Thanks to questions and beer tastings – we’ve had a bunch of feedback, so we dig into what everyone thought. And after tackling that we stop for another beer as we talk to Matt Van Wyk of Denny’s favorite brewery – Alesong in Eugene. And of course, questions, brew news, ingredients and more!
Episode Links:
Mecca Grade’s Brewing Man: http://www.meccagrade.com
HomeBrewCon – Providence RI – Party Details Soon! – http://www.homebrewcon.org
Historical Evidence of Water Drinking – https://leslefts.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-great-medieval-water-myth.html
Ninkasi Bought – https://www.brewbound.com/news/ninkasi-brewing-sells-majority-stake-esta…
Stone Sells Berlin Brewery to BrewDog – https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2019/04/05/BrewDog-acquires-…
Michigan Brewers Charitiable Efforts run afoul of the law – https://wwmt.com/news/local/michigan-brewers-caught-off-guard-by-charita…
Pico Z Now Available – https://picobrew.com/Store/products/z.cshtml
Water Analysis of Julius and other NE IPAs – http://thirdleapbrew.com/technical/ward-labs-mineral-analysis-of-tree-ho…
Alesong Brewing – https://www.alesongbrewing.com/
The Liberator by Alex Kershaw – https://amzn.to/2IaEaIH
Wings of Rescue – https://wingsofrescue.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:06 Announcements & Feedback
00:24:13 The Pub
00:41:40 The Brewery
00:50:36 The Lounge – Matt Van Wyk – Alesong Brewing
01:22:43 Q&A
01:31:14 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

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We should call this a follow up episode because we’ve got a bunch of follow up to previous shows, including your feedback on the Brew Files water show and a chance to taste listener Ralph Rice’s Altbier that he sent in thanks to our Alt show. One of our own just won a big award! We also announce our next experiment before diving into the beer world, both new and old, including a cool new blend of hops from sponsor Yakima Chief Hops that we’re going to give away to the two challenge recipes we choose!
Episode Links:
Australian National Homebrewers Conference (10/25-10/27) : https://www.anhc.com.au
Sydney Meetup at Batch Brewing (Tues 10/30): https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sydney
BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall: http://byobootcamp.com/
Jim Gaffigan’s commentary on beer: https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/ba-responds-to-comedian-jim-gaff…
Alewives: https://www.autostraddle.com/ale-wives-the-women-who-created-beer-and-sp…
IPA in Bowls: http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/just-drink-the-ipa-bowl/490553211
Oldest Brewery in the World: https://www.timesofisrael.com/13000-year-old-brewery-discovered-in-israe…
Yakima Chief Hops “Veteran’s Blend”: https://www.yakimachief.com/2018-veterans-blend/
Challenge Us – Winner receives a heap of Veteran’s Blend! – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/challengeus
Ralph Rice’s Altbier: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/ralph-rices-mecca-alt
Your Best American Girl by Mitski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hDHm9MD0I
Cruel by St. Vincent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itt0rALeHE8
BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4…
Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:16 Announcements & Feedback
00:10:23 The Pub
00:30:47 The Library – Ancient Brewery in the Levant
00:36:17 The Brewery – Veteran’s Blend & Contest
00:41:49 The Lab – Mash Capping
00:47:06 The Lounge – Ralph Rice – Mecca Alt
01:10:51 Q&A
01:19:34 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you’d like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimentalbrew.com!
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What happens when your pub chain wants a brewery but has no room? You make room! When Brian Herbertson joined the Simmzy’s group, that was his challenge. The answer – stick it on the second floor! Together we sit down and discuss just how you put a brewery on the second story, tackling supplying a whole chain with beer from one location and his spin on the summer’s new hit style – Brut IPA. We also get some great feedback on Speed Brewing and Drew butchers the Polish language, again. We cover punks in the news, alcohol in the industry, the British Museum, homebrew charity and answer your questions!
Episode Links:
BrewSwag.com – Use Code “Experimental” and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund!
BrewCraft USA Party – Weds 6/27 – https://www.facebook.com/events/172239400103257/
HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/
Bucket liners: http://fermware.com/fermentation-bucket-liners/
NOFX: https://theblast.com/nofx-dropped-punk-in-drublic-festival/
Shaun Hill’s Interview: https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2018/05/24/Beer-industry-fai…
Shaun Hill’s Response to the Interview: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/shaun-hill-on-craft-beer-…
British Museum Makes Egyptian Beer: https://blog.britishmuseum.org/a-sip-of-history-ancient-egyptian-beer/
BeerSmith 3: http://beersmith.com/blog/2018/06/01/beersmith-3-a-first-look/
Brew for Good: http://brewforgoodmn.org/
Coldchela: https://hoppedla.com/events/coldchela-2018
https://www.facebook.com/brian.cavins.10/posts/2247243468625338
Simmzy’s: http://www.simmzys.com/
BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4…
Habitat for Humanity – https://www.habitat.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:32 Announcements & Feedback
00:14:23 The Pub
00:30:10 The Library – British Museum
00:36:34 The Brewery
00:44:32 The Lounge – Herbie & Simmzy’s
01:31:49 Q&A
01:41:49 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you’d like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimentalbrew.com!
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Denny’s back from New Zealand and boy, the stories he has to tell! And of course, we’re back to our usual format – thank you for sticking with us as we planned our way around absences and April Fool’s day. In this episode, we cover a rough few weeks in the beer world and some new guidelines for everyone to argue over, look at some lambic myths, Drew’s stupid brew day and Denny’s recap of the New Zealand Homebrewer’s Conference including their unique competition format before we hit the hop fields to learn some New Zealand hop secrets. All of that plus we answer your questions, hit you with a hot tip and hotter wings too!
Episode Links:
BrewSwag.com – Use Code “Experimental” and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund!
HomeBrewCon: https://www.homebrewcon.org/
Green Flash Gets Gone: https://thefullpint.com/beer-news/green-flash-brewing-inc-foreclosed-sel…
Summit’s Social Media Game on Point: https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2018/03/29/when-craft-beer-bites-…
New BA GABF Guidelines: https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-re…
April Fools: Oregon Restricts Hop Usage: http://www.newschoolbeer.com/2018/04/oregon-legislature-restricts-hop-us…
April Fools: Chickens and Beer:https://youtu.be/acYFRj5WbGo
8 Myths About Lambic: http://lostbeers.com/eight-myths-about-lambic-debunked/
Yeast Making Hop Oils: http://bioscriptionblog.com/2018/03/23/gmo-yeast-hops-beer-climate/
The Hot Ones: Charlize Theron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgQMW4eVrzw
BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4…
Habitat for Humanity – https://www.habitat.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:43 Announcements & Feedback
00:8:44 The Pub
00:22:25 The Library – Lambic Myths
00:26:13 The Brewery – Hoppy Yeast & Drew’s Crazy Brew Day
00:34:52 The Lounge – Denny’s Trip to New Zealand and Hop Tour
01:21:40 Q&A
01:33:30 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you’d like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimentalbrew.com!
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In a first for the podcast, we have a guest interview. IGOR Eric Pierce brings us a conversation with John Wei of Brewlander & Co in Singapore. How did he get started with good beer? What does it take to find ingredients and why did make the job to go pro? Find out! We also sit down and cover the beer world – Hazy IPA going national, Drew’s quixotic LA quest, the notion of courtesy scoring and hey.. what’s that? Why yes, we’re announcing another experiment! Sit back and get ready to listen!
Episode Links:
BrewSwag.com – Use Code “Experimental” and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund!
Forbes – Hop Vendors Swallow a Bitter Pil: https://www.forbes.com/sites/taranurin/2018/01/26/hop-vendors-swallow-a-…
Sam Adams launches a national New England Hazy IPA: https://thefullpint.com/beer-news/samuel-adams-best-selling-new-england-…
Sierra Nevada donation to Butte College: http://www.butte.edu/feeds/2018/Free_Tuition_Fees_Fall_2018.html
The Return of Dan and Martha Holly-Paquette: https://www.rmcmedia.co.uk/vibe/food-and-drink/article/Brewery-to-open-o…
Brewery at Abgaile – https://abigailerestaurant.com/
Zymurgy Brewworks: http://www.zymurgybrewworks.com/
Long Beach Beer Lab: https://lbbeer.com/
Yeast Family Tree: http://allaboutbeer.com/article/the-family-tree-of-yeast/
Courtesy Scoring in Judging: http://professorgoodales.net/archives/13532
Cryo Hop Experiment: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/cryo-hop-vs-t-90
Brewlander: http://www.brewlander.com/
Dark Run by Mike Brooks: http://amzn.to/2CMS6Bs
Habitat for Humanity – https://www.habitat.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:13 Announcements & Feedback
00:9:12 The Pub
00:26:16 The Library – Yeast Tree
00:32:39 The Brewery – Courtesy Scoring
00:39:50 The Lab – Cryo Hops
00:44:57 The Lounge – Brewlander
01:41:36 Quick Tip – Beer Shipping
01:44:00 Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association

BrewCraft USA Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you’d like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimentalbrew.com!
Don’t forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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