The Brewing Network Presents | Dr. Homebrew

Keith\'s final Dr. Homebrew show! It\'s true, Keith\'s moving, and we are throwing him a banger - we have several commercial beers to taste, and we try very hard to be as analytical as possible ... which gets progressively harder as the show goes on. But, what else would we do as we say, \"GTFO\" to a fellow Dr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first of Keith\'s final two shows on Dr. Homebrew, and there\'s no homebrew to be found whatsoever! Instead, we have two commercial calibrations to get through, plus Brian runs through another off-flavor review. The commercial beers we have are not your typical beers - they are from Brian and JP\'s cellars, since it\'s only fitting to have an educational going-away party for Keith. Learn more...

Our second show live from HomebrewCon 2018! Kalin came on to just trick JP into drinking something called a Golden Stout, and some other very handsome and smart homebrewer called Jason brought in an NEIPA. Not only is that bad enough, but we had some commercial NEIPAs to try. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It\'s that time of year, when we head off to HomebrewCon to commune with our fellow homebrewers, and do a live show on the conference floor! Our old pal Geoff is back on, with a Triple he lugged up to Portland for us to try, and soon-to-be-part-time-DRHB-host Brian brought along an American Barleywine for us to consume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dunkles Bock. No, we didn\'t just make that up, it\'s an actual beer that we actually drank on this episode of Dr. Homebrew. We also had a Saison that, as it turns out, had Brett added to it - something Josh (the homebrewer) tried to sneak by Brian and Keith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show, we have two homebrewers and two homebrewed beers. Coincidence? Not at all! First up is Andy with his Hoppy Brown Ale, in which he wanted some clarity on if it was an American Brown Ale or a Brown IPA. Then we had Robb join us with his Weisenbock! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew sent in his Helles for some good old-fashioned Dr. Homebrew feedback. Apparently he reworked the recipe from the ground up recently, and needed some guidance on how it went. Then we have Brian\'s brother Jimi on the show, who brewed a clone recipe from a local brewery in Minnesota - and he sent the commercial example along so we can do a proper side-by-side tasting. Learn more about your ad...

Two styles. Two judges. One third wheel. It\'s Dr. Homebrew, and tonight we run through two beers - and two homebrewers. Robb joins us with a 10-month old Kolsch he sent in for review, and then we have Stephen on the line, sharing his Saison infused with Kiwi fruit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It\'s round two with in-studio guest Mike, along with another commercial calibration beer! Mike has an Old Ale that he\'s been aging for almost two years now, and the dust on the bottles proves it. Then, we do another commercial calibration of the Barleywine category, with a classic example of the style ... Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not one but TWO in-studio guests join the judging fun, as Brian and Keith lay down some homebrew knowledge. Ron brought us an American Brown Ale with a few issues he needed help working out, and Mike sat in with his Polish-leaning Baltic Porter. See which beer needs the most help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two beers, no guests on the phone. Today on Dr. Homebrew, we start off with a style that is always welcome in the studio ... a Vienna Lager from a listener called Scott! Then we crack open a Rye IPA from Brandon, which is another style we don\'t see too much of. It\'s always great to see some uncommon styles! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Dr. Homebrew we have two beers - one homebrewed and one homebrew-adjacent! Dave sent us a Saison, which is a pretty under-represented style on this show, and we were excited to find this in our inboxes. Then Brian brought in a beer that was brewed by the folks at PicoBrew for their PicoPak project, where you can buy pre-made kits of different beers, and he submitted his \"Kick Your Own As...

Tyler joins us on the phone to talk about his Pineapple Berliner Weisse! Not only did he brew it with extract, but he got the recipe from a past episode of Dr. Homebrew - pretty cool! Then it\'s a return to score sheets as JP attempts to fill out a sheet for Keith\'s Pale Ale that he brought in. How did he do? Did he actually complete the sheet? Pretty sure you know the answer to both of those que...

The first Dr. Homebrew of the New Year! Yes, we survived the transition to 2018, and we are in the studio to judge more homebrew - and today\'s show is all about American styles. We have Jeremy on the line with his American Pale Ale, and then we talk with Norman who sent in an American Stout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fewer words are harder for us to say than one of tonight's styles: Metheglin. Sure, it looks simple enough, but somehow, we stink at it. Thanks to Christopher for sending it in to be judged, and we also received an Irish Red from Brian - another style we rarely see. If ever! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to classics on Dr. Homebrew, as we have Nic and Greg on the show for judgement day. Nic sends in his American Pale Ale, and Greg fired off a Kolsch to us for our approval. Did he get it? Does anyone really get it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today the boys talk about common homebrewing flaws: what they are and how to avoid them. Often, we talk about specific beers and what is wrong with that beer only, but Brian wanted to broaden the net a bit and bring some information to us in a broader sense. Then he pulls out a small pill bottle that contains his sample, and JP loses it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Today on the show, we deviate from the norm a bit by starting the show off with an interview. Paul Mikowski joins us from SensorShare, makers of the BrewPerfect WiFi Digital Hydrometer. This product developed from the older BeerBug we used to talk about on the show, and we thought that having Paul on to talk about what happened, why the bug disappeared, and what the BrewPerfect will get right woul...

Terry sent in a Pilsner to us, and we lament that two of the bottles broke in transit so we only had one sample to go off of. Then Keith pulls out some of his homebrew - one brewed with sweet potato and figs, and the other is an Imperial Sweet Stout aged in oak barrels, which leads into a great conversation on how to categorize homebrew to enter in competitions. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

A Cream Ale hits the studio tonight, along with a Marzen - two styles that we would love to see more of! They aren't hard to brew, it's just that they aren't as popular as, say ... IPAs are. Homebrewing is about stretching your styles a bit, folks! Let's see some more Cream Ales! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Commercial Calibration time again! Today, we tackle the famous Pliny the Elder and see how it stacks up against the current meta of the BJCP guidelines. Then to get really dorky, we compare the bottled version of Pliny with the draft version - and then all of that with a homebrew clone version! Dan joins us in studio to share his Pliny clone with us and to get some tips on how to bring it mor...

Two in-studio guests tonight, both with very different homebrews. Jonathan hung out and brought us something called an International Pale Lager, but with no hops in it! Then Dan joins us with a Cucumber Bohemian Pilsner that he canned in his home canning system. How cool is that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love talking to homebrewers on this show, especially when they try to push their own brewing boundaries. Jesse sent us an Imperial Stout, which is a style that he would never normally have done before, and it turned out pretty good for a first shot at it. Then we talk with Jim who sent in DIPA, one that he has been tweaking out over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Aaron is our only non-host guest on the show today, as we get into his American Pale Ale and how to improve it. Then our very own Keith whips out two beers he made with the same wort - one was a Helles and the other a Pilsner. Chatting about his method for saving time and making two great beers as well was pretty fun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We switch things up a bit on today's episode of Dr. Homebrew - instead of JP entering a beer for judging, we turn the tables on Brian and Keith and have JP judge both of their beers! Keith brought in an American Barleywine, and Brian brought in his sour project. Any longtime listeners will recall this as the same sour beer project that Brian has been working on for a number of years now, where he...