{"id":5441,"date":"2015-05-15T14:55:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T18:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=5441"},"modified":"2015-05-15T15:22:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T19:22:46","slug":"beer-recipe-transformers-with-drew-beechum-beersmith-podcast-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/15\/beer-recipe-transformers-with-drew-beechum-beersmith-podcast-103\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Recipe Transformers with Drew Beechum &#8211; BeerSmith Podcast #103"},"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\/2015\/05\/15\/beer-recipe-transformers-with-drew-beechum-beersmith-podcast-103\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Brewing author <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>Drew Beechum is my guest this week to discuss how you can transform one beer into another with a few simple changes to your recipe. Drew&#8217;s approach to recipe design is unique &#8211; so join me for another great episode!<\/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-103-Transformers.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-103-Transformers.mp3]<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FX3K3LCGyWA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (55:28)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Drew Beechum is my guest this week discussing beer recipe design. Drew is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1cCjvcb\">Experimental Homebrewing<\/a>, The <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1HgP9ql\">Everything Homebrewing Book<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1bTpusp\">Homebrewers Journal<\/a> (all Amazon affiliate links). Drew has a unique approach to beer recipe design I think you will enjoy.<\/li>\n<li>Thank you to our sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/beerandbrewing.com\">Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine<\/a> who is still offering a 15% discount with your subscription or other items when you use the new offer code <strong>beersmith2015<\/strong> when you purchase.<\/li>\n<li>Also check out <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\">BeerSmith<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/mobile\">BeerSmith Mobile software<\/a> and 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 available now.<\/li>\n<li>Drew tells us about a few of his recent projects including his recently released book Experimental Homebrewing<\/li>\n<li>We discuss his recent article on &#8220;Transformers&#8221; which explains how you can take one beer recipe and change it into a different recipe by making small changes<\/li>\n<li>Drew provides an example of some styles you can transform easily<\/li>\n<li>We start discussing his 5 rules for beer recipe design &#8211; starting with the first rule &#8220;Pay Attention to Local Ingredients&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>He explains why using the right ingredients are really important for making great beer<\/li>\n<li>Drew shares rule #2: &#8220;Pay attention to Local Water&#8221; and tells us why water is so important for making beer<\/li>\n<li>We discuss looking at overall water quality and character and not just blindly replicating water profiles<\/li>\n<li>He explains rule #3: &#8220;Practicality&#8221; and the importance of simplicity in beer brewing<\/li>\n<li>We talk about &#8220;brewing on the ones&#8221; as well as SMASH brewing<\/li>\n<li>Drew shares rule #4 &#8220;Embrace and Extend\/Contract&#8221; your beer recipes<\/li>\n<li>We discuss &#8220;the rocket fuel&#8221; rule<\/li>\n<li>Drew shares some advice on the use of crystal malts<\/li>\n<li>We discuss rule #5: &#8220;Understanding history&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Drew closes with some final words and ties this all together<\/li>\n<li>Drew also discusses his upcoming book &#8220;Legends of Homebrewing&#8221; which will be out in about a year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks to Drew Beechum 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! 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