Experimental Brewing

In every beer lovers curve of beer love, there comes a moment when they discover the world of smoked beers. Drew sits down with Devon Randall of Imperial Western Beer Company to discuss her approach to making both subtle and in your face smoked beers!

Devon’s Smoke Guidelines:

Subtle: 3-5%

Balanced: 6-15%

OVert: 16-100%

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There are a great many questions in the universe - why are we here? What are we doing? What the hell just happened with my beer?!? We'll tackle that last category, because we're terrible at moral philosophy!

Sit back, it's time for a dive through a bunch of questions!

Episode Links:

BYO Boot Camp with Denny, Drew & Marshall - http://byobootcamp.com/

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

00:03:03 Announcements & Feedback

00:06:16 General Questions

00:22:59 Ingredient Questions

00:47:29 Process Questions

01:06:08 Recipe Questions

01:28:28 Yeast Questions

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA

Brewing America Craftmeister

Jaded Brewing

Mecca Grade Estate Malt

PicoBrew

Wyeast Labs

YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]!

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The Brew is Out There!

It's officially been two years of Brew Files! (Ok, fine, two more days - the first episode dropped on Jan 11th, 2017) That puts me in the mood to talk Anniversaries and with my local, Eagle Rock Brewery, hitting their 9th Anniversary, I sat down with Jeremy Raub to talk about designing an Anniversary beer and the new and interesting uses they're finding for Amlyase enzymes - it's not just for Brut IPA's anymore!

Don't forget you can join ERB on Jan 26th at Noon to taste Plan 9 and all their delicious beers!

Tickets: https://eaglerockbrewery.mycloveronline.com/products/WBHKNNJ9F2D72/9-yea...

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewers Publications

Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)

Brewing America

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Happy New Beer! We kick off the new year with a look at how the folks at We Love LB and the Long Beach Homebrewers are using homebrew to build a better neighborhood. First we'll talk to Scott Jones, the executive director of We Love LB about his mission to strengthen his community and how beer helps and then we talk to Neil Ian Horowitz of the Long Beach Homebrewers about how the club got involved and what beer he provided to the festivities. It's an interesting model that we think can be duplicated around the world!

But first we've got to take your feedback, cover the beer news including what the shutdown means for beer and Teri Farendorf's take on the "Inebriation" Industry, some foundational numbers and calculations and our favorite brewing experiences of the past year.

Episode Links:

BYO Boot Camp with Denny, Drew & Marshall - http://byobootcamp.com/

Teri's Ineberiation Beverage Industry Take - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215500464437200&set=a.10202073...

The TTB Shutdown and What It Means - https://www.brewbound.com/news/ttb-suspends-operations-amid-government-s...

Haines Brewing Boycotting Flights - https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/no-flights-zone-haines-brewing-s...

Brew By The Numbers - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/2497/Math_in_Mas...

We Love LB - https://www.welovelb.org/

Long Beach Homebrewers - http://www.longbeachhomebrewers.com/

Trail of Lightning - https://amzn.to/2SypkgP

Nowzad - https://www.nowzad.com/

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

00:03:15 Announcements & Feedback

00:09:34 The Pub

00:28:02 The Library

00:34:06 The Brewery

00:40:44 The Lounge - Scott Jones/Neil Ian Horowitz

01:32:14 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA

Brewing America Craftmeister

Jaded Brewing

Mecca Grade Estate Malt

PicoBrew

Wyeast Labs

YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]!

Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing

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The Brew is Out There!

New Years is right around the corner which means so is the era of Resolutions. The most common resolution for brewers? I'm going to brew more! It's also one of the most failed. We're here to give you our tips for fighting the forces that stymie you so you can get back to what we all love - brewing!

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewers Publications

Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)

Brewing America

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 [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).

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Just in time for Christmas and the new year, Drew sits down with John Holl of Craft Beer & Brewing to talk about his new book - Drink Beer, Think Beer. We talk where the industry is and why John's hope for the future isn't a very popular one.

But first we've got to tkae your feedback, cover the beer news - including a controversial take on IPA's drinkers, and then cover Denny's gluten free brewing antics, Drew's rat attack and a new way to egg.

Episode Links:

BYO Boot Camp with Denny, Drew & Marshall - http://byobootcamp.com/

Wendy Jenning's Cancer Fight - https://www.gofundme.com/kickin039-cancers-butt-with-wendy

Has Jeff Tweedy become Denny Conn? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz2v2Ix7FwE"

A New Breed of IPA Drinker - http://digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/publication/frame.php?i=5...

Farmhouse Manifesto from Scratch Brewing - https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2018/11/19/keeping-the-farm-in-farm...

Charlie P brewing with Smithsonian Hops - https://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/smithsonians-victory-garden-f...

Hors Categorie on Industrial Saison - http://www.horscategoriebrewing.com/2018/11/saison-from-1911-finishing-h...

Ground Breaker Brewing - https://www.groundbreakerbrewing.com/

Craft Beer & Brewing with John - https://beerandbrewing.com/author/john-holl/

Drink Beer, Think Beer by John Holl - https://amzn.to/2SaoTZM

Rat Attack - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/drew/bond-between-brewer-feline-v...

Sous Vide Egg Directions - Cook at 194°F for 20 minutes, shock in ice water for 30 minutes, peel, enjoy!

Nowzad - https://www.nowzad.com/

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

00:02:55 Announcements & Feedback

00:12:36 The Pub

00:30:31 The Library

00:35:03 The Brewery

00:41:28 The Lounge - John Holl

01:13:56 Q&A

01:16:36 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA

Brewing America Craftmeister

Jaded Brewing

Mecca Grade Estate Malt

PicoBrew

Wyeast Labs

YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]!

Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing

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The Brew is Out There!

We asked our listeners to challenge us - give us a beer idea you want us to design and prepare to make. Out of the pile of suggestions we each chose one recipe to challenge the other with. In this inaugural challenge, we only find out what recipe we're supposed to formulate right then. Listen to us walk you through how we'd tackle these challenges.

And congrats to Aaron Kennison and Eric Pierce who'll be receiving a half pound of Yakima Chief Hops' Veteran's Blend!

Links

Beet Saison - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/challenge-beer-beet-saison

Rye Lager - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/challenge-beer-hoppy-rye-lager

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewers Publications

Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)

Brewing America

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 [email protected]. 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

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After our adventures down in Australia, it's time to get local again with Ten Mile Brewing in Signal Hill, California. Drew sits down with Dan Sundstrom to talk how the brewer got started and why they have a focus on tradition including their attempts to bring the Kentucky Common to California.

But first we've got to cover the bad beer news and some brewing for a good cause news before we borrow a quick tip from Chino and a quick tip of a book series that Drew now has to wait to be finished.

Episode Links:

BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall - http://byobootcamp.com/

Accusations Against Trillium - https://thetakeout.com/trillium-brewery-beer-scandal-accusations-explain...

7k Breweries and Counting - https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/u-s-breweries-hit-new-milestone

Sierra Nevad Resilience Butte County Proud IPA Brewery List - https://sierranevada.com/resilience-butte-county-proud-ipa

Resilience Homebrew Recipe - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/sierra-nevada-res...

Golden Valley Bank Community Foundation - https://www.goldenvalley.bank/Community-Foundation.aspx

Ten Mile Brewing Company - http://www.tenmilebrewing.com/

Name of the Wind - https://amzn.to/2KVDxkK

Nowzad - https://www.nowzad.com/

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

00:02:59 Announcements & Feedback

00:07:35 The Pub

00:22:39 The Brewery - Resilience IPA

00:30:50 The Lounge - Dan Sundstrom - Ten Mile Brewing

01:09:39 Q&A

01:13:38 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA

Brewing America Craftmeister

Jaded Brewing

Mecca Grade Estate Malt

PicoBrew

Wyeast Labs

YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]!

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...

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The Brew is Out There!

Time makes fools of us all and lays bare the emptiness of our plans, but it doesn't have to! Denny and Drew sit down and talk about seasonality - both historical and taste and help plan out a general timeline you can use to brew beers for a specific date!

Links

Homebrewing.com's Sample Brew Calendar: http://www.homebrewing.com/images/home-brewing-calendar-l.pdf

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewers Publications

Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)

Brewing America

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 [email protected]. 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

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Last call in Australia! On our final night in Sydney, we did a presentation at Batch Brewing Company. After 1100 kilometers of driving and not killing each other - Denny and Drew enjoyed meeting a healthy gathering of local homebrewers. After the talk, Drew sat down with Chris Sidwa of Batch Brewing Company. Together they talk how a Jersey kid ended up surviving a company crash overseas and turned it into his dream of owning a brewery and the steps he takes to ensure he's doing good for the beer and his people. Naturally we also talk beer news, some more explanation of the brew experiment from Australia, q and a, tips and something other in this very Aussie themed show!

Episode Links:

BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall - http://byobootcamp.com/

Utah's New Testing Rule for Beer - https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/11/10/yet-another-new-rule-utah/

Pete Brown's Take on ABI's "Relaunch" of Bass Ale - https://www.petebrown.net/2018/11/12/bass-ale-is-back-i-wish-i-was-more-...

Batch Brewing Company - http://www.batchbrewingco.com.au/

The "Triangle" Test at Batch - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/drew/difficulty-triangle-testings...

Brew a Batch by Chris Sidwa - https://amzn.to/2OPRu48

The Metropolitan Hotel, Melbourne - http://metropolitan.melbourne/

The Battered Bastards of Baseball on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/70299904

Nowzad - https://www.nowzad.com/

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

00:02:59 Announcements & Feedback

00:09:21 The Pub

00:22:46 The Brewery - Helen's Brew Experiment, Described

00:31:03 The Lounge - Chris Sidwa - Batch Brewing

01:24:35 Q&A

01:33:03 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA

Brewing America Craftmeister

Jaded Brewing

Mecca Grade Estate Malt

PicoBrew

Wyeast Labs

YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]!

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