Homebrew Happy Hour

Our time at #HomebrewCon continues and today's show features one of our favorite guests to date: Annie Johnson! Annie is a living legend in the homebrewing community, although she might not accept that title since she also happens to be an extremely humble person as well! Some quick stats on Annie: Annie is a high level BJCP Beer Judge, she is the Brew Master for PicoBrew (you know, those KickStar...

When you attend any given conference or convention, there's a good chance you'll see or meet some well-known folks in the industry. At #HomebrewCon, we were starstruck getting the chance to sit down with the Brewing Network's own, Mike "Tasty" McDole! Mike (better known as "Tasty", if you aren't aware) was an extremely humble guy, especially for someone who is infamous across a multitude of homebr...

Believe it or not, when we have a guest on our show they are usually WAY smarter than we are, ESPECIALLY on whatever topic it is we're discussing. Today's show kept up with that tradition as we had Rick Theiner, the founder and owner of LOGIC, Inc, "Better Cleansers for Better Beverages".  As a homebrewer, we're confident that you've used some of Rick's products, including "OneStep", "Straight A",...

Like we've mentioned already, #HomebrewCon was a BLAST! Meeting homebrewers from all over was fantastic and today's guest was a real treat. Andrés Álvarez is the Chief Fermentation Officer for the Asociación de Cerveceros Independientes de Querétaro A.C. We met Andrés while waiting in line to taste beer on the tradeshow floor. In case you haven't noticed, we're very socially awkward so we're glad...

Welcome back friends to another fun-filled episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour! We are BACK from #HomebrewCon 2016 and we had a BLAST meeting many of you guys as well as interviewing industry pros and vendors that are offering some really cool products for homebrewers. One of those awesome vendors we met is the crew from Vessi™ ! We had a chance to sit down and learn more from Marketing Lead, Noel...

Welcome friends to another fun-filled episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour! On today's show, we answer your questions on homebrew and draft beer equipment standards, Father's day kegerator configurations, and the age-old question of "New kegs vs old kegs"! It's a ton of fun taking your questions and if you have a question that you'd like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the "Submit...

Hello friends and welcome to the 31st episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! Today's show was a BLAST as Todd returned from the Craft Beer Conference. We answered your questions on using hand pumps on commercial kegs, and the importance of PVC free hose even on your gas lines! It's a ton of fun taking your questions and if you have a question that you'd like us to discuss on a future episode,...

Welcome friends to another episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour! On today's show, we answer your questions including "What to do when given an older used keg kit?", "When to use Oetiker clamps vs. when to use worm clamps?", and "How can I send you some of my homebrew?" (which happens to be our favorite question to date!). It's a ton of fun taking your questions and if you have a question that you'd...

Hey friends, thanks for joining us for another fun filled episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! Today’s episode is packed with lots of info and answers to YOUR questions, covering “best way to bring my homebrew on the go”, “are there certain styles I should brew during certain seasons”, and “should I buy a larger CO2 cylidner?”! It’s a ton of fun taking your questions and if you have a quest...

Hey friends, thanks for joining us for another fun filled episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast! Today's episode is packed with lots of info and answers to YOUR questions, covering "best way to bring my homebrew on the go", "are there certain styles I should brew during certain seasons", and "should I buy a larger CO2 cylidner?"! It’s a ton of fun taking your questions and if you have a quest...

Welcome back to another fun filled episode of the #Homebrew Happy Hour! In this episode, we're asked about the basics of configuring a jockey box for someone looking to take their brew with them to the lake. We also tackle a listener's question regarding our thoughts on the recent trends of popular craft breweries getting bought up by the big boys! It's a ton of fun taking your questions and if yo...

Mark Gannon is the president of Fittings Inc. While you might not initially be familiar with the company by name, we are almost certain that you've been using their products in your homebrew set up. In this episode we learn more about the history of the company, the innovations coming from Fittings Inc, and what the future holds for them! If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a f...

On today's episode, we had a BLAST with the head of CMBecker International, Michael Korkisch! Michael's story is an extremely fascinating one. From his past as a successful touring musician in Europe, to his present as an innovator in the draft beer and soda industry, we think you'll enjoy this interview as much as we enjoyed recording it. We even got a yodel out of Michael! If you have a question...

Don't call it a comeback! The #Homebrew Happy Hour is back after a bit of a layoff. Short and sweet explanation: It was Todd's fault. Joking aside, we couldn't be more excited and happy to be back in the studio and talking homebrew & craft beer. Today's show features a special guest homebrewer, James Carlson. You probably remember James from a couple of previous episodes. We received such great fe...

The Colorado fun continues with another episode from our recent trip to the Denver area! This week, we bring you an interview with the AHA's Assistant Director, Steve Parr! Steve and the entire AHA crew there in Boulder are dedicated to promoting the community of homebrewers and empowering homebrewers to make the best beer in the world. After touring their campus and meeting all the AHA folks (as...

The Colorado fun continues with another episode from our recent trip to the Denver area! This week, we bring you a fantastic interview with Greg Kinney who is the Director of Food & Beverage for the Eldon James Corporation . Greg gave us a tour of their amazing facility and sat down to talk about what's going on at EJ Beverage . Spoiler alert: Todd and Greg were proud to announce in this episode t...

After spending a week in Colorado, we're back and ready to share all the fun we had with you! The first stop we made was in Fort Collins at the  New Belgium Brewing Company 's beautiful campus. Their Director of Field Quality, Matt Meadows, gave us the VIP treatment with a FANTASTIC tour of the facilities, LOTS of beer to taste, and a wonderful interview which we are proud to present. For more inf...

  It's our favorite day of the week as another episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour is back in your life! This week, we drove down the road to beautiful Blanco, TX to tour the amazing Real Ale Brewing Company where we met up with their brewmaster, the infamous Erik Ogershok. Erik showed us around the campus and we had the pleasure of setting up our equipment in their new tap room to sit down and lea...

It's our favorite time of the week because it's another fun episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour back in your life! This week, we come to you live from the Taprite HQ in beautiful San Antonio, Texas! Many of your homebrewers are already familiar with Taprite and their extremely high quality regulators and draft beer equipment so we were super excited to tour their HQ and interview Phillip Frazier (E...

Another week and another fantastic episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour back in your life! Today we celebrate as Joshua gets a kegerator for himself (FINALLY!), then we’ll discuss our thoughts on clone kits, the hot topic of using distilled water for homebrewing, and how easy it is to set up a designated “brew space” in your garage, kitchen, or any free space around the house! If you have a question...

Hey look, it's another new episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour! Even though we're only 13 episodes in thus far, we have been receiving tons of awesome feedback from you and we LOVE IT! We also love receiving all the wonderful questions you've submitted for the show and encourage you to keep on sending. On this episode, we cover the differences between many of our most popular beer faucets, we cover...

We're back with another fun episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour! On this week's show, we discuss various methods of storing your homebrew keg after it's been cleaned, how the Kegconnection crew approaches a mass quantity of kegs needing to be cleaned, and a big announcment: We're now in the iTunes & Stitcher Radio directories! If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode...

We had so much fun with James & Clay (Duster Brew House) a couple of weeks ago that we had them on the show again! OK - spoiler alert, we actually recorded two episodes in a row in one evening and then spaced out when we published the episodes, but we did still have a blast. On this episode, we talk about sour beers and Clay does his best to change Joshua's previous statements that "All sour beers...

Happy Friday to all of you homebrewers and enthusiasts of craft beer! We've got another wonderful episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour for you and this week, we're back to a Q&A format. On this week's show, we discuss the potential dangers of leaving your keg outside of the fridge for a prolonged period of time,  how to correct an over-carbonated homebrew in your keg, and how long you can expect you...

If you recall our last episode, Todd was checking in from Portland, Oregon as he and the Kegconnection crew were there running a booth at the Craft Brewers Conference 2015! This week, we're coming to you from Kegconnection HQ and are joined by area homebrewing experts, James & Clay of the Duster Brew House. It was a BLAST having these guys on this episode and we let them take a question and then w...