Tag Archives: homebrewing

German Wheat Beer with John Palmer – BeerSmith Podcast #116

Author John Palmer joins me this week to discuss German Wheat Beer styles and beer brewing.  John just returned from a trip to Germany and he shares some of his tips for brewing the perfect Weizen or Weisse.

You can find the show notes for this episode here.

Historical Beer Myths with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #115

Randy Mosher tells us why almost everything we’ve been told about the history of beer is wrong.  In a wide ranging interview, Randy shares why many of our beer stories are actually myths, and shares a history of beer that is much more varied and dynamic than previously thought.

You can find podcast show notes here.

Barley Varieties and Genetics with Dr Pat Hayes – BeerSmith Podcast #114

Dr Pat Hayes, Professor of Barley Breeding at Oregon State University, is my guest this week to discuss advances in barley breeding, genetics and what beer brewers can look forward to from future barley varieties.

The show notes for this episode can be found here.

Speed Brewing with Mary Izett – BeerSmith Podcast #111

Mary Izett, author of the new book “Speed Brewing” joins me this week to discuss rapid brewing of all grain beer as well as mead, cider, Buch and Kefir.  She provides some great tips on how to create a variety of fermented beverages on a short time scale.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Electric Beer Brewing Systems with Adam Shake – BeerSmith Podcast #109

Adam Shake joins me this week to discuss making beer with electric brewing systems, and we cover a wide variety of equipment topics including heating elements, pumps and different types of controllers to automate your brewing system.

You can see the full episode with show notes here.

Brewing Sour Beers with Michael Dawson – BeerSmith Podcast #108

Michael Dawson, former host of Brewing TV joins me this week to discuss brewing the perfect sour beer.  Michael shares some amazing tips for quickly brewing a Berliner Weisse as well as Lambic in this special episode recorded at the National Homebrew Conference in San Diego.

You can find the full episode and show notes here.

Chilling Your Wort with Chris Graham – BeerSmith Podcast #107

Chris Graham, the President of MoreBeer joins me this week to discuss methods for rapidly chilling your wort when home brewing beer.  Chris discusses immersion chillers, counter-flow chillers and plate chillers and how rapidly cooling your wort can make better beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Beer Styles with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #106

Stan Hieronymus, brewing author and most recent winner of the AHA Governing Committee award, joins me this week to discuss hops and emerging beer styles.  Stan is the author of “For the Love of Hops”, “Brew Like a Monk” and also “Brewing with Wheat”.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Malt and its Impact on Beer with Dr Charlie Bamforth – BeerSmith Podcast #105

Dr Charlie Bamforth, Distinguished Professor of Brewing Science from the University of California at Davis joins me this week to discuss malted barley, its alternatives and the huge impact malt has on beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

The 2015 BJCP Beer Style Guide with Gordon Strong – BeerSmith Podcast #104

BJCP President Gordon Strong joins me to discuss the 2015 BJCP Beer Style Guide update that was just released by the Beer Judge Certification Program. The new, expanded style guide is used worldwide by home and professional brewers for competition and brewing great beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Evaluating Your Beer with Denny Conn – BeerSmith Podcast #102

Denny Conn joins me this week to discuss a number of experiments he has made on evaluating and improving your beer.  Specifically he addresses decoction mashing, first wort hopping and biases in evaluating your beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass – BeerSmith Podcast #101

Gary Glass, the Director of the American Homebrewer’s Association (AHA) joins me this week to discuss the AHA and also what is in store for the 2015 National Homebrew Conference which is scheduled for June 11-13 in San Diego.  Gary also tells us about the AHA and Brewer’s Association.

You can see the full episode with show notes here.

Mastering Homebrew with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #98

Randy Mosher just published his new book Mastering Homebrew which I believe will soon become a home brewing classic.  This week I join Randy to talk about his new book which covers a huge number of beer brewing techniques, ingredients, and focuses on the flavor of beer instead of just the technical aspects.

You can find the full details including show notes here.

Nano-Brewery Start Up with Michael Mraz – BeerSmith Podcast #97

Michael Mraz from Mraz Brewing joins us to follow up on his nano-brewery startup.  Michael launched his own 3 barrel brewery specializing in Belgian beers in a tiny 1000 sq foot shop in the Spring of 2013, and this week he shares some of his lessons learned in moving from amateur to pro-brewer.

You can find the full show with video and show notes here.

Trends in India Pale Ale (IPA) with Mitch Steele – BeerSmith Podcast #96

Mitch Steele, the Brewmaster at Stone Brewing Co joins me this week to discuss trends in IPAs.  India Pale Ale has exploded the last few years, and is now one of the fastest growing styles in Craft Brewing. Mitch Steele at Stone is leading the trend.

You can find full details on this episode including the show notes here.