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May 13, 2021 - Hop Timing Experiment, Take Two
Homebrewer Brent Langdon shares his experiment comparing hops added at 30, 20, 10 and zero minutes in the boil.
May 6, 2021 - Adam's Grab Bag
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing in Iowa shares an Oyster Stout, a Brut IPA with Wine Must, a Hoppy Maibock, and a big Belgian-style Quad.
April 29, 2021 - Pre-Prohibition Beers
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing in Iowa introduces us to two examples of beers that are inspired by brewing before prohibition.
April 22, 2021 - Water Profile Sampler
Listener Dansey Nickel sent us three water profiles to try in the Malt Sampler recipe – malty, bitter and balanced. Can James and Steve taste the difference?
April 15, 2021 - Wild Meads
Jake Gorton, brewhouse manager and packaging director of Groennfell and Havoc Meaderies, shares five techniques to use wild microbes to ferment honey.
April 8, 2021 - Hairless Dog NA
Jeff Hollander, CEO of Hairless Dog Brewing Company, talks about brewing a beer with craft character and no alcohol.
April 1, 2021 - Colby's Spring Brews
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer and The Homebrew Recipe Bible, talks about his favorite beers to brew as the weather warms up.
March 25, 2021 - Brew in a Ziplock Bag
Homebrewer Johannes Fahrenkrug ads a twist (or maybe a zip) to brewing with sous vide by mashing inside Ziplock bags.
March 18, 2021 - Brewing with Fruit Purees
Chris Hodge of Oregon Fruit Products answers listener questions about using fruit purees in beer and mead.
March 11, 2021 - Apple Blossom Reborn
James sits down to sample a flight with Alton Huebner, brewer of the newly-reopened Apple Blossom Brewing Company.
March 4, 2021 - Cider-Graf Malt and Yeast Experiment
Homebrewer Nick Johnson shares his ambitious experiment brewing graf with apple juice along with four malt extracts and five yeast strains.
February 25, 2021 - Sugar Creek Malt Sampler
James and Steve sample small batches brewed with specialty malts from Sugar Creek Malt Company – lavender smoke, crystal rye, and bourbon barrel aged chocolate malt.
February 18, 2021 - Swedish Hop Sampler
James and Steve taste small batches with Swedish hops sent by listener Marcus: Svalof Mauritz, Korsta and Hulla Norrgard.
February 11, 2021 - Sugar Creek Malt Company
Caleb Michalke and John Beal from Sugar Creek Malt Company in Indiana talk about using traditional techniques to create some innovative malts.
February 4, 2021 - Wort Tests
Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast walks us through three standard procedures to test the quality of our wort.
January 28, 2021 - Yeast Nutrition and Health
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, addresses some of the factors in keeping yeast happy and healthy in fermentations.
January 21, 2021 - Man Made Mead Myths
Garrett from the Man Made Mead YouTube channel walks us through four experiments he's done challenging traditional wisdom in brewing meads.
January 14, 2021 - Gezellig Brewing Company
James talks with Grant Heuer, Lucas Greta and Betsy Duffy from Gezellig Brewing in Newton, Iowa, about their recent extremely sucessful competition performance.
January 7, 2021 - Hop Sampler - Amarillo, Hallertau Mittelfruh Blend
James and Steve taste individual examples and a blend of a traditional European hop and a relatively new American one.