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Brett and Sour Beer Brewing – BeerSmith Podcast #17

This week we talk about methods for making sour and wild beers using Brettanomyces yeast (Brett). Brett is used in many sour beers styles including Lambics, Gueze, Oud Bruin, Berliner Weisse, and others. My guests are Drew Beechum and Nathan Smith – both of whom have done extensive brewing using Brett.

NOTE: The full episode with show notes can be found here.

Growing Hops with Dave Wills – BeerSmith Podcast #15

This week my guest is Dave Wills of Freshops and we talk about how to grow your own hops in your garden. Dave is a long time brewer, hop grower and also microbrewer at the Oregon Trail Brewery and he provides some great advice on how you can start your own hop garden.

NOTE: The full episode with show notes can be found here.

John Palmer – The Home Brewing Celebrity – BeerSmith Podcast Ep #3

This week I talk with  John Palmer, author of “How to Brew” which is the top selling Home Brewing book on Amazon. John is also co-host of Brew Strong on the Brewing Network and a popular speaker on home brewing. John shares with us how he got started brewing, how he wrote “How to Brew” as a free book on the internet and eventually (by going door-to-door) turned it into a successful home brewing book. We also chat about what his life is like as a beer brewing celebrity.

NOTE: The full episode with show notes is here.

Beer Bloggers and 365 Beers-BeerSmith Podcast Episode #2

This week we talk with two of my good blogging friends, Ron and Al from Hop Talk and also Alan Wright who is hosting the first ever Beer Blogger’s Conference. In a wide ranging discussion, we talk about beer blogging, Al’s experiment to drink 365 beers in a year and blog every day about it, the upcoming blogger’s conference, home brewing, social media, and much more.

NOTE: The full podcast and show notes are here.