Our first recipe challenge tackled is this suggestion from Eric Pierce, combining Saisons and Beets! Get your vegetables while getting your grains!
Episode 81 – Uncommon Common With Ten Mile
After our adventures down in Australia, it's time to get local again with Ten Mile Brewing in Signal Hill, California. Drew sits down with Dan Sundstrom to talk how the brewer got started and why they have a focus on tradition including their attempts to bring the Kentucky Common to California.
But first we've got to cover the bad beer news and some brewing for a good cause news before we borrow a quick tip from Chino and a quick tip of a book series that Drew now has to wait to be finished.
Episode Links:
BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall – http://byobootcamp.com/
Accusations Against Trillium – https://thetakeout.com/trillium-brewery-beer-scandal-accusations-explain…
7k Breweries and Counting – https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/u-s-breweries-hit-new-milestone
Sierra Nevad Resilience Butte County Proud IPA Brewery List – https://sierranevada.com/resilience-butte-county-proud-ipa
Resilience Homebrew Recipe – https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/sierra-nevada-res…
Golden Valley Bank Community Foundation – https://www.goldenvalley.bank/Community-Foundation.aspx
Ten Mile Brewing Company – http://www.tenmilebrewing.com/
Name of the Wind – https://amzn.to/2KVDxkK
Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
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
00:07:35 The Pub
00:22:39 The Brewery – Resilience IPA
00:30:50 The Lounge – Dan Sundstrom – Ten Mile Brewing
01:09:39 Q&A
01:13:38 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!
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On The Bond Between Brewer & Feline & Vermin
Prepare yourself for a tale of waste… and cats.
Brewers love to talk about ancient history, mostly in the form of the classic anthropological debate – bread or brew. But what about brewers and their connections to the “domestication” of animals. Sure, I love my dogs and without oxen, plowing a field of size would be tough.
I would argue that for all the love we give our brew pups, no animal has been more important to the continuation of mankind’s brewing arts than Felis catus – the “domestic” house cat. Quotes because really – domesticated? Hardly!
Here are mine – Isis, the black kitten and Osiris, her brother decked out in trendy bandit wear, being all stealthy.
While no one knows exactly how cats got domesticated, most of the speculation seems to be that they just moved into our communities and were tolerated and eventually adapted to hunting our varieties of vermin. Turns out that last part was very useful – particularly to brewers.
Why in all Ninkasi’s glorious beer giving name am I talking about an event that happened nearly 10000 years ago, give or take? Well, I’ve talked in the past about having a lot of grain in my garage – a lot. I like being able to brew on a whim, because that’s how it usually works for me and so it’s handy to have bulk storage. (Bulk storage is a theme of humanity’s post-nomadic existence)
I’ve always sworn by a combination of Gamma Lids on 5 gallon plastic buckets. For a little over $12 ($9 for the lid, $3 for the bucket – yes, I know they’re not rated food grade – I don’t have any twitches, yet), I can safely and securely store 25 lbs of grain in a water and air tight container. You can see them here in the middle of my very messy garage – more on that later.
Here in Southern California, like most places populated by humanity, we have our friendly neighborhood vermin. In the case of LA, the Brown Norway Rat, is super common. Like those of us driving up real estate prices, they love our hospitable climate. Many of our homes are on land that was formerly ranch and farm land adding to the rat allure.
My neighborhood, Lamanda Park, was home to fields of grapes and citrus – hence we have our fair share of our buddy the rat. They love my fruit and avocado trees. They love to stage the occassional break-in to my 1920’s home particularly my stand alone garage.
In all the years I’ve lived here and been storing my grain in buckets, I’ve never had a problem with the odd incursion. I’ve killed a few rats, a few have tried gnawing on the bucket lids to no avail – life moves on.
That is until I decided to better secure the garage and wound trapping some inside.
I stepped out of the brewery for a few weeks and found that in their desperation, they’d managed to finally bust into a few of the buckets – through the weak part of the lid. Gotta give them credit – that was some tenacious work.
All told, they got into three partial buckets (missed the full ones and thankfully none of my truly esoteric malts!) But they did get three different base malts – maybe they were trying different flavors. They got my last supply of Great Western Superior Pilsner and Great Western Pure California and a bit of my Thomas Fawcett Maris Otter
Hats off, Mr. Rat. Of course, now they’re toast and I’m steam cleaning the whole brewery.
Jerks. I was thinking maybe I should make like humanity of old and get a barn, erm, garage cat. Think my neighbors would mind if I threw their outdoor cat (Elvis – update – actually named Melvin) in there for a while? After all he sits in my yard all day!
Moral of the story – rats are with us and they like our grain. Do your best to keep them out! Be vigiliant and maybe keep a cat or two on hand.
In this case, I still swear by the gamma lids, but maybe I’ll put some thin sheet metal on top of the bucket stacks. (My wild rats haven’t demonstrated the thinking skills necessary to get past anything metal, so…) What have you done to keep things safe?
And just to further the point about cats and humanity and beer… here’s Isis again with a glass of Pilsner!
Brew Files – Episode 50 – A Year Of Beer
The Brew is Out There!
Time makes fools of us all and lays bare the emptiness of our plans, but it doesn't have to! Denny and Drew sit down and talk about seasonality – both historical and taste and help plan out a general timeline you can use to brew beers for a specific date!
Links
Homebrewing.com's Sample Brew Calendar: http://www.homebrewing.com/images/home-brewing-calendar-l.pdf
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
Brewing America
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Episode 80 – An Extra Special Batch of Beer
Last call in Australia! On our final night in Sydney, we did a presentation at Batch Brewing Company. After 1100 kilometers of driving and not killing each other – Denny and Drew enjoyed meeting a healthy gathering of local homebrewers. After the talk, Drew sat down with Chris Sidwa of Batch Brewing Company. Together they talk how a Jersey kid ended up surviving a company crash overseas and turned it into his dream of owning a brewery and the steps he takes to ensure he's doing good for the beer and his people. Naturally we also talk beer news, some more explanation of the brew experiment from Australia, q and a, tips and something other in this very Aussie themed show!
Episode Links:
BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall – http://byobootcamp.com/
Utah's New Testing Rule for Beer – https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/11/10/yet-another-new-rule-utah/
Pete Brown's Take on ABI's “Relaunch” of Bass Ale – https://www.petebrown.net/2018/11/12/bass-ale-is-back-i-wish-i-was-more-…
Batch Brewing Company – http://www.batchbrewingco.com.au/
The “Triangle” Test at Batch – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/drew/difficulty-triangle-testings…
Brew a Batch by Chris Sidwa – https://amzn.to/2OPRu48
The Metropolitan Hotel, Melbourne – http://metropolitan.melbourne/
The Battered Bastards of Baseball on Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/70299904
Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
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
00:09:21 The Pub
00:22:46 The Brewery – Helen's Brew Experiment, Described
00:31:03 The Lounge – Chris Sidwa – Batch Brewing
01:24:35 Q&A
01:33:03 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@experimentalbrew.com!
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Brew Files – Episode 49 – Starting Off Right
The Brew is Out There!
We know that we need good yeast to make great beer and we need to treat them right. Somehow we've managed to go through 48 episodes of this show without talking methods of treating your yeast right. On this show, we'll walk through how we used to do things and why we changed and Denny will even challenge Drew to get uncomfortable!
Links
Omega's Propper Starter – https://propperstarter.com/
MB Raine's Yeast Principles Guide – https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/yeast-propagation-and-maintenance-pr…
Presto 23 Quart Pressure Canner – https://amzn.to/2z0KwnC
Drew's Pressure Canned Starter Wort – https://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/starter-made-easy-pressure-cooking-y…
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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The Difficulty of Triangle Testings – A Practical Example
Let’s talk the triangle test. You know that simple thing we try and do to prove that changes in brewing do or don’t make a difference. We put a lot of stock in the conclusions of that test. What does it really mean?
On the face of it, it’s a simple prospect – “Dear Sir/Madam, I present you three glasses. Pick the one that’s different.” It feels so absurd, so childish, so easy that it’s insulting that you’d be asked to choose.
All of us – ok, almost all of us – have enough belief in our powers of taste, observation, deducation, umm… tactics? – whatever… We all truly think that unless it’s something truly miniscule, we’ve got this. Give me those silly glasses!
And yet… it’s really, really, really hard. (Three really’s because three glasses)
The other week, Denny and I were in Sydney after attending the wonderful Australian National Homebrewers Conference in Melbourne. Paul Nickodem invited us to come up and give a talk about experimentation.
So we set up at Batch Brewing (you’ll be hearing more from them in Episode 80 of the podcast) and we decided we’d show people how to run a triangle test as a “practical” example – aka “stop listening to us talk for a few moments and watch this magic trick”, the cornerstone of real entertainment.
The Best Sort of Brewery Visitor
We didn’t have an experiment to run, no grand thesis to prove or data to collect – just a simple demonstration.
The Targets
For that purpose, we chose two “similar” Batch Brewing beers for our testers to taste. One was their “Just Beer“, a 4.5% plain lager – a simple beer with fruity Aussie hops, made for warm weather and easy drinking. The other – their Das Bohemian Pils – clocks in at 5.0% full of Saaz. Different hops, different strengths, different base malts – this should be an easy test! (And a delicious one as well!)
During our talk, it came time to do the triangle tango. We walked people through the ideal test. We could tell that the audience was questioning – “really? how hard could this be?”.
Three brave volunteers raised their hands and they were brave because let’s face it, it had to be a setup. Why else would we do it? (Note – all three were experienced homebrewers/drinkers.)
Each taster got a flight of three glasses – sparkling clear glass glasses (see below) – you know, the one’s you’re not supposed to use for a triangle test to avoid visual influence. It’s the best possible scenario for tasters. Except that it was at night, in a noisy brewery with lots of people staring at them. (Ideally, opaque cups, quiet, smell free environment with plenty ofl lighting)
You Can Tell The Difference Between These – Right? (Just Beer on left, Das Pils on right)
They tasted, smelled and furiously thought through the three samples. I’ve seen less intense game faces at technical interviews. When everyone indicated they had a decision, we called for a show of hands.
The result – and this shouldn’t be a surprise given that I’ve typed this many words – all three tasters picked a sample that was part of the paired beers. They all skipped the “different” beer – in this case, the Pils.
This is really hard stuff!
I watched one taster go through the beers and almost immediately choose the different beer. He then went back through and tasted again. He then talked himself out of his initial choice.
Takeaway
The takeaways on this little test, because, as we said, it wasn’t about data.
- Triangle tests are deceptive. They seem an easy thing, but in truth are hard
- This is true even when the difference “should” be obvious. (In this case two related, but entirely different styles/recipes)
- Any set of triangle tests that reaches the threshold of significance really should standout.
- The Flip Side Corollary – a triangle test that fails to reach a significant p-value doesn’t really mean “no difference” as much as “not blindingly obvious difference”
- Props to anyone who tastes one of these tests – you’re probably going to “fail”- it’s the nature of these things!
A Final Word About the Triangle’s “Real” Purpose
The Man To Blame For T-Tests
That man was William Sealy Gosset and he was a statistician in the employ of Guinness Brewing. He developed the Student’s T-Test (had to call himself Student because Guinness didn’t want others to discover that they were using math/science to improve their beer) to help determine if statistically small samples, like a tasting panel were indicating something meaningful.
In the homebrew world, we tend to look at these tests and say “so does this make a difference?”, treating it like a curiousity. Maybe we’re looking to save time or effort.
But make no mistake – for a commercial brewery – the purpose of the triangle test is almost always “can we make the beer for less” – whether it’s by substituting cheaper ingredients or using more efficient processes. It’s all about shaving pennies from each unit sold because that’s the nature of business.
Inherently that’s a perfectly sensible proposition. We’re trying to save time/effort, they’re trying to save money.
But it’s important that we don’t lose site that incremental changes, like those ideally tested by a triangle test, can ultimately lead you far away. Take a look at the disaster that befell the one time #1 beer in America – Stroh’s. They pushed their process improvement too far with ultimate consequences for the company. (Their former glorious LA brewery is now a used car auction lot.)
Regardless…. Triangle Tests are hard and thanks to the fine folks at Batch Brewing for letting us prove it with their beers!
Peace!
Episode 79 – Live from Down Under
We'd be planning it for two years, but we finally made it to Australia! We spoke at the Australian National Homebrewers Conference (link below) and recorded this live session of the podcast! In this episode we talk to the organizers of the conference Andy and John. We talk to Peter Symons and the winner of the Australian Amateur Brewing Championship Barry Cranston. We chat with Dr. Evan Evans about why beer glasses matter and finally we close up with a beer experiment with Helen Hewson and we'll see how our crowd does with a triangle test! (And you'll hear us talk about a technique that we haven't tried but need to!)
Episode Links:
Australian National Homebrewers Conference (10/25-10/27) – https://www.anhc.com.au
BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall – http://byobootcamp.com/
Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
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
00:04:35 Andy Davison & John Preston – ANHC Organizers
00:15:57 Peter Symons (Author) & Barry Cranston (AABC 2018 Winner)
00:38:16 Dr. Evan Evans – Beer Glasses!
00:56:43 Helen Hewson – Beer Experiment Tasting!
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@experimentalbrew.com!
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Brew Files – Episode 48 – The Ice House
The Brew is Out There!
As the weather turns colder and the nights are spookier, our thoughts turn to stronger beers and what better way to get a stronger beer than to take advantage of the cold. So let's get cold and freeze our beer to make the smoothest strong beer you can. It's time to get really frosty.
Links
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
Don't forget to 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 (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).
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Episode 78 – Bread and Beer with Levi
Episode Links:
Australian National Homebrewers Conference (10/25-10/27) – https://www.anhc.com.au
Sydney Meetup at Batch Brewing (Tues 10/30) – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sydney
BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall – http://byobootcamp.com/
Russian River Opening – https://russianriverbrewing.com/windsor-location/
Toolbox Brewing – https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo19i59ANBu/
Craft Beer's Economic Impact in San Diego – http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/beer/sd-me-beer-impact…
Big Beer Pushing Independents Out of Publix – https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/Florida-craft-beer-guild-B…
Long Beach Beer Lab – https://lbbeer.com/
The Good Place The Podcast – https://art19.com/shows/the-good-place-the-podcast
Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
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
00:03:36 Announcements & Feedback
00:11:20 The Pub
00:22:46 The Brewery – Underletting and Brewer's Taxonomy
00:31:00 The Lounge – Levi Fried – Long Beach Beer Lab
01:30:22 Q&A
01:36:21 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@experimentalbrew.com!
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Brew Files – Episode 47 – The Bays of Portland
The Brew is Out There!
One of our favorite yeast people is back and he's got big news! Nick Impelitteri is going full time and moving to Beervana – aka Portland – aka the new “Bay” City? In addition we talk about new toys he's bringing to bear including a nectar loving critter that might change how you experience hops.
Links
The Yeast Bay: https://www.theyeastbay.com/
Lithuanian Farmhouse Strain: https://www.theyeastbay.com/beta-release-cultures/simonaitis-lithuanian-…
Metschnikowia reukaufii: http://www.westerdijkinstitute.nl/collections/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Yeast…
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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Episode 77 – Liberation from Rock and Roll
Who knew that leading a Rock & Roll life, could be the path to a thorough beer education? That's what happened with Dan Regan who left touring with Reel Big Fish to open a brewery with brewing partners, Eric McLaughlin and Michael Clements. Drew sits down with Dan and Eric and to talk their newly opened Liberation Brewing Company in Long Beach. Before that we dig into the news, competition tips and changes Denny's going to have to make because his hip is going cyborg.
Episode Links:
Australian National Homebrewers Conference (10/25-10/27) – https://www.anhc.com.au
Sydney Meetup at Batch Brewing (Tues 10/30) – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sydney
BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall – http://byobootcamp.com/
Lagunitas Layoffs – https://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/8803566-181/lagunitas-brewing-co-…
NJ Special Rules for Tasting Rooms – http://sjbeerscene.com/abc-suspends-enforcement-of-special-ruling-pendin…
The Return of the Schaerbeek – https://www.beeradvocate.com/articles/17450/belgian-lambic-makers-like-c…
Carlsbergs Magic Glue – https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Britons-Among-First-to-Try-Out-C…
Beer and Wine Journal – Contest Karate – http://beerandwinejournal.com/con-karate/
Liberation Brewing Company – https://www.liberationbrewing.com
3 Girls & Their Buddy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g_U09yD_K0
John Prine's Summers End – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXbEFTv9zr0
Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
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
00:02:48 Announcements & Feedback
00:12:22 The Pub
00:25:08 The Library – Contest Karate
00:31:21 The Brewery – Carrying Less & Lager Starters
00:45:15 The Lounge – Dan Regan/Eric McLaughlin – Liberation Brewing
01:36:59 Q&A
01:51:56 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@experimentalbrew.com!
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Brew Files – Episode 46 – The Little Beer That Could
The Brew is Out There! RECIPE SHOW
Just how many curveballs can you throw at a brew and still make an award winning beer? Today we find out as we talk with IGOR Eric Pierce and explore all the craziness around his 2018 Sam Adams Longshot winning Grisette. Sit back and learn how a beer can come together!
Links
Eric's Long Shot Entry Video: https://youtu.be/15gNa7QlqCE
Recipe: The Little Grisette That Could: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/little-grisette-could
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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Episode 76 – Having an Old Night Cap
We should call this a follow up episode because we’ve got a bunch of follow up to previous shows, including your feedback on the Brew Files water show and a chance to taste listener Ralph Rice’s Altbier that he sent in thanks to our Alt show. One of our own just won a big award! We also announce our next experiment before diving into the beer world, both new and old, including a cool new blend of hops from sponsor Yakima Chief Hops that we’re going to give away to the two challenge recipes we choose!
Episode Links:
Australian National Homebrewers Conference (10/25-10/27) : https://www.anhc.com.au
Sydney Meetup at Batch Brewing (Tues 10/30): https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sydney
BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall: http://byobootcamp.com/
Jim Gaffigan’s commentary on beer: https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/ba-responds-to-comedian-jim-gaff…
Alewives: https://www.autostraddle.com/ale-wives-the-women-who-created-beer-and-sp…
IPA in Bowls: http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/just-drink-the-ipa-bowl/490553211
Oldest Brewery in the World: https://www.timesofisrael.com/13000-year-old-brewery-discovered-in-israe…
Yakima Chief Hops “Veteran’s Blend”: https://www.yakimachief.com/2018-veterans-blend/
Challenge Us – Winner receives a heap of Veteran’s Blend! – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/challengeus
Ralph Rice’s Altbier: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/ralph-rices-mecca-alt
Your Best American Girl by Mitski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hDHm9MD0I
Cruel by St. Vincent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itt0rALeHE8
BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4…
Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
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
00:03:16 Announcements & Feedback
00:10:23 The Pub
00:30:47 The Library – Ancient Brewery in the Levant
00:36:17 The Brewery – Veteran’s Blend & Contest
00:41:49 The Lab – Mash Capping
00:47:06 The Lounge – Ralph Rice – Mecca Alt
01:10:51 Q&A
01:19:34 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@experimentalbrew.com!
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Brew Files – Episode 45 – Water, Water Everywhere
The Brew is Out There! TECHNIQUE SHOW
Water is an important chemical – without it we wouldn't have beer! And for something that comprises so much of our beer, the chemistry we need to know to brew our best beer is Daunting – with a capital D. Drew sits down with Martin Brungard, creator of Bru'n Water, to demystify water chemistry and realize the functionality of Martin's mathmagical spreadsheet.
Links
Bru'n Water: https://sites.google.com/site/brunwater/
Ward Lab: http://www.wardlab.com/ (Note the best test today is the W-5A)
Drew's Sample Report: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/default/files/WardReport-Pasadena…
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
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Episode 75 – What's Hoppening
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It's no secret that craft brewers and homebrewers alike love their hops. On this weeks episode, Denny sits down with our friends at Yakima Chief Hops and talks what's coming for us to play with! And then we get the whole run down of Hop & Brew School and why you should get to Yakima next year! Oh and plans for Australia! (Listen to the show!)
Episode Links:
Australian National Homebrewers Conference (10/25-10/27) : https://www.anhc.com.au
Sydney Meetup at Batch Brewing (Tues 10/30): https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sydney
BYO Boot Camp with Denny & Marshall: http://byobootcamp.com/
Cargill Exploring Malt Sale: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/09/06/cargill-is-said-to-ex…
America's First Black Craft Beer Festival: https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/paw9j8/americas-first-black-craf…
Archaelogical Analysis of Beer Cups: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-ceramic-cups-revea…
The Future of Lambic & Climate Change: https://www.beercity.brussels/home/2018/climate-change-brasserie-cantill…
Brussel Belgian Brewers Federation Appoints Woman President: http://www.brusselstimes.com/business/12396/for-the-first-time-in-histor…
Dry Hop Creep & Refermentation: https://www.rockstarbrewer.com/how-dry-hop-creep-causes-diacetyl-in-beer…
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 1 (Graphic Novel: https://amzn.to/2N9Sggf)
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Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
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 & Correction
00:12:42 The Pub
00:28:18 The Library – Dry Hop Creep & Diacetyl
00:36:34 The Brewery – Hop & Brew School with Yakima Chief Hops
01:24:49 Q&A
01:32:34 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@experimentalbrew.com!
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Brew Files – Episode 44 – A Crumby Stout
The Brew is Out There!
Every year the Maltose Falcons help the Los Angeles County Fair with their homemade beer competition. This year's winner Mike Hale of the High Desert Home Brewers Anonymous won for his beer called Crue's Crumbs, a Pecan Coffee Cake Imperial Stout. We sit down and try his beer, break down the recipe and break down the hype train that is the Pastry Stout.
Links
Crues Crumb Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/crue-crumbs
The Stuffed Sandwich: http://www.stuffedsandwich.com/
Diaphragm pump: https://amzn.to/2PB5q2A
LedMo Power Adapter: https://amzn.to/2LZKXSW
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
Don't forget to 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 (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).
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Episode 74 – The Season for Review
It's Hop & Brew School time in Yakima! Naturally this means Denny's on the road, so it's time for a brief review of some our previous lab segments. First we start with feedback before digging into Drew's favorite – Saison Under Pressure and then into an appropriate revist to Glenn Tinseth, Dana Garves and “The IBU is a Lie”
Episode Links:
BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4…
Habitat for Humanity – https://www.habitat.org/
Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
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
00:03:03 Announcements & Feedback
00:11:03 The Lab – Saison Under Pressure
00:51:41 The Lab – The IBU is a Lie
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@experimentalbrew.com!
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Brew Files – Episode 43 – An Old Secret
The Brew is Out There!
On this week's episode, while last week we explored the new, this week we're taking a look at one of Denny's favorite “old” styles – Altbier. Come join as we try and explain exactly what makes an alt, an alt and how you can brew what we think is one of the best beers for the pending fall even if sometimes it's a secret.
Links
Sticke Warriors: http://www.stickewarriors.com/
Schumacher Alt Video: https://www.schumacher-alt.de/1838#video
Double Secret Prohibition Sticke Alt: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/double-secret-probation-sticke-alt
Milo's Alt: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/milos-alt
Zum Uerige Alt: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/recipes/zum-uerige-alt
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewers Publications
Atlantic Brew Supply (Discount Code: BrewFiles)
Don't forget to 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 (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).
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Episode 73 – Click, Clack and Klickitat
As summer wends it's way to it's end – ometime around the fifth of never here in Los Angeles – we start thinking about bigger, better beers for those cold winter days. Friend of the podcast, Jim Leininger, joins us (after our usual shenanigans) to talk about making his very amazing Imperial Stout with reiterated mashing. But first, the news…
Episode Links:
BrewSwag.com – Use Code “Experimental” and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund!
GABF IPA Dethroned: https://www.brewersassociation.org/communicating-craft/gabf-haze-craze/
Exploding Cans: http://www.craftbeerjoe.com/craft-beer-styles/exploding-cans-of-fruit-beer/
Lew's Mid-Year Report: https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-mid-year-beer-and-whiskey-report-card
Say Goodbye to Two Hats: https://thetakeout.com/millercoors-says-kthxbye-to-millennial-beer-two-h…
Beachwood Blendery's Sour Beer Study: http://beachwoodbbq.com/pdf/BBAIBLTBLENDERY.pdf
Weyermann Fire: https://beerandbrewing.com/fire-at-weyermann-malting-facility/
Denise Jones joins FATE Brewing: http://fatebrewingcompany.com/denise-jones-new-director-of-brewing-and-d…
Yakima Chief Hops July Report: https://www.yakimachief.com/pnw-hop-crop-report-july-2018/
Full Monty Recipe: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/617251/-full-monty-
Neck Tattoo Recipe: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/596794/-neck-tattoo-
Returning The Favor with Mike Rowe: https://www.facebook.com/ReturningTheFavor/
BYO Subscribe! https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4…
Habitat for Humanity – https://www.habitat.org/
Nowzad – https://www.nowzad.com/
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
00:02:50 Announcements & Feedback
00:12:46 The Pub
00:28:04 The Library – Beachwood Blendery
00:34:32 The Brewery – Weyermann, Fate and Hop Reports
00:43:51 The Lounge – Jim Leininger & The Full Monty
01:15:04 Q&A
01:23:54 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@experimentalbrew.com!
Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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