Experimental Brewing

The Brew Is Out There!

INGREDIENT SHOW

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/golden-naked-oats-gno/

The Original Cookie Celebration Ale: https://www.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/oatmeal-raisin-cookie-celebration...

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Brewers Publications

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In the feedback we gather reactions from listeners about the love we gave to Cream Ale and the city of Rochester and doing to triangle tests.

Episode 36 is an all Q&A episode - so get your questions in at [email protected] (or call us at 626-765-1ALE)

In the pub, we talk Nebraska's efforts to legalize what we think of as normal homebrew use and what's the government's role in alcohol control and also how it's not just a US problem.

In the lab, we announce our next experiment that explores how your method of carbonation affects your beer. Also we tease a new experiment with our sponsor Wyeast.

From the lab we swing out to West Fargo, ND and talk with Frank Clemens of Flatland Brewing about the upcoming brewing scene in the Fargo area.

For our quick tip, we get really cold and small!

And then lastly, Drew talks about an amazing sporting event that had an incredible finish. Watch and be wowed.

Episode Links:

Nebraska Homebrew Situation - http://fox42kptm.com/news/local/could-nebraskas-home-brew-law-change

Nebraska Bill for Legalization - http://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=31536

Belgian Homebrewer's Conference - https://www.facebook.com/belgianhomebrewers/photos/a.1594292684202893.10...

Experiment Announcement - Slam Carbonation. https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/draft-carbonation-modified-...

Flatland Brewery: http://flatlandbrewery.com/

2017 Wind Games - https://www.facebook.com/iFlySG/videos/10154557216014865/

San Gabriel Valley Humane Society - http://www.sgvhumane.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 Our Sponsors

00:05:30 Feedback

00:12:54 The Pub - Legality

00:26:13 The Brewery - Bottle Cap Opener

00:31:10 The Lab - Keg Carbonation Method

00:38:37 The Lounge - Flatland Brewing

01:36:32 Quick Tip - Eis'ing Small

01:38:38 Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you:

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]!

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The Brew Is Out There!

RECIPE BREAKDOWN SHOW

On this week's episode of the Brew Files, Drew sits down with Mike Tonsmeire, aka Old Sock, aka The Mad Fermentationist and author of American Sour Beers. The focus of their talk - Mike's love of and attempt to brew in the vein of De Dolle's Oerbier Reserva. He talks about what went right and what went wrong and how to respond when things don't quite go to plan.

Episode Links:

Mike's Recipe Design "Rules": http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2015/11/design-beer-recipe-in-10-st...

Mike's Oerbier Reserva Inspired Beer: http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2013/12/oerbier-reserva-inspired-da...

This episode is brought to you by:

Brewers Publications

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In the feedback we take a moment to not only reflect on the launch of the Brew Files, but to also remind folks about the difference between companies and people particularly when the snark is flying in podcast land.

We donated $688 to the Children's Tumor Foundation in the name of the listeners. Thanks to Robert Allaway for the suggestion. Reminder our charity is now the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. Let's try and raise enough funds via Patreon to hit a cool thousand by July!

Episode 36 is an all Q&A episode - so get your questions in at [email protected] (or call us at 626-765-1ALE)

In the pub, we talk Sierra Nevada's Beer Recall from North Carolina and how Firestone Walker is switching to smaller bottles for their "special" beers Hey whatever happened to the nip?

In the library, Denny covers a timely article from Scott Janish looking at the impact of dry hopping on final beer bitterness

In the lab, we get our IGOR on and try to better understand the results that we saw in our IBU experiment. Why were some of the IGORs dead on and others way low? We talk to five IGORs about their brew day experiences and try and see is there a common culprit? Saw Hi to Kevin Kolk, Dave Matson, Ben Myton, Mike O'Toole and Jeremy Wickham.

Lastly, we swing through a super quick suggestion of a not so super quick podcast. They just dropped a six hour episode!

Episode Links:

San Gabriel Valley Humane Society - http://www.sgvhumane.org/

Sierra Nevada North Carolina Bottle Recall - http://sierranevada.com/qualitymatters

Firestone Walker Switching Bottles - http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/firestone-walker-changes-vintage-format...

Scott Janish Revisit on Dry Hopping: http://scottjanish.com/dry-hopping-effect-bitterness-ibu-testing/

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/

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 Our Sponsors

00:07:10 Feedback

00:22:02 The Library - Scott Janish on Dry Hopping

00:30:39 The Lab - The Great IBU Test visit with the IGORs

01:35:07 Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you:

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]!

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The Brew Is Out There!

STYLE SHOW

This episode we give Denny's voice a rest as Drew explores one of his favorite beers to absolutely crush. (Yes, we know the irony of just talking about crushable on the other show, but if any beer style is crushable in a way that leaves you feeling respectable - it's cream ale). So sit back and let Drew tell you the story of Cream Ale - an American Original!

Episode Links:

I Dream of Jenny Cream Ale: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/i-dream-jenny-cream-ale

Episode Content:

00:03:15 History

00:11:51 Taste

00:21:41 Ingredients

00:26:19 Recipe

00:28:16 Wrapup!

This episode is brought to you by:

Brewers Publications

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In the feedback we tackle Denny's favorite Myths according to our friends and some early feedback about our new show - The Brew Files!

Reminder our charity of is choice is the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. Let's try and raise enough funds via Patreon to hit a cool thousand by July!

Episode 36 is an all Q&A episode - so get your questions in at [email protected]

In the pub, we talk ABI's latest beer "innovations", what Asahi taking over Pilsner Urquell from SAB Miller will mean for the original Pilsner and the annual hop crop report and what we can expect to see.

In the brewery, Denny covers his recent experience with the Grainfather.

In the lab, we finally get to the results of our Great IBU Experiment brought to you by NikoBrew.com, the AHA, Oregon Brew Lab and the IGORs! First you'll hear from Dana Garves of Oregon Brew Lab describing her journey into Beer Science and how she opened OBL. She'll describe the testing she performed for us and even offer more testing suggestions. And then we bring in special guest star of the episode - the man behind the equation - Dr. Glenn Tinseth.

We tackle a few more of your questions in our Q&A segment and then a listen offers a quickly tips about winter brewing before we close out with Drew's new book - Eight Flavors!

Episode Links:

San Gabriel Valley Humane Society - http://www.sgvhumane.org/

ABI & Keurig Teaming Up - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-06/ab-inbev-to-work-with...

Asahi picks up Pilsner Urquell - http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38299071

The increase and decrease in the hops crop - http://thebrewermagazine.com/?p=4544

Grainfather: https://www.grainfather.com/

Oregon Brew Lab: http://www.oregonbrewlab.com/

Dana's Emulsification Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LeV7cHnyQY

Tinseth's Hops Page: http://realbeer.com/hops/

Eight Flavors - The Untold Story of American Cuisine - Sarah Lohman - http://amzn.to/2izEuo3

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 Our Sponsors

00:05:21 Feedback

00:12:50 The Pub

00:25:30 The Brewery - Grainfather

00:35:37 The Lab - The Great IBU Test

00:38:04 The Lab - Dana of Oregon Brew Lab

00:52:35 The Lab - Glenn Tinseth

01:32:07 Q&A

01:42:23 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA Craftmeister

Jaded Brewing

Mecca Grade Estate Malt

NikoBrew 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

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The Brew Is Out There!

What's this? What's this? It's a new show from us! The Brew Files is our quick hit (~30 minutes) show dedicated to a specific brewing topic. No news, new extraneous guffawing and jawing - one topic, all beer, let's do this. Every week will tackle particular recipes, styles, techniques or ingredients.

RECIPE DESIGN SHOW

For our inaugural episode, we each break down one of our favorite recipes and explore the why's, wherefores and how's of each. Where did they come from? What have they become and what did we learn when we made them.

Denny tackles one recipe everyone knows him for - the much beloved Denny's Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter. Why did he first make the recipe? Why does he skip the oak and go straight for the whiskey?

Drew walks everyone through his hybrid American Saison - Springtime in Amarillo. Learn what beer gave birth to the recipe and what twists and changes it's gone through over time and how often it still shows up in the brew schedule.

Episode Links:

Denny's Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/

Drew's Springtime in Amarillo: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/saison-experimentale

Episode Content:

00:01:30 Denny's BVIP

00:17:50 Drew's Springtime in Amarillo

This episode is brought to you by:

Brewers Publications

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Happy New Beer!

In the feedback we talk over a few things, like our missed quick tip last week and what does it mean when a beer is truly awesome.

On a quick personal note from Drew - thanks for your kind words about Cookie. Thanks to your feedback, we're announcing that our charity for the first half of 2017 will be the shelter where I rescued Cookie 6 years ago - the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. Let's try and raise enough funds via Patreon to hit a cool thousand by July!

Then we hear from you, our listeners, about your Brew Year's Resolutions. What's everyone going to accomplish in 2017?

In the pub, we quickly hit the classroom for a little AI brewing and Sierra Nevada's big contribution to beer science.

In the library, we visit with Lars to talk about his latest research of Norway's brewing practices.

In the lab, we take a moment to drop some results for a quick test of people's judging abilities.

In the lounge, we visit with Chuck Macaluso, a Portland homebrewer of recent reknown. We're sitting in the Hair of the Dog Tasting room, so be warned, the audio is a little "lively".

We tackle more of your questions in our Q&A segment and then Denny quickly tips with a note about id'ing your carboys before we close out with Drew's recent comic book finds (and of course Sherlock is back)

Episode Links:

San Gabriel Valley Humane Society - http://www.sgvhumane.org/

AI Beer - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-15/your-next-beer-might-...

Sierra Nevada's UC Davis Endowment - https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/sierra-nevada-brewing-owners-give-2-million...

Lars' Breakdown of geography and brewing techniques. http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/359.html

Weyermann buys Thüringer Malz - http://www.weyermann.de/dk/news.asp?go=ne&show=yes&idne=8664&umenue=yes&...

Darth Vader - https://www.comixology.com/Darth-Vader-2015/comics-series/35302

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra - https://www.comixology.com/Star-Wars-Doctor-Aphra-2016/comics-series/82182

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 Our Sponsors

00:04:40 Feedback

00:09:44 New Show Announcement - The Brew Files

00:10:53 Brew Years Resolutions

00:23:35 The Pub

00:34:02 Library - Geography's Influence on Brewing Practices

00:39:20 The Brewery - Weyermann and Terrior Malt

00:44:10 The Lab - Commercial Tasting

00:53:42 Lounge - Chuck Macaluso

01:33:46 Q&A

01:45:15 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew 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

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Quick Start - Call us at 626-765-1ALE to leave us a quick message about your Brew Year's Resolution or record it on your phone/computer and email us at [email protected]!

It's listener feedback time and everyone has their favorite glasses. Until the end of 2016 you can use the codes ZYMDENNY and PICODENNY for some serious discounts on PicoBrew's fancy systems. In the pub we talk through loss, Mobcraft's adroit handling of a bad beer name, beer and politics and Denny's time in St. Louis. In the library, we debate beer terms that you should retire. What are your terms?

In the lounge, we visit with Ben Edmunds at Breakside Brewing where we also met Paco the Brew Dog. (Dogs are running through this episode). What did we learn about the fine art of growing up from a brewpub to a rapidly growing brewery with a big barrel room

We tackle more of your questions in our Q&A segment and then Drew quickly tips with a line cleaning trick of forgotten origin before we close out with Denny's recent culinary discovery - New Scandavian Cooking

Episode Links:

PicoBrew - http://www.picobrew.com - ZYMDENNY/PICODENNY

Cookie The Wonder Chorgi

The Mobcraft Crisis Breaking - https://thisiswhyimdrunk.blog/2016/12/07/addressing-diversity-in-beer-se...

Mobcraft's Response - http://blog.mobcraftbeer.com/7106-2/

New Albanian Revisit - http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-potable-curmudgeon-can...

Capitol Hill Homebrew Competition - https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/politics-is-divisive-beer-...

5 Beer Cliches to Avoid - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/five-beer-cliches-we-need-to...

Breakside Brewery - https://www.breakside.com/

AHA Bigfoot Recipe - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/sierra-nevada-big...

New Scandavian Cooking - http://newscancook.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 Our Sponsors

00:07:00 Feedback

00:14:17 The Pub

00:28:27 Library

00:34:08 Lounge

01:33:48 Q&A

01:53:15 Quick Tip

01:54:50 Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew 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...

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It's listener feedback time (and thanks everyone for your survey responses)! In the pub we talk through the importance of glassware, catching Denny in St. Louis, and hey what are your brew year's resolutions? In the library, we talk about a new Brewer's Alamanc focused on plants and just where do we get beer styles from?

In the lab, we announce our next experiment - the great keg purge! Does the way you purge your kegs impact the way your beers age?

In the lounge, we visit with Van Havig, brew master at Portland's Gigantic Brewing where we talk Gin IPAs, MixBot and the Plague.

We tackle more of your questions in our Q&A segment and then Denny quickly tips with Kai's Conversion Efficient Calculation before we close out with two of Drew's recent favorite podcasts - LifeAfter and Crime Town.

Episode Links:

Dioni's Pumpkin Saison Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/BLoWJ8cgtmO

Happy Holiday Competition - http://www.stlbrews.org/competition/hhhc/

Lew's Take on Glasses: http://thefullpint.com/editorial/pour-glass-beer-mug-schooner-tulip/

The Origin of Beer Styles: http://www.beersyndicate.com/blog/michael-jackson-and-the-origin-of-beer...

Keg Purge Experiment: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/great-purge-does-full-liqui...

Gigantic Brewing - https://gigantic-brewing-company.myshopify.com/

Kai's Conversion Calculator -http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Troubleshooting_Brewhouse_Eff...

LifeAfter: http://www.panoply.fm/shows

CrimeTown: https://gimletmedia.com/crimetown/

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 Our Sponsors

00:06:13 Feedback

00:12:59 The Pub

00:24:57 Library

00:31:30 Lab

00:37:44 Lounge

01:21:18 Q&A

01:38:33 Quick Tip

01:41:22 Something Other Than Beer

This episode is brought to you:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA Craftmeister NikoBrew 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