Experimental Brewing

What happens when an old VW bus goes changing owners across the seas? Magic, naturally! Denny talks with Andre, who we’ve talked with before, this time in Oregon and with Brand beer. Ride the magic bus! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Hop & Brew School: https://hopandbrewschool.com/ Best Bitters in the Spotlight: https://www.goo...

The Brew Is Out There! It's part 3 with Andy and Derek of Society du Lambic and their decade spanning mixed culture brewing project. We talk about blending day, flavors and how they add them and how to keep a massive project running year after year! Ask followup questions and tell us about other club projects! Podcast@experimentalbrew.com Links Societe du Lambic: http://societedulambic.com/ This e...

In this episode, Denny and Drew look at what’s happening in New Jersey and the Craft Brew Economy before tackling more of Denny’s brewing (mis)adventures and Drew’s brewery rehab (Still looking for your ideas – Look at that old setup!) Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Hop & Brew School: https://hopandbrewschool....

The Brew Is Out There! In this part 2 of 3(?), Drew talks with Andy and Derek of the Society of Barley Engineers about managing the fermentation, maintenance and "harvest" day for the 20+ year Societe du Lambic project. There will be a part 3 covering flavoring, packaging and serving their beers at festival! (Ask questions - podcast@experimentalbrew.com) Links Societe du Lambic: http://societedula...

We love cafes and we love breweries. Wild Parrot Brewing is helping the folks at Rosebud Coffee to bring them both together. Drew talks with his new neighbor, John Jackson, about the challenges of opening a compact 7 barrel system to make an all day hangout spot. Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Hop & Brew School: https://hopandbrewsch...

The Brew Is Out There! For the past 20 years, the Societe du Lambic has dropped fabulous mixed culture lambic-inspired beers at the SoCal Homebrewers Fest. In this first episode, Andy Gamelin and Drew discuss how the lambic project started and how the massive brewday runs! Links Societe du Lambic: http://societedulambic.com/ This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewi...

When we first talked with Tyler and Laurie of Brew'd Up- it was a wide wandering discussion of beer and podcasts - now we sit down to find out what, how and why they brew! And we dig into Drew's brewery remodel - help him kit out his new space! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Hop & Brew School: https://hopandbrewschool.com/ Mass Bay Brewi...

The Brew Is Out There! We love our coffee and we love our beer. They're two great tastes that go great together. But what coffee? What bean? What roast? How? Denny and Drew sit down with our fellow coffee obsessive, Tiffany Ashrafi, to discuss our thoughts about combining our brews! Links https://www.maltosefalcons.com/blogs/brewing-techniques-tips/tagged/randall This episode is brought to you by:...

Drew’s still on the mend, but HomeBrewCon in Pittsburgh is coming up and that seems like a perfect time to revisit some of our favorite segments from HomeBrewCons in the past. Sit back and relive the chaos of the Expo floor of our favorite time of the year! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental HomebrewCon: June 23-25 – Pittsburgh:...

The Brew Is Out There! Drew's Recuperating from Surgery - Enjoy This Replay On this week's episode of the Brew Files, we're breaking down some of our favorite beer myths. You know all of those colorful tales told best when you have a pint in front of you and your seat in a stool. Come with us as we explore some myths about color, storage, cellaring, lifestyle and history! This episode is brought t...

Drew's been busy making beer for festival! What better to do with it than torture Denny with samples of 4 different beers. (All featuring a twist or two and those fantastic Crisp Heritage Malts! Will Denny like them? Find out! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental HomebrewCon: June 23-25 - Pittsburgh: https://www.homebrewcon.org Marcus Baskervi...

The Brew is Out There! If the articles are to be believed, mild is staging a comeback. Drew sits down and talks all things deliciously brown with Dave Sutula of Royal Docks Brewing and the author of Mild from Brewers Publications. Are we mild lovers tilting at windmalls? Probably, but they're delicious windmills! Links Mild: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0937381683/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_EEFPTHRX41VTXD....

We were invited back for the second year of WIBS and this time for something completely different. We sat down with Tyler and Laurie of the Brew'd Up Podcast and well, you just have to see where it goes! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental HomebrewCon: June 23-25 - Pittsburgh: https://www.homebrewcon.org Women's International Beer Summit: htt...

The Brew is Out There! Brew in a Bag is arguably the most popular way for brewers to get into all grain brewing. As with all techniques there are different tips and tricks we can all use to make our brew day better. Here are a few of ours - what do you do? Links Alton Brown's Turkey Derrick: https://altonbrown.com/how-to-build-a-turkey-derrick/ This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewe...

REPLAY! The Brew is Out There! The most common resolution for brewers? I'm going to brew more! It's also one of the most failed. We're here to give you our tips for fighting the forces that stymie you so you can get back to what we all love - brewing! This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mangrove Jacks Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podca...

Back in 2017, Ray Ricky Riveria was working towards having his own brewery - Norwalk Brew House. Today, NBH is a reality, but not in the way you'd normally think. We examine how he's partnering with breweries to grow his brand - one beer at a time. Who says you need to own shining metal tanks to have great beer? Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experim...

The Brew is Out There! Spring is springing and that means a beer drinkers fancy is turning to Saison. (Ok, it really should in a perfect world) Drew sits down with Bob Sylvester, the mad genius emertius of Saint Somewhere Brewing to delve into what makes an "American Farmhouse" versus a classical saison! Links This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mang...

Programming Note: Sorry for the delay in new episodes. Drew has been sick, but hey – here’s a new episode! We all know it takes hard work, planning, great brewing and a bit of luck to win a homebrew competition, but what does it take to win an entire state – with just one beer? We sit down with Michael Gwynn, who did pretty much that – with an assist from a certain pandemic...

Sorry for the delay – Drew had another bout of the Peruvian Guinea Pig Death Flu (that joke hits weirder these days) In the meanwhile, we’re gearing up to be hoppy for HomebrewCon – so come along with us as we dig back into the archives with latest hops news from Yakima Chief’s Bryan Pierce and hop science with BSG’s Mike Brennan. Episode Links: Homebrewers Associatio...

The Brew is Out There! Thiols are all the rage. Beer drinkers love those big tropical fruit characters, but thiol rich hops are expensive! What if you could get help from your yeast? That's what where Berkeley Yeast and their Tropics series comes in. Nick Harris walks us through better brewing through biochemistry! Links Berkeley Yeast: https://berkeleyyeast.com/ Tropics: https://berkeleyyeast.com...

Way back in 2017 (117 episodes ago), we sat down​ with Chuck Macaluso to talk about his recent success in homebrewing award winning beer. This year, he kicked into gear and won the Oregon State Homebrewer of the Year. Denny sat down with Chuck to discuss the secret to his success! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental HomebrewCon: June 23-25 -...

The Brew is Out There! With it's richness and haze potential Oat Malt has risen in popularity over the past few years. But we sit down with Peter Symons to discuss the creation, marketing and chicanery that surrounds Oat Malt Stout and it's knockoff cousin, Oatmeal Stout Links Peter's Talk to the London Amateur Brewers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZtgFo4ZlPw Peter's Books at Lulu.com: https:/...

Lots of closure news this week but not all of it bad. We sit down with one of our favorite brewers, Alan Sprints, about his retirement plans and what’s changed over the years in the brewing world. Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental – CODE “CLEAN” HomebrewCon : June 23-25 – Pittsburgh – https://www.homebrew...

The Brew is Out There! Belgian yeasts and hops don't mix - at least not until recently - unless we're talking about Belgian Pale Ale. It's an odd mix of British and Belgian flavors and approaches. So, I sit down with San Diego's Belgian beer fanatic par excellence, Tomme Arthur of Lost Abbey Brewing to break down how we'd make our own Belgian Pale Ale. Links DeKonick: https://www.dekoninck.be/en/b...

What’s going on with Hops? What’s going on with Cask Beer and What does Wine have to do with either? Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental – CODE “CLEAN” HomebrewCon : June 23-25 – Pittsburgh – https://www.homebrewcon.org/ Oeno-bier: https://breweriesinpa.com/what-is-an-oenobeer-are-they-the-next-beer-t...