All posts by BeerSmith

Provisional Beer Styles with Gordon Strong – BeerSmith Podcast #178

This week Gordon Strong joins me to discuss the new provisional BJCP beer styles including New England IPA, Burton Ale and Catharina Sours along with his travels in South America.

You can find additional episodes and show notes on my blog here.

Homebrewing Fermenters with Chris Graham – BeerSmith Podcast #177

This week Chris Graham from MoreBeer joins me to discuss the wide variety of new fermenter options available to home brewers including everything from a simple bucket to a temperature controlled stainless conical.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Post-War British Beer with Ron Pattinson – BeerSmith Podcast #176

This week Ron Pattinson joins me to discuss his new book called “Austerity!” about British brewing in the post World War II period from roughly 1945 through the 1960’s. Ron shares with us how breweries copied with many shortages in the post-war period.

You can find additional episodes and show notes on my blog here.

Session Mead with Steve Piatz- BeerSmith Podcast #175

This week Steve Piatz joins me to discuss how to make a low gravity session mead including mead nutrients, backsweetening and how to spice or accent your mead.  Using modern techniques, you can make a great session mead in as little as a few weeks.

You can find additional episodes and show notes on my blog here.

Judging Beer with Mirella Amato – BeerSmith Podcast #174

Mirella Amato joins me this week to discuss the BJCP beer judge program as well as developing skills as a beer judge to improve your homebrewing.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Whirlpool Hops Research with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #172

Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss cutting edge research into the role hop thiols play in creating fruity, tropical IPA flavors in beer.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Gluten Free Brewing with Robert Keifer – BeerSmith Podcast #171

Robert Keifer joins me to discuss brewing using gluten free grains including rice, mullet, sorghum, quinoa, and buckwheat.  Gluten free brewing has expanded greatly the last few years to aid those who may be sensitive to gluten in beer.

You can find additional podcasts and show notes for this episode here on my blog.

Malt Sensory Analysis with Andrea Stanley and Lindsay Barr – BeerSmith Podcast #170

Andrea Stanley from Valley Malting and Lindsay Barr from New Belgium join me to discuss recent advances in malt sensory analysis for beer brewing.

You can find additional episodes and show notes on my blog here.

Hop Biotransformation and NE IPA with Randy Mosher- BeerSmith Podcast #169

Randy Mosher, author of several top beer brewing books joins me to talk about hop biotransformations that occur during active fermentation as well as New England IPAs.

You can find additional episodes and show notes on my blog here.

Beer Maturation and Yeast with John Palmer – BeerSmith Podcast #168

John Palmer, author of “How to Brew” joins me to discuss the beer maturation process and the critical role that yeast play in beer maturation.  We also discuss methods to speed up the maturation process.

You can view show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

New Hop Products for Brewing with Mitch Steele – BeerSmith Podcast #167

Mitch Steele joins me to discuss the best use of a wide variety of hop products including whole hops, pellet hops, wet hops, hop extracts, hop oils and more.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Brewing New England IPAs with Michael Tonsmeire – BeerSmith Podcast #166

Michael Tonsmeire joins me this week to discuss the New England India Pale Ale style along with a few new projects including his brewery “Sapwood Cellars” opening in Columbia, MD.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

Mashmaker and Craft Malts with Michael Dawson – BeerSmith Podcast #165

Michael Dawson joins me to discuss his new book “Mashmaker” as well as the emergence of some unique craft beer malts.

You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.