After a bit of a break, and fresh off our trip to Baltimore for the National Homebrew Conference, we are back!. Join us from our new temporary studio in the Daan’s office, where we are getting down and nerdy with water testing. This week we will also cover our NHC 2016 experience, where we actually […]

Episode #36 Finds us talking to Jennifer Indicott who will be presenting on One Gallon Brewing at this years HomeBrew Con in Baltimore. She joins us to discuss the benefits and setup involved with small batch brewing, particularly 1 gallon batches. Jennifer explains to us that:  “One gallon batches are perfect for those with limited […]

Road Show #2 is under our belt and boy did we have a good time! This episode has us visiting Carolina Bauernhaus Ales and SouthYeast Labs. We sit down with Head Brewer/Co-Owner Keston to discuss the wonderful beers they are brewing, all with locally sourced yeast. We also discuss some of their brewing and blending practices. […]

This week Fermentation Nation went on a small road trip to Sierra Nevada to speak with Ken and Brian Grossman about the Past, Present, and Future of Sierra Nevada. We are very appreciative to sit down with both of them for almost 90 minutes to cover a vast variety of information, recipes, yeast modifications, engineering […]

This week we have a very exciting guest Skyping in to discuss session beers.  Jason Oliver; founding Brewmaster at Devil’s Backbone located in southern Virginia. Jason celebrates 20 years in brewing profession working in a variety of breweries before answering the call of the wild at a startup brewery in 2009.  His Germanic training and […]

This episode finds us on location at Salud beer shop with the first installment of a project Joe and Daan have been working on behind the scenes…The 1st annual NC Pro Brewer’s Draft!! We contacted brewer’s across the state and landed a diverse dozen that were eager to be a part of this fantastic event. […]

Episode #34 catches us a bit unprepared as we ready for the First Annual Pro Brewers Fantasy Draft. None the less the guys are back together dropping the knowledge about a few homebrew topics including; beers to brew for spring, chilling challenges in the hotter months, aeration setups, and a few other equipment upgrades that […]

Welcome to Molecular Biology Class. We feel like a kid in science class this episode as we have Christopher Wood, PhD in studio to explore yeast. Chris has a PhD in Pharmacology from Wayne State and Postdoctoral Fellowship on yeast cell biology and is a passionate home brewer. He is also a regular blogger for […]

After a mini hiatus we are back in action and immediately we go BIG. Big ABV I mean, as this episode we focus our attention towards Barley Wines. We drink a few of them and learn a bit more on how to brew the two main varieties, English and the more aggressive American style. Listen […]

Take a trip to the farm this weekend as we cover Farmhouse ales and Saisons! Andrew Addkinson, from The Farmhouse Obsession blog, joins us via Skype to discuss his obsession with these historical styles.   We also welcome back into the studio, this time as a guest host, Eric Mitchell, Head Brewer at Heist Brewing […]