Tag Archives: brew

Beer Maturation and Yeast with John Palmer – BeerSmith Podcast #168

John Palmer, author of “How to Brew” joins me to discuss the beer maturation process and the critical role that yeast play in beer maturation.  We also discuss methods to speed up the maturation process.

You can view show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Hop Oils in Beer Brewing with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #152

Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss cutting edge research in the use of certain hop oils in beer brewing.  Stan has some interesting results regarding which oils provide key flavors in IPAs and pale ales.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

India Pale Ale (IPA) Trends with Mitch Steele – BeerSmith Podcast #147

Mitch Steele, author of the IPA book and former brewmaster at Stone Brewing joins me this week to discuss recent trends in India Pale Ale and the craft IPA revolution.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Sensory Evaluation of Beer with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #146

This week Randy Mosher joins me to discuss the second edition of his book “Tasting Beer” as well as sensory evaluation of beer, aroma, judging beer and more.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Pairing Beer and Food with Sean Paxton – BeerSmith Podcast #145

Sean Paxton, aka “The Homebrew Chef” joins me this week to discuss the pairing of beer and food and how he plans entire multi-course meals around various beers.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Clarity and Haze in Beer with Dr Charlie Bamforth – BeerSmith Podcast #142

Dr Charlie Bamforth joins me this week to discuss clarity and haze in beer as well as steps you can take to improve clarity through finings, conditioning and brewing techniques.

You can find additional episodes and show notes here.

German Brewing Traditions and Reinheitsgebot – BeerSmith Podcast #141

Rory Lawton joins me from Berlin, Germany to discuss the tradition of the German Purity Law or “Reinheitsgebot” and some very controversial efforts to challenge it.  Along the way we discuss the history of the law, how it has evolved and how it affects brewing in Germany.

You can find additional episodes and show notes here.

Hops and Firestone Walker with Matt Brynildson – BeerSmith Podcast #139

Matt Brynildson, the Brewmaster for Firestone Walker and five time GABF brewer of the year joins me this week to discuss hops and brewing Firestone Walker’s beers.

You can view show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Experimental Home Brewing with Drew Beechum – BeerSmith Podcast #136

Drew Beechum joins me to talk about experimental homebrewing, his new book Homebrew All Stars, the launch of his podcast, saisons and more in this week’s podcast.

You can find show notes and additional episodes here on the BeerSmith blog.

Brewer John Mallett and Maltster Andrea Stanley – BeerSmith Podcast #135

John Mallet, Director of Operations at Bell’s Brewery and Andrea Stanley from Valley Malting join me to have a discussion about craft malt houses, malt and how small malt and hop houses are changing the face of craft beer.

You can find show notes and additional episodes here.

Unlocking the Genetic Code of Brewing Yeast with Chris White – BeerSmith Podcast #131

Dr Chris White, the President of White labs joins me this week to discuss an ongoing collaboration to unlock the genetic code of yeast.  Chris has been working with scientists around the world to categorize various types of yeast and tie their genetic codes to yeast traits.

You can view the full episode with show notes here.

Boiling Home Brewed Beer with Dr Charlie Bamforth – BeerSmith Podcast #121

Dr Charles Bamforth, Professor of Malting and Brewing Science at the University of California at Davis joins me this week to discuss boiling your beer and some of the chemical processes involved in the boil.

You can find the episode show notes here.