We did a whole show about reading a COA, but sometimes we need something that we can chew on. This week on The Beer Craft we are looking at what we can do to test and evaluate our grain choices without all the math. So put down your slide rules, grab a beer or four, for...

The Beer Craft, Homebrewing Podcast.

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Because I am more than a barley obsessed wrangler of single cell intoxicant creating critters, we are talking about wine kits! I know that both employ the tallents of saccharomyces cerevisiae, and that one molecule of glucose or sucrose amounts to the same thing as far as those unicellurlar marvels are concerned, and that just because we changed our sugar source we need a whole new set of adverbs to describe a whole new set of nouns! Shuouldn't we at least take a peek inside that bottle of red wine your inlaws brought as a hostes gift the last time you had to put up with their nonsense for over three and a half hours over dinner.

Sorry, I ran out of breath on the last rant...

Join us won't you and lets see how the other half drinks.

If there ever was a beer that started the craft beer movement, a beer with one foot firmly rooted in history, and led by an unlikely pioneer, it would have to be San Francisco's Anchor Steam Beer. A beer style that was practicly extinct, a mere footnote in the lineup of a failing brewery, and one which was given another moment in the sunshine thanks to mondern household appliances.

Though the beers are gone, we raise our glasses to Fritz Maytag because if we ever have a chance to make another brewer better, it's because of him.

So sit back and grab a pint for another Episode of The Beer Craft, Homebrewing Podcast.

I know you're drooling already, so here is the recipe for your very own Anchor Steam Clone in Extract, or All-Grain.

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We sit down with a reguluar listener, Adam Woodworth and taste a line up of Pale Ales while discussing the in's and outs of Brew in a Bag (BIAB). We'll go over the process and dispel a few rumors this week on The Beer Craft.

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Going Way Beyond Rosemary time and basil this week on the Beer Craft Home Brewing Podcast, we take a look at the Botany of beer. We take a look at what Mother Nature has in store for the brewhouse, how to use them, and what we can do with them. There are more than a few herbs and spices that we should watch out for, as they can lead to health problems or medication reactions. Since the show's sponsor, Northwest Brewers Supply, is moving into an herbal apothecary, we are producing an herbalist primer for beer. We will include links in the description when they are finished.

So grab a pint of Spruce Beer or Sahti if you can...

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Belgian beer looks chaotic from the outside, but there's a clear blueprint once you know where to look. This episode breaks down the core ideas behind the country's brewing culture and explains why Belgian brewers create beers that don't fit into tidy boxes. Ben and Andrew cover the four families of Belgian beer, the role of yeast, the country's approach to balance, and why sugar, glassware, and regional identity matter more than most drinkers realize.

We dig into insights from Stan Hieronymus, Pierre Rajotte, Randy Mosher, Michael Jackson, Jeff Sparrow, and others. By the end, you'll see how Belgian brewers let yeast lead the way, why they trust tradition over strict rules, and how centuries of local habits shaped some of the most expressive beer on the planet.

Perfect for brewers, drinkers, and anyone who wants to understand what makes Belgian beers tick.

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Recently I surveyed the local brewing community to find out directly what were the most significant sources of frustration, or problems they had in brewing. I wanted to put my finger on the pulse of the modern homebrewer. By far, the most common problem respondents had was making time to brew.

Since the pandemic, we have gone from having all the time in the world, to be so busy we're dizzy. I think a lot of us forgot how busy we were in 2019, and we are still recovering.

This week on the show we look at some popular time manegment strategies to make sure we have time to enjoy our favorite hobby, with out guilt, without shame.

We also look at the various ways we might shave some precious time on brewday so we can fit it in to our busy day to day activites.

If you struggle to make the time for beer, this show is for you.

So sit back, grab a pint or four, as we take control of the clock and slow it down for Beer.

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We're closing out our five-part beer design run with a bang. The last gap on the Northwest Brewers Supply beer list is a Cold IPA, so that's tonight's target.

Is a Cold IPA just an IPL in new clothes? The BJCP hasn't said a word about it, so we dig into the difference.

We look at what went wrong with classic IPLs and can the Italian pilsner gives us a spark as we search for a crisp, clean, hoppy balance.

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Part 4 of the series, On Air Beer Design. Tonight, we tackle an Amber Ale. This hybrid of a Pale Ale was the signature beer for the West Coast for anyone who didn't want an IPA. I think we might have a tasty litttle number when we get throught the brew day.

So Sit back and enjoy the show.

Cheers

This week on the podcast, we put our heads together on an oatmeal stout. We had plenty of inspiration, including a maple coconut stout that we are still drooling over.

Why wouldn't you want to listen to that?

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