The BrewDeck Podcast

Brewing great beer requires a combination of creativity and science, and a brewer’s dance with yeast is one of the most important parts of the entire process. Today we speak with three experts in the field and discuss the intricacies of working with yeast. After introducing our guests and hearing about their backgrounds, we open the show by taking a look at yeast’s two main forms — dry and liquid....

The holidays are around the corner and it’s getting cold in Texas, but on this episode of The BrewDeck, things warm up nicely in this interview Toby Tucker has with Bart Whipple . Bart is the assistant brewmaster and supply manager at the one and only Sierra Nevada , and has been involved in the legendary brewery for 36 years. Having transitioned from the brewery operations to the raw ingredients...

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: James talks about their approach to producing malt and the UK’s ideal climate for barley. The tendency of American breweries to use different malts at the cost of defining their brand. James reveals his favorite part about doing business with American brewers. What John did to land the job as head brewer at The Vermont Pub & Brewery in 1995. The pa...

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Sara talks about what drew her into the brewery scene and starting a Brewing Science club at the University of California, San Diego. She also talks about the story of how Origin Malt started and the unique barley they use for their malt. Chris talks about how using Origin Malt gives Rhinegeist’s witbier, Whiffle the distinctive character and flavor

SOME OF THE TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE: Teri discusses her history with beer and fascination with fermentation at a young age, ranging from the science of bread baking to the development of new kinds of malt. The journey of The Road Brewer, and how she found herself connecting with women brewers across the country, eventually leading to the founding of the Pink Boots Society. Pushing for new innovatio...

In this episode, we’re fortunate to have Kevin Smith, Distillery Manager of Reliability & Technical Services, and Microbiologist at Jack Daniels as a guest. Kevin talks about the history of Jack Daniels, Frank Sinatra, and charcoal mellowing to name a few. You’re not going to want to miss this episode!

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Tim talks about his brief history of living in London and working at the world-famous White Horse pub in Parsons Green, along with UK Techno Music in the ’90s and the ‘upcoming’ CMG Band. Yards Brewing Co and the intricacies of setting up a new facility in 2008 at the cusp of the craft beer boom Increasing category of hard seltzer in the past few years...

GUESTS: DR. AXEL GÖHLER - PRESIDENT, BESTMALZ LUTHER PAUL - HEAD BREWER, LAKEFRONT BREWING SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Axel speaks about the history of BestMalz and how it came to be the malting company it is today. Axel talks about barley seed selection and the effects. Discussion about BestMalz Heidleberg Wheat and Heidleberg Pilsen Malts. Some interesting facts about Oktoberfe...

This episode of The BrewDeck has the kettle chocked full of hops! The guest line-up features Victoria Pritchett, Director of North American Hops for Country Malt Group, Spencer Tielkemeier, East Division Lead & Brewing Innovations at Yakima Chief Hops, and Adam Hieronymus, Hop Contract Specialist at The Country Malt Group. They'll be covering hop contracting, the current state of the 2020 hop...

In this episode of The Brew Deck, we're going to be speaking with Geoff Fischer, Territory Manager, and resident distilling expert for Country Malt Group.

Here is what you can expect from The BrewDeck Podcast.