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New Hop Varieties and Products with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #259

Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss new hop varieties, hop products including Cryo hops, and further discussion on thiols, thiol-freeing yeast and hop survivability for IPAs. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 […]

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June 20, 2022 by admin 0 Comments

Brewing The Dunkles Bock Beer Style

This week I take a look at the Dunkles Bock beer style from Northern Germany and examine its history and how to brew one. Dunkles Bock is a dark, strong, malty German lager. Dunkles Bock History Bock beer traces its history to Einbeck, a small German town between Kassel and Hannover. Brewing records mentioning bock […]

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May 20, 2022 by admin 0 Comments

Why Most Beer Brewers Today Use a Single Boil Addition

This week I take a look at the reason why most beer brewers have moved to a single boil addition instead of having short duration flavor and aroma hop additions in the boil. The History of Short Duration Boil Additions When I started brewing back in 1987 it was very common to use short duration, […]

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May 5, 2022 by admin 0 Comments

5 Pacific Northwest Breweries to Please Any Palate

The roots of American craft beer extend throughout the nation, but the bines of the movement are clearly embedded in the Pacific Northwest.

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April 25, 2022 by admin 0 Comments

Dry Hopping to Create Fruity/Tropical Flavors in Beer

This week I take a look at some of the recent research into dry hopping during active fermentation to create tropical and fruity flavors in beer. Fruity IPAs and New England IPAs There has been an explosion of recent research into hop utilization to maximize fruity and tropical flavors that are characteristic of popular fruity […]

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December 17, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Sidewood Estate wins international cider trophy

While perennial award winners BentSpoke, Lion and Brick Lane all won medals for their beers.

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November 19, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Hop Aroma Oil Survivability in Beer Brewing

This week I take a look at how well hop oils survive the brewing process to make it into the finished beer. Some oils and hop varieties do much better depending upon when they are added when brewing. What is Aroma Oil Survivability? Aroma oil survivability is simply a measure of how well an aroma […]

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November 5, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Riverbend Malt with Brent Manning – BeerSmith Podcast #244

Brent Manning joins me this week from Riverbend Malt to discuss his experience with Craft Malting in North Carolina for the last 10 years. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser does […]

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October 15, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Hop Cone Composition and Beer Brewing

This week I take a look at the hop cone and how its composition affects flavors when brewing beer. Hop Cone Composition If we look at the hop cone image (upper right, Source: Stan Hieronymus) we can see the various parts of the hop cone. The bulk of the compounds we are interested in are […]

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August 26, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Hop Survival in Beer with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #242

Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss hop survivables, biotransformations, and understanding which hop oils survive the brewing process. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser does not support the audio […]

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August 25, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

New Small Acres Cyder owners launch first release

The Geoghegan family follow in the founders footsteps with accessible traditional cider.

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August 19, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Third time’s a charm in Balter’s quadrilogy

On IPA Day Balter’s Scott Hargrave chats their new West Coast version and IPA evolution.

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August 5, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Yeast, A Romance Story

Hops get all the attention—all the fame, puns and glory while yeast does almost all the work. Hops dominate label space, and varieties like Cascade, Strata and Citra are practically house-hold names, thanks to the seemingly unquenchable demand for every category of IPA. Yet basic beer ale yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is abstract to most people, […]

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July 20, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Honey and Mead with Michael Fairbrother – BeerSmith Podcast #239

Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery joins me this week to discuss honey varieties and mead making. Michael is owner and founder of the award winning Moonlight Meadery. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. […]

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July 12, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Great Lakes Hops with Scott Mast and Chris Vogel – BeerSmith Podcast #238

Scott Mast and Chris Vogel join me this week to discuss Great Lakes proprietary hops and the resurgence of hop growing in the Midwestern US. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser […]

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June 28, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Using Hop Blends in Homebrewed and Commercial Beer

This week I take a look at how you can use a blend of hop varieties rather than a single variety to maximize your hop flavor and aroma. Why Blend Your Hops While brewers often use different hop varieties for boil hopping, whirlpool hopping and dry hopping, I was not that familiar with the technique […]

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June 24, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Felons’ Imperial Stout arrives right on time

New instalment of the award-winning annual release is limited to just 3,000 cans.

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June 4, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Wet Hop Brewing with Adrian Cook – BeerSmith Podcast #235

Adrian Cook joins me this week from Blue Lake Hops to discuss brewing with wet hops and a new fresh wet hop product they are producing. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your […]

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May 16, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Brick Lane, Pink Boots combine on new beer

Brick Lane will also donate $10,500 to the organisation’s scholarship program.

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May 11, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Citrusy, Crisp & Crushable

Pirate Life’s South Coast Pale Ale is citrusy, crisp and crushable, and serves as a […]

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April 8, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

In the Midst of a Pandemic, Breweries Are Giving Back to their Communities

Hit hard by the pandemic, breweries across the country are nonetheless finding ways to give back to their local communities.

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March 31, 2021June 20, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

The Little Bang theory of brewery evolution

Why the Adelaide brewery’s portfolio of products has evolved as they’ve grown.

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March 26, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Asahi to buy barley direct from Aussie farmers

The move will go some way to help combat China’s tariffs on Australian barley exports.

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March 15, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Wayward to increase capacity by 25 per cent

Sydney brewery’s expansion includes new tanks, canning line and dedicated barrel room.

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February 25, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

New Zealand Pale Ales added to style guide

New Zealand-Style Pale Ale and India Pale Ale added to BA’s style guidelines.

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February 24, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Nectaron’s nectar shines in 4 Pines release

New Kiwi hop receives its highest profile Australian release since being officially named.

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February 23, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

German Hop Growing with Mathias Siebler – BeerSmith Podcast #230

Mathias Siebler, a 10th generation German hop farmer, joins me this week from Bavaria to discuss growing hops. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser does not support the audio element. Topics […]

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February 21, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

Hop Breeding and New Varieties with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #221

Stan Hieronymus joins me this week to discuss hop breeding programs and some of the new hop varieties hitting the brewing market. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser does not support […]

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September 21, 2020 by admin 0 Comments

BeerSmith Yeast and Hop Updates 2020 Available

I recently posted both yeast and hops updates for BeerSmith 3 and BeerSmith 2 to the add-ons server in BeerSmith. These are recommended downloads for BeerSmith users. These add-ons update the core yeast and hops listings to include new yeasts such as Kveik as well as some 63 new hop varieties. To download these updates, […]

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July 18, 2020 by admin 0 Comments

Specialty Beers with Drew and Denny – BeerSmith Podcast #215

Denny Conn and Drew Beechum join me this week to discuss hop techniques and brewing beers with unusual specialty ingredients. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser does not support the audio […]

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May 26, 2020 by admin 0 Comments