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Tasting Cider with Erin James – BeerSmith Podcast #154

Erin James joins me this week to discuss her new book “Tasting Cider”, the recent surge in craft cider making, styles of cider as well as cider cocktails and food pairings.

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

Ancient Brews with Dr Patrick McGovern – BeerSmith Podcast #153

Dr Patrick McGovern, Director of Biomolecular Archeology at the University of Pennsylvania Museum joins me this week to discuss research into ancient fermented beverages.

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

Hop Oils in Beer Brewing with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #152

Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss cutting edge research in the use of certain hop oils in beer brewing.  Stan has some interesting results regarding which oils provide key flavors in IPAs and pale ales.

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

Building an Electric Brewery with John Blichmann – BeerSmith Podcast #151

John Blichmann, founder of Blichmann Engineering joins me this week to discuss setting up an indoor electric brewery at home. We discuss electrical, ventilation and water requirements.

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

Mead Making with Steve Piatz – BeerSmith Podcast #150

Steve Piatz, the author of “The Complete Guide to Making Mead” and 2008 mead maker of the year joins me this week to discuss making the perfect mead, melomel, pyment or cyser.

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

India Pale Ale (IPA) Trends with Mitch Steele – BeerSmith Podcast #147

Mitch Steele, author of the IPA book and former brewmaster at Stone Brewing joins me this week to discuss recent trends in India Pale Ale and the craft IPA revolution.

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

Sensory Evaluation of Beer with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #146

This week Randy Mosher joins me to discuss the second edition of his book “Tasting Beer” as well as sensory evaluation of beer, aroma, judging beer and more.

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

Pairing Beer and Food with Sean Paxton – BeerSmith Podcast #145

Sean Paxton, aka “The Homebrew Chef” joins me this week to discuss the pairing of beer and food and how he plans entire multi-course meals around various beers.

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

Starting a Small Malt House with Dark Cloud Malting – BeerSmith Podcast #144

Jesse Kaiss and Danny Buswell from Dark Cloud Malt House join me this week to discuss their experiences starting up a small local malt house.  Jesse and Danny are malting their own barley and selling it locally in central Maryland.

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

Mead Making and Melomels with Ken Schramm – BeerSmith Podcast #143

This week Ken Schramm from Schramm’s Meadery joins me to discuss big sweet fruity meads and melomels.  Ken is a founder of the Mazer Cup, author of the book The Compleat Meadmaker, nationally award winning mead maker, and founder of Schramm’s Meadery near Detroit.

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

Clarity and Haze in Beer with Dr Charlie Bamforth – BeerSmith Podcast #142

Dr Charlie Bamforth joins me this week to discuss clarity and haze in beer as well as steps you can take to improve clarity through finings, conditioning and brewing techniques.

You can find additional episodes and show notes here.

German Brewing Traditions and Reinheitsgebot – BeerSmith Podcast #141

Rory Lawton joins me from Berlin, Germany to discuss the tradition of the German Purity Law or “Reinheitsgebot” and some very controversial efforts to challenge it.  Along the way we discuss the history of the law, how it has evolved and how it affects brewing in Germany.

You can find additional episodes and show notes here.