Drilling thru a fridge door, fixing foamy pours, and how to dry hop — Ep. 182

Howdy, friend!

Thank you for tuning in to another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

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On Today’s Show:

Todd and James join me and we take YOUR homebrew related questions. We are also very excited to announce that we’re going to be giving a presentation at the upcoming virtual #HomebrewCon ! It’ll be on draft solutions and building a kegerator/keezer. If you haven’t already signed up for #HomebrewCon, consider signing up today. If you aren’t already a member of the American Homebrewers Association, your registration will come with that membership.

It was a great show covering topics such as the possibility of drilling thru the door of a “standard” kegerator , how to deal with foam issues from your draft system (check out the video below for even more info on that topic), and the best practices for dry hopping your beer. It was jam packed with info and I hope you enjoy this episode!

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Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

joshua


Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at HomebrewSupply.com: https://homebrewsupply.com/ingredients/yeast/imperial-yeast/

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HomebrewCon 2020 update and more with Gary Glass, Director of the AHA — Ep. 181

Hey there, homebrewer!

Thank you for tuning in to another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

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On Today’s Show:

I had the pleasure of welcoming the Director of the American Homebrewers Assoication, Mr. Gary Glass! Gary is a long time brewer and has also been with the AHA for a long time. He joined me to discuss the upcoming Virtual Big Brew Day hosted by the AHA and we also talked about his history as a homebrewer and other things because, you know, I have a hard time staying on topic sometimes. It was a fantastic interview and Gary helped provide important information about the event that we hope you sign up for because it should be a ton of fun!

We want to hear from you!

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Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

joshua


Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at HomebrewSupply.com: https://homebrewsupply.com/ingredients/yeast/imperial-yeast/

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Oxidation indicators, banana esters, and does Guinness clone need nitro? — Ep. 180

Hope you are well, homebrewer!

Thank you for tuning in to another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

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On Today’s Show:

Todd and James are back and join me to take your questions! We discuss the brew days we’ve had during the quarantine, the upcoming Virtual Big Brew Day hosted by the AHA, and questions from you such as how to tell if your beer has been oxidized, getting rid of isoamyl acetate, and if nitro is necessary for dispensing the Guinness clone recipe kit. 

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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. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode’s sponsor!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

Joshua


Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at HomebrewSupply.com: https://homebrewsupply.com/ingredients/yeast/imperial-yeast/

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When to use secondary fermentation, double milling steeping grains, and substituting hops in recipes — Ep. 179

Howdy, homebrewer!

We welcome you and thank you for tuning in to another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

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On Today’s Show:

My favorite Director of Operations for Homebrew Supply, Mr. Ladik Joe Ermis, was able to join me today to help take YOUR questions! We discussed the recipe rush going on right now (a TON of you are ordering recipes and it’s fantastic), next month’s Patreon recipe kit options (yes, you read that right: we’re bringing back OPTIONS!), and we also take questions submitted by our wonderful audience that cover a wide variety of topics. It was a fun show to produce and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

We want to hear from you!

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. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode’s sponsor!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

Joshua


Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at HomebrewSupply.com: https://homebrewsupply.com/ingredients/yeast/imperial-yeast/

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As promised, below is the hop chart we discussed on this episode —

Talking homebrew sanitizers, cleaners, and beer line cleaning with Jonathan Ettlie from National Chemicals — Ep. 178

We hope you’re doing well, homebrewer!

Staying safe and healthy and tuning in to another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

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On Today’s Show:

We have a real treat for you guys: Jonathan Ettlie from National Chemicals joined Todd and I to discuss a number of things in the cleaning / sanitizing realm. Jonathan is an avid, longtime homebrewer who we’ve known for a while. He’s a key accounts manager at National Chemicals, the company behind some of our favorite cleaning and sanitizing products such as the QA Disinfectant and my Pop’s favorite sanitizer, BTF Iodophor Sanitizer!

We want to hear from you!

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. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode’s sponsor!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

Joshua


Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at HomebrewSupply.com: https://homebrewsupply.com/ingredients/yeast/imperial-yeast/

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Cleaning beer glassware, kegerator liquid line maintenance, & storing bulk ingredients — Ep. 177

Happy to have you back, homebrewer!

it’s another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

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On Today’s Show:

Todd and James were able to join me and take YOUR questions such as best practices when cleaning beer glassware at home, keeping up with maintenance on your kegerator/keezer lines, specifically the beer/liquid lines, and we also took a question about storing bulk ingredients such as grains, hops, and yeast. It was a packed show and we had a blast recording it!

We want to hear from you!

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. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode’s sponsor!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

Joshua


Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at HomebrewSupply.com: https://homebrewsupply.com/ingredients/yeast/imperial-yeast/

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Become a Patron!  Reminder that these episodes are ultimately made possible because of YOUR support. Consider becoming a member of our newly launched Patreon page and receive perks such as merch, exclusive group access and content, recipes, and some tiers even get monthly recipe kits mailed to you! https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour

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Why do we boil for 1 hour, calculating when to add hops, & storing a jockey box — Ep. 176

We hope you’re doing well, friends!

Welcome back to our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

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On Today’s Show:

Todd and James join me this week for another fun-filled episode. We had JUST finished recording this week’s episode of Recipe Recap & Review, so pardon us if we’re still giddy from the delicious beer we drank for that show. If you missed out, check out the episode here https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/recipe-recap-review-ep-05-my-first-pale-ale/

For THIS show, we catch up on brew days we’ve completed, talk about some upcoming stuff, and take YOUR questions. Specifically, we cover whether boiling your wort for an hour is arbitrary or intentional, how to calculate when to add hops in case you had to boil down your wort for the sake of gravity, and best practices when storing your jockey box. We kind of cover the spectrum in this episode and we had a great time doing it!

We want to hear from you!

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. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode’s sponsor!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

Joshua


Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at HomebrewSupply.com: https://homebrewsupply.com/ingredients/yeast/imperial-yeast/

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Recipe Recap & Review | Ep. 05: My First Pale Ale

Welcome back to another episode of the Recipe Recap & Review show!

This show features discussions on the recipes that we’re brewing, how our brew day experiences went, and what we think about the finished beer after it’s done fermenting and is properly carbonated. On today’s show, we go over “My First Pale Ale” that Todd brewed from Homebrew Supply. He brewed BOTH the all-grain (link: https://homebrewsupply.com/spa-simple-pale-ale-all-grain-recipe-kit/ ) and the extract (link: https://homebrewsupply.com/spa-simple-pale-ale-extract-recipe-kit/ ) versions for us to enjoy and compare! Click on the links above to buy either kit for yourself or you can even download the recipe instructions (grain bill + ingredients included) at those same links for FREE. All of the recipes we feature on Recipe Recap & Review are provided by HomebrewSupply.com — Fresh ingredients, the best prices, and same-day flat rate shipping make Homebrew Supply your shop for brewing beer. HomebrewSupply.com – make your brew day better!
https://youtu.be/-N_kOw4I6wQ

Comparing RIMS vs HERMS and a question on brewhouse and mash efficiency — Ep. 175

Thanks for tuning in, home brewer!

and welcome back to our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

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On Today’s Show:

Todd was out but James was able to join me and help take a couple of intermediate-type questions for this week’s episode! It’s always nice when we can dig in to more complex topics and Mr. Carlson is the man when it comes to helping me understand. Specifically, we discussed the differences between RIMS and HERMS systems and why one may work better than the other in certain situations, and we also talked about brew house and mash effeciencies. It was a great show!

We want to hear from you!

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. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode’s sponsor!

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

joshua


Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Spike Brewing Equipment, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about their incredible equipment at SpikeBrewing.com/HomebrewHappyHour and make the most of your brew day

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Recipe Recap & Review | Ep. 04: Founders Breakfast Stout

We’re back with another episode of Recipe Recap & Review!

This show features discussions on the recipes that we’re brewing, how our brew day experiences went, and what we think about the finished beer after it’s done fermenting and is properly carbonated.

On today’s show, we go over the all-grain Founders Breakfast Stout clone kit that Joshua brewed from Homebrew Supply (link: https://homebrewsupply.com/founders-breakfast-stout-clone-all-grain-recipe-kit/ ) Click on the link above to buy the kit for yourself or you can even download the recipe instructions (grain bill + ingredients included) at that same link for FREE.

All of the recipes we feature on Recipe Recap & Review are provided by HomebrewSupply.com — Fresh ingredients, the best prices, and same-day flat rate shipping make Homebrew Supply your shop for brewing beer. HomebrewSupply.com – make your brew day better!