Pop Culture Brews

The Homebrew Pub is a mystical pub where every beer on tap is made by Homebrewers. Each week the pub landlord sits down with a new guest homebrewer to discuss their approach to brewing beer, their best and worst beers, and what their perfect brewpub would be like.

In this episode we welcome Homebrewing DIY's Colter Wilson,

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We are talking the OG Star Trek, amongst a lot of nonsense! Sit back, and join us on what feels like a 5 year mission

Red Shirt IPA (5 gallons)

(60 min mash - 60min boil)

Grain:

10lb Maris Otter

1lb Cara Red (Caramalt 20l)

0.5lb Crystal 60l

2oz Black Roasted Barley

Hops:

1oz Centennial (60 mins)

1oz Centennial (15mins)

1oz Amarillo (5 mins)

1oz Amarillo (dry Hops)

Yeast: Irish Ale Yeast

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We're joined by our friend Billy aka Gamn Dood on Twitter (@gamndood) to talk about the god of mischief: Loki

Billy sent us the most amazing black IPA, and the recipe:

Black IPA - 10 gals

14 lb - Brewers Malt 1.8 °L (59.6%) 

3 lb 8 oz - Pilsner Malt 1.8 °L (14.9%)

2 lb - Oats, Flaked 1.6 °L (8.5%) 

1 lb - Steep - Carafa Special III 525.2 °L (4.3)... ^ Cold steep for 24 hours and add at whirlpool

1 lb - Caramel Malt 40L 40 °L (4.3%) 

1 lb - Boil - Dextrose 1.3 °L (4.3%)

1 lb - Rice Hulls 0 °L (4.3%) 

Hops (8 oz)

60 min - 1 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) - 13.8% (...

30 min - 1 oz - Cascade - 6.8% (9 IBU)

20 min - 1 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) - 13.8% (...

10 min - 1 oz - Cascade - 6.8% (5 IBU)

Hop Stand 20 min hopstand @ 170 °F 20 min 170 °F -

2 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) -...

Dry Hops Day 14 -

2 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) - 13.8%

Yeast 1000 ml - White Labs California Ale WLP001

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We're joined by homebrewing legend Denny Conn to talk some of the funniest movies ever made: Screwball Comedies.

In this episode we're talking about the work of Preston Sturgess, and two of his best pictures: Miracle of Morgan Creek & The Lady Eve.

BALLANTINE-ISH IPA (6 gallons)

(Mash & Boil 60 mins)

Grain:

14lb Golden Promise

2lb Flaked Corn

0.75lb Caramel/Crystal Malt 75l

Add 1lb Candi Syrup D-45 last 10 mins of the boil

Hops

1oz Bitter Gold (60mins)

1.5oz Yakima Cluster (30mins)

1oz Comet (15mins)

1oz Yakima Cluster (Flameout)

2oz Cluster Fugget (Dry Hop - 2 days)

Yeast

Danstar BRY 97 (2 packets)

Morgan Creek Kolsch - 6 Gallons

(Mash and Boil 60 mins)

Grains:

9lb Pilsner

1lb Vienna Malt

8oz Wheat malt

Hops

1oz Hallertau Mittelfruh (60 mins)

0.75oz Tettnang (60mins)

0.25oz Tettnang (5mins)

Yeast

Wyeast Kolsch Yeast

**Pressure Fermentation

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We're boldly brewing what no one has brewed before... on this podcast!

Joined by Josh and Jose of 6 & 40 Brewing out of Lakewood Colorado (https://6and40brewery.com/) we talk the best Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation

Being the awesome gents they are we brewed a Belgian Golden Strong Ale aged in wine barrels. It's delicious! Listen to hear all about it!

Four Lights Belgian String Ale (5 Gallons)

(90 min mash, 180 min boil)

Grain:

12lb 5.2oz Pilsner Malt

1lb 8.3oz Munich II

1lb 8.3oz Pale Malt

Hops

0.38oz Northern Brewer (60 mins)

0.44oz Hallertau Mittelfrau (15 mins)

Adjunct

1lb 8.3oz Belgian Candi Sugar (15 mins)

Yeast:

Wyeast 3711 French Saison Yeast

Age with French Wine Oak Chips

or Bourbon Soaked oak chips

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It's the second best Star Trek movie of all time: Galaxy Quest! The 1999 movie that did what no modern Star Trek movie has been able to do... keep the fans happy!

Joined by local musician and Galaxy Quest fanatic Rob Silk, these three go where plenty of nerds have gone before!

Grabthar's Hammer Smash Ale (5 Gallons)

(90 min Mash, 90 Min Boil)

Grain:

16lb Pilsner

Hops:

1oz Galaxy (Mash)

1oz Galaxy (First Wort)

0.5oz Galaxy (90 mins)

1oz Galaxy (15 mins)

0.5 Galaxy (5 mins)

2oz Galaxy (Dry Hop)

Yeast:

California Ale

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If music be the food of love then play on, and if beer be the food of great banter drink up!

Joined by Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, and host of The Reduced Shakespeare Podcast and The Shakespearience we talk about the Bard, how he's for anyone who wants him (oo-er), and make a lot of C-bomb puns. Like the Shakes, we keep it classy!

Shakesbeer British Ale (5 Gallons)

(90 min mash, 90 min boil)

Grain:

7lb Maris Otter

12oz Biscuit Grain

12oz Light Crystal UK

Hops:

0.5oz Target (90 mins)

0.5oz East Kent Golding (5 mins)

English Ale Yeast

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Special boo-nus episode for Halloween!

We're talking the evolution of the Slasher movie. We made beers for three of the most influential slasher movies of all time: Psycho, Halloween, and Scream. So grab a beer, and let us know if you like scary movies!

All beers 5 Gallons

Psycho Show Shower Steam Beer

(90 min mash, 90 min boil)

Grain

9.5lb / 4.5kg 2 Row

2lb / 907g American Crystal 60

Hops

1oz / 28g Amarillo (90 mins)

1oz / 28g Hallertau (30 mins)

1oz / 28g Willamette (15 mins)

Yeast

Bohemian Lager yeast (Ferment at ale temp)

Halloween Pumpkin Spice Latte

(60 min Mash 60 min boil)

Grain

4.5lb / 2KG Pale Malt

2.2lb / 1Kg Mild Malt

1lb / 400g Biscuit Malt

8oz / 250g Melanoidin Malt

7oz / 200g Briess Extra Special Malt

3.5oz / 100g Oat Malt

Hops/Spices

0.7oz / 20g Phoenix @60

2oz / 60g Phoenix @5

1 tsp cinnamon @5

1 tsp allspice @5

1 tsp ginger @5

1 tsp ground clove @5

1 tsp nutmeg @5

Yeast

Nottingham Ale Yeast

Adjuncts

Coffee. 1 week after brew day. Brew medium roast ground coffee ratio of 1 cup of coffee to five cups water. Mix and leave 24 hours. Strain out coffee grinds and then add cold brew coffee direct to fermenter.

Add same spice additions added in boil direct into fermenter as well at this stage.

Scream Black Lager

(60 min mash, 60 min boil)

Grain

6lb / 2.6kg Pilsner malt

1lb / 454g Munich 10l

1lb / 454g Crystal 60l

0.5lb / 226g Carapils

0.5lb / 226g Carafa Special

Hops

1.25oz / 35g Perle (60)

0.5pz / 15g Sterling (flameout)

Yeast

Wyeast 2633 Oktoberfest Blend

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Joined by host of Queenpod: The Queen Podcast, and Queen fanatic we're joined by Rohan Acharya to talk A*Teens... Just kidding, we're talking about the greatest rock band of all time: Queen!

With our 3rd cohost Paul Crowther (@themadbrewery) we talk about this wonderful band, the music they made, and the movies it's featured in.

Inspired by the song Seven Seas of Rye, which was inspired by the mystical land Rye created by Freddie Mercury, we made a rye lager

Seven Seas of Rye Lager - 5 Gallons

(90 min mash, 90 min boil)

Grain

7lb Pilsner Malt

3lb Rye Malt

Hops:

2oz Saaz (90 mins)

0.5oz Saaz (15 mins)

0.5oz Saaz (5 mins)

Yeast:

Bohemian Lager Yeast

**we pressure ferment in Fermzilla pressurized fermenter. We hold the pressure at 12psi until fermentation is complete

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We're joined by the Poptimistic Podcast to talk the first 2 Terminator movies... and it turned into our most Freudian episode ever... and one of our funniest!

We made a Barleywine in honor of the killer robot, because like The Terminator, this beer will put you on your ass!

Terminator Barleywine - 5 gallons

(90 min mash 120 mins boil)

Grain

25lb Maris Otter

1lb Caramel 80

Hop

2oz Target (90mins - 30 mins after start of boil)

0.5oz Styrian Golding (30 mins)

1.5oz Stryrian Golding (10 mins)

Yeast

2x English Ale

Age for 2 months in secondary after fermentation complete

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