A question about glassware, building a custom refrigerated cabinet, and how you can get a free shirt from us at #HomebrewCon — HHH Ep. 086

Hey there Homebrewer! It’s another episode of the Homebrew Happy Hour back in your life!

Have we ever mentioned how producing this podcast is the most fun we ever have during the week? Truly, it is and we thank you for listening and supporting the show.

With that out of the way, we have got a fantastic episode lined up for you today! The guys chit chat a bit about the upcoming HomebrewCon… which reminds us that if you’re going to attend the show this year in Portland and want a FREE Homebrew Happy Hour t-shirt, click here (or here, or here, or HERE) and reserve your free shirt. We’ll make sure it’s set aside for you and all you have to do is come up to the booth and pick it up! OK – moving on, today’s show takes your questions on glassware and another one from a listener who is wanting to literally create his own custom kegerator. Not just a keezer, not a converted fridge, but a custom cabinet that he’s going to refrigerate himself. It’s a cool concept!

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has officially relaunched and 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)

Recap of Craft Brewer’s Conference, previewing HomebrewCon, and a conversation on diacetyl — HHH Ep. 085

Hola, Homebrewer! Welcome back to our little show about homebrewing and craft beer!

Todd is back from Nashville after attending the Brewer’s Association’s “Craft Brewers Conference”! Spoiler: he had a BLAST. With Todd back, the guys discuss how he spent his time in Nashville. They also discuss the upcoming HomebrewCon, and some results from the recent AHA National Homebrew Competition.

After all of that, the guys also take a question regarding diacetyl rest which is super relevant to most of the tailend of the small talk portion of the show!

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has officially relaunched and 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)

Aerating wort using bernzomatic oxygen cylinders PLUS a question on using a bucket without a sealed lid or an airlock for fermentation — HHH Ep. 084

Todd’s gone to Craft Brewer’s Conference so Joshua & James are in charge!

Once you saw that James is on this episode, you sighed a sigh of relief, right? Joking aside, Todd just got back into town from Nashville after attending the 2018 Craft Brewer’s Conference so we allowed him to recover (he actually burst in to James’ office during the show before realizing we started recording without him!) while we took your questions.

With that being said, today’s show is another Q&A taking your questions on aerating your wort using oxygen and, specifically, oxygen from a bernzomatic cylinder (what they also refer to as “not food grade”) and also a question on fermenting with a bucket that doesn’t have either a sealed lid nor an airlock. We also small talk on the upcoming HomebrewCon and make some jokes at Todd’s expense (hey, if you’re absent from the show then you’re fair game!).

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has officially relaunched and 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)

Jumpstarting stuck fermentation and mixing yeast strains — HHH Ep. 083

Welcome back to another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!

We’re excited to be here and we’re even more excited for you to be joining us! The weather here in central Texas has been great so all of us have been enjoying some rather pleasant brew days recently.

Today’s show is a Q&A taking your questions on jump-starting stuck fermentations as well as a question on mixing yeast strains and some common results from doing so. We also discussed James recent participation in the Austin leg of the AHA’s National Homebrew Competition and we chit chat just a bit about the upcoming HomebrewCon in Portland this year!

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has officially relaunched and 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)

Talking homebrew live from Oskar Blues for the Austin leg of the 2018 AHA National Homebrew Competition! — HHH Ep. 082

It’s another fun-filled episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!

This week was recorded LIVE from the taproom at Oskar Blues Brewery in Austin, TX as part of the Austin leg of the AHA’s National Homebrew Competition. We had an absolute BLAST hanging out and taking your questions on homebrew competitions, our favorite and least favorite styles, and much more.

The team at Oskar Blues was also fantastic and we definitely appreciate them for letting us set up in their taproom! Also – Dale’s Pale Ale on draft is fantastic. ‘Nuff said…

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has officially relaunched and 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)

Tips on entering homebrew competitions and a discussion on RIMS brewing systems — HHH Ep. 081


Howdy, Homebrewer! Welcome back to another episode of our podcast!

We hope you had a great weekend are we REALLY hope that you’ve got a brew day planned for this weekend. Not only do we have a brew day planned for the weekend, but we’re also going to be hanging out at Oskar Blues Brewery in Austin, Texas on Saturday (04/14) recording episode 82 (next week’s show) in their taproom! This is always a great excuse for us to visit breweries and drink beer. Sounds terrible, right?

Today’s show was a blast! We discussed tips and suggestions for folks looking to enter into homebrew competitions as well as RIMS brewing systems and how they compare to the other methods of brewing available.

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Today’s show is brought to you by Kegconnection.com! Kegconnection has some of the best deals on homebrewing supplies and draft beer equipment PLUS a brand new section of delicious ingredients and recipe kits! 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)

CoolBot GIVEAWAY reminder PLUS a question on using refractometers — HHH Ep. 080

 

Last call for our CoolBot Giveaway, Homebrewer!

 

Details on the giveaway can be found HERE.

Along with our friendly reminder that this weekend, we’re giving away the amazing COOLBOT (link above), it’s Friday and we have a BRAND NEW episode of our homebrew podcast for you guys. On today’s episode: it’s Joshua, Todd, and James discussing a question about using a refractometer and potentially getting away from using a hydrometer at all. The pros of using both, the cons of each, and lots more was discussed. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

 

 

An Interview w/ CoolBot’s John Bergher PLUS a CoolBot GIVEAWAY — HHH Ep. 079

Happy Friday, Homebrewer!

We’re excited about the holiday weekend and are happy to be bringing you another fun episode of our podcast.

This week we’re talking with the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at CoolBot, John Bergher!

It was great meeting John and hearing more about what the CoolBot is and the great ways we as homebrewers can use it. Even better, the team at CoolBot has been gracious enough to partner with us and our show sponsors to do a GIVEAWAY for a FREE COOLBOT! How cool is that (see what I did there? eh? eh?!)?

Details on the giveaway can be found HERE.

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

 

 

False bottoms in Igloo coolers, batch vs fly sparging, and ‘automated’ brewing setups — HHH Ep. 078

It’s another fun-filled episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!

This week brings HomebrewSupply.com ‘s Ladik Joe Ermis onto the show to help Joshua (the helpless) field YOUR homebrew questions.

Specifically, we’re talking about false bottoms vs other methods in Igloor coolers, batch versus fly sparging, and ‘automated’ brewing setups! It’s a blast!

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Today’s show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS’ has officially relaunched and 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)

An Interview w/ CMB’s Stephen Becker — HHH Ep. 077

 

We’re so happy to welcome our friend from CMB in Germany, Stephen Becker, on today’s show!

CMB (also known as CMB Schankanlagen GmbH) is the European presence of CMBecker products and manufacturing of all the wonderful CMB products you guys know and love. We were very fortunate this week to be able to welcome Stephen Becker all the way from Dusseldorf, Germany on the show and interview him for this week’s episode.

We had a blast welcoming him on the show and discussing the history of the company, new products, and old favorites!

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 the page!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

Today’s show is brought to you by Kegconnection.com! Kegconnection has some of the best deals on homebrewing supplies and draft beer equipment PLUS a brand new section of delicious ingredients and recipe kits! 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)