Experimental Brewing

On this 11th go around through the game of "Stump the Chump", we've got questions about everyone's favorite topic: beer. We even questions about brewing and we've got a great and nearly overwhelming answer about hops from Mr. Hop, Stan Heironymous. Episode Links: HomeBrewCon Virtual: https://www.homebrewcon.org/ World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for chari...

The Brew is Out There! We've talked going big. We've talked IPA. We've even talked Triple IPA - but we've never gone this far. Drew talks with Tim Kazules of 5 Threads Brewing about making his surprising 5X IPA - clean, crisp and bitter and dry at 17% ABV! Links: Five Threads: http://www.fivethreadsbrewing.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasti...

Beeeeeerrrrrr innnnnnnnn Spaaaaaaaaaaccccce! Ok, not really, but the Brewers Space Guild is a thing and Drew sits down with Rob Fullmer to talk about the Guild and more importantly about the work being done by local Brewers' Guilds across the country. Find out how these professionals help keep the beer flowing! Don't forget we need Questions for Episode 132! - podcast@experimentalbrew.com or call/...

The Brew is Out There! It's been over 4 years and 100 episodes of this quick hit series focusing on fundamental aspects of brewing. Today, we sit down and try and figure out - just what has changed about brewing in that time and reflect on what we've seen in 100 episodes of the ukuele free Brew Files! This episode is brought to you by: Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service...

We took a week off from hops, but we could never leave them for long. With all of the new ways of using hops, the IBU (which was already a lie) seems increasingly inadequate to reflect the modern beer experience. We're talking to our friends - Sam and Marko, from Grainfather - to discuss a new way to calculate the impact of our hop usage. Episode Links: HomeBrewCon Virtual: https://www.homebrewcon...

The Brew is Out There! Are you obsessed with your beer's numbers? If so, the folks at Tilt have you covered. Drew sits down with Noah Neibaron, CEO and co-creator of the Tilt, to talk the hows, the whys and the wherefores of the hydrometer and whether or not you need one in your brewery. Tilt: https://tilthydrometer.com/ This episode is brought to you by: Don't forget to subscribe via your favorit...

We talk a lot about hops, but without great malt, hops would make a poor, bitter salad. In this episode, we talk to Jesse Bussard the Executive Director of the North American Craft Maltsters Guild to talk all things malty. If you love great craft beer, then you should be excited about the future of great craft malt! Episode Links: HomeBrewCon Virtual: https://www.homebrewcon.org/ City Brewing Purc...

The Brew is Out There! We've threatened and now we're doing. In this episode we bring together Drew and Denny's advice about brewing a Triple IPA and combine it with professional brewers you know and love like Jamil and Mitch! And Drew tastes his way through 4 top notch TIPAs! Prepare yourself for a crop ton of hops! This episode is brought to you by: Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite po...

Mergers keep happening - this time between two Bend power houses. What to make of it? Pirates? Mummies? And Denny talks to Ryan Farrell, the director of the AHA and, well, the tables might get turned! Episode Links: BYO Bootcamp: https://byo.com/product/homebrew-experiments-online-boot-camp-with-drew-... Brewyard/Deschutes: https://newschoolbeer.com/home/2021/3/boneyard-founder-tony-lawrence-and.....

REPLAY EPISODE - Sorry y'all, there's been a death in the family, so the new episode of the Brew Files is delayed. But trust us, you'll want to listen to this to prepare for episode 98! The Brew is Out There! For some February is all about chocolate, but for the hop obsessed, February is all about the sweet, sweet bitterness of Pliny the Younger. If you don't live in an area that gets the limited...

It's amazing how much dust can get kicked up in two weeks. In this episode we're looking at a bunch of kerfluffles (both serious and not so) that have risen recently before diving into some news about native African beers and what we've been brewing. (Oh and Drew tells you why Episode Links: BYO Bootcamp: https://byo.com/product/homebrew-experiments-online-boot-camp-with-drew-... Achel loses it's...

The Brew is Out There! Can you believe it's been nearly a 100 episodes and we've never talked about Saison? Time to fix that by talking to Peter Howson about his award winning Petite Saison. Links: The Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/le-cr%C3%A9cerellethe-kestrel-p... This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers Publications Atlantic Brew Supply (Dis...

REPLAY TIME! This episode we talk about two of our favorite online communities and their upcoming distributed competitions. We stop in the pub to do a little talk about mashing obsessions and the law and homebrewing. We head to the library to talk about Scott Janish's article on DMS, causes and cures and his test. Denny and I talk about his favorite homebrew myths before he heads to the land by th...

The Brew is Out There! Brown Ale has a bad reputation. It's old man fuddy duddy beer, but for many of us that warm embrace of suppable malt was amongst our first forays into good beer. Denny and Drew walk you through what makes a brown ale and how to make them! Links: The Slideshow: https://slides.com/drewbeechum/brownales This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewers...

IPA rules the roost of the Craft Beer world and in this episode, we're exploring a variation of of the fundamental Double IPA - Pliny For President and then talking with Graciany about his Triple IPA and just how long it lived in cold storage. Come taste the hops! Episode Links: BYO Bootcamp: https://byo.com/product/homebrew-experiments-online-boot-camp-with-drew-... Side Lot & Hersey's - https://...

While Drew is getting his ducks in a row for the next series of shows - It's Replay time! And since we've been getting a lot of water questions, what better place to revist, than Martin's episode all about Bru'n water! The Brew is Out There! TECHNIQUE SHOW Water is an important chemical - without it we wouldn't have beer! And for something that comprises so much of our beer, the chemistry we need...

This has been a long strange year and Denny and Drew just wanted to stop in for a few minutes and say thank you for continuing to listen and be a part of the beery world. We're reflecting on some of our favorite things this year - what have been some of yours? Email at podcast@experimentalbrew.com In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, rev...

As we've entered a less rapidly growing beer market, it's inevitable that some breweries will close. What does it take to walk into an existing brewery and retool it and revamp it's image? Drew sits down with the team behind the soon to open, Radiant Brewing of Anaheim to find out what it takes and how their shared history at the Bruery may help! Episode Links: Guinness 0 recall - https://www.guin...

The Brew is Out There! The Maltose Falcons Mayfaire has been running at least since1978 so we're not going to let a once in a century pandemic break our streak! In this episode you'll hear about the winning beers from Gary Elliot of F.O.A.M. and Jeff Kohler of the Yeastside Brewers, who placed third and first overall in the competition. You'll also hear feedback from the actual judges and Best of...

If you can't tell by the number of hop conversations going on - things are wild and changing in the hop world. We're sitting down with Mike Brennan of BSG to get his take on what's changing and what you need to know! (And we suspect we'll be talking even more with him! Episode Links: Fermentis DA-16 - https://fermentis.com/en/fermentation-solutions/you-create-beer/safbrew-... Campbell's Meme - htt...

The Brew is Out There! Kiley's back and talking about using herbs and spices in her beers! We're specifically focusing on her Mecca Grade "Brewing Man" Best of Show Winning "Grewit" Gruit her "Deep Roots" Porter. Want to make a beer with eomse other flavors - look no further! Links: Grew-it Gruit - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/oregon-brewing-woman-grew-it Deep Roots Recipe - https://bl...

Our homebrewing friends, Jeff and Susan Rankert have nursed a life long love of Germany and German beers and it shows when you talk to them about their brewery trips. A few months back, we sent them some Mecca Grade malt to try and they sent us break a pils inspired by one of their favorite German brewers. Grab a cold one - it's drinking time! Episode Links: Catch up on Yakima Virtual Hop & Brew S...

The Brew is Out There! e're back with Scott Janish, co founder of Sapwood Cellars and the author of the New IPA. Last time we talked the basics of hop chemistry. Now in this part, we're talking all about survivables, why cold dry hopping works and giving you Scott's keys to make a fruit forward IPA, before we delve into questions from the crowd. Links: Scott Janish - http://scottjanish.com/ The Ne...

We're back! And this time, it's tasting time as Denny drops one of the oddest beers he's known for on Drew's palate - the infamous Wee Shroomy, a Chantrelle infused Wee Heavy. It's rich and fruity and surprising. Drew also tries Denny's pink hued Crabapple cider. All that and the news! Episode Links: Yakima Virtual Hop & Brew School - https://hopandbrewschool.com/ Nature Journal - Alternative Care...

The Brew is Out There! In this first part of America's favorite topic, Drew talks with Scott Janish about his fascination with the leafy green beer herb and the newly emerging (and sometimes forgotten) science of hops. (and where to find more information for yourself!) Links: Scott Janish - http://scottjanish.com/ The New IPA - https://www.amazon.com/New-IPA-Scientific-Guide-Flavor/dp/0578477866/r...