One of the greatest joys of HomeBrewCon is getting a chance to talk to interesting people and then get to see them recognized for what their doing. In this episode Drew sits down in conversation with Douglas Amport and John LaPolla – founders of New York City's only homebrew shop – Bitter & Esters. We talk about the challenges and joys of podcasting and running a homebrew shop. A day later, they won as the AHA's Homebrew Shop of the Year!

Episode Links:
Hop & Brew School – https://www.yakimachief.com/events/
Denny & Drew on Beer Smith – http://beersmith.com/blog/2019/07/24/simple-homebrewing-with-denny-and-drew-beersmith-podcast-195/
Drew's column in Craft Beer & Brewing – https://beerandbrewing.com/the-classic-appeal-of-the-american-lager/
Facebook/Instagram Policy Update regarding Alcohol – https://beerandbrewing.com/the-classic-appeal-of-the-american-lager/
Cantillon's Zwanse Beer – https://www.facebook.com/110627652322553/photos/a.119797978072187/246438…
Zwanse Day Locations – https://www.facebook.com/Brasserie-Cantillon-110627652322553/
Northern Brewer sold by ABI's ZX Ventures – https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190711005456/en/Affiliate-Blackstreet-Capital-Holdings-LLC-Acquires-Northern
Bitter & Esters – https://bitterandesters.com/
Netflix – The Chef Show – https://www.netflix.com/title/81028317
Netflix – The Taco Chronicles – https://www.netflix.com/title/81040704
Netflix – Mission Control – The Unsung Heroes of Apollo – https://www.netflix.com/title/80175483
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:24 Announcements & Feedback
00:14:14 The Pub
00:28:50 The Brewery
00:42:09 The Lounge – Btter & Esters
01:15:12 Q&A
01:30:26 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America
Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com!
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It's time! Time for a whole bunch of questions and answers. In this go around it seems many of you have hops on the brain – so it's only fitting we also announce a chance to win 2 tickets to Yakima Chief Hops Hop and Brew School®. Enter by 7/26 at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/hopandbrew! On with the questions!
Episode Links:
Hop & Brew School – https://www.yakimachief.com/events/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:59 Announcements
00:5:21 Hops
00:22:47 Recipes
00:46:52 Techniques
01:02:01 Yeast
01:25:37 Miscellaneous
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America
Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com!
Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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Episode Links:
Hop & Brew School – https://www.yakimachief.com/events/
Wings of Rescue – https://wingsofrescue.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:45 Gary Glass – The AHA
00:13:44 Alex – Yakima Chief Hops
00:30:16 Graciany & Fred – Kilt Lifter Wee Heavy
00:47:19 Jonathan – Craftmeister
00:53:23 Jared – Country Malt Group
01:03:50 Chris Saunders – De-Alcoholized Beers At Home
01:17:35 Darryl Tait – Atlantic Brew Supply – Conference Experiment!
01:31:58 Stan Hieronymus – 7 Bitter Sisters
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America
Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
Yakima Chief Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com!
Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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Over the last decade, Asheville has become a mecca of breweries, but perhaps none of them have the dedication to history and brewing as a passion as the improbably tiny Zebulon Artisan Ales helmed by long time brewer, former homebrew shop owner and man of odd business hours, Mike Karnowski. Drew sat down with Mike and covered the beer (including a really satisfying 1% Mild on handpump and other treats), the business and the meaning of beer in a world suddenly awash in breweries.
Episode Links:
HomeBrewCon – Providence RI – http://www.homebrewcon.org
Pre-Con Party – CountryMaltGroup & Experimental Brewing at Isle Brewers Guild – 6/26
Hop & Brew School – https://www.yakimachief.com/events/
LA's Latina Brewers – https://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/la-latina-brewers-cultural-shift
Genesee “Strawberry Lemonade” Cream Ale – https://www.originalcreamale.com/
The Rise of Spiked Seltzer – https://vinepair.com/articles/hop-take-is-spiked-seltzer-the-new-ipa/
Cry Havoc is now Charlie's Fist Bump – https://whitelabs.com/news/wlp862-cry-havoc-lager-yeast-now-wlp1983-charlies-fist-bump-yeast
Raid White Lab's Vault – https://whitelabs.com/yeast-vault
Zebulon Artisan Ales – http://www.zebulonbrewing.com/
Drew's Pressure Canned Starter Wort – http://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/starter-made-easy-pressure-cooking-your-starter-wort-ahead-time
Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron – https://amzn.to/2FjvNax
Wings of Rescue – https://wingsofrescue.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:22 Announcements & Feedback
00:17:14 The Pub
00:31:11 The Brewery
00:41:44 The Lounge – Mike Karnowski
01:40:34 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America
Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com!
Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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HomeBrewCon steadily marches closer and on this episode we sit down with Jeremy Duffy of Isle Brewers Guild about their unique way of running a brewery – and what we can expect when we (and hopefully you) party with them on the 26th! But before we get there, we check the beer news, a new book that's just been released, Denny's latest mistake (and our disagreement). Sit back and relax – we're on island time!
Episode Links:
HomeBrewCon – Providence RI – http://www.homebrewcon.org
Pre-Con Party – CountryMaltGroup & Experimental Brewing at Isle Brewers Guild – 6/26
Hop & Brew School – https://www.yakimachief.com/events/
New Jersey Brewery Restrictions – https://www.northjersey.com/story/life/food/2019/05/28/breweries-nj-face…
Sierra Nevada Resilience Update – http://fortune.com/2019/05/23/sierra-nevada-resilience-brewer-shortfall/
Beer Marque – https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2019/05/01/Cask-Marque-unveils-new-beer-accreditation
Viking Age Brew – https://amzn.to/2JZ2zBM
Simple Homebrewing – https://amzn.to/2JXPUyZ
Bamforth on Beer – https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/05/29/us/ap-us-weird-beers.html
Isle Brewers Guild – http://islebrewers.com/
Good Omens – The Book – https://amzn.to/2K04aar
Good Omens – The Series – https://amzn.to/2WIST4l
Wings of Rescue – https://wingsofrescue.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:07 Announcements & Feedback
00:17:29 The Pub
00:32:17 The Library
00:40:35 The Brewery
00:54:15 The Lounge – Belgium Survives Denny
01:18:58 Q&A
01:29:36 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America
Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com!
Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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Denny and Paula have just returned from Belgium. What did he learn? What did he taste? (What did she drink that wasn't IPA?) How did the authorities let him back in? Tune in and find out that and all the beer news and brewing misadventures we've been getting up to in this week's episode!
Episode Links:
HomeBrewCon – Providence RI – http://www.homebrewcon.org
Pre-Con Party – CountryMaltGroup & Experimental Brewing at Isle Brewers Guild – 6/26
Hop & Brew School – https://www.yakimachief.com/events/
Brewers Aren't Inspired by the Widget Model – https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2019/5/11/brewers-arent-inspired-b…
BeerBall Nostalgia – https://www.syracuse.com/drinks/2019/05/remember-the-beerball-it-was-onc…
I Have a James Beard Award and I Think You Are So Great – http://www.everywhereist.com/i-have-a-james-beard-award-and-i-think-you-…
GABF Guidelines – https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-re…
HomeBrew Doesn't Have to Be Pro Brewer Cosplay – https://wouldbebrewmaster.blogspot.com/2019/05/homebrewing-doesnt-have-t…
Great Western Brümalt – https://www.greatwesternmalting.com/products/specialty-malts/brumalt/
Drew's Kveik Strain Project – https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/guide-kveik-yeasts
Beer and Chocolate Tasting in Brussels – https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g188644-d12863472-Be…
Zythos Beer Festival – https://www.zbf.be/en/
IM Pei Dies – https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/obituaries/im-pei-dead.html
Three Stones Make a Wall – https://amzn.to/2QcwxT8
Wings of Rescue – https://wingsofrescue.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:59 Announcements & Feedback
00:17:10 The Pub
00:32:18 The Library
00:40:27 The Brewery
00:49:15 The Lounge – Belgium Survives Denny
01:29:34 Q&A
01:35:12 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America
Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com!
Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d…
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As we release this, Denny is somewhere recovering from invading the fine country of Belgium. Next episode we'll get into it. But on this episode, we wanted to step back and take a look at where we started on our journey of New England “Hazy” IPA (Episode 15), revisit one of the strange beer ideas Drew still gets questions about with Russell Everett's Cool Ranch Beer from Bainbridge Brewing(Episode 23) and the infamous Gin discussion that some of you probably didn't get to because it was in our April Fools episode (Episode 63). Sit back and don't forget to get your copy of Simple Homebrewing! (Today's the last day of the AHA Presale! https://www.experimentalbrew.com/simple)
Episode Links:
Simple Homebrewing AHA Members Presale – May 8th Final day – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/simple
HomeBrewCon – Providence RI – http://www.homebrewcon.org
Pre-Con Party – CountryMaltGroup & Experimental Brewing at Isle Brewers Guild – 6/26
Hop & Brew School – https://www.yakimachief.com/events/
New England IPA Experiment: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/new-england-ipa-series-it-yeast
Bainbridge Island Brewing – http://www.bainbridgebeer.com/
St. George's Terroir Gin: http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/spirits/gins/st-george-terroir-gin/
&Tonic Syrup: https://www.andtonic.co/
Pegu Club: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/drew/pegu-club-cocktail
Drew's Other Gin Cocktails: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/drew/drews-favorite-gin-recipes
Wings of Rescue – https://wingsofrescue.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:14 Announcements & Feedback
00:07:52 New England IPA Tasting Experiment
00:42:38 Bainbridge Brewing
01:28:42 Gin
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com!
Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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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!
Episode Links:
HomeBrewCon – Providence RI – http://www.homebrewcon.org
Pre-Con Party – CountryMaltGroup & Experimental Brewing at Isle Brewers Guild – 6/26
Hop & Brew School – https://www.yakimachief.com/events/
Simple Homebrewing AHA Member's Pre-Sale – http://www.experimentalbrew.com/simple
Ballast Point Shutting Down Locations – https://www.brewbound.com/news/constellation-brands-closing-2-ballast-po…
Pink Boots Blend $100k donation – https://brewpublic.com/beer-news/pink-boots-society-receives-100k-from-s…
Ohio Man Drinks Only Beer for Lent – https://thetakeout.com/ohio-man-only-drink-beer-no-food-lent-1833233106
AHA Off Flavor Series – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/off-flavor-series-ace…
BYO Chat Answers – https://byo.com/live-chat-with-denny-conn-drew-beechum/
AHA Big Brew Transatlantic Blonde Recipe – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/national-homebrew-day/
How To Drink – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCioZY1p0bZ4Xt-yodw8_cBQ
Storm of Locusts (Book 2 of the Sixth World Series) – https://amzn.to/2UVcHBF
Wings of Rescue – https://wingsofrescue.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Experimental Brew Store – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:03:17 Announcements & Feedback
00:17:17 The Pub
00:31:54 The Library
00:37:05 The Brewery
00:45:08 The Lab
00:55:59 The Lounge – Gary Glass, Matt Bolling – AHA
01:26:24 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer
This episode is brought to you by:

American Homebrewers Association
BrewCraft USA
Brewing America Craftmeister
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
PicoBrew
Wyeast Labs
YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science!
In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com!
Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d…
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