Draft Carbonation - Modified Slam/Shake vs. Gradual Carbonation

Submitted by drew on Tue, 02/14/2017 - 23:59

It's happened to us all - too many kegs, not enough time left to "properly" carbonate your beer before it needs to be served. Who knows, maybe you have a party or club meeting. Maybe you just need a beer, damnit.

Subject:

Packaging

Experiment Status:

Ready for Testing

Does a modified slam and shake method result in a beer observably different than one done by the longer sit and wait methodology?

A Small Matter of Weight

Submitted by drew on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 09:19

Fat Drew / Not So Fat Drew
Left: December 26th, 2014 - I dug this picture. First one of me in a long while. (over 270 lbs). Right: September 2016 - Tasting my Saisons Also, how do I always forget to shave? - (~170lbs)

Brew Files - Episode 3 - Michael Tonsmeire Fails Gracefully At Cloning Oerbier

Submitted by drew on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 00:00

The Brew Is Out There!

RECIPE BREAKDOWN SHOW

Episode 33 - The Bitter Truth

Submitted by drew on Wed, 02/01/2017 - 00:00

In the feedback we take a moment to not only reflect on the launch of the Brew Files, but to also remind folks about the difference between companies and people particularly when the snark is flying in podcast land.

Quick and Dirty Science - Steel Cut Oats

Submitted by drew on Tue, 01/31/2017 - 00:20

TLDR - Lord You Talk Too Much Drew - Executive Summary

It looks like no, Steel cut oats don't necessarily need to be pre-cooked to use in a mash, but judging by the results I saw - it still helps.

For Those Who Like To Read

Brew Files - Episode 2 - The Crushable Cream Ale

Submitted by drew on Wed, 01/25/2017 - 00:00

The Brew Is Out There!

STYLE SHOW

This episode we give Denny's voice a rest as Drew explores one of his favorite beers to absolutely crush. (Yes, we know the irony of just talking about crushable on the other show, but if any beer style is crushable in a way that leaves you feeling respectable - it's cream ale). So sit back and let Drew tell you the story of Cream Ale - an American Original!

Episode Links:

I Dream of Jenny Cream Ale

The very definition of a crushable beer that will leave you feeling like a respectable beer drinker the next day. It's seriously a great damn American classic

Episode 32 - The IBU Is A Lie

Submitted by drew on Wed, 01/18/2017 - 00:00

In the feedback we tackle Denny's favorite Myths according to our friends and some early feedback about our new show - The Brew Files!

Reminder our charity of is choice is the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. Let's try and raise enough funds via Patreon to hit a cool thousand by July!

Where All This Began In A Photo

Submitted by drew on Thu, 01/12/2017 - 11:31

Citizen Science

Brew Files - Episode 1 - BVIP and Springtime in Amarillo

Submitted by drew on Wed, 01/11/2017 - 00:00

The Brew Is Out There!

What's this? What's this? It's a new show from us! The Brew Files is our quick hit (~30 minutes) show dedicated to a specific brewing topic. No news, new extraneous guffawing and jawing - one topic, all beer, let's do this. Every week will tackle particular recipes, styles, techniques or ingredients.

RECIPE DESIGN SHOW

Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter

The one, the only world "famous" Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter. Born for Christmas - well loved any time!

Springtime in Amarillo

A bright, brisk and hoppy Saison popping with a ton of grapefruit character from the Amarillo. Really just a hell of a beer to have on draft and keep drinking

The Pegu Club Cocktail

Submitted by drew on Mon, 01/09/2017 - 08:54

A Pegu Cocktail

After Van Havig of Gigantic Brewing mentioned his love of Gin, we talked about some favorite preparations. You can hear him describe in Episode 29 the Pegu Club Cocktail - the house cocktail of the British gentlemen's club in Rangoon. It's super dangerous and really easy to drink

Here's what I've been making:

Chuck Macaluso - Maui Nights

A Tropical Stout as rich and warm as the island of Maui - think a bigger version of a milk/cream stout as discussed on Episode 31 of the show!

Chuck Macaluso - Crazy Ivan Russian Imperial Stout

Big complex kitchen sink Russian Imperial Stout flavored with licorice, galaxy hops and cacao as discussed on Episode 31 of the show!

Episode 31 - Brew Years Resolutions

Submitted by drew on Wed, 01/04/2017 - 00:00

Happy New Beer!

In the feedback we talk over a few things, like our missed quick tip last week and what does it mean when a beer is truly awesome.

Episode 30 - Breaking Down with Breakside

Submitted by drew on Wed, 12/21/2016 - 00:00

Denny and Barrels

Quick Start - Call us at 626-765-1ALE to leave us a quick message about your Brew Year's Resolution or record it on your phone/computer and email us at podcast@experimentalbrew.com!

Experimental Brewing - Episode 29 - Purge of the Gigantic

Submitted by drew on Wed, 12/07/2016 - 00:00

Gigantic Selfie!

Mixbot Mixes

The Great Purge - Does a Full Liquid Purge of a Keg Protect Hop Aroma Better

Submitted by drew on Tue, 12/06/2016 - 21:16

It's time to test out the validity of another of Drew's favorite techniques - keg purging.

Breweries spend a lot of time worrying over removing as much oxygen possible from their packages (bottles/kegs). Why? It's pretty well established both in tradition and science that oxygen is destructive to beer flavor and aroma pretty quickly. So packaging brewers do everything they can to reduce O2 levels after their intial injection of oxygen post chilling.