{"id":2161,"date":"2011-05-26T09:43:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T17:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=2161"},"modified":"2014-02-06T11:39:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:39:43","slug":"going-all-grain-with-gordon-strong-beersmith-podcast-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/26\/going-all-grain-with-gordon-strong-beersmith-podcast-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Going All Grain with Gordon Strong &#8211; BeerSmith Podcast #16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/26\/going-all-grain-with-gordon-strong-beersmith-podcast-16\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>This week we go all grain with Grandmaster brewing judge Gordon Strong. Gordon tells you how to make the leap from extract brewing to all-grain, including basic equipment, how to do a simple infusion mash, and sparging. Gordon also shares his thoughts on his new book &#8220;Brewing Better Beer&#8221; which was just released.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-16-All-Grain-Strong.mp3\">Download the MP3 File <\/a>\u2013 Right Click and &#8220;Save As&#8221; to download this mp3 file<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1636\" title=\"blog-mic\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>[audio:http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-16-All-Grain-Strong.mp3]<\/p>\n<h3>Reminder: The BeerSmith 2.0 Preorder is Open!<\/h3>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/19\/beersmith-2-release-date-pricing-and-preorder\/\">preorder your copy of BeerSmith here<\/a> &#8211; including discounts for preorders and an additional discount for existing users!<\/p>\n<h3>Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (44:20)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This week&#8217;s guest is Grandmaster brewer and 3 time Ninkasi award winner Gordon Strong. Gordon is also the author of the new book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0937381985\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=beehombreblo-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0937381985\">Brewing Better Beer: Master Lessons for Advanced Homebrewers<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=beehombreblo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0937381985&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Gordon shares his thoughts on how to transition from extract to all grain brewing.<\/li>\n<li>In the announcements, I cover the upcoming launch of BeerSmith 2.0 &#8211; for both PC and Mac. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/19\/beersmith-2-release-date-pricing-and-preorder\/\">preorder is open now at a discount<\/a> &#8211; so grab your copy now. This is a complete rewrite of BeerSmith from scratch &#8211; the most significant new release in the 8 years since the original BeerSmith was published.<\/li>\n<li>Gordon gives us his thoughts on partial mash brewing &#8211; and urges people to consider moving directly to all grain instead.<\/li>\n<li>He walks us through the equipment needed for an average brewer to move from extract to all grain brewing.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about crushing grains, and using them in a relatively short time after crushing them.<\/li>\n<li>Gordon explains the infusion mash &#8211; the simplest technique to start out with.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about sparging and lautering, including basic techniques for fly sparging, batch sparging, and avoiding a stuck sparge.<\/li>\n<li>Gordon talks about full wort boils and the importance of cooling your wort quickly<\/li>\n<li>He gives some sound advice on brewing with a buddy before you jump right into all grain alone!<\/li>\n<li>Gordon shares his thoughts on his new book &#8220;Brewing Better Beer&#8221; oriented towards advanced brewers. The book was just released and has been selling very well on Amazon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks again to Gordon Strong who was kind enough to appear on the show!<\/p>\n<h3>Thoughts on the Podcast?<\/h3>\n<p>Leave me a comment below or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/forum\">discussion forum<\/a> to leave a comment in the podcast section there.<\/p>\n<h3>Subscribe to the Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Great News!<\/strong> We&#8217;ve been featured in the New and Notable podcasts on iTunes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" alt=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/images\/web\/linkmaker\/badge_itunes-lrg.gif\" width=\"82\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are not using iTunes, you can subscribe using this feed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/BeersmithcomHomeBrewingBlog<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And finally, don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to the blog and <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/subscribe\">my newsletter<\/a> (use the links in the sidebar) \u2013 to get free weekly articles on home brewing.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The link to Mr Strong&#8217;s book is an Amazon Affiliate link &#8211; if you order a copy I will receive a few dimes in commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet This week we go all grain with Grandmaster brewing judge Gordon Strong. 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