{"id":2650,"date":"2011-12-14T12:30:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T17:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2014-02-06T11:33:12","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:33:12","slug":"beer-brewing-equipment-with-john-blichmann-beersmith-podcast-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/14\/beer-brewing-equipment-with-john-blichmann-beersmith-podcast-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Brewing Equipment with John Blichmann &#8211; BeerSmith Podcast 28"},"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\/12\/14\/beer-brewing-equipment-with-john-blichmann-beersmith-podcast-28\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>John Blichmann of Blichmann Engineering makes some of the highest quality equipment for homebrewing including pots, three-tier systems, high end RIMS and HERMS systems and also his very popular Beer Gun. This week I interview John about everything from simple stainless pots to high end pump and temperature control systems.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/microphone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"microphone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/microphone-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-28-Equipment-Blichmann.mp3\">Download the MP3 File <\/a>\u2013 Right Click and &#8220;Save As&#8221; to download this mp3 file<\/p>\n[audio:http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-28-Equipment-Blichmann.mp3]\n<h3>This Episode Sponsored by MoreBeer!<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/morebeer\">MoreBeer <\/a>is the sponsor of this week&#8217;s episode. You can show your appreciation to them on your next order by using the special order links here at <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/morebeer\">BeerSmith.com\/MoreBeer<\/a> &#8211; a portion of each order will go to support the BeerSmith sites, podcast, and newsletters.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8OEjrjubm9Q\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (29:52)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This week&#8217;s guest is John Blichmann (aka &#8220;The Beer Geek&#8221;) of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blichmannengineering.com\/\">Blichmann Engineering<\/a>. John&#8217;s company makes some of the finest home brewing equipment including everything from stainless steel brewing pots and conical fermenters to high end complete RIMS and HERMS systems<\/li>\n<li>John tells us how he got into the business of building high end home brewing equipment<\/li>\n<li>We start with their stainless steel brewing pots and how they are different from an average stainless pot.<\/li>\n<li>John talks about stainless steel conical fermenters and some of the advantages of using a conical fermenter<\/li>\n<li>We talk about gravity fed brew stands (top tier system) which let you use your own equipment<\/li>\n<li>John tells us the best way to clean stainless steel brewing equipment<\/li>\n<li>We talk about the &#8220;Beer Gun&#8221; which is a bottle filler that lets you fill directly from a kegging system. I really enjoy John&#8217;s beer gun.<\/li>\n<li>John explains what a RIMS\/HERMS system is and what some of the advantages are for this high end brewing system<\/li>\n<li>We talk about pumps and controllers and what to look for in each type of pump or controller<\/li>\n<li>John talks for a moment about his chilling system called the Therminator 2<\/li>\n<li>John shares where to find out the most about his equipment &#8211; from <a href=\"http:\/\/blichmannengineering.com\">BlichmannEngineering.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>John shares his thoughts on homebrewing in general<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks to John Blichmann for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!<\/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 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