Experimental Brewing
Experimental Brewing

Experimental Brewing

Denny Conn, Drew Beechum

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Sit down with Denny Conn and Drew Beechum, authors of Experimental Homebrewing and Homebrewing All-Stars as they explore the world of beer and homebrew. Every episode tackles the science of brewing and the art of brewing. Listen and learn how to make and appreciate better beer and how to create even the craziest idea you have. We can't promise that you'll save the world, but we can promise mad science in the pursuit of great beer!

Recent Episodes

Brew Files – Episode 164 – Matt’s French 75
APR 23, 2024
Brew Files – Episode 164 – Matt’s French 75

The Brew Is Out There!

You’ve heard us speak about the pleasures of Alesong’s French 75 cocktail inspired barrel aged Saison. Now we’ve brought Matt Van Wyk back to discuss how their process works behind the French 75 and their other cocktail inspired beers.

Links

This episode is brought to you by:

Alesong Brewing & Blending: https://www.alesongbrewing.com/

French 75 Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2024/04/23/alesongs-french-75/

Grainfather and The Air Still Pro

Don’t forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).

Don’t forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing

Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

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Episode 196 – Brewlanthropy
APR 11, 2024
Episode 196 – Brewlanthropy

Proving that beer can be about more than just what’s in the the glass, Ryan Holt is on a mission to raise money one project at a time. Listen as he describes his journey to brewing with a goal.

(Image by Em Sauter)

Episode Links:

Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:51 Announcements & Feedback
00:07:33 The Pub
00:25:51 The Brewery
00:38:56 The Lounge – Ryan Holt
01:08:12 The Wyeast Style Spotlight
01:14:33 Quick Tip & Something Other

This episode is brought to you by:

​Jaded Brewing

Wyeast Labs

​YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!

In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you’d like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]!

Don’t forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing

Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

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79 MIN
Brew Files – Episode 163 – Tom’s Not a NZ Pilsner
MAR 31, 2024
Brew Files – Episode 163 – Tom’s Not a NZ Pilsner

The Brew Is Out There!

Competition beer styles are a funny thing – sometimes a beer finds a home where it wasn’t intended, but the beer wins out regardless. Such is the case with Tom Fontes’ NZ Pils that isn’t really. Hear about the recipe and brewing it at Lawless Brewing!

Links

Tom’s Not a NZ Pilsner: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2024/03/31/toms-not-a-nz-pilsner/

Lawless Brewing: https://lawlessbeer.com/

This episode is brought to you by:

Grainfather and The Air Still Pro

Don’t forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).

Don’t forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing

Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

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Episode 195 – On Mistakes and Missteps
MAR 28, 2024
Episode 195 – On Mistakes and Missteps

This episode is filled with old speculation before the announcement of HBC changes. Denny and Drew took a little break, but you should hear our thoughts from those times and how we’ve been screwing up as well!

Episode Links:

Episode Contents:
00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors
00:02:55 Announcements & Feedback
00:06:50 The Pub
00:27:16 The Brewery
00:46:42 Quick Tip & Something Other

This episode is brought to you by:

​Jaded Brewing

Wyeast Labs

​YCH Hops

Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) – contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science!

In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you’d like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]!

Don’t forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing

Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

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53 MIN
Brew Files – Episode 162 – Forgotten American Gold
MAR 18, 2024
Brew Files – Episode 162 – Forgotten American Gold

The Brew Is Out There!

In our hyper hop focused world, we continue to lose track of once ubiquitous styles of beer. In this episode, we’re look at the once absolutely required style of American Wheat Beer – just in time for Summer brewing!

Links
Classic American Wheat Beer Recipe –
https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2024/03/18/classic-american-wheat/

This episode is brought to you by:

Grainfather and The Air Still Pro

Don’t forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing).

Don’t forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing

Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

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35 MIN