Experimental Brewing

Marty Nachel has been thinking about homebrewing for a damn sight longer than most of us weilding a mash paddle. In that time, he's seen a number of changes and has documented it in “Homebrewing for Dummies”. We're look back over homebrewing and what's changed in his brand new 3rd Edition. Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Survivables Prese...

The Brew Is Out There! The Maltose Falcons are turning 50 in 2024 and to celebrate we're kicking off a series of collaboration brews starting with an Imperial Porter Braggot brewed by Bravery Brewing. Drew talks with Brian Avery about how the beer is constructed and what we can expect in a year! This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mangrove Jacks Don'...

The notion of "Survivable Hop Compounds" has changed the way we plan and use hops in our favorite IPAs. Being new science, there are changes occurring between harvest years and so Denny sits down with Patrick Jensen and Spencer Tielkemeir of Yakima Chief Hops to cover where we (hop) stand! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Brew Files - Fest...

The Brew Is Out There! Caleb Meinke may just overthink his brewday, but the results speak for themselves. In addition to being 2021's Midwest Homebrewer of the Year, he's taken gold in the AHA for the neglected American Wheat and challenging American Lager. Links Willow Run American Wheat Beer: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/willow-run-wheat-beer Len's Light Lager: https://www.experiment...

Thiols are all the rage right now, so much so that Omega Yeast, Phantasm and Yakima Chief all brought thiol enhancing products to the market at the same time. Denny finds out how these products can be used together to synergistically maximize impact in any IPA style Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Boogie of the Bells: https://www.youtube....

The Brew is Out There! Drew's revisitng his discussion with Sara Anderson of IndriVanilla, but before that... he's tasting his now year old Vanilla extracts. What difference is there in the four different beans he used? And then back to the interview all about Vanilla and just why it's so unique. Links: IndriVanilla (the Retail Store): https://indrivanilla.com/ Vanilla Bean Co-Op (Facebook Group):...

Episode 160 - REPLAY - The Legend of Answers

Brew Files - 127 - Turning A Joke Into A Beer

Episode 159 - pH with Martin

Brew Files - 126 - West Coast Two Way Street

Episode 158 - My Beer with Andre

Brew Files - 125 - Societe du Lambic, Part 3

Episode 157 - A Collection of Unmitigated Brewing

Brew Files - 124 - Societe du Lambic, Part 2

Episode 156 - Wild Parrots of Pasadena

Brew Files - 123 - Societe du Lambic, Part 1

Episode 155 - Beers with Brew'd Up

Brew Files - 122 - A Brew For Your Brew

Episode 154 - AHA HomebrewCon Recaps

Brew Files - 121 - REPLAY - Wonderful Beer Lies

Episode 153 - Drew Tortures Denny with Beer!

Brew Files - Episode 120 - A Mild Comeback

Episode 152 - WIBS with Tyler & Laurie

Brew Files 119 - Bettering Your Bag

Brew Files 118 - REPLAY - Getting Back to Brewing