Category Archives: Podcast

BeerSmith Video Podcast

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.

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.

Bohemian Pilsner Beer Brewing with Chris Graham – BeerSmith Podcast #99

Chris Graham, the President of MoreBeer joins me this week to discuss brewing the perfect Bohemian Pilsner.  Bohemian Pilsners are one of the more challenging lagers to brew, but Chris provides some great tips to get started with this great beer style.

You can find the full version of the podcast with show notes here.