All posts by BeerSmith

Barley Varieties and Genetics with Dr Pat Hayes – BeerSmith Podcast #114

Dr Pat Hayes, Professor of Barley Breeding at Oregon State University, is my guest this week to discuss advances in barley breeding, genetics and what beer brewers can look forward to from future barley varieties.

The show notes for this episode can be found here.

Czech Lagers with Chris Lohring – BeerSmith Podcast #113

Chris Lohring, the founder of Notch Brewing joins me this week to discuss brewing Czech Lagers.  Chris has been brewing Czech Lagers as session beers since 2010 and has some interesting insights on Czech lagers and their variants.

You can view the full episode show notes here.

Barrel Aged Sours with CJ Shamas- BeerSmith Podcast #112

CJ Shamas joins me this week to discuss his barrel aged sour beer program.  CJ has come up with a method to schedule his beers to maximize the flavor and utilization of oak barrels for making great beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Speed Brewing with Mary Izett – BeerSmith Podcast #111

Mary Izett, author of the new book “Speed Brewing” joins me this week to discuss rapid brewing of all grain beer as well as mead, cider, Buch and Kefir.  She provides some great tips on how to create a variety of fermented beverages on a short time scale.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Nano-Brewery Startup Tips with John Blichmann – BeerSmith Podcast #110

John Blichmann, President of Blichmann Engineering joins me this week to discuss starting a nano-brewery including equipment options as well as many of the business considerations that come into play with starting a beer brewery on a shoestring.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Electric Beer Brewing Systems with Adam Shake – BeerSmith Podcast #109

Adam Shake joins me this week to discuss making beer with electric brewing systems, and we cover a wide variety of equipment topics including heating elements, pumps and different types of controllers to automate your brewing system.

You can see the full episode with show notes here.

Brewing Sour Beers with Michael Dawson – BeerSmith Podcast #108

Michael Dawson, former host of Brewing TV joins me this week to discuss brewing the perfect sour beer.  Michael shares some amazing tips for quickly brewing a Berliner Weisse as well as Lambic in this special episode recorded at the National Homebrew Conference in San Diego.

You can find the full episode and show notes here.

Chilling Your Wort with Chris Graham – BeerSmith Podcast #107

Chris Graham, the President of MoreBeer joins me this week to discuss methods for rapidly chilling your wort when home brewing beer.  Chris discusses immersion chillers, counter-flow chillers and plate chillers and how rapidly cooling your wort can make better beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Beer Styles with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #106

Stan Hieronymus, brewing author and most recent winner of the AHA Governing Committee award, joins me this week to discuss hops and emerging beer styles.  Stan is the author of “For the Love of Hops”, “Brew Like a Monk” and also “Brewing with Wheat”.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Malt and its Impact on Beer with Dr Charlie Bamforth – BeerSmith Podcast #105

Dr Charlie Bamforth, Distinguished Professor of Brewing Science from the University of California at Davis joins me this week to discuss malted barley, its alternatives and the huge impact malt has on beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

The 2015 BJCP Beer Style Guide with Gordon Strong – BeerSmith Podcast #104

BJCP President Gordon Strong joins me to discuss the 2015 BJCP Beer Style Guide update that was just released by the Beer Judge Certification Program. The new, expanded style guide is used worldwide by home and professional brewers for competition and brewing great beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Beer Recipe Transformers with Drew Beechum – BeerSmith Podcast #103

Brewing author 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’s approach to recipe design is unique – so join me for another great episode!

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Evaluating Your Beer with Denny Conn – BeerSmith Podcast #102

Denny Conn joins me this week to discuss a number of experiments he has made on evaluating and improving your beer.  Specifically he addresses decoction mashing, first wort hopping and biases in evaluating your beer.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass – BeerSmith Podcast #101

Gary Glass, the Director of the American Homebrewer’s Association (AHA) joins me this week to discuss the AHA and also what is in store for the 2015 National Homebrew Conference which is scheduled for June 11-13 in San Diego.  Gary also tells us about the AHA and Brewer’s Association.

You can see the full episode with show notes here.

Beer Brewing Q&A with John Palmer and Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #100

Top beer brewing authors John Palmer and Randy Mosher join me for a special episode #100 to answer some of your questions about brewing better beer.  John is the author of the popular “How to Brew” book and video series and Randy Mosher has made a splash with his new book “Mastering Homebrew”.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.