Experimental Brewing

By Denny Conn, Drew BeechumLeisure Hobbies

Experimental Brewing episodes

July 14, 2023Episode 179 – Hopping at HomeBrewCon
Live from San Diego – It’s the Denny and Drew and Friends Show! Seriously, we’re joined by our friends from HomeBrewCon to talk the conference and homebrewing while enjoying a few wonderful homebrews as well!
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/
Jeff’s Rye Pilsner: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2023/07/14/rye-pilsner/
Jeff’s Mecca Doppelbock: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2023/07/14/jeff-rankerts-mecca-doppelbock/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewing America
Jaded Brewing
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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1 hr 21 min
July 11, 2023 Brew Files – 145 – Ancient Brewing
The Brew Is Out There!
In this wildly digressive episode, Drew talks with Lee Lord, Head Brewer of the resurrected New England classic - Narragansett Brewing. We're exploring her new Narragansett Porter that throws back even further than the brewery's 130 year history!
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Mangrove Jacks
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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56 min
June 21, 2023Episode 178 – Denny Kong IPA
It’s here! As we publish, HomeBrewCon is happening and Denny Kong hits the taps! Drew sits down with Kelsey to discuss the recipe and why it does what we think is the “Modern IPA”
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/
Rosa Merckx: https://embracethefunk.com/2020/03/30/rosa-merckx-the-icon-you-need-to-know/
Danish Painters and Beer: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/painting-beer-brew-yeast-art-canvas-denmark
North Park Beer Company: https://www.northparkbeerco.com/
Denny Kong DDH IPA Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2023/06/21/denny-kong-double-dry-hopped-modern-west-coast-ipa/
Dredge the Game: https://www.dredge.game/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:01:46 Announcements & Feedback
00:07:41 The Pub
00:22:18 The Brewery
00:40:24 The Lounge – Kelsey McNair
01:23:51 Something Other & Quick Tip
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewing America
Jaded Brewing
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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1 hr 29 min
June 20, 2023 Brew Files – 144 – An Angry Horse’s Mexican Lager
The Brew Is Out There!
In this wildly digressive episode, Drew talks with Lee Lord, Head Brewer of the resurrected New England classic - Narragansett Brewing. We're exploring her new Narragansett Porter that throws back even further than the brewery's 130 year history!
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Mangrove Jacks
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
55 min
June 10, 2023Episode 177 – SoCal Knows How To Party
Drew’s favorite festival of the year just happened and look at that – Drew had a recorder with him to catch up with Andy Carter, Julia Herz and Andy Gamelin at the Southern California Homebrewers Festival
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/
California Homebrewers Association: https://www.calhomebrewers.org/
Society du Lambic Part 1: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2022/07/02/brew-files-123-societe-du-lambic-part-1/
Society du Lambic Part 2: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2022/07/16/brew-files-124-societe-du-lambic-part-2/
Society du Lambic Part 3: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2022/07/29/brew-files-125-societe-du-lambic-part-3/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:04:07 Announcements & Feedback
00:10:03 Andy Carter – California Homebrewers Association
00:23:04 Julia Herz – American Homebrewers Association
00:39:46 Andy Gamelin – Societe du Lambic
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewing America
Jaded Brewing
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
Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss
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May 31, 2023 Brew Files – 143 – Common Brewing Disasters
The Brew Is Out There!
In this wildly digressive episode, Drew talks with Lee Lord, Head Brewer of the resurrected New England classic - Narragansett Brewing. We're exploring her new Narragansett Porter that throws back even further than the brewery's 130 year history!
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Mangrove Jacks
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
43 min
May 23, 2023Episode 176 – Catching Up
It’s festival season and Denny and Drew catch up – including Denny’s experience with the Falcons and what happened with Drew’s massive brewday!
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/
Clay from JaDeD’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/clays-road-back
Did the Pursuit of Beer Styles Lead Us Down A Blind Alley: https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2023/5/4/did-the-pursuit-of-beer-styles-lead-us-down-a-blind-alley
Leo the Therapy Dog: https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2023/04/30/leo-therapy-dog-picks-ingredients-dog-brew-severance-brewing-co
Pinpointing the Origin of Lager Strains: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-german-figure-lager-bavaria.html
Malt Analysis for Flavor: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03610470.2022.2041156
Craftsman Cabernale: https://untappd.com/b/craftsman-brewing-company-cabernale/7924
Rebels & Redcoats: https://www.amazon.com/Rebels-Redcoats-American-Revolution-Paperback/dp/0306803070/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:01:45 Announcements & Feedback
00:08:24 The Pub
00:35:56 The Brewery
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewing America
Jaded Brewing
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
Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss
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May 13, 2023 Brew Files – 142 – Vinnie the Elder
The Brew Is Out There!
In this wildly digressive episode, Drew talks with Lee Lord, Head Brewer of the resurrected New England classic - Narragansett Brewing. We're exploring her new Narragansett Porter that throws back even further than the brewery's 130 year history!
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Mangrove Jacks
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
43 min
April 29, 2023Episode 175 – REPLAY – Awesome Club of Saison
Homebrew clubs are awesome and we can prove it! Entering it’s 6th year, the American Homebrewer’s Association’s Radegast Club of the Year Award seeks to recognize the crazy amazing things they do. We talk with the AHA’s Matt Bollng about the award and how your club can win! And we dig into a bunch of Saison info as well as the beer news and brewing fun!
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/
Cantillon Forgotten Beer Discovery – https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2991650464220243&id=110627652322553
42 North Brewing Recycling PakTech Holder Offers – https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/rocflavors/2020/02/14/buffalo-brewery-42-north-brewing-begins-paktech-can-carrier-recycling-program/4761983002/
Havre’s Wastewater Saved By a Local Brewery – https://www.ypradio.org/post/havres-wastewater-woes-solved-beer?#stream/0
Brewer’s Association YouTube Educational – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRKqi9zZR5H-7qDf589yp2VZSwMjPEDPx
Master Brewers of America Podcast STA1 – https://www.masterbrewerspodcast.com/152
Brülosophy’s Saison Experiment – http://brulosophy.com/2020/02/17/impact-of-open-fermentation-on-a-high-og-saison-exbeeriment-results/
STA1 Expression Impacts – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334709564_A_deletion_in_the_STA1_promoter_determines_maltotriose_and_starch_utilization_in_STA1_Saccharomyces_cerevisiae_strains
Radegast Award – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/community/clubs/radegast-club-of-the-year/
Schitt$ Creek
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:05:16 Announcements & Feedback
00:15:57 The Pub
00:32:17 The Library – BA Education
00:36:24 The Brewery – Maris Otter & Terpenes; Denny’s Alt
00:46:18 The Lab – New Saison Info
00:58:40 The Lounge – Matt Bolling (AHA) & The Radegast Award
01:18:43 Q&A
01:31:13 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewing America
Jaded Brewing
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
Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss
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1 hr 36 min
April 16, 2023Episode 174 – Porr’s Great Beers
Stephen Porr has been brewing and YouTubing for years and by reputation making great beers. How good? Denny finds out! Plus we finally get a chance to try David James’ Czech Amber!
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/
Drekker – Mac-Prrrt-roni Mac and Cheese Beer – https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=535421142118124
Guinness Closing in Maryland – https://www.wbaltv.com/article/guinness-closing-manufacturing-facility-baltimore-county/43500827
Craft Beer Needs An Attitude Adjustment – https://vinepair.com/articles/craft-beer-attitude-adjustment/
Clawhammer “Biggest Mistake of my Life” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuX8Wej_MJg
SJPorr’s Youtube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@sjporr
Dark Mystery Belgian Strong – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2023/04/16/dark-mystery-belgian-dark-strong-ale/
Falcon’s Prey IPA – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2023/04/16/falcons-prey-ipa/
Revolution Imperial Stout – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2023/04/16/revolution-imperial-stout/
Origin of the 7th Inning Stretch – https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2008/html/pb22235/html/kit_004.html
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:13 Announcements & Feedback
00:09:00 The Pub
00:24:31 The Brewery – David James
01:02:07 The Lounge – Stephen J Porr
01:35:00 Q&A
01:41:36 Quick Tip & Something Other
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

Brewing America
Jaded Brewing
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
Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss
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1 hr 49 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…