Experimental Brewing

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

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Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)

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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 fields to learn some New Zealand hop secrets. All of that plus we answer your questions, hit you with a hot tip and hotter wings too!

Episode Links:

BrewSwag.com - Use Code "Experimental" and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund!

HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/

Green Flash Gets Gone: https://thefullpint.com/beer-news/green-flash-brewing-inc-foreclosed-sel...

Summit's Social Media Game on Point: https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2018/03/29/when-craft-beer-bites-...

New BA GABF Guidelines: https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-re...

April Fools: Oregon Restricts Hop Usage: http://www.newschoolbeer.com/2018/04/oregon-legislature-restricts-hop-us...

April Fools: Chickens and Beer:https://youtu.be/acYFRj5WbGo

8 Myths About Lambic: http://lostbeers.com/eight-myths-about-lambic-debunked/

Yeast Making Hop Oils: http://bioscriptionblog.com/2018/03/23/gmo-yeast-hops-beer-climate/

The Hot Ones: Charlize Theron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgQMW4eVrzw

BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4...

Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/

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

00:02:43 Announcements & Feedback

00:8:44 The Pub

00:22:25 The Library - Lambic Myths

00:26:13 The Brewery - Hoppy Yeast & Drew's Crazy Brew Day

00:34:52 The Lounge - Denny's Trip to New Zealand and Hop Tour

01:21:40 Q&A

01:33:30 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA Craftmeister

Jaded Brewing

Mecca Grade Estate Malt

PicoBrew

Wyeast Labs

YCH Hops

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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 Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)

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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 7.5% to our charity fund!

Raw Water - The Trend (Don't do This): https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/4/16846048/raw-water-trend...

St. George's Terroir Gin: http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/spirits/gins/st-george-terroir-gin/

&Tonic Syrup: https://www.andtonic.co/

Pegu Club: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/drew/pegu-club-cocktail

Drew's Other Gin Cocktails: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/drew/drews-favorite-gin-recipes

Denny's Seafood Recipes: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/denny/dennys-seafood-recipes

BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4...

Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/

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

00:03:36 Announcements & Feedback

00:09:11 The Well

00:17:28 The Kitchen - Crafting Seafood with Denny

00:25:55 The Bar - Gin with Drew

00:34:14 The Garden - "Green" Gardening with Denny

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA 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!

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 Publications

Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)

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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 hop glut. In the lab, we look at the hot hop topic of BioTransform from the results of our IGORs. In the lounge, we sit down with Brad Ring from BYO to discuss their boot camp format before we close out with the Q's & the A's, quick tip and say goodbye to one of the best actors Denny ever got to work with.

Episode Links:

BrewSwag.com - Use Code "Experimental" and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund!

AHA Governing Committee Elections: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/membership/aha-governing-committe...

HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/

Sierra Nevada's Refocus: https://www.brewbound.com/news/eyeing-return-growth-sierra-nevada-refocu...

NAGBW Diversity Grant: http://nagbw.org/page-1178893/5888883

Glitter Beer: https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/437pnq/glitter-beer-lisa-frank

Zymurgy Live with Theresa McCulla - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/category/archived-zymurgy-live/

British Water Tables: https://www.murphyandson.co.uk/water-water-everywhere/

Food Forward: https://foodforward.org/

YCHHops response to the hop glut: https://ychhops.com/connect/news/blog/false-ych-has-a-critical-oversuppl...

BioTransform Experiment: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/biotransformation-dry-hop-k...

BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4...

David Ogden Stiers: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001773/

Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/

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

00:05:06 Announcements & Feedback

00:11:16 The Pub

00:25:55 The Library - Zymurgy Live & British Water Tables

00:34:19 The Brewery - Food Forward & YCHHops

00:41:11 The Lab - BioTransform Results

00:50:26 The Lounge - BYO's Brad Ring

01:17:36 Q&A

01:29:17 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA 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!

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 brought to you by:

Brewers Publications

Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)

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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!

Episode Links:

BrewSwag.com - Use Code "Experimental" and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund!

Forbes - Hop Vendors Swallow a Bitter Pil: https://www.forbes.com/sites/taranurin/2018/01/26/hop-vendors-swallow-a-...

Sam Adams launches a national New England Hazy IPA: https://thefullpint.com/beer-news/samuel-adams-best-selling-new-england-...

Sierra Nevada donation to Butte College: http://www.butte.edu/feeds/2018/Free_Tuition_Fees_Fall_2018.html

The Return of Dan and Martha Holly-Paquette: https://www.rmcmedia.co.uk/vibe/food-and-drink/article/Brewery-to-open-o...

Brewery at Abgaile - https://abigailerestaurant.com/

Zymurgy Brewworks: http://www.zymurgybrewworks.com/

Long Beach Beer Lab: https://lbbeer.com/

Yeast Family Tree: http://allaboutbeer.com/article/the-family-tree-of-yeast/

Courtesy Scoring in Judging: http://professorgoodales.net/archives/13532

Cryo Hop Experiment: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/cryo-hop-vs-t-90

Brewlander: http://www.brewlander.com/

Dark Run by Mike Brooks: http://amzn.to/2CMS6Bs

Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/

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

00:03:13 Announcements & Feedback

00:9:12 The Pub

00:26:16 The Library - Yeast Tree

00:32:39 The Brewery - Courtesy Scoring

00:39:50 The Lab - Cryo Hops

00:44:57 The Lounge - Brewlander

01:41:36 Quick Tip - Beer Shipping

01:44:00 Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA 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! 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 Syrup Instructions: http://www.unholymess.com/blog/beer-brewing-info/making-brewers-invert

Example Browning Colorant (note the lack of any spices): http://amzn.to/2C9bLQo

Lyle's Golden Syrup: http://amzn.to/2CyLMxd

Billington's Molasses Brown Sugar: http://amzn.to/2Hwrd8o

Briess Ashburne Mild Malt: http://www.brewingwithbriess.com/Assets/PDFs/Briess_PISB_AshburneMildMal...

Briess Cherrywood: http://www.brewingwithbriess.com/Assets/PDFs/Briess_PISB_SmokedMaltCherr...

White Labs Essex Ale: https://www.whitelabs.com/yeast-bank/wlp022-essex-ale-yeast

White Labs Vault: https://www.whitelabs.com/yeast-vault

CDJK Mild: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/cdjk-mild

Pale Oat Mild: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/pale-oat-mild

Cherrywood Smoked Mild: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/cherrywood-smoked-mild

This episode is brought to you by:

Brewers Publications

Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)

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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 give 7.5% to our charity fund!

Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/

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

00:03:00 Announcements & Feedback

00:11:16 Questions: Water & Ingredients

00:42:41 Questions: Yeast

00:59:00 Questions: Hops & Other Ingredients

01:15:28 Questions: Boil and Fermentation

01:39:24 Questions: Process

This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA 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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