THE BRAJCAST

Peter is the Braj behind the YouTube channel 'Prost! with Peter' out there in West Hollywood, Ca.  Peter is the only person who has come on that works as a professional brewer and has a YouTube channel.  We talk about Peter living in Berlin, our take on Josh Weismann's viral beer tutorial on Youtube, how Peter started his channel due to getting furloughed from Covid, we discuss the ongoing battle humans have against hangovers, why most books should never be made into movies, and much more.  Cheers!

Today we are with Justin from Austin, Tx.  Justin gives me advice on preventing hangovers, how he gets homebrewing support from his family (even tho they don't drink).  We talk about Justin growing up with two drill sergeants as parents, the difference of drinking laws between California and Texas, the philanthropy behind Justin's YouTube channel, how his channel is new but Justin feels the love from the homebrewing / brewtubing community already, and much more. Cheers!

Steve is the braj behind the YouTube channel "TheApartmentBrewer" out there in New Hampshire.  We talk about how homebrewing is in his family tree, why working with non homebrewing brands are the safest brands to work with on Youtube, why cider is big in the northeast but not on the west coast, what brewery sparked the hazy ipa trend, how Instagram followers don't roll over to YouTube views, and much more. Cheers!

Andrew (Andy) stems from Vancouver Island, BC. Andy and CH discuss how yeast is the new hop, why bathrooms should be for customers only, how sexual frustration is the cause of all evil, the rise in homelessness and opioid use in British Columbia, how the craft beer industry is focusing on lower abv beers, how Jake Paul has surpassed Chet Hanks (Tom Hank's son) as the cringiest person to look at on social media, and much more! Cheers

Brian is the braj in charge of the YouTube channel ELEMENTARY BREWING CO out there in Visalia, Ca.  We discuss how ALL homebrewing equipment has positives and negatives, how Brian films all his YouTube videos with his smartphone, the bonds and regulations Brian has with his children in regards to social media / technology, Brian's 45min commute to the local homebrew store, and much more! Thank you if you're looking at this right now

Brad is the braj behind the PORTLY GENTLEMAN YouTube channel out there in Camarillo, Ca.  Brad talks about how his first system was a $1k Grainfather, the serious realities of him being a manager and dealing with employees in California these days, why receiving money (or merch) from beer brands in exchange for reviews / product placement aren't worth it, how it's extremely peaceful to just have a brew day without filming it for YouTube / social media, and much more.  Cheers!

Matt is the owner of a couple brands and Youtube channels, but you are going to know him as "BREW CABIN" out there in Colorado.  We talk about his $30k brewhouse (converted garage), how he refuses to accept products from brands to avoid any politics that would take away from an honest review, his "Swim University" brand & the 70k YouTube channel that fuels it,  the competitive craft beer culture in Colorado, and much more.  Cheers!

Raul is the braj behind HELLBREWS YouTube channel out there in Tabasco, Mexico.  We talk about how he juggled his family, job, covid, and channel in 2020, how being a home brewer is more difficult in Mexico due to there being zero home brewing stores, the history of beer in Mexico, the current craft beer scene in Mexico, the year Raul lived in Germany, and much more!

Brian is the man behind SHORT CIRCUITED BREWERS YouTube channel out there in the sticks of Columbus, Ohio.  We talk about his honest video reviews in regards to having integrity > money, his once dream of owning a brewery and the serious realities that come with that, starting a channel in 2014 with two other guys and the ownership / duties disputes that came along with that, how he responds to everybody who dm's him on Instagram, and much more.  Cheers!

Peter is the owner of Genus Brewing Co., Genus YouTube channel, and Steel Barrel Taproom.  We talk about how his YouTube channel gets him the majority of his customers, the struggles of owning multiple businesses in Washington state, how being a business owner in Idaho would make life drastically easier, being married with three children, still finding time to run marathons, YouTube blues and angsts, and much more

Since Jorge Castro started Boxlab Brewing Co. in Puerto Rico in 2014 on a 3 barrel system, he's had to cope with hurricanes, earthquakes, and now covid.  We talk about how the strong rum culture in the Caribbean makes it difficult for craft beer to stand out, the realities of sales tax when living on an island, why you can only really sell sixtel kegs (1/6 of a full keg of beer) in PR, how George Lucas's Star Wars films inspire his work ethic, and more much

Brandon Hernandez is San Diego's premier beer writer.  We talk about writing without using clickbait, how choosing beer at a liquor store is extremely difficult these days, Brandon's lupus disease during covid and not leaving his house for months, why podcasts are the best when it's just between two people, how attitude is everything,  the fate of industrial park breweries, how Societe's Pupil IPA is the "in-n-out double double cheeseburger" of the craft beer world, and much more!

CH and Trent talk about the Chicago beer scene, Trent's television quality video production skills that the YouTube algorithm doesn't pay attention to, how Trent got into making wine before he started making beer, using Steven Spielberg's movies as inspiration for his beer themed YouTube channel, and much more!

CH and Sarah (Flora Brewing) talk about worst hangovers, hangover cures, why we should all be entering beer competitions, juggling YouTube with a full time job, the success of LaCroix, the Los Angeles beer scene, and much more! 

CH and Adam talk about how death should be better embraced in American culture, theres way too much "fake mad" in the world, how covid is a weird death, will 'click bait' ever die?, people still telling us to "STAY HOME", will costco ever sell cannabis, but most importantly.. how having good work ethic outweighs everything.  

CH and Ryan talk about quitting a good salaried job to get into beer, ballast point fails, covid-19 longevity, integrity vs hard seltzers, and why beers should never be more than $6

CH and Maurey talk about ABV tax, yelp ratings, water profiles in homebrewing, milk beers, how beer unites us all, and much more!  Thank you for stopping