Alex Gruber, Tech Support Specialist at Imperial Yeast, gives us all the buttery details about diacetyl - what it is, where it comes from, and how to remove it from our beer.

07-27-23 - All About Diacetyl

Barrett Tillman of BlackMan Brewing talks about nomadic brewing and forming partnerships to share his story and build his brand.

07-20-23 - Barrett Tillman of BlackMan Brewing

Mead Man Tim Leber shares an experiment comparing three methods to extract fruit flavor for a beer or mead.

07-13-23 - Fruit Extraction Experiment

Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins us to sample the Texas Table Beer and formulate a big peachy IPA.

Chris Colby of <a href="http://beerandgardeningjournal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beerandgardeningjournal.com</a> joins us to sample the Texas Table Beer and formulate a big peachy IPA.

07-06-23 - Recipe Development, Honey Peach IPA

James and Steve meet new folks, catch up with old friends, and sample tasty things at San Diego Homebrew Con.

06-29-23 - Club Night San Diego

Steve Wilkes and Tim Leber share meads in this third recording of a day of meads from the breakfast nook.

06-15-23 - Mead Grab Bag, Part 02

James and Steve head to Schaumburg, Illinois, to sample local brews and try Ken Kazmierski's hot dog beer in its native environment.

06-08-23 - Ballpark Brew Fest

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a Citra-forward hoppy IPA.

06-01-23 - Recipe Development, Cold IPA

Doug Hurst of Metropolitan Brewing in Chicago sits down with James, Steve, and Greig McGill to share samples and tips on brewing deliciously clean lagers.

05-25-23 - Metropolitan Brewing

James and Steve travel to Chicago to sample a vertical tasting of a homebrew with the flavors of an authentic Chicago Hot Dog.

05-18-23 - Chicago Dog Beer Summit

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John Palmer

John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares brewing tips for one of the most controversial styles today - New England IPA.

02-01-18 John Palmer on NEIPA

Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing gives us rants and tips for brewing beers with dark grains.

04-05-18 Brewing Darker Beers

Home brewer Tyrone Harris shares his experiment adding a bunch of hops to a wort after the boil, then splitting it and fermenting with six different yeasts.

08-30-12 Late Hops, Different Yeast

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of The Home Brew Recipe Bible and The Methods of Modern Homebrewing, introduces us to a new dry, sparkling version of our favorite style.

05-17-18 Brut IPA

James, Andy Davison of the Australian National Homebrew Conference, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine launch a collaborative experiment to test the effects of different wort chilling methods.

08-02-12 Chilling Experiment

Dr. Chris Hamilton of Hillsdale College talks about his experiment attempting to make practically gluten free beers using Clarity Ferm from White Labs.

09-04-14 Clarity Ferm Gluten Reduction Experiment

Anderson Valley Brewing Company brewmaster Fal Allen talks about his new book, Gose: Brewing a Classic German Beer for the Modern Era.

09-13-18 Fal Allen on Brewing Gose

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares his successful weight loss plan that allows him to keep his favorite beverage, while losing pounds.

08-07-14 Lose Weight, Not Beer

Homebrewer Nick Johnson shares four ciders brewed with ingredients inspired by the season of fall.

10-08-15 Fall Ciders

Mary Pelletieri, author of Quality Management: Essential Planning for Breweries, joins us to talk about how to bring quality management practices into our home breweries.

02-18-16 Quality Management

Steve and James read a ton of letters about homebrewing disasters from listeners across the globe.

12-20-18 Annual Disaster Show

Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal gets into the details about step mashing and how we can use it to control the character of our beers.

04-20-17 Step Mashing

Engineer Alex Roberts joins James again to test the effects on stirring a wort while it's being chilled by an immersion chiller. They also reverse the chiller's water flow.

02-21-19 Chiller Stirring Experiment

Scott Janish, author of The New IPA - A Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor, talks about hopping on the hot side for hazy, juicy beers.

11-07-19 Hot Side Hopping for Hazy IPAs

In our fifth show of the series, we taste some higher alpha hops and get a surprise result.

11-15-18 Hop Sampler - Centennial, Citra, Galaxy

James sits down with Trey Holt from Black Apple Crossing Cidery to sample ciders and get homebrewing tips.

09-24-15 Black Apple Crossing Cidery

Mike Tonsmeire

James and Steve sit down with the Mad Fermentationist to talk hoppy beers, sour beers and Sapwood Cellars.

08-08-19 Mike Tonsmeire Meetup

Author and historian Maureen Ogle talks about the revision of her book documenting the history of the American beer culture and industry.

10-10-19 Ambitious Brew - A History of American Beer

Members of the Rhode Island Brewing Society share their experiment comparing six different yeast strains in New England IPAs.

07-11-19 RIBS NEIPA Yeast Experiment

Arcadia

Vaughn Stewart, brewing manager of Arcadia Brewing in Kalamazoo, Michigan, talks about open fermentation and repitching yeast for many generations.

07-24-14 Open Fermentation at Arcadia Brewing

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