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The BeerSmith Home Brewing Show is a beer brewing podcast focused on how to brew beer, homebrewing techniques, and beer stories from top US and international brewers. In each episode we bring you an interview with guests assembled from around the world to talk about beer, craft beer and homebrew.…

Brad Smith and Friends

Clifton, VA


    • Apr 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 299 EPISODES

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    The BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast is a fantastic podcast that provides a wide range of information and insights into the world of home brewing. Hosted by Brad Smith, this podcast features knowledgeable guests and covers a variety of topics related to brewing beer. Unlike other podcasts in the genre, The BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast avoids excessive banter or inside jokes, focusing instead on providing helpful and informative content for its listeners.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its variety and depth of topics. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced home brewer, there is something here for everyone. The podcast covers everything from basic brewing techniques to more advanced topics like recipe formulation, ingredient selection, and troubleshooting common issues. The guests on the show are experts in their field and provide valuable insights and tips that can help improve your brewing skills.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is its professionalism. Brad Smith has a calm and relaxed hosting style that allows his guests to shine and share their knowledge freely. The episodes are well-structured and focused, delivering valuable information without unnecessary distractions or tangents. Additionally, the podcast is well-produced with clear audio quality, making it easy to follow along with the discussions.

    While it's difficult to find any major negatives about this podcast, one potential drawback is its release schedule. Some listeners may wish for more frequent episodes, as they find the content highly educational and enjoyable. However, considering the level of quality provided in each episode, it's understandable that producing more frequent episodes may be challenging.

    In conclusion, The BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast is an excellent resource for anyone interested in home brewing. With its informative content, knowledgeable guests, and professional approach, this podcast has become a go-to source for many brewers looking to improve their skills and expand their knowledge. Whether you're a beginner just starting out or an experienced brewer looking for new insights, this podcast is definitely worth checking out.



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    Latest episodes from BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast

    New Hop Varieties and Products with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #259

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 49:42


    Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss new hop varieties, hop products including Cryo hops, and further discussion on thiols, thiol-freeing yeast and hop survivability for IPAs. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Dry Hopping Beer with Michael Tonsmeire – BeerSmith Podcast #324

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 48:39


    Michael Tonsmeire from Sapwood Cellars joins me to discuss dry hop techniques and new dry hop products for beer making. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog at https://beersmith.com/blog

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    Making Mead with Alex Mendoza – BeerSmith Podcast #323

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 44:03


    This week Alex Mendoza from Hiveworks meadery joins me to discuss styles of mead, making mead and his personal story about opening a meadery. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    New Brewing Hop Products with Max Shafer – BeerSmith Podcast #322

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 39:31


    This week Max Shafer joins me from Roadhouse Brewing to discuss a large number of new hop products including hop extracts, luplin powders, Cryo Hops, Incognito, Salvo as well as hop aroma oil products like Subzero Hop Kief and Abstrax extracts. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Barrel Aged Stouts with Skip Schwartz – BeerSmith Podcast #321

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 41:38


    Skip Schwartz is my guest this week to talk about barrel aged stouts, flavored barrel aged beers, blending aged beers and more. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Cold IPA with John Palmer – BeerSmith Podcast #320

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 41:07


    John Palmer joins me this week to discuss the Cold IPA style, its history and how to brew one at home. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Beer, Mead and Cider with Michael Fairbrother – BeerSmith Podcast #319

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 43:38


    Michael Fairbrother joins me this week to discuss the business of beer, mead, cider and opening a restaurant. You can find show notes and additional recipes on my blog here.

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    Simplified Homebrewing with John Blichmann – BeerSmith Podcast #318

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 45:11


    John Blichmann joins me this week to discuss simplified brewing and how to combat the decline in homebrewing. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Process Control of DMS in Lagers with Dr Greg Casey – BeerSmith Podcast #317

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 56:10


    This week Dr Greg Casey joins me to discuss Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) in lagers, and how process control can aid in reducing DMS. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Cider and Perry with Gordon Strong – BeerSmith Podcast #316

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 56:42


    Gordon Strong joins me this week to discuss making Cider, Perry and the upcoming changes to the BJCP cider style guide. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Hidden Beers of Belgium with Breandán Kearney – BeerSmith Podcast #315

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 48:40


    Breandán Kearney joins me this week to discuss his new book Hidden Beers of Belgium, which features many small brewers in Belgium as well as the stories and brewers behind them. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Tasting and Designing Beer with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #314

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 48:39


    Randy Mosher joins me this week to discuss the relationship between tasting and designing great beers. We talk about mental models, ingredients, taste, smell and how they all play together to create amazing beer. You can find show notes and additional recipes on my blog here.

    Low Alcohol and Alcohol Free Beer with Charlie Bamforth – BeerSmith Podcast #313

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 49:24


    Charlie Bamforth joins me this week to discuss methods for brewing low alcohol and alcohol free beers. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    FrankenStout and Yeast Blends with Chris White – BeerSmith Podcast #312

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 47:35


    Chris White joins me this week from White Labs to discuss his FrankenStout, FrankenYeast and the use of yeast blends in beer. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Pale Ale and Pinter with Danny Monnot – BeerSmith Podcast #311

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 50:05


    Professional brewer Danny Monnot joins me this week to discuss Pale Ales and his new project to make home brewing more accessible with the Pinter brewing system. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Hop Thiols and Varieties with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #310

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 57:33


    Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss thiols, the World Brewing Congress, new hop varieties and much more. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Flash Brewing with Chris Graham – BeerSmith Podcast #309

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 47:44


    Chris Graham, President of MoreBeer joins me this week to discuss Flash Brewing as well as some new equipment and Abstrax hop products. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Growing Hops with Scott Mast – BeerSmith Podcast #308

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 53:13


    Scott Mast from Hang ‘Em High Hops joins me this week to discuss how to grow and dry hops at home. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Hazy IPAs with Skip Schwartz – BeerSmith Podcast #307

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 44:24


    This week Skip Schwartz joins me from Weldwerks Brewing to discuss brewing the perfect Hazy IPA. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Craft and Home Brewing with Jamil Zainasheff – BeerSmith Podcast #306

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 50:41


    This week Jamil Zainasheff joins me to discuss the state of Craft and Home brewing as well as his upcoming book Modern Homebrewing. You can find show notes and additional podcasts on my blog here.

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    Mash Hopping and Beer Stability with Scott Janish – BeerSmith Podcast #305

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 41:13


    Scott Janish joins me this week to discuss mash hopping and steps he takes to control oxygen and enhance long term beer stability. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    India Pale Ale with Mitch Steele – Podcast #304

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 49:22


    Mitch Steele joins us from New Realm Brewing to discuss what has changed in IPA brewing in the 12 years since he wrote his classic book on IPAs. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Alcohol Free Beer and More with Dr Keith Villa – Podcast #303

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 58:32


    Dr Keith Villa, the creator of Blue Moon and founder of Ceria Brewing, joins me this week to talk about Blue Moon, the Craft Beer Industry, Ceria, Alcohol Free beers and more. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Big Barrel Aged Stouts with Michael Tonsmeire – BeerSmith Podcast #302

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 53:04


    Michael Tonsmeire from Sapwood Cellars joins me this week to talk about very high gravity barrel aged stouts. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Pilsners and pH with Max Shafer – BeerSmith Podcast #301

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 40:41


    Max Shafer joins me this week to discuss Craft Pilsners, decoction and controlling the pH of your beer during the whirlpool and for dry hopping. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here

    State of the Art Homebrewing with John Palmer – BeerSmith Podcast #300

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 47:43


    John Palmer joins me this week to discuss the state of the art in homebrewing and also shares his top five homebrewing priorities. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Understanding Malts with Jeff Bloem – BeerSmith Podcast #299

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 54:38


    Jeff Bloem from Murphy & Rude malting joins me this week to demystify the various types of malts used in brewing beer. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here

    Evolution of Homebrew Equipment with John Blichmann – BeerSmith Podcast #298

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 55:08


    John Blichmann joins me this week to discuss the evolution of home brewing equipment from the late 1980's to the current day. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog at https://beersmith.com/blog

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    Technical Brewing Programs with Andrew Burns – BeerSmith Podcast #297

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 50:15


    Andrew Burns joins me this week from Dakota County Technical College to talk about brewing education programs for working professionals. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here

    DMS In Beer with Dr Charlie Bamforth – BeerSmith Podcast #296

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 51:14


    Dr Charlie Bamforth joins me this week to discuss Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) in beer and how to manage it. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog h

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    BestMalz Malt with Dr Axel Goehler – BeerSmith Podcast #295

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 53:49


    Dr Axel Goehler, the CEO of Bestmalz joins us to discuss the state of German malting, European Craft Brewing and the recent BRAU 2023 conference. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    British Brewing in WWII with Ron Pattinson – BeerSmith Podcast #294

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 46:19


    Ron Pattinson joins me this week to discuss his recently published book on British Brewing in World War II (WWII). You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog at BeerSmith.com/bl

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    Controlling Oxygen in Beer with Colin Kaminski – BeerSmith Podcast #293

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 53:21


    This week I welcome back Colin Kaminski to discuss oxygen in finished beer, hot side aeration and how to minimize oxygen pickup. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Your Tasting Brain with Randy Mosher – BeerSmith Podcast #292

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 54:46


    This week I welcome back Randy Mosher to discuss his upcoming book “Your Tasting Brain” and how we taste and judge beer. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Lager Fermentation and Judging with Gordon Strong – BeerSmith Podcast #291

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 54:53


    This week I welcome back Gordon Strong to discuss lager fermentation, lager yeast flavors, judging beer as well as some trends in craft brewing. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Thiolized Yeast with Adam Mills – BeerSmith Podcast #290

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 48:54


    Adam Mills joins me this week to discuss the use of Thiol boosting yeast, mash hopping and other techniques to enhance the tropical/fruity flavors in IPAs and New England IPAs. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Fruits and Mead with Ken Schramm – BeerSmith Podcast #289

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 54:51


    Ken Schramm joins me this week to discuss which fruits work best in meads. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    The History of German Adjunct Lager with Greg Casey – BeerSmith Podcast #288

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 51:42


    Dr Greg Casey joins me this week to discuss the interesting history of German Adjunct Lager and how it influenced the rise of American Adjunct Lager here in the US. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Barrel Aged Stouts with Skip Schwartz – BeerSmith Podcast #287

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 48:20


    This week Skip Schwartz, the head brewer at WeldWerks brewing joins me to discuss brewing barrel aged stouts. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Beer and Food Pairing with Mirella Amato – BeerSmith Podcast #286

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 52:58


    This week I welcome Mirella Amato to discuss how you can best pair beer and foods for a great dining experience! You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Wit Beer and Light Lager with Larry Horwitz – BeerSmith Podcast #285

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 52:18


    This week I welcome Larry Horwitz, the head brewer from Crooked Hammock to discuss Wit Beer and Light Lager brewing. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Pale Ales, IPAs and Brewing Water with John Palmer – BeerSmith Podcast #284

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 47:22


    This week I welcome back John Palmer to discuss English and American Pale Ales and IPAs and how water shapes the flavor of these beers. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    New Zealand Hops with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #283

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 51:16


    This week I welcome back Stan Hieronymus to discuss New Zealand hops, new hop varieties and their application in India Pale Ales. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here

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    Starting a Brewery with Rick Goehring – BeerSmith Podcast #282

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 42:00


    This week I welcome Rick Goehring from Walnut River Brewing who shares an interesting story of starting a production brewery with very little money. Rick has the top selling Kansas produced Craft Beer now. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Brewing Q&A with Jamil Zainasheff – BeerSmith Podcast #281

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 57:56


    This week I welcome Jamil Zainasheff back for another brewing question and answer session. Jamil covers a wide variety of topics from Hazy IPAs to the state of homebrewing. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Yeast Viability and Reuse with Chris White – BeerSmith Podcast #280

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 49:00


    Dr Chris White joins me this week to talk about yeast viability, harvesting yeast and reusing yeast from batch to batch. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Starting a Brewery with Alex Wenner – BeerSmith Podcast #279

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 42:55


    Alex Wenner joins me this week to discuss starting his brewery Lasting Joy in the Hudson Valley. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Lager Yeast with Dr Greg Casey – BeerSmith Podcast #278

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 50:07


    Dr Greg Casey joins me this week to discuss the history of lager yeast, and its evolution in brewing. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here

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    The History of Stout with Ron Pattinson – BeerSmith Podcast #277

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 50:41


    Ron Pattinson joins me to discuss the history of Stouts in the British isles including London Stout, Irish Stout and other variants. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

    Non Alcoholic Beer and Yeast with Janish and Carlsen – BeerSmith Podcast #276

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 50:41


    Scott Janish from Sapwood Cellars and Simon Carlsen from CHR Hansen join me this week to discuss using innovative yeasts to create low alcohol and non-alcoholic beers. You can view show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Innovative Lagers with Michael Tonsmeire- BeerSmith Podcast #275

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 52:00


    Michael Tonsmeire from Sapwood Cellars joins us this week to discuss some of his recent innovative lager recipes. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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    Thiols and Fruity IPAs with MoreBeer – BeerSmith Podcast #274

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 39:26


    This week Chris Graham and Vito Delucchi from MoreBeer join me to discuss how to free the thiols in your hops to create fruity IPAs and New England IPAs. You can find show notes and additional episodes on my blog here.

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