Denny and Drew look back at the year that was 2023!
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Denny and Drew look back at the year that was 2023!
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Oxygen is a necessary component of our brew day and yet it’s the our biggest enemies to beer quality. We walk through where you need O2, where to avoid it and what you need to focus on!
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Denny and Drew join John Holl on his Drink Beer, Think Beer Podcast to discuss the State of Homebrewing in 2023!
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Craig Shapland (of Triple IPA fame) and John Jackson of the Wild Parrot are back on the show while brewing Craig’s massive “Old Foggy” Russian Imperial Stout. What challenges and changes did the recipe undergo? Find out!
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Denny and Drew break down the current happenings in the beer world and look back at what’s been brewing and what’s going to be brewed in short order! (Picture stolen gleefully from Outsider Brewing to show their transparent system – https://outsiderbrewing.beer/)
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Denny is famous for keeping notes on every brew he’s made. We’re putting him to the test and seeing what the brew gods want him to explain!
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Back in July, Sapporo shocked the beer world by announcing the closure of the stalwart Anchor Brewery. The Anchor SF Cooperative has a plan and is trying to keep Anchor alive in San Francisco. Listen to what they hope to do and how you can help them!
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It’s the Feast of Saint Nicholas and that means it’s time to reward your surviving Krampusnacht with a Falconsclaws. Denny and Drew break down the two versions of the recipe that exist on the internet and why you should brew the newer one! Continue reading
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Wet hop beers are a truly seasonal event in the beer world, but the folks at Blue Lake Hops in Michigan are trying to bring that wet hop experience to us year round. We’re talking with Adrian Cook about the Blue Lake Process and why frozen maybe the new freshness
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Yeast isn’t the only fungi out there making wonderfully edible products. Drew talks with Jesse Bussard about how she went from malt to growing mushrooms and how you can too!
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Denny’s revisiting a few of our favorite hop centric topics and in this episode brings together the brewing experience of our IGORs on the IBU experiment and Denny exploring the concept of the mIBU.
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Every year there’s a beer that reminds people that Crystal Malt and Hops do actually work together! This episode Denny and Drew break down how Denny creates his own homage to Sierra Nevada’s classic – Celebration Ale
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Denny’s revisiting a few of our favorite hop centric topics and in this episode brings together our interview with Glenn Tinseth and the results of our IBU experiment.
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You can’t walk into a brewery without tripping over a barrel aged stout, but barrels aren’t the most practical choice for homebrewers. (Not that that ever stopped anyone!) Drew sits down with Desi Hall of The Barrel Mill to discuss barrels and oak spirals and what they can bring to your beer in a hurry!
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Denny and Drew catch up on the GABF, how the Falcons have collaborated with Firestone Walker and Drew’s new winter beer inspiration (via Czechia and Mexico)
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Last Replay now that Drew’s recovered from whatever that was!On this week’s episode of the Brew Files, Drew and Denny tackle a question dropped on Facebook by listener Dan Tomkins. Dan asked just how do we tackle a new recipe – something we’ve never brewed before? Well, sit back and we’ll walk you through just how we do the voodoo that is recipe creation.
Episode Links:
Greg Noonan’s Seven Barrel Brewers Handbook (Drew lied – it’s on Amazon!) – http://amzn.to/2mGJ1lO
Greg Noonan’s New Lager – http://amzn.to/2mLbho5
Oxford Beer Companion – http://amzn.to/2mGPyNi
100 Years of Brewing (Western Brewer) – http://amzn.to/2n5Br7L
Michael Jackson’s Beer Companion – http://amzn.to/2n5vI1J
Brewing Classic Styles – http://amzn.to/2n5nqXz
Scott Janish’s Blog – http://scottjanish.com/
BJCP Guidelines – http://bjcp.org/stylecenter.php
Wood Chipper Red Ale – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/wood-chipper-red-ale
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Grainfather
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Every year we do a Q&A for our partners at Brew Your Own Magazine. It’s a loose easy going affair of questions from the crowd. Sit back and listen to the audio version of that Q&A and don’t forget you can subscribe to BYO and support the podcast!
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A Cider Tote
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On this week’s episode of the Brew Files, we get ready for the fall with a quick lesson in making America’s founding beverage – cider. We come at it from two different points of view (surprise!) since Denny has actual apple trees and Drew has a giant city surrounding him (but apple orchards a short drive away!) But together, we’ll get you to the right answer about to make great cider from some bad apples!
Links
The Everything Hard Cider Book – http://amzn.to/2xPZb6h
Drew’s Cider Cheat Sheet: https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/cider-brewing-cheatsheet
Correll Cider Presses: http://correllciderpresses.com/ (Denny has a Medium Plus)
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Grainfather
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Drew’s still under the weather with something fun and exciting. So we’re taking a quick spin around the world of beer news and what we’re prepping/brewing!
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Drew’s sick this week – so in celebration of Masa pouring Guavaaahhh at the Great American Beer Festival – a replay! (Note for GABF, he and Arts District Brewing used Oregon Fruit Puree for the guava)
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The annual Doug King Memorial Competition celebrating Doug’s craziness has a new winner – Masa Kitano of the Socal Cerveceros with his Guavaaahhh Gose. Drew talks with Masa about how he got into homebrewing, what inspired this fruit filled Gose and his experiments with Wet Hop IPAs for good measure!
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