Joshua Steubing

Homebrew Happy Hour

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This is the show where we take YOUR questions about homebrew and craft beer as well as interview fellow homebrewers and industry professionals! If you have a question that you’d like for us to discuss on a future episode, please call our hotline @ 325-305-6017 and leave a voicemail message after the beep. More info and resources can be found at www. HomebrewHappyHour.com

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Joshua Steubing

Episodes

Hill Country Brewing w/ Calvin Kouba from Middleton Brewing – Ep. 426 03.04.2025 1:23:37

I must confess – as much as I love having Todd and James on the podcast, I’ve actually really been enjoying some of these ‘off’ episodes where I get to meet up with pro brewers and learn more about their stories. I’m spoiled to live in an area surrounded by great craft beer and local central Texans know that Middleton Brewing is one of the best in the area! Owner and...

Is Homebrewing a Dying Hobby, Does my Infected Batch Mean I Have Infected Equipment, & Avoiding Scorched Grains – Ep. 425 27.03.2025 51:49

Thanks for tuning in, my friends! This week’s episode was supposed to have James AND Todd on it, but Todd had to bail on us very last minute. No worries though! With that, it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDE...

Keeping Steady Temps when Cooler Brewing, Setting Pressure for Serving Soda, & Dealing with a Dripping Faucet – Ep. 424 20.03.2025 47:42

Hey there, homebrewer! It’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! —  https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=2113263...

Homebrewer to Probrewer – An Interview with Davy from Roughhouse Brewing – Ep. 423 13.03.2025 1:14:05

Welcome back to another jam-packed episode! This week, I had the pleasure of traveling just around the corner from where I live to visit the beautiful campus of Roughhouse Brewing . I met with the founder and head-brewer, Davy Pasternak , to talk about his history as a homebrewer and how that led to him becoming a pro brewer and, eventually, a head brewer running his own place. I’m confident...

Selecting Hops for a German Pils, Understanding Base Malts for Different Styles, & Balancing a Danby Kegerator System – Ep. 422 06.03.2025 1:02:39

Back to back weeks for our normal Q&A format! I know some of y’all have expressed concern about Todd and James only doing 2 episodes per month but I really do think you guys are going to enjoy all the interviews I have lined up. Until then though, it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewi...

Line Cleaning Tips, Best Gear for 5 Gallon Batches, & a Bunch of Rapid Fire Questions Too – Ep. 421 27.02.2025 1:08:49

My friends, we are back with Todd and James! It’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! This week, I’m so happy that Todd and James are both on the show. It was a great time recording and we covered a lot of ground, I think. A NOT SO SUBT...

Turning Mountain Dew into Wine – An Interview with Charlie from Golden Hive Mead – Ep. 420 20.02.2025 59:05

I am so excited for this week’s episode. I had such a good time chatting with my new friend, Charlie, from Golden Hive Mead. If you’re familiar with us and you are on ANY social media platform, there is no doubt in my mind that you know who Charlie is. His videos are often viral sensations, his experiments are fun to follow, and – most importantly – he’s such a good d...

Balancing a Home Draft System, Tips for Maintaining a Glycol Chiller, & Discrepancies in my Gravity Readings – Ep. 419 13.02.2025 57:48

Buckle up because it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! This week, I’m so happy that Todd and James are both on the show. It was a great time recording and we covered a lot of ground, I think. A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreci...

Recapping our 2024 Brew Days While Hiking up a Mountain with my Pop – Ep. 418 06.02.2025 31:29

Howdy, friends! Pardon the heavy breathing and scattered chit-chat this week but I am excited to be uploading this conversation I had with my Pop while we were on vacation, hiking the Chisos mountains in Big Bend National Park. The initial idea was to go over our brew days in 2024, which we sort of did… but then, as I usually do to conversations, we were all over the place. ALSO – maki...

Quick PSA: Last Call for Kolsch! 30.01.2025 2:37

No new episode this week but a quick PSA that it’s the last call for kolsch! Brew my favorite recipe of all time by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club over at https://www.patreon.com/c/HomebrewHappyHour . I had an interview lined up to record and publish for this week but my guest got sick so we had to push it back to later this year. No biggie but I do apologize. Especially si...

Stuck Fermentation Woes, Dialing in Decoctions, & Comparing Homebrew Disconnects – Ep. 417 23.01.2025 49:22

Todd is gone but James is here to help me answer your questions! Thank you friends for joining us as we present yet another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joinin...

The Future of Kegconnection.com – Ep. 416 16.01.2025 23:43

Greetings, my friends! You’re, undoubtedly, here to learn more about the exciting news that Kegconnection.com has been sold. It’s true and it’s a wonderful thing for all involved, I can assure you of that! We have a very long history with the new owners and the website is now being operated by another beloved Mom & Pop shop. Eh, technically I guess they’re a Brother &am...

Shelf Life for Brewing Minerals, Wanting More Coffee Flavor from a Breakfast Stout, & Refilling Your Own CO2 Cylinders at Home – Ep. 415 09.01.2025 49:44

I know this is technically the 2nd episode of 2025 for us, however – it’s actually the 1st REAL episode because we’re back taking your questions and having a blast! Thank you friends for joining us as we present yet another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to...

Favorite Beer, Favorite Gear, and Happy New Year – Ep. 414 02.01.2025 47:38

Happy New Year, friends! We completed another trip around the sun, and now it’s time to complete another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Cl...

See y’all in 2025! 26.12.2024 1:26

I wish we had a proper episode to wrap up 2024 with, but Todd and James are swamped right now and I’ve got nothing to offer on my own – yet. lol Kidding aside – THANK YOU SO MUCH for another fun-filled year. I can’t believe the podcast, as an entity, is coming up on 10 years of existence. WILD. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas this year and I sincerely hope for nothing...

Advice for Keg Newbies, When to Replace Keg Gaskets, & Continuously Getting Metallic Tastes from my Kegs – Ep. 413 19.12.2024 1:07:02

You’re in for a real treat because my good friend, Lorena Evans, is on the show to help me take YOUR questions this week. She is one of my most favorite people on the planet, not just homebrewers, and I always learn a lot when chatting with her. So, buckle up because it is time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your...

Purposefully Stopping Fermentation & What that Might Cause, Losing Power During a Fermentation, & Recalibrating an Electronic pH Meter – Ep. 412 12.12.2024 53:50

Todd and James are back from Europe! Woohoo! That means it is time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be support...

An Interview with the 2024 Altbier World Champion, Jonathan Marut – Ep. 411 05.12.2024 1:01:36

Thank you, my friends, for joining us today as we present another fun filled episode. I had a blast chatting with my buddy and the recently crowned 2024 Altbier World Champion, Jonathan Marut. Enjoy this episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:...

INTERVIEW: Some Coffee 101 for my Imperial Coffee Stout (chatting with Kevin Carswell from Mochas & Javas) 27.11.2024 29:20

Howdy, friends! It’s that time of the year again where my Pop and I get ready to brew our annual batch of Imperial Coffee Stout, which is a homage to the legendary Breakfast Stout made famous by @FoundersBrewingCo . Before our #brewday though, I wanted to chat with an expert on some coffee basics which helped lead me to choosing this year’s bean/roast for our 2024 batch. It was such...

Natural Pressure vs Adding Pressure for Fermentation, Planning Out a Brew Day, & Should I Transfer Before Lagering My Batch – Ep. 410 21.11.2024 1:06:09

The holiday season is coming soon and we’ve got a lot to talk about! Buckle up because it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining o...

To Refurbish or Replace a Shank, FLOTit 2.0 Tips, & The Different Names for Various Times in Your Hop Schedule – Ep.409 14.11.2024 55:56

Gas Side Hose Maintenance, Sanitizing Bottles and then Storing Them, & A Handful of General Sanitation Questions – Ep.408 07.11.2024 51:26

My friends – how fast has this year been flying by?! It’s wild. What isn’t wild though is that it’s Thursday and it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do her...

Keeping Track of All Your Ingredients, Brew in a Bag on an Electric All-in-One, and Adding Flavors to Homemade Sparkling Mineral Water – Ep.407 31.10.2024 52:07

Altbier 101: History, Brewing Techniques, & Recipe Recommendations with Horst Dornbusch – Ep.406 24.10.2024 1:03:47

Boy, am I excited to present this week’s episode to y’all! It is always a blast when I’m able to get Horst Dornbusch on the show. So, buckly up and get ready because it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE R...

Do CMB Disconnects Need Washers, Taking Apart Faucets During Cleaning, Best Practices for Grain Mill Maintenance, & Our Recap of HomebrewHQ at GABF – Ep. 405 17.10.2024 48:17

We are BACK from the Great American Beer Festival and it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! … THE home brew # podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supp...