Episodes

It's Hop & Brew School time in Yakima! Naturally this means Denny's on the road, so it's time for a brief review of some our previous lab segments. First we start with feedback before digging into Drew's favorite - Saison Under Pressure and then into an appropriate revist to Glenn Tinseth, Dana Garves and "The IBU is a Lie" Episode Links: BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4... Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/ Nowzad - https://www...

The Brew is Out There! On this week's episode, while last week we explored the new, this week we're taking a look at one of Denny's favorite "old" styles - Altbier. Come join as we try and explain exactly what makes an alt, an alt and how you can brew what we think is one of the best beers for the pending fall even if sometimes it's a secret. Links Sticke Warriors: http://www.stickewarriors.com/ Schumacher Alt Video: https://www.schumacher-alt.de/1838#video Double Secret Prohibition Sticke Alt: ...

As summer wends it's way to it's end - ometime around the fifth of never here in Los Angeles - we start thinking about bigger, better beers for those cold winter days. Friend of the podcast, Jim Leininger, joins us (after our usual shenanigans) to talk about making his very amazing Imperial Stout with reiterated mashing. But first, the news... Episode Links: BrewSwag.com - Use Code "Experimental" and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund! GABF IPA Dethroned: https://www.brewersassociation....

The Brew is Out There! On this week's episode, we're exploring the Catharina Sour with Ronaldo Ferreira of Cervejaria Bruxa in Florianopolis Brazil about how this style evolved from an educational tool to a style brewed around South America and how to brew one of your own, for your own city.. Links Catharina Sour - BJCP - http://dev.bjcp.org/beer-styles/x4-catharina-sour/ Cervejaria Bruxa - https://www.facebook.com/CervejariaBruxa/ Ronaldo's Guava Sour - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/...

ALL Q&A! It's time for us to answer a bunch of questions to the best of our ability (and our ability to research). Sit back and relax we've got 32 questions and about 63 answers! We'll cover your Fermentation, Ingredient, Packaging, Recipe and Technique questions. (Don't forget you can always drop us a line and get questions answered in a regular episode) Episode Links: BrewSwag.com - Use Code "Experimental" and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund! BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspub...

The Brew is Out There! We like to Brew. We like to Party. We like to Parti... . This week we're going to dive into an old fashioned technique that allows you to brew beautifully strong beers without wasting any left over malty goodness! Two Beers for the Price of One Mash Parti-Gyle Equations: Gravity Points batch 1 = Gravity PointsTotal × Volume Total x SugarPercentage1 / (Volume Batch 1) Gravity Points batch 2 = Gravity PointsTotal × Volume Total x SugarPercentage2 / (Volume Batch 2) Sugar Per...

NEXT EPISODE - ALL Q&A - GET YOUR QUESTIONS IN! It's our annual post conference wrapup and we hit the latest in beer news, look at some new books and revisit some really old brews. And then in the lounge, Drew sits down with the iconic craft brew veteran, Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog. We taste some beers and talk about his unqiue take on building beers. There's even one beer that Drew thought should be a mess, but was amazingly sublime. Episode Links: BrewSwag.com - Use Code "Experimental" an...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

​ 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 ...

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'...

​ 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...

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 ...

​ 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 fi...

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...

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 ...

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...