Fermentation Nation

Right on the heals of episode 9 comes another installment of beer nerdness from one of the legends in the brewing community. Chris White! Yes Chris White of White Labs. What! We have to say that we thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Chris about his background in homebrewing and building White Labs in to what it […]

This episode was a particularly fun one, not that others aren’t, but we enjoy a fun educational conversation with Thomas Shellhammer, PH.D. of Fermentation Sciences at Oregon State University We cover the hot topics of Hop Creep, Hop Bitterness from Dry Hopping, Foam Stability, ideas of stopping hop creep as well as some other fun […]

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First a disclaimer: We recorded this episode with an intention of learning more about non-alcoholic beer (excluding Kombucha, etc. Just focused on beer). However we met some resistance in the commercial sector with brewers not willing to share their process/techniques. We understand completely, this is a new area of beer and from what we learned […]

WOW so much has happened over the last month since our last drop, but we did get a new episode recorded for you wonderful listeners. We must warn you, we did try to do a livestream (unsuccessfully) that may have strained the audio a little, sorry. Also Daan and his infinite clumsiness spilled an entire […]

In this episode we are chatting with Sebastian of Epiphany Craft Malt out of Durham, NC about malt and process involved to take raw barley to the end product… Malt Post recording, Epiphany Malt was used in 2 gold metal beers at this years GABF. Wooden Robot out of Charlotte, NC for a Fruited Wood/Barrel Aged […]

Welcome to this special episode of Fermentation Nation with a gentlemen who has been a major inspiration of the American Craft Beer industry and has been credited with brewing the first Double IPA in the USA, possibly the world, as well as the first brewer to brew with brettanomyces in America. He is none other […]

Welcome back to our 3rd episode drop, this time with Eric and Chuck from Parleaux Beer Labs here in New Orleans. Sit back and enjoy this information packed episode focused on 3 beer styles, well 1 that is more a hybrid to the style. Tmavé Pivo (Czech Dark Lager), Vienna Lager, Biere de Garde.  For more […]

Welcome back! You made it through episode 1! We apologize for the roughness of that audio. However, your ears are in a treat for this next episode as we think we have solved our audio issues, which includes being able to run our A/C while we record. Trust me that is a massive improvement. H2O, […]

WE ARE BACK!   For those of you that have been wondering what happened to us, well short answer, a lot! In April 2017 near the brink of Daan’s move to New Orleans, Joe and Shawn, decided that it was time to focus on their family and building the FN Brew Club and hang up their […]

This episode is a bit of a throwback that never got released, we found it and decided to share! Sit back and listen as we interview several of the brewers live at the 2016 Sour Fest that just happened this past November. This episode catches us talking to the brewers from;  Casa Agria, Zebulon Brewing, […]

This episode catches the guys talking to Townes Mozer, Owner/Founder of Lenny Boy Brewing Company, and also the man responsible for us having new studio space! Hang out with us in the Lenny Boy Studios as we catch up with Townes regarding all the changes that have occurred since we first had them on about […]

After a bit of a Hiatus, we are back with our first Episode of 2017 from our new Lenny Boy Brewing Co. Studios!   Sit in and catch up with what we’ve been up to over the holidays as well as some things we have planned for the future.  Listen to the “Professor” drop some […]

Episode #44 Catches the guys discussing hops with Kaleb at Yakima Valley Hops We discuss the modern hop growing and packaging process and talk about some of the varietals that are specific to Yakima Valley Hops. Kaleb also talks about the 2016 Hop Yields and what is on the horizon for Yakima Valley. How To Find […]

This week we are chatting with homebrewer Bryan Rabe about Low Oxygen Brewing.  Bryan is one of the authors of the On Brewing Bavarian Helles: Adapting to Low Oxygen Brewing paper that has sent ripples throughout the homebrew community, even reaching into the American craft beer industry. Received with mixed feelings among the people there’s […]

Episode #42 has us discussing an important and hot homebrew topic especially in NC, sharing of homebrew at public events. The last few years has seen both ALE and ABC cracking down on events with homebrew because our state NC laws do not specifically say that it is allowed. Charles Willet, one of the individuals […]

Episode #41 has the 2016 Foothills Brewing Gambrinus Cup winner in studio, Mr. Lee Hill! Lee won an opportunity to brew his winning ESB at Foothills Brewing which will be served at the 2016 Carolina Renaissance Festival. Sit back, relax  and  open a cold one as Lee  joins us in studio to discuss the ESB […]

Episode 40 has the guys breaking out the 40oz’ers as we talk about Shawn’s favorite subject; High Gravity Brewing! We cover several topics about brewing High Gravity beers including; mash tun size, efficiency considerations, hop utilization differences, yeast pitching recommendations and fermentation timelines. Josh Veronee also joins us in studio to discuss his NHC Gold […]

This weekend we travel down to Columbia SC on a scorching hot Saturday to enjoy some cool mugs of Kellerbier. We’re sitting down with Columbia native and well traveled German expert Scott Burgess, and talking about his new venture BierKeller Columbia.  Scott is looking to bring the beers he enjoyed while studying Abroad in Franconia […]

This episode we are joined by Todd Ford, Chad Henderson and David Gonzales of NoDa Brewing Company. They let us crash one of their conference rooms to record and joined us to discuss the new trend of New England or North Eastern IPA’s. We discuss what differentiates this style of IPA from others and we […]

After a bit of a break, and fresh off our trip to Baltimore for the National Homebrew Conference, we are back!. Join us from our new temporary studio in the Daan’s office, where we are getting down and nerdy with water testing. This week we will also cover our NHC 2016 experience, where we actually […]

Episode #36 Finds us talking to Jennifer Indicott who will be presenting on One Gallon Brewing at this years HomeBrew Con in Baltimore. She joins us to discuss the benefits and setup involved with small batch brewing, particularly 1 gallon batches. Jennifer explains to us that:  “One gallon batches are perfect for those with limited […]

Road Show #2 is under our belt and boy did we have a good time! This episode has us visiting Carolina Bauernhaus Ales and SouthYeast Labs. We sit down with Head Brewer/Co-Owner Keston to discuss the wonderful beers they are brewing, all with locally sourced yeast. We also discuss some of their brewing and blending practices. […]

This week Fermentation Nation went on a small road trip to Sierra Nevada to speak with Ken and Brian Grossman about the Past, Present, and Future of Sierra Nevada. We are very appreciative to sit down with both of them for almost 90 minutes to cover a vast variety of information, recipes, yeast modifications, engineering […]

This week we have a very exciting guest Skyping in to discuss session beers.  Jason Oliver; founding Brewmaster at Devil’s Backbone located in southern Virginia. Jason celebrates 20 years in brewing profession working in a variety of breweries before answering the call of the wild at a startup brewery in 2009.  His Germanic training and […]

This episode finds us on location at Salud beer shop with the first installment of a project Joe and Daan have been working on behind the scenes…The 1st annual NC Pro Brewer’s Draft!! We contacted brewer’s across the state and landed a diverse dozen that were eager to be a part of this fantastic event. […]

Episode #34 catches us a bit unprepared as we ready for the First Annual Pro Brewers Fantasy Draft. None the less the guys are back together dropping the knowledge about a few homebrew topics including; beers to brew for spring, chilling challenges in the hotter months, aeration setups, and a few other equipment upgrades that […]

Welcome to Molecular Biology Class. We feel like a kid in science class this episode as we have Christopher Wood, PhD in studio to explore yeast. Chris has a PhD in Pharmacology from Wayne State and Postdoctoral Fellowship on yeast cell biology and is a passionate home brewer. He is also a regular blogger for […]

After a mini hiatus we are back in action and immediately we go BIG. Big ABV I mean, as this episode we focus our attention towards Barley Wines. We drink a few of them and learn a bit more on how to brew the two main varieties, English and the more aggressive American style. Listen […]

Take a trip to the farm this weekend as we cover Farmhouse ales and Saisons! Andrew Addkinson, from The Farmhouse Obsession blog, joins us via Skype to discuss his obsession with these historical styles.   We also welcome back into the studio, this time as a guest host, Eric Mitchell, Head Brewer at Heist Brewing […]

Back from the Holidays and starting off the New Year with good ol’ style show.  This week, we welcome into the House of Brews Studio two special guests to join the conversation on American Pale Ales. House of Brews Specials for January: HOPS $12/lbs or $6 for half lbs or $1/oz on select hops. Joining […]

Were closing out 2015 with our first ever (and now annual!) Holiday Shit Show! This was recorded at House of Brews during one of their monthly bottle shares (If you are looking to order some homebrew stuff please check them out!) To kick things up for the holidays we raffled off a few commercial bottles […]

Episode #29 finds us talking to the Founder, CEO, and Head Brewer of Mystery Brewing; Erik Lars Myers. Erik launched his brewery after a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012. Erik not only runs the popular blog called Top Fermented, but is also quite involved with the North Carolina Brewers Guild as its current President. Join […]

Welcome back! We all hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! We are back with a new episode that focuses on the Blood. Sweat and Tears in the Beer industry. Skyping in with us today are the co-directors of the documentary Blood, Sweat, and Beer, Chip Hiden and Alexis Irvin. “Blood, Sweat, and Beer is […]

The crew gets very funky this week at Salud Beer Shop’s 3rd annual sourfest Funkonia with multiple highlights in the sour industry including Salud’s very own brew! We chat with NC/ATL breweries; Burial Brewery, NoDa Brewery, Fonta Flora, Green Man, Wrecking Bar, Salud, Unknown Brewery, Heist Brewery, Appalachian Mountain Brewery,Shawn McBride & Denny Deaton from […]

Episode 26 catches us once again talking to Joey DiApice of Craft Beer Traders announcing his beta launch. If you are keeping a cellar of commercial or homebrew beer you have got to come check it out! Online trading is coming in the future and Joey discusses some of the things he has learned from […]

D9 Brewing Company A craft microbrewery with the purpose of brewing and sharing outstanding beer that unites people. First envisioned in July 2009 over a pot of boiling wort, our founders believed every person – and beer – has a story and decided to start a brewery where both could be shared. At the D9 […]

This mini episode breaks free from the norm that we see here at Fermentation Nation. Daan traveled to New Orleans to learn more about the man behind this 3 bbl gem in the heart of New Orleans. This is not your normal interview, but 2 guys chatting about beer, distribution, dreams and how Scott Wood […]

Welcome back as the Fermentation Nation discusses equipment with one of the best Stainless Engineering firms focused on Brewing equipment,  We highlight the stainless behind the beer with Cameron of Deutsche Beverage Technology. Cameron joins us in studio dropping the knowledge of how he got started and where he expects the market to go. From 3bbl […]

This episode we forage with some of the best in the craft beer industry… Scratch Brewing out of Ava, IL, a small town 90 minutes east of St. Louis. Marika Josephson joins us to discuss what to look for while foraging ingredients and how to utilize them in your craft beer and soda. A huge […]

Our very own Joe Domm won the AIGA Beer & Branding event  at NoDa Brewing w/ a Lemongrass & Hibiscus Kölsch. Co-host Daan was there to catch some of the entertaining audio from the event! Joe even got to make a video w/ head brewer Chad Henderson for their NoDable  Release!  

This episode has us amped to discuss another fermented product, coffee.  Matt Yarmey from Pure Intentions coffee joins us in studio to tell us  all about the worlds most traded bean. Join as as we discuss the process your coffee goes through all the way from plant to cup, and true to from we tie […]

Episode 21 is live and we go hop picking with Piedmont Hops and Jordy/Drew from the Sycamore Brewery talking about Wet/Fresh hop beers. Jordy & Drew also discuss going from home-brewer to Pro Brewer. Piedmont Hops… Who are they and what do they do? Piedmont Hops was started as a hobby for our home brewing […]

It’s Episode #20 and we are talking with Jeff Mello founder of Bootleg Biology, and Mike Sale the Co-Founder of Brew Bracket. What is Bootleg Biology? Bootleg Biology is an open source yeast (and wild bugs) project whose goal is to create the world’s most diverse library of microbes for the creation of fermented foods […]

Jay Goodwin of The Rare Barrel and host of The Brewing Network’s Sour Hour is online with us answering some questions from the gang at Milk the Funk. Learn how he got started, what he has been doing, and what is on the horizon. In the house is Rick Benfield, Bethany Burr, Mathew Taylor, and […]

Who, what, when, where, why and how? On this episode Joey DiApice from www.craftbeertraders.com is in studio giving us the lowdown on all things beer trading. We also have a very special Skype call from our very own Mark Vesel! As some listeners may know Mark is an avid beer trader and very active member […]

Sour Beer Blending Blending is one of the most important steps in sour production, blending is essentially combining multiple fermentation’s into one beer. This process helps remove drastic variations between batches and help maintain a more consistent product. Blending gives the ability to “tailor” a beer by combining various aspects. For example if you have […]

Brewing w/ Spices & Herbs: Before the 16th century, beer was often spiced with a combination of mildly narcotic, bitter and preservative plants such as; mugwort, sweet gale, heather, yarrow, Labrador tea, juniper, ginger, caraway, anise, nutmeg, cinnamon and sometimes, hops. The combination of spice & herbs  used varied from place to place This blend […]

DON’T PANIC IT’S ORGANIC!  Welcome back for Episode #15! We’re talking with Townes Mozer Owner/Founder of Lenny Boy Brewing Co, about Kombucha a super healthy fermented beverage made from sugar, tea, water, and a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast “SCOBY”. During the fermentation process the bacteria and yeast convert the sugar into B vitamins, probiotics and […]

We are back with Episode #14, our first episode in the House of Brews Studio. We are talking Ciders with Jay & Deanna Bradish of Red Clay Ciderworks. Launched in 2014 with a dream to make local, small-batch hard cider and a passion to share it. The seed was planted in 1995 when Jay was stationed in Sicily with […]

While we are busy getting our studio together at the new House of Brews brick & mortar location; here is a presentation Shawn did a few years back about brewing sour beers at home. A good portion of this mirror’s what we discussed last episode but in video form. Special thanks to our buddy Blake […]