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New Hop Varieties with Nathan Smith – BeerSmith Podcast #93

Nathan Smith joins me this week to discuss the many new hop varieties coming out for home and craft beer brewers.  Nathan, an award winning brewer, gave a presentation at last year’s National Homebrew Conference on some of the great new hops entering the market, and shares this with us today.

Note: The full episode with show notes can be found here.

Home Brewing Equipment with John Blichmann – BeerSmith Podcast #92

John Blichmann, the President of Blichmann Engineering is my guest this week to discuss intermediate and advanced Brewing Equipment.  John tells us about basic three tier all grain systems, RIMS/HERMS systems, heating your wort and using hybrid techniques like BIAB or his new BrewEasy system.

You can find the full episode including show notes here.

Beer Fermentation with Chris Graham – BeerSmith Podcast #91

Chris Graham, the President of MoreBeer, joins me this week to discuss beer fermentation, fermenters, temperature control and how to get the most out of your fermentation.  Chris provides some great advice on the equipment to use, methods, and control of your home brewed fermentation.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Experimental Homebrewing with Drew and Denny – BeerSmith Podcast #90

The authors of the upcoming book Experimental Homebrewing Denny Conn and Drew Beechum join me to discuss some of their home brew experiments as well as their upcoming book.  Drew and Denny provide some unusual and unique ideas to spice up your home brewed beer!

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Tasting Beer with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #89

Randy Mosher, the author of Radical Brewing and Mastering Homebrew joins me this week to discuss tasting beer, beer aroma, judging beer and also his upcoming book.  Its another great episode with one of home brewing’s masters!

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Mead Making with Michael Fairbrother – BeerSmith Podcast #88

Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery joins me to discuss how you can make mead with the same equipment you are using now to brew beer.  Michael walks us through the entire mead making process and provides some great tips along the way!

You can find the complete episode with show notes here.

Yeast with Dr Chris White from White Labs – BeerSmith Podcast #86

Chris White, the President of White Labs yeast joins me today to talk about his new “Pure Pitch” technology for producing and distributing beer yeast.  He’s replacing the entire White Labs line of vials with yeast distributed in the same container it is grown in.  The new technology, 5 years in the making, will hit home brew stores in the next few months.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Trends in Home Brewing with Jake Keeler – BeerSmith Podcast #84

Jake Keeler from the American Homebewers Association and a former Brewing TV cast member joins me this week to talk about the changes we’re seeing in homebrewing as well as homebrew supplie.  This episode was recorded directly on the expo floor at the National Homebrew Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Note: You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Five Tips for Beer Brewers from John Palmer – BeerSmith Podcast #82

John Palmer joins me this week to discuss his top five tips for new home brewers.  John is the author of the top selling “How to Brew” book as well as his new book “Water”, and provides some great tips for brewers just getting into home brewing or even experienced brewers interested in making better beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Malted Grains for Beer Brewing with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #81

Randy Mosher joins me this week to discuss what different malts and grains bring to your home brewed beer.  He gives us an tour of the most popular malts used in home brewing and explains the flavors they really bring to the beer.

Note: You can find the complete episode with show notes here.

Brew in a Bag (BIAB) with Jake Keeler – BeerSmith Podcast #77

This week Jake Keeler joins me to discuss how to Brew in a Bag (BIAB).  Brew-in-a-bag is a popular alternative to traditional all grain beer brewing methods and saves on both time and equipment needed to get into all grain brewing.

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

Schwarzbier Brewing with Jason Jaworowicz – BeerSmith Podcast #76

This week on the BeerSmith podcast we talk about brewing the perfect German Schwarzbier (Black beer). Jason Jaworowicz from Rivertown Homebrewers is my guest, and he provides a detailed walkthrough on how to brew this rich German lager.  Also subscribe on iTunes for my new video podcast feed!

Note: You can capture the full video and show notes for this episode here.