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Tweet This week my guest is Andrea Stanley from Valley Malting.  She shares with us some of the challenges in going from home brewer to creating one of the first small malt houses East of the Mississippi, as well as shares with us how you might grow and malt your own barley at home. Download [...]

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Tweet This week I invite Dr Charles Bamforth to talk with us about beer bitterness, isomerization, alpha acids and hops in your home brewed beer.  Dr Bamforth is a Professor of Brewing Science at the University of California at Davis, and author of numerous books. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” [...]

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Tweet This week Michael Mraz joins me to talk about his new project starting a microbrewery.  Mike is a nationally award winning home brewer who is now launching his own nano-brewery on a full time basis in El Dorado Hills, CA.  We talk about some of the challenges a starting pro-brewer faces including setting up [...]

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Tweet This week we discuss how to brew the perfect Lager with Erik Schmid from The Brewmeister homebrew shop.  Erik tells us how to overcome some of the challenges with Lager including refrigeration, yeast selection, ingredients, aging and dealing with off-flavors. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download this mp3 [...]

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Tweet This week I discuss how to design a beer recipe with Denny Conn.  Denny shares some of his tips on creating a home brewing recipe from scratch including imagining the beer, selecting ingredients, applying techniques and iterating to perfect the beer. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download this [...]

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Tweet This week I interview Jacob McKean and Michael Tonsmeire who are involved in a cross country beer collaboration to build a new brewery in San Diego called Modern Times.  We walk through some of the challenges in going from home brewer to pro brewer! Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to [...]

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Tweet This week we discuss eco-friendly home brewing with Amelia Loftus.  Amelia is an writer on ecologically friendly brewing and also a founding member of Seven Bridges Cooperative, a brewing supply shop that specializes in organic ingredients. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download this mp3 file [Audio clip: view [...]

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Tweet This week Stan Hieronymus joins me to discuss his new book “For the Love of Hops” (Amazon link).  Stan has spent the last five years studying hop growing, production, and its use in both home brewing and commercial beer brewing. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download this mp3 file [...]

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Tweet This week Drew Beechum joins me to discuss SMASH brewing (Single Malt and Single Hops).  SMASH brewing is a great way to not only get familiar with brewing ingredient, but also a way to simplify your brewing to create great beer with fewer ingredients. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” [...]

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Tweet This week Nathan Smith joins me to talk about how to brew the perfect Saison or Farmhouse Ale.  Saison is a light, refreshing beer that is highly drinkable and Nathan shares his secrets on how to brew a perfect one. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download this mp3 [...]