Good Brews

For this week's "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd covers the process of brewing a kettle soured beer, and a little of the science behind using bacteria to make a tart, delicious ale. Plus he covers one of his own award winning kettle-soured recipes, along with a "Brew Tech" segment about edible, biodegradable beer packaging and some "Brew News". More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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On this week's episode of "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd is joined by return guests Isaac Jensen and Isaac Joslin for an "IPA Roundtable". The three beer geeks select their three favorite IPAs and discuss what makes each beer their favorite, while also discussing the overall style. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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On this episode of "Good Brews" host Adam Boyd covers some new and notable beers, Brews News, and takes a look at the Cascade hop variety in a special Hop Edition of the Style Profile Segment. Boyd also discusses a new home-brew gadget that is in development from Sierra Moonshine Homebrew Supply. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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Host Adam Boyd travels north to Chewelah, WA to visit Quartzite Brewing Company on this week's episode of "Good Brews". Quartzite owners/brewers Jake Wilson and Patrick Sawyer chat with Boyd about starting up their brewery, the beers they brew, and about the unique challenges and rewards that come with opening the first craft brewery in the small town of Chewelah. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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This week on "Good Brews", the team behind the soon-to-be-open Incubator Brewery and The Steel Barrel Taproom returns to discuss the developments that have happened with their project since their last appearance on the show. New to the team is Chef Chad White, who will be bringing his expertise in Mexican cuisine to a ceviche bar, Zona Blanca, which will be housed within The Steel Barrel. Together the group discusses the brewery, food and beer culture, and their current crowd-funding campaign. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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Host Adam Boyd does some more "Spring Cleaning" on this week's episode by diving into some other neglected rotating segments, including Brewing Science and and Brew Tech. Boyd takes a scientific and practical look at the process of dry-hopping and what it does to the smell and flavor of beer and also covers a recent story about how technology developed for use on Mars might be able to help carbonate beer on Earth. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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On this week's episode of "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd attends the Inland Brewers Unite Homebrew competition: Light in the Dark. With over 20 homebrewers competing, the Light in the Dark event was a competition centered on session beers. Adam interviews several homebrewers at the event about their beer entries and their strategies for tasting and judging the beers in the competition. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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For this week on "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd does some "Spring Cleaning" by covering some of the show's rotating segments that have been gathering dust over the last several weeks. Specifically he covers the history of the German Weissbier in the "History of Beer" segment, and then looks closer at the german wheat beer styles in the "Style Profile" segment, along with talking New & Notables, Brews News, and the Beer of the Week. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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This week on "Good Brews", host Adam Boyd sits down with Emily Schwartz of River City Brewing and Aimee Brayman of Downdraft Brewing Co. to talk all about the newest edition of the Inland NW Ale Trail map! Plus, the group discusses the Inland Northwest Craft Brewers Guild and the possibility of the guild members wearing capes! More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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This week on “Good Brews”, host Adam Boyd is joined by two leaders from the Spokane-based Inland Brewers Unite Homebrew Club: Aaron Fernald, (Club President) and TJ Wallin (Club Vice President). The group discusses the hobby of home brewing, the benefits of joining a home-brew club, and a few of the upcoming IBU home-brew events and competitions coming up in the near future. More info at: www.kyrs.org/show/good-brews

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