Experimental Brewing

By Denny Conn, Drew BeechumLeisure Hobbies

Experimental Brewing episodes

November 29, 2017 Brew Files – Episode 24 – The Forgotten Giant of Albany
The Brew is Out There!
STYLE SHOW
Drew sits down with Craig Gravina of the Albany Ale Project to discuss this almost completely forgotten strong ale style from Upstate New York. Learn how this style got started, how it mirrors the Dutch and English heritage of the state, how it transformed over time and what finally happened to a beer that was shipped around the world at one point! (And of course, how you can make it yourself!)
Links
Albany Ale Project: http://www.albanyaleproject.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/137746912938180/
Albany Ale Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/albany-ale-recreation
Upper Hudson Valley Beer (Amazon affliate link): http://amzn.to/2AixLXC
Craig's Blog: http://www.drinkdrank1.com/
Alan's Blog: http://abetterbeerblog427.com/
This episode is brought to you by:
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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36 min
November 22, 2017 Episode 54 – Quaffing a Better Engineered Beer
On this week's episode, we sit down and look at more trademark disputes, interesting business moves and why social media is ruining beer before heading to the lab for secret experiments, the brewery for ingredient explorations and then into the lounge where Drew sits down with a couple of award winning home brewers - Derek Springer (aka Five Blades Brewing) of the Society of Barley Engineers and Nick Corona (aka 2016's AHA Homebrewer of the Year) of QUAFF. Find out what it means to homebrew in America's brewery mecca! And then of course we answer some questions before Drew leaves you with the nerdiest sports thing to nerd.
Episode Links:
BrewSwag.com - Use Code "Experimental" and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund!
PicoBrew - Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com
Q&A Transcript - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/episode-24-qa-transcript
Old Town Brewing vs. City of Portland Trademark Dispute - https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2017/11/13/the-city-of-portland-ve...
Widmer Closes Their Brewpub - http://www.newschoolbeer.com/2017/11/widmer-interview-pub-changes-staff-...
Garrett Oliver on NE IPAs - https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2017/11/15/Garrett-Oliver-Ne...
Five Blades Brewing - Derek Springers Blog - https://www.fivebladesbrewing.com/
Society of Barley Engineers - http://societyofbarleyengineers.org/
QUAFF - http://quaff.org/
Jon Bois - Chart Party - Kickoffs are Stupid and Bad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_SsIKgwvz4
Jon Bois - Pretty Good - Rat Poison and Brandy the 1904 St. Louis Marathon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4AhABManTw
Desi Strong - https://www.desistrongfoundation.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
00:03:54 Announcements & Corrections & Feedback
00:7:12 The Pub
00:22:18 The Brewery - Hybrid Systems & Hop Plans
00:31:22 The Lab - Denny's Secret Plans
00:35:44 The Lounge - Derek Springer & Nick Corona
01:20:15 Q&A
01:29:14 Quick Tip
01:30:51 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
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
1 hr 37 min
November 15, 2017 Brew Files – Episode 23 – Traditional Traditions with Jeff
The Brew is Out There!
PROCESS SHOW
Drew sits down with Jeff Alworth, writer of the Beervana blog and podcast and the recent The Secrets of Master Brewers to talk what lessons Jeff discovered while touring a bunch of different brewing cultures. Together they explore the notion of national brewing identities and why many factors, including the Cold War, make the beers of Bohemia radically different from the beers of neighboring Bavaria. Also, does the US have a "brewing identity"?
Links
Beervana Blog: https://www.beervanablog.com/
Beervana Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/beervana-1
The Secrets of Master Brewers (Amazon Affliate Link): http://amzn.to/2AKZJIU
This episode is brought to you by:
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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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45 min
November 08, 2017 Episode 53 – In the Barrel with the Bills
On this week's episode, we sit down and look at the world of trademarks and lawsuits involving some of the biggest and smallest breweries, pay to play in the barroom and the most British pub story, ever. Then we dive into a wonderful presentation from lambic master Frank Boon and the BA's newly announced hop breeding program before Drew sits down with "Doctor" Bill Sysak and Bill Sobeiski at the newly (30 days is new right?) opened Wild Barrel Brewing of San Marcos. Find out their long beer history and how they moved from Stone to a place of their own. And then of course, we hammer out some questions - including what do you think - should you be required to create your own recipe for competition? Then a quick tip and a super something other to get you set for your week.
Episode Links:
PicoBrew - Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com
Q&A Transcript - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/episode-10-qa-transcript
Hipster Apocalypse - http://bangordailynews.com/2017/10/17/business/after-trademark-dispute-m...
Route 66 Trademark Dispute - http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/route-brewery-sued-by-e...
The Most British Pub Story Ever - http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/10/14/bow-tie-wearing-duck-walks-in...
Craft Beer Guild Fine Upheld - https://www.brewbound.com/news/massachusetts-judge-upholds-2-6-million-p...
The Philosophy of Ordering a Beer - http://www.beersyndicate.com/blog/the-philosophy-of-ordering-beer/
Frank Boon's talk from Beer Bloggers Conference - https://speakerdeck.com/renowalsh/the-art-of-spontaneous-fermentation-fr...
The Brewers Association's Public Hop Breeding Fund - https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-fu...
Yakima Valley Hop Capital of the World - http://www.seattlemag.com/news-and-features/hops-capital-world-eastern-w...
Wild Barrel Brewing - https://wildbarrelbrewing.com/
Mild Mannered Superman - The Fleischer Shorts - https://mmsuperman.tumblr.com/
Desi Strong - https://www.desistrongfoundation.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
00:03:32 Announcements & Corrections & Feedback
00:9:23 The Pub
00:27:55 The Library - Frank Boon
00:33:37 The Brewery - Hop Breeding
00:40:57 The Lounge - Wild Barrel Brewing
01:28:21 Q&A
01:36:16 Quick Tip
01:38:46 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
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
1 hr 45 min
November 01, 2017 Brew Files – Episode 22 – Call Out The Brut Squad
The Brew is Out There!
TECHNIQUE SHOW!
Inspired by a posting on Milk the Funk Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/MilkTheFunk/), Drew sits down with brewing partner in crime, Kent Fletcher and they revisit their experiments with Methode Champenoise - aka how make your beer into Champagne! So sit back and relax as you figure out how to legitimately play with dry ice!
Links
MTF Facebook Posting: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1854595017902037/
Maltose Falcons Methode Champenoise Article (includes technique and recipes): https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/methode-champenoise-beer
Sample Disgorging Video: https://youtu.be/ObxHVhNXB9w
This episode is brought to you by:
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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
This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d...
Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss
35 min
October 25, 2017 Episode 52 – Hot Hop Haps
2 full years of podcasting! No time to celebrate - we've got things to cover! We'll talk transcripts, O2 in hops, the BA's second phase of Craft Beer independence, the beery witchy connection and a bunch of interesting brewing developments before we sit down and talk hops, hops and more hops with Bryan Pierce of YCH Hops about where the hop industry is going, how great this year's harvest was and what's new and exciting in the hoppy world (and what happens if IPA's stop being the thing). And then of course, some tips, some questions, some answers and the best comedy you need to be watching.
Episode Links:
PicoBrew - Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com
2017 Survey with Prizes - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/survey
Q&A Transcript - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/episode-10-qa-transcript
Take Craft Back - https://www.takecraftback.com/
Jeff Alworth's reaction to Take Craft Back - https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2017/10/17/behind-the-take-craft-b...
Sonoma Pride Fund Raiser - https://www.sonomapride.com/
Punch Magazine - https://punchdrink.com/articles/how-other-half-brewery-become-official-b...
Desi Strong - https://www.desistrongfoundation.org/
Witches and Beer - http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/bubbling-brews...
Ground Breaker's Gluten Free Homebrew Recipe - https://www.groundbreakerbrewing.com/news/2017/6/16/ground-breaker-brewi...
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
00:03:32 Announcements & Feedback
00:15:19 The Pub
00:28:51 The Library
00:33:48 The Brewery - BrewTan, Gluten Free, Genesis
00:42:55 The Lounge - Byran Pierce - YCH
01:23:15 Q&A
01:38:10 Quick Tip
01:39:29 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
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
1 hr 45 min
October 18, 2017 Brew Files – Episode 21 – It's a Homebrew Party
Leave your kegs and taps at the dooor...
The Brew is Out There!
BREW DAY SHOW!
The AHA's Learn to Homebrew Day is November 4th, right around the corner! Whether you're into public displays of brewing (like Denny) or more intimate private group brews (like Drew), we're going to help you get your brewday party on with our tips! Don't forget to register a brewday at homebrewersassociation.org and spread the joy of homebrewing!
Links
Register Your Site Today: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/learn-to-homebrew-day/
This episode is brought to you by:
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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
This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d...
Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss
36 min
October 11, 2017 Episode 51 – Far Out in Fargo
Once more it's feedback - this time on the safety of canned starters and our cider episode. Denny gets his mushroom correction on. We stop by the pub to talk a whole bunch of beer news, including GABF breweries, more water canning, how a Ninkasi winner got his brewing shut down and how one restaurant stepped in to save a whole bunch of breweries from losing their kegs. In the brewery, Drew walks through a little math and a spreadsheet for brewing that he uses. In the lab we revisit the keg purge experiment with a couple of listeners feedback. In the Lounge, Drew sits down last year with John Wilkinson, the organizer of the Prarie Homebrewing Companions' Hoppy Halloween Competition and would you look at that - entries are open for this years comp! Then we hit a few questions , a quick tip, and we remember Tom Petty because seriously.
Do you want to help us transcribe some Q&A? - email us! ([email protected])
Episode Links:
PicoBrew - Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com
Drew's Starter Method - https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/starter-made-easy-pressure-cooking-y...
OSU's Cider Method - http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fch/sites/default/files/documents/sp_50...
Oskar Blues Cans Water - http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/29/hurricane-harvey-canned-water-oskar...
Growler USA Rescues Kegs - http://www.westword.com/restaurants/kegs-seized-from-a-town-pizza-by-aur...
Drew's Kettle Volume Calculator: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/drews-volume-calculator
Hoppy Halloween Competition: http://hoppyhalloween.com/
Free Fallin' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A
The Great Purge Experiment - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/great-purge-does-full-liqui...
Mecca Grade Estate Malt - https://www.meccagrade.com/
Oontz Angle - http://amzn.to/2xXWLmf
Desi Strong - https://www.desistrongfoundation.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
00:05:42 Announcements & Feedback
00:12:12 Correctional Department of Corrections
00:16:37 The Pub
00:29:04 The Brewery - Volume Calculator Spreadsheet
00:33:32 The Lab - Purge Experiment Feedback
00:43:41 The Lounge - John Wilkinson - Hoppy Halloween
01:18:24 Q&A
01:31:52 Quick Tip
01:34:48 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
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
1 hr 40 min
October 04, 2017 Brew Files – Episode 20 – Winning Feats of Strength
The Brew Is Out There!
On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we sit down in the pre-GABF mayhem to talk Pro-Am Competitions with Oleg Shpyrko, winner of the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, and Shaun Smith of Camarillo's Institution Ale Company about why Pro-Am's are a thing and what it takes to transform a potent homebrew (a 9.3% abv Imperial Stout with Cocoa, Peppers and Vanilla) into a commercial brew.
Links
Festivus Feats of Strength Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/festivus-feats-strength
T'Oaked's Romancing the Beer Competition: http://romancingthebeer.com/
Institution Ales: http://www.institutionales.com/
This episode is brought to you by:
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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
This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d...
Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss
32 min
September 27, 2017 Episode 50 – Purge Your Beer of Boring Malt
Once more it's feedback - this time some tacos and some Q&A feedback. Do you want to help us transcribe some Q&A? - email us! ([email protected]) We stop by the pub to talk the dangers of yeast and clean beer lines and what radical move CAMRA might need to take in the new beer world. In the lab we drop the results of our first Keg Purge experiment - does purging your kegs of homebrew make a detectable difference to our tasters? In the Lounge, Denny sits down with craft maltser (and sponsor of the show), Seth Klann of Mecca Grade Estate Malt. They talk Seth's long family connections, the challenges of growing barley and just why would you decide to add the complication of malting on top of it? Find out about liquid nitrogen, barley varieties and the future of craft malt. Then a few questions from the other side of the world, a quick tip, and Denny gets to Oontz'ing.
Episode Links:
PicoBrew - Save $$ on a Zymatic with the code PICODENNY at http://www.picobrew.com
Overpressured Wine Cask - https://www.facebook.com/dukesfollywines/?hc_ref=ARTW53WebNd1nNS8_OndiIU...
Man Burned By Caustic - http://fortune.com/2017/09/16/man-awarded-750000-after-chemical-tainted-...
Roger Protz on CAMRA - https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2017/09/11/Roger-Protz-CAMRA...
The Great Purge Experiment - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/great-purge-does-full-liqui...
Mecca Grade Estate Malt - https://www.meccagrade.com/
Oontz Angle - http://amzn.to/2xXWLmf
Desi Strong - https://www.desistrongfoundation.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
00:03:53 Announcements & Feedback
00:12:29 The Pub
00:28:01 The Lab - Purge Experiment Results
00:38:47 The Lounge - Seth Klann - Mecca Grade Malt
01:34:51 Q&A
01:45:25 Quick Tip
01:47:05 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
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
1 hr 51 min

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Sit down with Denny Conn and Drew Beechum, authors of Experimental Homebrewing and Homebrewing All-Stars as they explore the world of beer and homebrew. Every episode tackles the science of brewing…