Tag Archives: brew

Unlocking the Genetic Code of Brewing Yeast with Chris White – BeerSmith Podcast #131

Dr Chris White, the President of White labs joins me this week to discuss an ongoing collaboration to unlock the genetic code of yeast.  Chris has been working with scientists around the world to categorize various types of yeast and tie their genetic codes to yeast traits.

You can view the full episode with show notes here.

Boiling Home Brewed Beer with Dr Charlie Bamforth – BeerSmith Podcast #121

Dr Charles Bamforth, Professor of Malting and Brewing Science at the University of California at Davis joins me this week to discuss boiling your beer and some of the chemical processes involved in the boil.

You can find the show notes for this episode here.

Brewing High Gravity Beers with John Blichmann – BeerSmith Podcast #117

John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering joins me this week to discuss brewing “big” high gravity beers.  John covers some of the special challenges including reduced mash efficiency, split mashing, balancing your big beer and fermentation and aging.

You can find the full episode 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.

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.

Mastering Homebrew with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #98

Randy Mosher just published his new book Mastering Homebrew which I believe will soon become a home brewing classic.  This week I join Randy to talk about his new book which covers a huge number of beer brewing techniques, ingredients, and focuses on the flavor of beer instead of just the technical aspects.

You can find the full details including show notes here.

Beer Brewing Secrets with Michael Tonsmeire – BeerSmith Podcast #95

Michael Tonsmeire joins me to share some of his top pro beer brewing secrets.  Michael provides 12 tips from the top brewers and shares his experience as an author and contributor to Modern Times brewery.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

Malt for Beer Brewing with John Mallett – BeerSmith Podcast #94

John Mallett, the Director of Operations at Bell’s Brewing joins me to talk about his new book “Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse”  This is the final book in the four part Brewing Element series from Brewer’s Publications.  John discusses varieties of malt, the malting process and how various malts are used in beer brewing.

You can find the full episode with show notes here.

New Hop Varieties with Nathan Smith – BeerSmith Podcast #93

Nathan Smith joins me this week to discuss the many new hop varieties coming out for home and craft beer brewers.  Nathan, an award winning brewer, gave a presentation at last year’s National Homebrew Conference on some of the great new hops entering the market, and shares this with us today.

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

Home Brewing Equipment with John Blichmann – BeerSmith Podcast #92

John Blichmann, the President of Blichmann Engineering is my guest this week to discuss intermediate and advanced Brewing Equipment.  John tells us about basic three tier all grain systems, RIMS/HERMS systems, heating your wort and using hybrid techniques like BIAB or his new BrewEasy system.

You can find the full episode including show notes here.

Experimental Homebrewing with Drew and Denny – BeerSmith Podcast #90

The authors of the upcoming book Experimental Homebrewing Denny Conn and Drew Beechum join me to discuss some of their home brew experiments as well as their upcoming book.  Drew and Denny provide some unusual and unique ideas to spice up your home brewed beer!

You can find the full episode with show notes here.