Brew Files – 138 – Masa’s Guavaaahhh!

The Brew Is Out There!
The annual Doug King Memorial Competition celebrating Doug’s craziness has a new winner – Masa Kitano of the Socal Cerveceros with his Guavaaahhh Gose. Drew talks with Masa about how he got into homebrewing, what inspired this fruit filled Gose and his experiments with Wet Hop IPAs for good measure!
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Masa’s Guavaaahhh Gose
Masa’s Wet Hop IPA (Columbus and Cascade)
Episode 170 – Questions with John Pt. Deux
You sent us so many questions that it took 2 episodes to answer them all! In this second of two parts, Denny and Drew are joined by Mr. How-to-Brew himself, John Palmer to try to answer your homebrew questions. (Don’t forget you can always ask us questions at podcast@experimentalbrew.com
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Wild Fields Pine Mountain Monolith English Brown Ale
Brew Files – 137 – Wild Malty Fields

The Brew Is Out There!
In these days of IPAification, Atascadero’s Wild Fields Brewhouse is making waves and GABF gold with malt forward beers. Drew sits down with brewery co-founder Ryan Fields to talk about making malty gold!
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John Palmer’s Dunkelbock
Episode 169 – Questions with John
We asked you for your questions and did you come through. In this first of two parts, Denny and Drew are joined by Mr. How-to-Brew himself, John Palmer to trawl the stormy seas of homebrew questions in search of our white whales. (Don’t forget you can always ask us questions at podcast@experimentalbrew.com
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Brew Files – 136 – Homebrew Summer

The Brew Is Out There!
We often talk about the connection between homebrewing and commercial brewing, but in the case of San Diego Beer News’ “Homebrew Summer” – it’s the literal truth. We’re talking to Brandon Hernández, who’s organized the herculean effort to bring brewers, pro and am, together to celebrate the magic of beer.
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Episode 168 – 99 Weeks of Brew
It’s a new year and for many, time for a new challenge!? If you’re crazy, you can follow Martin Keen’s example and brew every BJCP style over 99 weeks. We ask him just why and how he made that magic happen! Continue reading
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New Website – Things in Migration
Thank you everyone for sticking with us through our winter hiatus. We have a new website and a new feed. Give us a few more days to get all of our content fixed and a new episode will show up tomorrow!
In the meanwhile, double check your podcast provider. If you want to comment on the site, you will need to make a new account
— Drew
Brew Files – 135 – Lee’s Porter
The Brew Is Out There!
In this wildly digressive episode, Drew talks with Lee Lord, Head Brewer of the resurrected New England classic – Narragansett Brewing. We’re exploring her new Narragansett Porter that throws back even further than the brewery’s 130 year history!
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Grainfather
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Episode 167 – Drink Your Shoes!
As we approach year’s end, Denny and Drew catch up on what’s happened over the last couple of week’s and Drew goes to Hobblin’ in his Shoes thanks to Denny’s special delivery!
Episode Links:
- Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
- Guinness Opening in Chicago: https://www.craftbrewingbusiness.com/news/guinness-is-opening-a-chicago-location/
- The Rare Barrel Sells to Cellarmaker: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClFNsHIPauO/
- Keurig/Dr Pepper invests in Athletic Brewing: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/keurig-dr-pepper-invests-in-non-alcoholic-beer-leader-athletic-brewing-company-301672964.html
- Hobblin’ Shoes recipe: https://community.grainfather.com/recipes/879557
- Steam Deck: https://steamdeck.com/
- The Pongo Fund: https://www.thepongofund.org/
- Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:01:51 Announcements & Feedback
00:7:59 The Pub
00:27:08 The Brewery
00:52:23 Quick Tip & Something Other
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
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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Don’t forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
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Brew Files – 134 – 300 Episodes of Beer
The Brew Is Out There!
After 300 episodes of talking about beer, it’s time to look back on what’s changed. How we brew, what we brew and why we brew! Here’s to 300 more episodes!
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Mangrove Jacks
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 166 – Brew Your Own Questions
In this special Thanksgiving weekend episode, Denny and Drew bring you their recent Q&A session for Brew Your Own Magazine. Every month BYO brings members an online beery experience and here we answered a bunch of questions for readers!
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
Brew Your Own Magazine Live Q&A’s: https://byo.com/topic/live-chat-qa/
Subscribe to BYO and support the podcast!: https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/sub/subscribe.aspx?guid=cc79fade-90d7-4…
The Pongo Fund: https://www.thepongofund.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Country Malt Group
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
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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Brew Files – 133 – Revisiting Our Favorite Holiday Recipes
The Brew Is Out There!
We had a question come in regarding “Holiday beers” – For Denny, that’s Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter. For Drew – that’s Falconsclaws. We’re pulling together two separate episodes to review Denny’s quick turnaround holiday gift beer and the Falcons’ not so quick monster lager beer, that’s due to be brewed on Dec 6!
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Mangrove Jacks
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Episode 165 – Catching Up with Wild Parrot
Drew catches up with the crew at Wild Parrot to find out how things have gone now that they’re opened. How’s the brewing gone and how are they’re intregrating into their neighborhood fabric!
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
AHA National Homebrew Competition Announcement: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/2023-national-homebrew-compe…
US Open Hard Seltzer Championship: https://usopenhardseltzer.com/
Siebel Turns 150: https://www.siebelinstitute.com/news/school-news/siebel-150th-anniversar…
Lost Abbey Downsizes: https://www.sandiegobeer.news/blog/beer-news/the-lost-abbey-downsize
More FWH Studies: https://tinyletter.com/fortheloveofhops/letters/hop-queries-6-06-first-w…
PBW in Liquid Form: https://fivestarchemicals.com/pbw-liquid-32-oz
Wild Parrot: http://www.wildparrotbrewing.com/
Marvels Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marvels-squirrel-girl-the-unbeatab…
Edith!: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/edith/
The Pongo Fund: https://www.thepongofund.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:25 Announcements & Feedback
00:12:28 The Pub
00:31:25 The Library
00:39:14 The Brewery
00:48:07 The Lounge with Frank Clark
01:13:34 Quick Tip & Something Other
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Country Malt Group
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
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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Brew Files – 132 – Brown Thoughts with Wayne
The Brew Is Out There!
The American Brown Ale feels like almost a thing of the past, but how can you make this foundational style of American craft beer? Drew talks with Wayne Wambles of Cigar City Brewing about lessons learned from the multi-award winning Maduro Brown and where it both reflects and differs from the nebulous idea of the style.
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Mangrove Jacks
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 164 – Ales Through The Ages
WARNING – Drew excessively nerds out with Frank Clark of Colonial Williamsburg about beer through the years and their upcoming brewing history conference – Ale Through The Ages. (note the proper title – no matter how many times we mess it up). What was beer like back in the pre-Revolution period? What can you learn online or in person at their conference? Find out!
Episode Links:
Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental
Opening Germany’s Oldest Beer: https://indiaeducationdiary.in/technical-university-of-munich-scientific…
Sacred Profane – The Anti-Hype Brewery: https://punchdrink.com/articles/anti-hype-brewery-sacred-profane-craft-b…
Malliard Reactions During a Boil: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00217-022-04138-0
Ales Through the Ages at Colonial Williamsburg: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/on-site-opportunities/educati…
Merlin Bird App: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
The Pongo Fund: https://www.thepongofund.org/
Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing
Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:16 Announcements & Feedback
00:06:45 The Pub
00:26:59 The Library
00:39:27 The Brewery
00:54:29 The Lounge with Frank Clark
01:51:39 Quick Tip & Something Other
This episode is brought to you by:
American Homebrewers Association
Brewing America
Country Malt Group
Jaded Brewing
Mecca Grade Estate Malt
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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