The Brewing Network Presents | Brew Strong

It's another mail bag day on Brew Strong - with some live questions tossed in for good measure! Today, the fellas talk about sanitizing gas line, the proper way to add dried malt extract to your boil, and more!

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Mash Hopping is a practice that has had its moments of popularity in the past, but never caught on in any large way. On today's show, Jamil, Travis, and Michael talk with Scott Janish about why homebrewers should be revisiting the mash hop.

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The boys get right to it, grabbing your homebrewing questions right from the internet and delivering the answers back to you, via that very same internet. On today's show, Jamil and the gang address fermentation issues, how to add ghost peppers to a porter, and more!

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Fermentation is probably the single most important thing to get right in brewing, so no wonder we spend so much time on it. On today's show, Jamil, Travis, and Michael jump into listener questions about topics such as fermenter geometry, pitch rate calculators, and more!

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Holding over from the last show, special guest Neil Spake joins Jamil, Travis, and Michael for another round of brewing questions! The boys talk fermenting under pressure, hot side aeration, and more.

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Today's show is focused on one thing - planning a drinking trip to England. Jamil and Michael are veterans at this, and have some great tips to help you plan your next getaway. They invite their good friend Neil Spake on to help round out any good advise they might miss.

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Time to dust off the books, because it's another Question and Answer session! Jamil, Michael, and Travis take us through some tips, tricks, and one-of-a-kind homebrewing answers that are sure to help anyone's homebrewing game! The boys talk water chemistry, homebrewing pumps, and more!

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Fermentation is the most important factor in brewing successful beer. If your yeast are stressed for whatever reason, they won't perform at their best. On today's show, Jamil, Michael, and Travis discuss some fermentation tips and tricks to get your yeasts churning out the most desirable flavors possible.

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If you pay attention to the beer scene at all, you likely have heard about Thiols - those compounds usually found in hops that contribute to a beer's fruity flavors. some of those compounds can be helped along and improved with certain yeast strains, so to explain this cutting edge of brewing science, long-time BN listener and craft brewer Adam Mills joins Jamil and Michael for an in-depth talk on thiolized yeast. They dig into what thiols are exactly, how to maximize your flavors while using them, and more!

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Jamil knows a lot about yeast, but sometimes he has to bring in an expert. On today's show, Jamil sits down with Avi Shayevitz, from the research and development wing of the Lallemand yeast company. Lallemand has been making high-quality dry yeast for years now - for both brewing and winemaking - and has been a big player in raising the bar on dry brewing yeast quality. Avi and Jamil cover a wide range of yeasty goodness here!

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