 2018
On this week's episode, we announce our new charity – it has a personal connection for Denny. We hit the pub and talk a fund raiser for IGOR Miguel's daughter's cancer fight at Rouleur Brewery and we dig out the crystal balls to see what we can see for the world of homebrewing and craft brewing for 2018. In the brewery we look through Drew's notes from the latest Zymurgy Live with Dogfish Head. In the Lounge, we sit down with Garrett Garfield, a transplanted Texan turned Chilean homebrewer and p...
Jan 03, 2018
The Brew is Out There! 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: Brewers Publications...
Dec 27, 2017
On this week's episode, we hit the pub to talk the beer business before jumping into the hot unwanted guest topic of the day – What is Saccharomyces Distaticus, why is it in the news and how do we kill it? And then we take a listener suggestion for an end of the year wrap up – with a revisit on some of our favorite questions and answers from the non-all Q&A shows. And then of course Drew leaves you with the most obvious current movie recommendation every because yeah.. Episode Links: BrewSwa...
Dec 20, 2017
