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Brew in a Bag is arguably the most popular way for brewers to get into all grain brewing. As with all techniques there are different tips and tricks we can all use to make our brew day better. Here are a few of ours - what do you do?

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Back in 2017, Ray Ricky Riveria was working towards having his own brewery - Norwalk Brew House. Today, NBH is a reality, but not in the way you'd normally think. We examine how he's partnering with breweries to grow his brand - one beer at a time. Who says you need to own shining metal tanks to have great beer?

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Programming Note: Sorry for the delay in new episodes. Drew has been sick, but hey - here's a new episode!

The Brew is Out There!

Thiols are all the rage. Beer drinkers love those big tropical fruit characters, but thiol rich hops are expensive! What if you could get help from your yeast? That's what where Berkeley Yeast and their Tropics series comes in. Nick Harris walks us through better brewing through biochemistry!

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With its richness and haze potential Oat Malt has risen in popularity over the past few years. But we sit down with Peter Symons to discuss the creation, marketing and chicanery that surrounds Oat Malt Stout and it's knockoff cousin, Oatmeal Stout

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Belgian yeasts and hops don't mix - at least not until recently - unless we're talking about Belgian Pale Ale. It's an odd mix of British and Belgian flavors and approaches. So, I sit down with San Diego's Belgian beer fanatic par excellence, Tomme Arthur of Lost Abbey Brewing to break down how we'd make our own Belgian Pale Ale.

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Whether for the pursuit of better health or just something to drink between beers, Non-Alcohol or Low Alcohol beer is growing rapidly across the world. Until recently the answer to "hey, can I homebrew a NA beer" has been "not really!". We're sitting down with Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs to discuss their new NAY yeast strain and how you can safely make an NA beer at home!

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Kegs are wonderful! Draft beer is fantastic! Kegs are heavy and not easily shared! All of these things are true and so today we talk about our best tips for bottling draft beer. If you have other tips to add to the pile, let us know!

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Christmas may be in the past, but it doesn't mean you can't carry the Christmas spirit forward in your glass. Drew sits down with Chris Enegren of Enegren Brewing to talk their take on a bock built for the Christmas season

(Photo credit to Sean Inman of beersearchparty.com)

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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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