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Brew Files – Episode 168 – True Blue Brews with Peter
The Brew Is Out There! Peter is back with his fourth book about Australian brewing – True Blue Brews. He and Drew talk the invention of refrigeration, yeast isolation and other practices that radically changed Australia’s brewing habits and what … Continue reading →
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1896 Victoria Lager
From Peter Symons’ fourth book True Blue Brews, this is a lager at the transition point, demonstrative of the changing landscape in Australian brewing at the time. (And a pretty good drinker!) Recipe Author: Peter Symons Beer Style: Adjunct Lager Batch … Continue reading →
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Episode 200 – REPLAY – Hopping at HomeBrewCon
Normally this time of year we’d be bringing you a taste of HomeBrewCon, but with no full event this year, let’s revisit last year’s show! Live from San Diego – It’s the Denny and Drew and Friends Show! Seriously, we’re … Continue reading →
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Brew Files – Episode 167 – IPAs with Gourmet Brewing
The Brew Is Out There! It’s a game of reverso! Denny and Drew get interviewed by Doug Piper of Gourmet Brewing about what makes a great IPA! Links Gourmet Brewing: https//gourmetbrewing.com Gourmet Brewing YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DougPipersr Gourmet Brewing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegourmetbrewing/ This … Continue reading →
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Episode 199 – Denny In Temecula
Not everything that happens behind the scenes is nefarious! Denny and Drew brought Mike Neice of the Barley Bandits behind the Falcons booth to try an Alesong beer before digging into his Hoppy Lager that Denny truly loved. Episode Links: … Continue reading →
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Brew Files – Episode 166 – Optimal Wit
The Brew Is Out There! In another look at semi forgotten styles, Drew sits down with Bill Butcher of Alexandria’s Port City Brewing to discuss their World Beer Cup Gold Medal winning beer – Optimal Wit and what makes a … Continue reading →
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Port City Brewing Optimal Wit
Alexandria Virginia’s Port City Brewing’s top selling beer is Optimal Wit and is the Gold Medal winner in this year’s World Beer Cup. It’s a quick turnaround – 10 days grain to glass and ready to make your summer more … Continue reading →
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Episode 198 – Denny In Temecula
For the first time, Denny Conn made his way to the Southern California Homebrewers Festival in Temecula. Hear his reaction to the beers and festivities and his talk! Episode Links: Zebulon Ales – The WWII Pub with Ron Pattison – … Continue reading →
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Brew Files – Episode 165 – REPLAY – Extract with Jay
The Brew Is Out There! Given all the recent talk about extract and brewing – its time to revisit a 2017 conversation! Drew and Denny hit the phones with Jay Ankeney, a long time homebrewer in Los Angeles who’s been … Continue reading →
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Episode 197 – Golden Clams
It’s the busy brewing season for Drew and we prove we can still make mistakes – like bringin back the infamous Clam Chowder Saison! In the Lounge we sit and talk with homebrewer Jason Barker about his recent winning efforts … Continue reading →
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Jason’s Belgian Golden Strong
Jason Barker’s winning Belgian Golden Strong with all the flavors you want to keep you warm during winter. Recipe Author: Jason Barker Beer Style: Belgian Golden Strong Batch Size: 5 Boil Time: 60 minutes Original Gravity: 1.080 Est Final Gravity: … Continue reading →
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Brew Files – Episode 164 – Matt’s French 75
The Brew Is Out There! You’ve heard us speak about the pleasures of Alesong’s French 75 cocktail inspired barrel aged Saison. Now we’ve brought Matt Van Wyk back to discuss how their process works behind the French 75 and their … Continue reading →
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Alesong’s French 75
We’ve raved about the French 75 inspired Saison from Alesong Brewing & Blending in the past, so what’s actually in the beer? Recipe Author: Alesong Beer Style: Brett Saison Batch Size: 6 Boil Time: 90 minutes Original Gravity: 1.055 Est … Continue reading →
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Episode 196 – Brewlanthropy
Proving that beer can be about more than just what’s in the the glass, Ryan Holt is on a mission to raise money one project at a time. Listen as he describes his journey to brewing with a goal. (Image … Continue reading →
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Brew Files – Episode 163 – Tom’s Not a NZ Pilsner
The Brew Is Out There! Competition beer styles are a funny thing – sometimes a beer finds a home where it wasn’t intended, but the beer wins out regardless. Such is the case with Tom Fontes’ NZ Pils that isn’t … Continue reading →
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Tom’s Not A NZ Pilsner
Tom Fontes’ won the 2024 Doug King Memorial Homebrew Competition with this beer that he entered as a New Zealand Pils – despite there being nary a single NZ hop pellet in the recipe. What he made was a fast … Continue reading →
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Episode 195 – On Mistakes and Missteps
This episode is filled with old speculation before the announcement of HBC changes. Denny and Drew took a little break, but you should hear our thoughts from those times and how we’ve been screwing up as well! Episode Links: Homebrewers … Continue reading →
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Brew Files – Episode 162 – Forgotten American Gold
The Brew Is Out There! In our hyper hop focused world, we continue to lose track of once ubiquitous styles of beer. In this episode, we’re look at the once absolutely required style of American Wheat Beer – just in … Continue reading →
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Classic American Wheat
Soft, doughy, slightly sweet and highly effervescent, the American Wheat (not to be confused with a Bavarian Hefe) is a perfect summer treat. (As discussed on the Brew Files – Episode 162 – Forgotten American Gold) Recipe Author: Drew Beechum … Continue reading →
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Episode 194 – What Happened Over Our Break
We’re back and it’s time to look at what we’ve been up to! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive: https://www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/lake-apopka/wildlife-drive/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors … Continue reading →
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Experimental Brewing – Chapter 2 – Recipe Design
Authors’ Note: Way back in the Spring of 2013, we were approached to write a book titled Experimental Homebrewing that would “Out Randy” Randy Mosher’s wonderfully crazy Radical Brewing. Quickly, we decided that it was a practical impossibility to achieve … Continue reading →
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Brew Files – Episode 161 – REPLAY – Winning Feats of Strength
The Brew Is Out There! On this week’s replay episode of the Brew Files, we sit down in the pre-GABF mayhem to talk Pro-Am Competitions with Oleg Shpyrko, winner of the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, and Shaun Smith of … Continue reading →
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Experimental Brewing – Chapter 1 – The Basics
Authors’ Note: Way back in the Spring of 2013, we were approached to write a book titled Experimental Homebrewing that would “Out Randy” Randy Mosher’s wonderfully crazy Radical Brewing. Quickly, we decided that it was a practical impossibility to achieve … Continue reading →
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Experimental Brewing – Introduction
Authors’ Note: Way back in the Spring of 2013, we were approached to write a book titled Experimental Homebrewing that would “Out Randy” Randy Mosher and his wonderfully crazy Radical Brewing. Drew teamed up with Denny to write this book and … Continue reading →