Welcome back to our homebrew podcast!

It’s almost the end of January and Todd is still dry.

In case you haven’t been keeping up; Todd made a pledge to not drink a single beer (actually, to not have a single drink of any alcohol) for the entire month of January. Believe it or not, he’s kept to it which is way better than how I’m keeping up with my resolution to work out more and quit eating breakfast cereal for every meal. ANYWAY – We’re super proud of Todd but he has assured me that the first episode of February will be a wonderful return for him so we are definitely looking forward to that.

On Today’s Show

Today’s show is a fantastic Q&A episode discussing your questions about lagering in a keg as well as the differences in base malts. Many folks like to simplify their brew process and fermenting in a keg is an extremely common practice, but what about lagering in a keg? Do you lager/cold crash/cold condition your beers at all? Then we dive into the surface level of base malts and their differences. This is when I should mention how grateful I am for James and Todd’s knowledge because I was totally ready to just Google this question and read off a screen but my favorite co-hosts were able to join me for this week’s episode!

We want to hear from you!

As always, If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

joshua

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Today’s show is brought to you by Kegconnection.com! Check out Kegconnection’s brand new “Brewer’s Club Rewards” program which gives you points for every purchase and the ability to earn FREE points simply by sharing content or participating in various activities. You can redeem your points for discounts on future orders, FREE SHIPPING, FREE GIFTS, and a whole lot more so go to Kegconnection.com for more information. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners who shop at Kegconnection.com can use the promo code “HHH” to receive 5% off your order.

What a great time to be a homebrewer, don’t you agree?

I know, I know, I say that all the time on the show, but I genuinely mean it. We have access to the most information ever available in human history, not to mention access to the best ingredients ever available in human history. (and pretty much on demand all year round for the most part, which is stinking incredible when you think about it) Plus, we have access to the best podcast about homebrewing ever produced in the history of civilization. I am, of course, referring to The BeerSmith Podcast, in case you were wondering. 😉

Kidding aside, we’re so happy to present today’s show to you! We start off with a question about what “unpopular opinions” we may have towards homebrewing or craft beer in general. We had posed this question to you all earlier this week and after reading many of your replies, I’ve come to the conclusion that maybe some of the opinions we here at Homebrew Happy Hour hold aren’t as unpopular as we thought! Then we also take a question on best shank size practices when building out a keezer.

As always, If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

joshua

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Today’s show is brought to you by Kegconnection.com! Check out Kegconnection’s brand new “Brewer’s Club Rewards” program which gives you points for every purchase and the ability to earn FREE points simply by sharing content or participating in various activities. You can redeem your points for discounts on future orders, FREE SHIPPING, FREE GIFTS, and a whole lot more so go to Kegconnection.com for more information. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners who shop at Kegconnection.com can use the promo code “HHH” to receive 5% off your order.

Hey there, friend, and welcome back to our little homebrew podcast!

Last week was our first episode of 2019 but this week brings back the return of the Chief Keg Washer of Kegconnection.com himself, Mr. Todd Burns! We are so excited that all three: Joshua, James, and Todd are back this week to discuss all things 2018. We discuss our favorite homebrew moments of 2018, our favorite equipment of the year, favorite beers brewed PLUS we go into what we hope to get our of 2019. It’s fantastic to have the whole gang back and we’re proud to present this episode to you!

As always, If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

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Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has all of your favorite recipe kits, fresh ingredients, and homebrew equipment in stock. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners can visit HomebrewSupply.com and use the promo code “HHH” to receive 5% off your order.

(Discount can not be applied to products that are drop shipped including, but not limited to, products by Spike Brewing, SS BrewTech, Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil, and more. See website for details)

It’s our first episode of the new year!

With that being said, happy 2019 homebrewer! We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season and that 2019 is treating you well so far. For us, it’s always a crazy busy time of the year but in the best of ways!

Due to the crazy busyness of the moment, Todd and James had to sit this week’s episode out. Fortunately, Joshua was joined by Heidi from West Coast Witches Brewing in a last minute hail Mary to come do a follow up interview on what she’s been up to. Amazingly, a LOT has been going on for her over the last 15’ish weeks since we last had her on the show. She’s launched a sweet new Patreon, a fantastic new podcast, she’s producing lots of new video content, and is also now the California rep for the Cider Scene website. So… yeah, LOTS going on and we cover it all on this our first episode of 2019!

As always, If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

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Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has all of your favorite recipe kits, fresh ingredients, and homebrew equipment in stock. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners can visit HomebrewSupply.com and use the promo code “HHH” to receive 5% off your order.

(Discount can not be applied to products that are drop shipped including, but not limited to, products by Spike Brewing, SS BrewTech, Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil, and more. See website for details)

Hey there, homebrewer!

Our show today is another special episode where we feature one of YOU, a wonderful member of the homebrewing community. Joining Joshua on today’s show is Brandon Allen. Brandon is a young Indiana homebrewer who, like Joshua, brews with his father and is an active member of his local homebrew club. We’ve had the pleasure of meeting Brandon in person at this year’s Homebrew Convention in Portland and we’ve also been lucky (HUGE emphasis on LUCKY) to have tasted plenty of Brandon’s homebrew and, trust us – it is solid! He favors Belgian styles, brews on The Grainfather, and has been a longtime listener of the show… suffice to say, he’s awesome!

As always, If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

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Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has all of your favorite recipe kits, fresh ingredients, and homebrew equipment in stock. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners can visit HomebrewSupply.com and use the promo code “HHH” to receive 5% off your order.

(Discount can not be applied to products that are drop shipped including, but not limited to, products by Spike Brewing, SS BrewTech, Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil, and more. See website for details)

Hello there and welcome back to our homebrewing podcast!

Todd is out for today’s show so, lucky for you, Joshua and James bring you the answers to your homebrewing questions.

On today’s episode, we specifically discuss a question on the benefits (if any) that come from doing extended boils on higher ABV extract recipes PLUS we take a question from a listener who can’t quite figure out why his beer is “flattening” when serving even though his carb levels appear to be normal and there isn’t a known present leak.

As always, If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

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Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has all of your favorite recipe kits, fresh ingredients, and homebrew equipment in stock. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners can visit HomebrewSupply.com and use the promo code “HHH” to receive 5% off your order.

(Discount can not be applied to products that are drop shipped including, but not limited to, products by Spike Brewing, SS BrewTech, Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil, and more. See website for details)

Happy Friday our Homebrewing Friends!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Beer is being brewed, beer is being shared, and the craft of homebrewing is growing thanks to the wonderful people in our community like yourself.

It’s also the most wonderful time of the year because we have been on a huge brewing kick lately so we’ve got just about 40+ gallons of beer around the offices in fermenters or being kegged… and that’s something to be thankful for! 🙂

On today’s episode, we take your questions including one on whether or not using a specific yeast can help make the haze for a person’s Double IPA and we also discuss cooling the wort and the cold break process.

As always, If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

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Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has all of your favorite recipe kits, fresh ingredients, and homebrew equipment in stock. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners can visit HomebrewSupply.com and use the promo code “HHH” to receive 5% off your order.

(Discount can not be applied to products that are drop shipped including, but not limited to, products by Spike Brewing, SS BrewTech, Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil, and more. See website for details)

Welcome back to another episode of our homebrew podcast!

Thanksgiving is over and we’re stuffed. We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and loved ones and we hope you also were able to score some sweet homebrewing supplies during the madness that was Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend! We’d be remiss if we also didn’t mention how thankful we are for you as a listener and supporter of our show. We still don’t fully understand what you like about this show but we’ll keep producing it if you’ll keep listening! 😉

On today’s episode we take our first voicemail call from a listener who experienced off-flavors while recently visiting an out-of-town bar and he was wondering what OUR approach would be when informing the bar or brewery about an off-flavor. We also discuss a question from a listener who bought a 15 gallon kettle even though they’re still doing 5 gallon extract batches and he’s curious if he should use a smaller kettle or what options he has so he doesn’t have to shelve his awesome new 15 gallon Spike kettle for the time being.

As always, If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has all of your favorite recipe kits, fresh ingredients, and homebrew equipment in stock. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners can visit HomebrewSupply.com and use the promo code “HHH” to receive 5% off your order.

(Discount can not be applied to products that are drop shipped including, but not limited to, products by Spike Brewing, SS BrewTech, Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil, and more. See website for details)

Howdy and happy Thanksgiving, friends!

We’re back from our recent trip to Germany and Prague for the BrauBeviale 2018 and we had a blast. Due to someone’s poor planning and due diligence (not naming names since I’m the one who writes these show notes…;)  – joshua ) we didn’t publish an episode last week but we’ve got a great show for you today!

On today’s show, we discuss a question asking for tips on moving up from extract brewing to all-grain brewing and if the “traditional” route of using coolers and kettles versus using electric all-in-one solutions like The Grainfather. We also give advice to another listener who is brand new to the hobby and is considering starting his homebrewing journey!

As always, If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Today’s show is brought to you by Kegconnection.com! Check out Kegconnection’s brand new “Brewer’s Club Rewards” program which gives you points for every purchase and the ability to earn FREE points simply by sharing content or participating in various activities. You can redeem your points for discounts on future orders, FREE SHIPPING, FREE GIFTS, and a whole lot more so go to Kegconnection.com for more information. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners who shop at Kegconnection.com can use the promo code “HHH” to receive 5% off your order.