BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast

Dr Charles Bamforth, Professor of Malting and Brewing Science at the University of California at Davis joins me this week to discuss boiling your beer and some of the chemical processes involved in the boil. You can find the episode show notes here.

Mary Pellettieri, the author of “Quality Management: Essential Planning for Breweries” joins me this week to discuss how to ensure quality in beer including planning, measurement, consistency and quality control. You can find the full episode blog entry and show notes here.

Michael Fairbrother, award winning mead maker and CEO of Moonlight Meadery joins me this week to discuss making fruit meads and melomels.  Michael uses fruit in many of his top selling meads and has a unique perspective on what fruits to use and how to get the best mead from fruit and honey! You can … Continue reading Melomel – Meads and Fruit with Michael Fairbrother – BeerSmith Podcast #119 →

Christian Krzykwa from Industrial Test Systems joins me to discuss how to measure your beer brewing water, understanding a water report and also managing your mash pH.  With the introduction of test kits and pH meters you can use at home you can get more control than ever over your brewing water and the beer … Continue reading Beer Water Testing with Christian Krzykwa – BeerSmith Podcast #118 →

John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering joins me this week to discuss brewing “big” high gravity beers.  John covers some of the special challenges including reduced mash efficiency, split mashing, balancing your big beer and fermentation and aging. You can find the full episode show notes here.

Author John Palmer joins me this week to discuss German Wheat Beer styles and beer brewing.  John just returned from a trip to Germany and he shares some of his tips for brewing the perfect Weizen or Weisse. You can find the show notes for this episode here.

Randy Mosher tells us why almost everything we’ve been told about the history of beer is wrong.  In a wide ranging interview, Randy shares why many of our beer stories are actually myths, and shares a history of beer that is much more varied and dynamic than previously thought. You can find podcast show notes … Continue reading Historical Beer Myths with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #115 →

Dr Pat Hayes, Professor of Barley Breeding at Oregon State University, is my guest this week to discuss advances in barley breeding, genetics and what beer brewers can look forward to from future barley varieties. The show notes for this episode can be found here.

Chris Lohring, the founder of Notch Brewing joins me this week to discuss brewing Czech Lagers.  Chris has been brewing Czech Lagers as session beers since 2010 and has some interesting insights on Czech lagers and their variants. You can view the full episode show notes here.

CJ Shamas joins me this week to discuss his barrel aged sour beer program.  CJ has come up with a method to schedule his beers to maximize the flavor and utilization of oak barrels for making great beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Mary Izett, author of the new book “Speed Brewing” joins me this week to discuss rapid brewing of all grain beer as well as mead, cider, Buch and Kefir.  She provides some great tips on how to create a variety of fermented beverages on a short time scale. You can find the full episode with … Continue reading Speed Brewing with Mary Izett – BeerSmith Podcast #111 →

John Blichmann, President of Blichmann Engineering joins me this week to discuss starting a nano-brewery including equipment options as well as many of the business considerations that come into play with starting a beer brewery on a shoestring. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Adam Shake joins me this week to discuss making beer with electric brewing systems, and we cover a wide variety of equipment topics including heating elements, pumps and different types of controllers to automate your brewing system. You can see the full episode with show notes here.

Michael Dawson, former host of Brewing TV joins me this week to discuss brewing the perfect sour beer.  Michael shares some amazing tips for quickly brewing a Berliner Weisse as well as Lambic in this special episode recorded at the National Homebrew Conference in San Diego. You can find the full episode and show notes … Continue reading Brewing Sour Beers with Michael Dawson – BeerSmith Podcast #...

Chris Graham, the President of MoreBeer joins me this week to discuss methods for rapidly chilling your wort when home brewing beer.  Chris discusses immersion chillers, counter-flow chillers and plate chillers and how rapidly cooling your wort can make better beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Stan Hieronymus, brewing author and most recent winner of the AHA Governing Committee award, joins me this week to discuss hops and emerging beer styles.  Stan is the author of “For the Love of Hops”, “Brew Like a Monk” and also “Brewing with Wheat”. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Dr Charlie Bamforth, Distinguished Professor of Brewing Science from the University of California at Davis joins me this week to discuss malted barley, its alternatives and the huge impact malt has on beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

BJCP President Gordon Strong joins me to discuss the 2015 BJCP Beer Style Guide update that was just released by the Beer Judge Certification Program. The new, expanded style guide is used worldwide by home and professional brewers for competition and brewing great beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Brewing author Drew Beechum is my guest this week to discuss how you can transform one beer into another with a few simple changes to your recipe.  Drew’s approach to recipe design is unique – so join me for another great episode! You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Denny Conn joins me this week to discuss a number of experiments he has made on evaluating and improving your beer.  Specifically he addresses decoction mashing, first wort hopping and biases in evaluating your beer. You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Gary Glass, the Director of the American Homebrewer’s Association (AHA) joins me this week to discuss the AHA and also what is in store for the 2015 National Homebrew Conference which is scheduled for June 11-13 in San Diego.  Gary also tells us about the AHA and Brewer’s Association. You can see the full episode … Continue reading National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass – BeerSmith Podcas...

Top beer brewing authors John Palmer and Randy Mosher join me for a special episode #100 to answer some of your questions about brewing better beer.  John is the author of the popular “How to Brew” book and video series and Randy Mosher has made a splash with his new book “Mastering Homebrew”. You can … Continue reading Beer Brewing Q&A with John Palmer and Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #100 →

Chris Graham, the President of MoreBeer joins me this week to discuss brewing the perfect Bohemian Pilsner.  Bohemian Pilsners are one of the more challenging lagers to brew, but Chris provides some great tips to get started with this great beer style. You can find the full version of the podcast with show notes here.

Randy Mosher just published his new book Mastering Homebrew which I believe will soon become a home brewing classic.  This week I join Randy to talk about his new book which covers a huge number of beer brewing techniques, ingredients, and focuses on the flavor of beer instead of just the technical aspects. You can … Continue reading Mastering Homebrew with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #98 →

Michael Mraz from Mraz Brewing joins us to follow up on his nano-brewery startup.  Michael launched his own 3 barrel brewery specializing in Belgian beers in a tiny 1000 sq foot shop in the Spring of 2013, and this week he shares some of his lessons learned in moving from amateur to pro-brewer. You can … Continue reading Nano-Brewery Start Up with Michael Mraz – BeerSmith Podcast #97 →