Episodes

REPLAY! We've been a bit delayed this summer due to travel (remember that?) and renovations (along with everyone else in the country)! We'll be back next week with brand new episodes - but in the meanwhile, enjoy our a replay on our discussion on Saison Stalls and Denny's interview with Brian Perkey of Lallemand about his long history and what's changing in the world of brewing! Episode Links: BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Drew https://byo.com/bootcamps-2/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for c...

The Brew is Out There! Despite it's reputation, vanilla is anything but boring and anything but cheap! We're talking to Sara Anderson of IndriVanilla about what makes vanilla so magical and why it's so dang expensive. Drew drops a few tips on using your newly acquired vanilla to it's utmost. Links: IndriVanilla (the Retail Store): https://indrivanilla.com/ Vanilla Bean Co-Op (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/848812811970139 Denny's World Famous Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter: ht...

REPLAY! (For HomebrewCon Time!) We've survived the PGPDF and are back and catching back up! We've got a whole slew of feedback, news stories, brew sessions, hop science, micro-resolutions (aka things we think we can do), a listener's brewing experience and... the juicy story of why you can buy Columbus, Tomahawk or Zeus in the hop freezer - sit back for a lesson in farm spying! Show note - ~34 minutes, Denny says "gypsum, chloride". He meant "gypsum, calcium chloride" Episode Links: BYO Boot Cam...

The Brew Is Out There! REPLAY - And Boy Haven't Oats Become More Important Than Ever? On this week's episode of the Brew Files, Drew and Denny talk one of Drew's favorite ingredients - oats, their origin, their use, their forms, pitfalls, styles and one of Drew's beloved recipes for Drew's beloved pup - Cookie. Episode Links: Thomas Fawcett Oat Malt: http://www.fawcett-maltsters.co.uk/uploads/2/0/2/6/20260333/spec_table_a... Simpson's Golden Naked Oats: http://www.simpsonsmalt.co.uk/our-malts/go...

When we asked for listener questions - y'all responded, but one man - Dave Taylor - dropped a mountain of questions on us. He and Denny go way back online with many years of thoughts, conversations and conflicting opinions. So, we sat down with Dave and work through all of his questions in a go! Episode Links: HomeBrewCon Virtual: https://www.homebrewcon.org/ World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Episo...

The Brew is Out There! The rise of the craft lager has been predicted many times and seems, in the last few years, to come to fruition. But what about the IPL or Hoppy American lager? Given enough time and attempts, brewers have figured it out. One of the most lauded is Jack's Abby Craft Lagers..Drew sits down with Jack Hendler to discuss making a hoppy lager and why, a lager might just be the most complete use of flavorful hops outt there. Links: Jack's Abby: https://jacksabby.com/ Jack's Braü ...

On this 11th go around through the game of "Stump the Chump", we've got questions about everyone's favorite topic: beer. We even questions about brewing and we've got a great and nearly overwhelming answer about hops from Mr. Hop, Stan Heironymous. Episode Links: HomeBrewCon Virtual: https://www.homebrewcon.org/ World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:...

The Brew is Out There! We've talked going big. We've talked IPA. We've even talked Triple IPA - but we've never gone this far. Drew talks with Tim Kazules of 5 Threads Brewing about making his surprising 5X IPA - clean, crisp and bitter and dry at 17% ABV! Links: Five Threads: http://www.fivethreadsbrewing.com/ This episode is brought to you by: 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,...

Beeeeeerrrrrr innnnnnnnn Spaaaaaaaaaaccccce! Ok, not really, but the Brewers Space Guild is a thing and Drew sits down with Rob Fullmer to talk about the Guild and more importantly about the work being done by local Brewers' Guilds across the country. Find out how these professionals help keep the beer flowing! Don't forget we need Questions for Episode 132! - podcast@experimentalbrew.com or call/text 626-765-1ALE Episode Links: HomeBrewCon Virtual: https://www.homebrewcon.org/ Molson-Coors buys...

The Brew is Out There! It's been over 4 years and 100 episodes of this quick hit series focusing on fundamental aspects of brewing. Today, we sit down and try and figure out - just what has changed about brewing in that time and reflect on what we've seen in 100 episodes of the ukuele free Brew Files! This episode is brought to you by: 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, harassmen...

We took a week off from hops, but we could never leave them for long. With all of the new ways of using hops, the IBU (which was already a lie) seems increasingly inadequate to reflect the modern beer experience. We're talking to our friends - Sam and Marko, from Grainfather - to discuss a new way to calculate the impact of our hop usage. Episode Links: HomeBrewCon Virtual: https://www.homebrewcon.org/ Radegast Award: Due 4/11 - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-clubs/radegast-club...

The Brew is Out There! Are you obsessed with your beer’s numbers? If so, the folks at Tilt have you covered. Drew sits down with Noah Neibaron, CEO and co-creator of the Tilt, to talk the hows, the whys and the wherefores of the hydrometer and whether or not you need one in your brewery. Tilt: https://tilthydrometer.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Don’t forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have commen...

We talk a lot about hops, but without great malt, hops would make a poor, bitter salad. In this episode, we talk to Jesse Bussard the Executive Director of the North American Craft Maltsters Guild to talk all things malty. If you love great craft beer, then you should be excited about the future of great craft malt! Episode Links: HomeBrewCon Virtual: https://www.homebrewcon.org/ City Brewing Purchased and Pabst Sells Their New Brewery: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210316005616/en/Ci...

The Brew is Out There! We've threatened and now we're doing. In this episode we bring together Drew and Denny's advice about brewing a Triple IPA and combine it with professional brewers you know and love like Jamil and Mitch! And Drew tastes his way through 4 top notch TIPAs! Prepare yourself for a crop ton of hops! This episode is brought to you by: Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feed...

Mergers keep happening - this time between two Bend power houses. What to make of it? Pirates? Mummies? And Denny talks to Ryan Farrell, the director of the AHA and, well, the tables might get turned! Episode Links: BYO Bootcamp: https://byo.com/product/homebrew-experiments-online-boot-camp-with-drew-... Brewyard/Deschutes: https://newschoolbeer.com/home/2021/3/boneyard-founder-tony-lawrence-and... Ancient Egyptian Brewery: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56067717 Argentinian Beer Pir...

REPLAY EPISODE - Sorry y'all, there's been a death in the family, so the new episode of the Brew Files is delayed. But trust us, you'll want to listen to this to prepare for episode 98! The Brew is Out There! For some February is all about chocolate, but for the hop obsessed, February is all about the sweet, sweet bitterness of Pliny the Younger. If you don't live in an area that gets the limited shipments of Younger or you just don't want to wait in line, we've got you covered with Craig Shapla...

It's amazing how much dust can get kicked up in two weeks. In this episode we're looking at a bunch of kerfluffles (both serious and not so) that have risen recently before diving into some news about native African beers and what we've been brewing. (Oh and Drew tells you why Episode Links: BYO Bootcamp: https://byo.com/product/homebrew-experiments-online-boot-camp-with-drew-... Achel loses it's Trappist Status - https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/art-culture/150901/the-world-is-one-t... Boulev...

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)....

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 cou...

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 fav...

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 Escarp...

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, c...

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 ...

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...