Episode 91 - Brew England

Submitted by drew on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 00:00

HomeBrewCon season is rapidly approaching! To get you ready for it, we sit down with Gary and Matt from the AHA to talk about what they've got planned for the largest nerdiest beer party on the planet. (And don't forget - early bird pricing is almost over!) Plus we tackle the beer news, what we've been brewing and reading... and writing!

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Brew Files - Episode 60 - A Daily Pint of Fruit

Submitted by drew on Wed, 04/17/2019 - 00:00

The Brew is Out There!

The Farmer's Markets are about to overflow with fruit and naturally that means - fruit beers. Today, we're sitting down and trying to help you get make fruit beer that's worth drinking and respects the ingredients. Let's make some juicy beer!

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Episode 90 - Sing a Song of Ale

Submitted by drew on Wed, 04/10/2019 - 00:00

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!

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Brew Files - Episode 59 - Keeping Cool

Submitted by drew on Tue, 04/02/2019 - 21:00

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We just talked what happens when you can't keep things cool, so naturally now that Spring has sprung - now's our time to bring our tools to bear and keep our wort cool. Let's take a quick spin around the world of staying chilly during our warmer months!

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Reptile Heater: https://amzn.to/2HVZQYM

Episode 89 - Brew With Drew

Submitted by drew on Wed, 03/27/2019 - 00:00

Every year Drew holds a "Brew with a Falcon" event at his brewery. This year there's more brewing hijinks with new toys and new yeasts as well. Sit down with the crew as they recount what happened and what they love about brewing. In addition, we taste a listener's beer to try and find the cause and cure for his beer's unhappiness. All this and more!

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Brew Files - Episode 58 - March into October

Submitted by drew on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 21:00

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It may be March, but it's time to start thinking about October. On this episode, we briefly dig into the history of March beer and explore the polar opposite styles from the same party - the old fashioned Marzen and the modern super Helles "Festbier". Sit back and get ready to lift a stein!

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Episode 88 - Revisiting Flash Frozen Homebrew

Submitted by drew on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 00:00

You know Murphy's law says whatever can happen, will. White's corollary to Murphy's Law says "Murphy was an Optimist". (aka Denny's Internet in his lovely country home was out all last week. He's almost back online!) So we're revisiting one of our favorite pieces of science from last year - Cryo vs. T-90!

Brew Files - Episode 57 - Old School Triple IPA

Submitted by drew on Wed, 03/06/2019 - 00:00

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Episode 87 - Take Me Down To Asheville

Submitted by drew on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 00:00

There's a whole slew of feedback today before we hit the beer news and run to the brewery to talk a Memorial Day event at Mecca Grade, new Yeast strains, how to actually say Kveik and make things with it and some additional dry hopping data points. And then we sit down with Marshall and talk about what we're going to be trying to teach at the BYO Bootcamp in Asheville in a month!

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Brew Files - Episode 56 - Rose Wave

Submitted by drew on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 21:00

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Last episode, everything was coming up gold. This week it's coming up pink as we explore what looks to be this year's hot trend - Rosé Beer. Drew sits down with pro-brewer/homebrewer Andy Ziskin about how he makes a Rosé beer that's dramatic, complex fruity, fun and not insipidly dull and sweet.

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Episode 86 - Resolving The Secret Of The Hop

Submitted by drew on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 00:00

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!

Show note - ~34 minutes, Denny says "gypsum, chloride". He meant "gypsum, calcium chloride"

Brew Files - Episode 55 - Tripel Your Gold

Submitted by drew on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 00:00

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In the world of responses to Pilsner, the Belgians really nailed it with their Belgian Strong Goldens and Tripels. But what makes them different? Drew breaks down the styles with sample recipes and tries to answer the tasty conundrum that is the BSG/Tripel split

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Episode 85 - Attack of the Peruvian Guinea Pig Death Flu

Submitted by drew on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 00:00

It's finally happened! Denny and Drew have simultaneously been felled by the specter of Peruvian Guinea Pig Death Flu!

In light of our incapcitation, we offer you these choice revists to topics we're still talking about today! Don't fret - episode 86 is being prepped and should be a grand return to form!

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Brew Files - Episode 54 - Where's There Smoke

Submitted by drew on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 21:00

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In every beer lovers curve of beer love, there comes a moment when they discover the world of smoked beers. Drew sits down with Devon Randall of Imperial Western Beer Company to discuss her approach to making both subtle and in your face smoked beers!

Devon's Smoke Guidelines:

Subtle: 3-5%

Balanced: 6-15%

OVert: 16-100%

Episode 84 - Answering All The Questions

Submitted by drew on Tue, 01/15/2019 - 21:00

There are a great many questions in the universe - why are we here? What are we doing? What the hell just happened with my beer?!? We'll tackle that last category, because we're terrible at moral philosophy!

Sit back, it's time for a dive through a bunch of questions!

Brew Files - Episode 53 - Anniversaries & Enzymes with Eagle Rock

Submitted by drew on Wed, 01/09/2019 - 00:00

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It's officially been two years of Brew Files! (Ok, fine, two more days - the first episode dropped on Jan 11th, 2017) That puts me in the mood to talk Anniversaries and with my local, Eagle Rock Brewery, hitting their 9th Anniversary, I sat down with Jeremy Raub to talk about designing an Anniversary beer and the new and interesting uses they're finding for Amlyase enzymes - it's not just for Brut IPA's anymore!

Episode 83 - Love Thy Long Beach Neighbor

Submitted by drew on Tue, 01/01/2019 - 21:00

Brew Files - Episode 52 - Getting Back to Brewing

Submitted by drew on Tue, 12/25/2018 - 21:00

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New Years is right around the corner which means so is the era of Resolutions. The most common resolution for brewers? I'm going to brew more! It's also one of the most failed. We're here to give you our tips for fighting the forces that stymie you so you can get back to what we all love - brewing!

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Episode 82 - Thinking and Drinking with John Holl

Submitted by drew on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 21:00

Just in time for Christmas and the new year, Drew sits down with John Holl of Craft Beer & Brewing to talk about his new book - Drink Beer, Think Beer. We talk where the industry is and why John's hope for the future isn't a very popular one.

Brew Files - Episode 51 - Real Time Recipe Challenge

Submitted by drew on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 00:00

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We asked our listeners to challenge us - give us a beer idea you want us to design and prepare to make. Out of the pile of suggestions we each chose one recipe to challenge the other with. In this inaugural challenge, we only find out what recipe we're supposed to formulate right then. Listen to us walk you through how we'd tackle these challenges.

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