Hot Steeping for Quick Malt Evaluation (ASBC and Drew's Methods)

Submitted by drew on Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:57

If you listen to Episode 143 of the Podcast, you'll hear Drew's experiences hot steeping and tasting the Crisp Hertiage Malt lineup of Chevalier, Hana, Plumage Archer and Maris Otter #19.

Episode 143 - It's A Hot Steep Christmas

Submitted by drew on Wed, 12/22/2021 - 10:00

It's the holiday season - which means it's Christmas beers and quick tests that you can do. Drew tastes his way through the Crisp Heritage malts to demonstrate the hot steep malt evaluation method and help formulate what to do with these new/old malts!

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Brew Files - 110 - Malted Corn and Cream Ales

Submitted by drew on Fri, 12/10/2021 - 12:00

The Brew is Out There!

How do you make a classic even better? By trying new ingredients! Drew talks with Caleb Michalke of Sugar Creek Malt about malted corn and why it can make a classic even better. They're joined by Ryan Kriesch of "A Pint With" to taste his rendition of I Dream of Jenny Cream Ale using Sugar Creek's Boone County White Malted Corn.

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Episode 142 - It's Weiz To Sell Guyz

Submitted by drew on Wed, 12/01/2021 - 20:30

It's been a tough few years for homebrewers and competitions - we're talking with the Weiz Guyz Brewers out of Loveland, Colorado about their annual Sweetheart's Revenge and what makes it unique as well as the outstanding Colorado Strong program!

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Brew Files - 109 - REPLAY - Organizational Blues

Submitted by drew on Thu, 11/18/2021 - 07:00

The Brew is Out There!

REPLAY: New Years is almost here with it's Janus like powers of transformational drive. Denny and Drew sit down and review how they organize things in the brewhouse to make the brew day easier and more likely to happen. How do you organize things?

Episode 141 - Re-Crisping Your Malt

Submitted by drew on Sat, 11/06/2021 - 10:00

Everything old is new again! Denny and Drew sit down with Colin Johnston, David Griggs and Mike Benson to talk about how to revive forgotten malt varieties and why you should brew with the four "new" varieties from Crisp!

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Brew Files - 108 - What Makes The West Best

Submitted by drew on Thu, 10/28/2021 - 10:00

The Brew is Out There!

Last time, we covered Drew's favorite way to use hops. This time, it's Denny's! We break down the two West Coast IPA styles we agree on before Drew throws in a disputed third variety. Just how bitter does an IPA need to be to be West Coast?

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Episode 140 - A Wee Bit of News

Submitted by drew on Wed, 10/20/2021 - 21:00

In this episode - Denny and Drew tackle the changing world of beer and new cans, strange diets (and a favorite new word), cask beers, burnt honey, and more! Oh and Drew secretly tastes one of Denny's beers!

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Brew Files - Episode 107 - Seasonal Hoppiness

Submitted by drew on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 09:00

The Brew is Out There!

Drew loves his Saisons, this is known. He also loves his hops. Until recently, big bold hoppy character and big spicy Belgian yeast characters have been difficult to bring together in harmony. Here's a quick look at Drew's process for making a hoppy Saison.

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Episode 139 - The Crop Report

Submitted by drew on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 20:30

Hop harvest is winding up as we write and brewers are heading to Yakima and Yakima Chief Hops to find out the details on this year's crop. For everyone else, we've brought Yakima to you in the form of Bryan Pearce, YCH's Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. How's the crop? Tune in!

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Brew Files - Episode 106 - Dark Side of the Kölsch

Submitted by drew on Wed, 09/29/2021 - 12:00

The Brew is Out There!

Collaborations are known for producing some wild ideas and Andrew Bell (Radiant) and Casey Harris (Topa Topa) came up with a doozy - a dark double dry hopped Kölsch that defies the odds and made something really interesting! Check it out!

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Radiant Brewing: https://www.radiantbeer.com/

Episode 138 - All the News Fit to Drink

Submitted by drew on Wed, 09/22/2021 - 10:30

Lawsuits, awards and beer, oh my! We look at who's won awards at the GABF and talk about the world of seltzers and lawsuits before digging into a new experimental way of preparing hops and fake styles! Oh and people have feelings about brew bags and all in one systems and using computers for the BJCP!

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Brew Files - Episode 105 - Going Pro in Orlando

Submitted by drew on Mon, 09/13/2021 - 21:00

The Brew is Out There!

It's a running joke in the beer world that every brewer started as a homebrewer. Eric Gomez, of Orlando's Brewers Anonymous, speed ran his way from first kit, to tons of medals for his brews and now his first professional brewing gig. Drew sits down with Eric to discuss what makes a winning beer, what makes a brewer tick and what he's looking forward to in his new job!

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Episode 137 - Pop Goes the IPA

Submitted by drew on Sun, 08/29/2021 - 07:30

As hop aroma science has evolved, it figures the wizards at Yakima Chief would attempt to split the aroma atom. They've unleashed a blend of hop components that target specific compounds to "pop" fruit forward aromas. YCH's Spencer Tielkemeyer and Joe Wells of Fair State Brewing help us understand how to maximize your Pop.

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Episode 136 - Women in Beer

Submitted by drew on Fri, 08/13/2021 - 10:30

Since our last new non-QA episode of the show, things got interesting in the beer world. We talk to Melissa McCann of the Women's International Beer Summit (and the newly formed Women's Craft Fermentation Alliance). In the meanwhile we also talk about what to do about sexism. (Spoiler: the answer is simple - treat people like they're actually people with full rights, feelings and abilities)

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Episode 135 - REPLAY - Stalling with Perkey

Submitted by drew on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 09:00

REPLAY!

We've been a bit delayed this summer due to travel (remember that?) and renovations (along with everyone else in the country)!

We'll be back next week with brand new episodes - but in the meanwhile, enjoy our a replay on our discussion on Saison Stalls and Denny's interview with Brian Perkey of Lallemand about his long history and what's changing in the world of brewing!

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Brew Files - Episode 104 - Vanilla Bean Dreams

Submitted by drew on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 11:00

The Brew is Out There!

Despite it's reputation, vanilla is anything but boring and anything but cheap! We're talking to Sara Anderson of IndriVanilla about what makes vanilla so magical and why it's so dang expensive. Drew drops a few tips on using your newly acquired vanilla to it's utmost.

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IndriVanilla (the Retail Store): https://indrivanilla.com/

Episode 134 - REPLAY Resolving The Secret Of The Hop

Submitted by drew on Fri, 06/18/2021 - 12:00

REPLAY! (For HomebrewCon Time!)

We've survived the PGPDF and are back and catching back up! We've got a whole slew of feedback, news stories, brew sessions, hop science, micro-resolutions (aka things we think we can do), a listener's brewing experience and... the juicy story of why you can buy Columbus, Tomahawk or Zeus in the hop freezer - sit back for a lesson in farm spying!

Brew Files - Episode 203 - REPLAY - The Mighty Oat

Submitted by drew on Fri, 06/04/2021 - 09:00

The Brew Is Out There!

REPLAY - And Boy Haven't Oats Become More Important Than Ever?

On this week's episode of the Brew Files, Drew and Denny talk one of Drew's favorite ingredients - oats, their origin, their use, their forms, pitfalls, styles and one of Drew's beloved recipes for Drew's beloved pup - Cookie.

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Episode 133 - Dave's Definitely Here, Man

Submitted by drew on Sat, 05/29/2021 - 09:00

When we asked for listener questions - y'all responded, but one man - Dave Taylor - dropped a mountain of questions on us. He and Denny go way back online with many years of thoughts, conversations and conflicting opinions. So, we sat down with Dave and work through all of his questions in a go!

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