{"id":5083,"date":"2014-11-17T15:26:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T20:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2015-04-29T17:31:49","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T21:31:49","slug":"home-brewing-equipment-with-john-blichmann-beersmith-podcast-92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/17\/home-brewing-equipment-with-john-blichmann-beersmith-podcast-92\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Brewing Equipment with John Blichmann &#8211; BeerSmith Podcast #92"},"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\/2014\/11\/17\/home-brewing-equipment-with-john-blichmann-beersmith-podcast-92\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4522\" src=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png\" alt=\"PodNew200\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png 200w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>John Blichmann, the President of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blichmannengineering.com\/\">Blichmann Engineering<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Subscribe on iTunes to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id398500515?mt=2\">Audio version <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">Video version<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-92-Blichmann.mp3\">Download the MP3 File<\/a> &#8211; Right Click and <strong>Save As<\/strong> to download this mp3 file<\/p>\n<p>[audio:http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-92-Blichmann.mp3]<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7KPumjfynLg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (38:45)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>John Blichmann, the President of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blichmannengineering.com\/\">Blichmann Engineering<\/a> is my guest this week to discuss intermediate and advanced Brewing Equipment. Blichmann Engineering is a world leader in dedicated home and craft brewing equipment and his products can be found in most major brewing retail stores.<\/li>\n<li>Thank you to our sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/beerandbrewing.com\">Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine<\/a> who is still offering a 20% discount with your subscription when you use the offer code <strong>beersmith<\/strong> when you purchase. Also thanks to the AHA &#8211; they are running a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewersassociation.org\/membership\/gift-membership\/\">Gift Membership promotion<\/a> from now until 31 December 2014, which includes a free book or video along with your membership card you can use for yourself or give it to a fellow brewer.<\/li>\n<li>Also check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/dvd\">new DVDs John Palmer and I filmed<\/a> &#8211; How to Brew with Malt Extract and How to Brew All Grain are both available now!<\/li>\n<li>John tells us some of the things going on at Blichmann Engineering which has been growing rapidly as home brewing has taken off.<\/li>\n<li>We start by discussing what a traditional three tier all grain system looks like, and some of the features of their brewing pots.<\/li>\n<li>Next we have a short discussion about both propane burners and also electric heating elements for brewing indoors.<\/li>\n<li>John explains what a RIMS\/HERMS system is and why they are often used for larger systems. We also discuss the advantages of pumping wort &#8211; especially when you move to larger brewing sizes.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about some of the advantages of a RIMS\/HERMS system, and also discuss adding temperature control which allows you to precisely dial in your mash and boil temperatures<\/li>\n<li>John discusses his new BrewEasy system which is a hybrid two piece mash and boil system, and what its advantages are &#8211; particularly for those who want to go all grain without limited storage space<\/li>\n<li>We briefly talk about conical fermenters and some of the advantages of using conicals instead of traditional carboys<\/li>\n<li>I ask John to share what he&#8217;s working on next<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks to John Blichmann for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!<\/p>\n<p><strong>iTunes Announcements<\/strong>: I launched a new <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">video channel for the BeerSmith podcast on iTunes<\/a>, so subscribe now! At the moment it will only feature the new widescreen episodes (#75 and up). Older episodes are available on my revamped <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/mrbeersmith\">Youtube channel<\/a>. Also all <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\">81 audio episodes are on iTunes<\/a> now &#8211; so grab the older episodes if you missed any.<\/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 on iTunes or BeerSmith Radio<\/h3>\n<p>You can listen to all of my podcast episodes streaming live around the clock on our <a href=\"http:\/\/BeerSmith.com\/Radio\">BeerSmith Radio<\/a> online radio station!<strong> <\/strong>You can also subscribe to the audio or video using the iTunes links below, or the feed address<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Audio feed on iTunes &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/images\/web\/linkmaker\/badge_itunes-lrg.gif\" alt=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" width=\"82\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> (direct: <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/content\/feed\/podcast\"><strong>http:\/\/beersmith.com\/content\/feed\/podcast<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Video feed on iTunes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/images\/web\/linkmaker\/badge_itunes-lrg.gif\" alt=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" width=\"82\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/strong> (direct: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/tv\/category\/podcast\/feed\/\">http:\/\/beersmith.com\/tv\/category\/podcast\/feed\/<\/a><\/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> (or use the links in the sidebar) \u2013 to get free weekly articles on home brewing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet John Blichmann, the President of Blichmann Engineering is my guest this week to discuss intermediate and advanced Brewing Equipment. 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