The Brewing Network Presents | Brew Strong

In this episode of Brew Strong, Travis and Big Mike welcome Michael 'Mufasa' Ferguson back to the show to discuss packaging in your brewing process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Bell, from Hogshead, and friend of the show Neil Spake join us for this episode of Brew Strong! Topics include open fermentation at home, how to expand your home brewery, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calling in all the way from beautiful Denver, Colorado is Robert Bell, brewer at Hogshead Brewery! The fellas are excited about this one, because Robert specializes in authentic Cask Ales - a style that really needs to see a resurgence in popularity. Robert breaks down just what a cask ale is, how you can brew them at home, and gets Mike reved up to brew one of his own! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's homebrew Question and Answer time again, as Travis and Michael dig deep inside of the Brew Strong Mail Bag to extract only the highest quality queries to respond to. Topics of this week's show include best ways to age beer at home, how to keep your hazy beers hazy, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis and Michael take control as they root through the mail bag to answer all of your homebrewing questions! The boys cover sparging times and temperatures, the best way to infuse chocolate in beer, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Huggy is back, for another round of brewing knowledge-dropping! Today's show is all about answering your homebrewing questions, and the boys have a lot to get through. Topics covered include proper cleaning chemicals, dry yeast usage, long questions, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fining your homebrew is often considered one of the last stages of making beer, but it might also be the key to giving you a more stable product. On today's show, Justin and Travis chat with Huggy from Flix Brewhouse to get the rundown on finings - what they do, what they don't do, when to add them, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time once again, to enter the Mail Room and dig around for your homebrewing questions! This time, we have Adrian from Blue Lake Hops on with us to help tackle any and all hop-related questions from you. Topics include water chemistry, fermentation temperatures, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making a fresh hop, or wet hop, beer has always been on Mother Nature's timeline. The hops are ready when they are ready and you had better be ok with that. On today's show, the boys talk to Adrian from a company out of Michigan called Blue Lake Hops. These folks have developed a process for preserving fresh-off-the-bine whole cone hops without the standard degradation you might find in other preservation processes, creating a wider opportunity for craft brewers and homebrewers to experiment with the different flavor compounds available in whole cone fresh hops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin dips into Jamil's mail bag this week, as Michael and Travis guide homebrewers through some tough questions. The boys talk about stir plates for large batches, different ways to add extract to wort, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long-time sponsors and friends of the show, Blichmann Engineering, recently had a change in ownership. Drew Barnes worked his way up from the ground floor to becoming the President - and owner - of the entire company! On today's show, the boys chat with Drew and figure out what drove him to homebrewing in the first place, and what his plans are at Blichmann to steer them successfully into the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil and the crew invite Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson back for another round of Question and Answer! Topics include: High Gravity Brewing, Bottle Carbonation, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Decoction mashing has been something of a debate in homebrewing for decades - should you do it, should you not? To add to this conversation, Jamil and the boys invited good friend of the BN Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson on the show to talk about his thoughts on decoction mashing, and to offer some tips on how to do it the right way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for more answers to listener questions! On today's show, the guys are fielding more great homebrewing questions - some are even from this year! Topics include water pH adjustments, the best way to ferment lagers, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It feels like there's no end to the growing list of terms homebrewers have to learn in order to continue making the best beer possible - which is a good thing, as it means the hobby is still growing! Today, we talk about what "ColdPooling" is, how you do it properly, and why you would even want to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're dippin' into the mail bag again to answer your questions, and this week we have a lot of great ones. Topics include reusing yeast (and when to avoid it), capturing CO2 from your fermenter, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Look, it happens to everyone eventually. You do your best to make sure those little yeast cells have what they need to have a great ferment, but somehow it all goes wrong. On today's show, the boys talk about how to tell if your fermentation is stuck, what you can do about it, and ways to prevent it from happening in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Palmer joins Jamil on this LIVE episode of Brew Strong, as we gather to wish John Blichmann a happy retirement from Alibi Ale Works! Kevin, brewer and owner of Alibi, sits in to discuss his path to commercial brewing, and everyone has some nice things to say about John Blichmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another mail bag day on Brew Strong - with some live questions tossed in for good measure! Today, the fellas talk about sanitizing gas line, the proper way to add dried malt extract to your boil, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mash Hopping is a practice that has had its moments of popularity in the past, but never caught on in any large way. On today's show, Jamil, Travis, and Michael talk with Scott Janish about why homebrewers should be revisiting the mash hop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys get right to it, grabbing your homebrewing questions right from the internet and delivering the answers back to you, via that very same internet. On today's show, Jamil and the gang address fermentation issues, how to add ghost peppers to a porter, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fermentation is probably the single most important thing to get right in brewing, so no wonder we spend so much time on it. On today's show, Jamil, Travis, and Michael jump into listener questions about topics such as fermenter geometry, pitch rate calculators, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holding over from the last show, special guest Neil Spake joins Jamil, Travis, and Michael for another round of brewing questions! The boys talk fermenting under pressure, hot side aeration, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's show is focused on one thing - planning a drinking trip to England. Jamil and Michael are veterans at this, and have some great tips to help you plan your next getaway. They invite their good friend Neil Spake on to help round out any good advise they might miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to dust off the books, because it's another Question and Answer session! Jamil, Michael, and Travis take us through some tips, tricks, and one-of-a-kind homebrewing answers that are sure to help anyone's homebrewing game! The boys talk water chemistry, homebrewing pumps, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fermentation is the most important factor in brewing successful beer. If your yeast are stressed for whatever reason, they won't perform at their best. On today's show, Jamil, Michael, and Travis discuss some fermentation tips and tricks to get your yeasts churning out the most desirable flavors possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you pay attention to the beer scene at all, you likely have heard about Thiols - those compounds usually found in hops that contribute to a beer's fruity flavors. some of those compounds can be helped along and improved with certain yeast strains, so to explain this cutting edge of brewing science, long-time BN listener and craft brewer Adam Mills joins Jamil and Michael for an in-depth talk on thiolized yeast. They dig into what thiols are exactly, how to maximize your flavors while using them, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil knows a lot about yeast, but sometimes he has to bring in an expert. On today's show, Jamil sits down with Avi Shayevitz, from the research and development wing of the Lallemand yeast company. Lallemand has been making high-quality dry yeast for years now - for both brewing and winemaking - and has been a big player in raising the bar on dry brewing yeast quality. Avi and Jamil cover a wide range of yeasty goodness here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back for more homebrewing questions, Jamil somehow conned his good friends Travis and Michael to join him as he journeys deep into the mind of our homebrewing listeners. The crew chats about how to properly use fresh hops in beers, the right way to utilize alpha acid calculations, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil is joined once again by Travis and Michael, taking on topics from across the homebrewing spectrum. Amino Acids, yeast harvesting, dry hopping, and more are all covered by these three long-time homebrewing experts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil sits down with John Blichmann and his old pal John Palmer for a wide-ranging conversation on technology in the brewing industry. Topics range from new yeast discoveries, malt breads, and, of course, some cool gadgets Blichmann is cooking up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil is back with Travis and Michael! On today's show, the boys talk about the best ways to make adjustments to an All-Grain recipe conversion, how much time yeast should be left in your starter, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis and Michael are back to help Jamil answer the most urgent of homebrewing questions from 5 years ago! The boys tackle some good stuff on today's show, covering yeasts plating, recipe formulation, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil is back with his two brewing buddies Travis and Michael to answer your homebrewing questions! The guys cover top cropping issues, how to make great beer using extract, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Brew Strong, Jamil invites Travis back for another round of listener questions! Joined by Michael Persyn, the three tackle the mail bag once more to bring answers to your burning homebrewing questions. Topics include how to brew Evil 3, upscaling recipes, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis Combel is back with Jamil for the second leg of this Question and Answer show! Listener homebrewing questions this week ranged from new hop products to yeast pitch rates to how to make non-alcoholic beers at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More of your questions pulled from the ether! Jamil invited Travis back on the show to help answer more listener emails, and this one went in several directions. The fellas chat about high ABV beers, the best places to drink in England, and the sanitary conditions of pizza stones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil dives deep into the waters of Cold IPA with the folks from Attaboy Brewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil recently had the pleasure of traveling to England to brew one of his favorite beers of all time - Gale's Prize Old Ale. Today on the show, he chats with brewer Henry Kirk and friend of the show Neil Spake about the whole experience, and what makes a great Old Ale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil welcomes back author and brewer Scott Janish to Brew Strong! Scott is an expert in the arena of hop chemistry, and brings his vast knowledge to the Brew Strong Mail Bag this week. The guys talk hop extracts, dry hopping timings, hop blending, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil reaches deep into the mail bag and tackles your homebrewing questions! Tonight's guest is JP, from the wonderful show Dr. Homebrew! What he's doing here is anyone's guess, really. Jamil and Jp talk about yeast starters, lagering temperature profiles, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fal Allen is back, to help Jamil tackle your tough homebrewing. questions! The guys address pH issues, volume calculations, and more, on this weeks Brew Strong! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Historical beers have never received the attention they deserve. On today's show, Jamil and Fal talk about some of the old styles that have fallen out of favor over the years, and why that might be. Fal talks about his experiences brewing ancient beer styles, and why he's committed to making more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil takes your brewing questions, and he has Mitch Steele along to make sure his answers are accurate! Mitch and Jamil run down healthy yeast habits, ingredient best-practices, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are a hot topic in the food world, and the craft beer scene is no different. On today's show, Jamil welcomes back special guest host Mitch Steele to cover this complex issue. Mitch and Jamil cover some new yeasts that have been modified to produce certain flavors, to malts that have been engineered to produce more yield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil and John give the mail bag a break this week, and instead talk about a more commercial-leaning subject: Standard Operating Procedures. SOP's are common in industrial settings, and breweries (and wineries and distilleries) are very much industrial workplaces. Jamil and John talk about what SOP's a brewery might want to have, and if some of that stuff can translate over to homebrewers who share equipment. Spoiler: it can! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Water is a complicated part of your brew day, but it allows you to really fine tune any beer. Jamil and John dig around the Listener Library and gather all the submitted questions they can find about water. Mash salt additions, adjusting the pH in almost every stage of the brewing process, lactic acid, RO water adjustments, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back to the time machine/mail bag for Jamil and John on today's show! Questions came in from all across the homebrewing spectrum, once again testing the mighty grey matter of our hosts. Topics today include final gravity solutions, why hop selection matters, paths to oxidation, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While distilling is still illegal at home in the US, that hasn't stopped it's rise in popularity. Today, Jamil and John chat with Aaron Hyde, author of "How To Distill", and got a great overview on what home distilling entails, what some of the key points are to focus on, and where to go from there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamil and John take questions from the road, in this live broadcast from BrewChatter HQ! The boys ambled their way up to Sparks, Nevada to settle in and answer some live questions - and to give away some Heretic beer. Yeast harvesting, pH, and fermentation issues were just some of the topics covered on today's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of year again, when the shelves are stocked with winter beers, and homebrewers are huddled around their boil kettles, making their own winter warmers. One of the best in the business, Fal Allen of Anderson Valley Brewing Company, joins Jamil and John as they discuss what makes a great winter warmer. Plus, you know ... all the usual BS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices