Episode 166 - Brew Your Own Questions

Submitted by drew on Sun, 11/27/2022 - 14:00

In this special Thanksgiving weekend episode, Denny and Drew bring you their recent Q&A session for Brew Your Own Magazine. Every month BYO brings members an online beery experience and here we answered a bunch of questions for readers!

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Brew Files - 133 - Revisiting Our Favorite Holiday Recipes

Submitted by drew on Sun, 11/20/2022 - 14:00

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We had a question come in regarding "Holiday beers" - For Denny, that's Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter. For Drew - that's Falconsclaws. We're pulling together two separate episodes to review Denny's quick turnaround holiday gift beer and the Falcons' not so quick monster lager beer, that's due to be brewed on Dec 6!

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Episode 165 - Catching Up with Wild Parrot

Submitted by drew on Sun, 11/13/2022 - 06:00

Drew catches up with the crew at Wild Parrot to find out how things have gone now that they're opened. How's the brewing gone and how are they're intregrating into their neighborhood fabric!

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Brew Files - 132 - Brown Thoughts with Wayne

Submitted by drew on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 19:00

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The American Brown Ale feels like almost a thing of the past, but how can you make this foundational style of American craft beer? Drew talks with Wayne Wambles of Cigar City Brewing about lessons learned from the multi-award winning Maduro Brown and where it both reflects and differs from the nebulous idea of the style.

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Episode 164 - Ales Through The Ages

Submitted by drew on Sat, 10/29/2022 - 11:00

WARNING - Drew excessively nerds out with Frank Clark of Colonial Williamsburg about beer through the years and their upcoming brewing history conference - Ale Through The Ages. (note the proper title - no matter how many times we mess it up). What was beer like back in the pre-Revolution period? What can you learn online or in person at their conference? Find out!

Brew Files - 131 - Doubly Bitter with Bob

Submitted by drew on Sat, 10/22/2022 - 19:00

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Bob's back! Bob was just in Belgium for the celebration of De Ranke XX Bitter - the original craft Belgian hoppy beer. He spoke at the aptly named Bitterland and has brought back tips and tricks for making a big brash hopped up beer!

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Episode 163 - A Couple Dummies Homebrewing

Submitted by drew on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 12:00

Marty Nachel has been homebrewing for a damn sight longer than most of us wielding a mash paddle. In that time, he's seen a number of changes and has documented it in "Homebrewing for Dummies". We look back over homebrewing and what's changed in his brand new 3rd Edition.

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Brew Files - 130 - The Brave Braggot

Submitted by drew on Sun, 10/09/2022 - 09:00

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The Maltose Falcons are turning 50 in 2024 and to celebrate we're kicking off a series of collaboration brews starting with an Imperial Porter Braggot brewed by Bravery Brewing. Drew talks with Brian Avery about how the beer is constructed and what we can expect in a year!

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Episode 162 - Survivables - The Latest

Submitted by drew on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 18:00

The notion of "Survivable Hop Compounds" has changed the way we plan and use hops in our favorite IPAs. Being new science, there are changes occurring between harvest years and so Denny sits down with Patrick Jensen and Spencer Tielkemeir of Yakima Chief Hops to cover where we (hop) stand!

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Brew Files - 129 - Caleb's Existential Gold

Submitted by drew on Sun, 09/25/2022 - 09:00

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Caleb Meinke may just overthink his brewday, but the results speak for themselves. In addition to being 2021's Midwest Homebrewer of the Year, he's taken gold in the AHA for the neglected American Wheat and challenging American Lager.

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Episode 161 - A Thiologue

Submitted by drew on Fri, 09/16/2022 - 13:00

Thiols are all the rage right now, so much so that Omega Yeast, Phantasm and Yakima Chief all brought thiol enhancing products to the market at the same time. Denny finds out how these products can be used together to synergistically maximize impact in any IPA style

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Brew Files - 128 - REPLAYPLUS - Vanilla Bean Dreams

Submitted by drew on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 12:00

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Drew's revisitng his discussion with Sara Anderson of IndriVanilla, but before that... he's tasting his now year old Vanilla extracts. What difference is there in the four different beans he used? And then back to the interview all about Vanilla and just why it's so unique.

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Episode 160 - REPLAY - The Legend of Answers

Submitted by drew on Fri, 09/02/2022 - 10:00

It's time! Time for a whole bunch of questions and answers. In this go around it seems many of you have hops on the brain - so it's only fitting we also announce a chance to win 2 tickets to Yakima Chief Hops Hop and Brew School®. Enter by 7/26 at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/hopandbrew! On with the questions!

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Brew Files - 127 - Turning A Joke Into A Beer

Submitted by drew on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 12:00

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Drew's Garage Rehab is almost done which means it's time to plan to brew! From the ashes of a Facebook joke, here comes a "Mild Cream Saison". What goes into one of those? Sit back and find out!

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Episode 159 - pH with Martin

Submitted by drew on Wed, 08/24/2022 - 11:00

The subject of water and most importantly, pH can be utterly confounding. Buffering capacity, acids, salt concentrations, "measurements expressed as" and temperature add to a mix of questions that baffle even experienced brewers. We sit down with Martin Brungard to work through common questions we see online to see if we can get answers!

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Brew Files - 126 - West Coast Two Way Street

Submitted by drew on Sat, 08/20/2022 - 15:00

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To explore the debate about the West Coast IPA, Drew enlisted the Falcons to make their examples of the two current styles. Which won - the bitter "Classic" or the softer "Modern". Nico and Jeff discuss the "Six Demon Bag" and "Bit-O-Sunny"

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Episode 158 - My Beer with Andre

Submitted by drew on Sun, 08/07/2022 - 21:00

What happens when an old VW bus goes changing owners across the seas? Magic, naturally! Denny talks with Andre Trip from the Netherlands in Oregon and talks about Netherlands' Brand beer vs. American beer. Ride the magic bus!

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Brew Files - 125 - Societe du Lambic, Part 3

Submitted by drew on Fri, 07/29/2022 - 09:00

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It's part 3 with Andy and Derek of Society du Lambic and their decade spanning mixed culture brewing project. We talk about blending day, flavors and how they add them and how to keep a massive project running year after year! Ask followup questions and tell us about other club projects! [email protected]

Episode 157 - A Collection of Unmitigated Brewing

Submitted by drew on Sun, 07/24/2022 - 10:00

In this episode, Denny and Drew look at what's happening in New Jersey and the Craft Brew Economy before tackling more of Denny's brewing (mis)adventures and Drew's brewery rehab (Still looking for your ideas - Look at that old setup!)

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Brew Files - 124 - Societe du Lambic, Part 2

Submitted by drew on Sat, 07/16/2022 - 13:00

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In this part 2 of 3(?), Drew talks with Andy and Derek of the Society of Barley Engineers about managing the fermentation, maintenance and "harvest" day for the 20+ year Societe du Lambic project. There will be a part 3 covering flavoring, packaging and serving their beers at festival! (Ask questions - [email protected])

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