We’ve raved about the French 75 inspired Saison from Alesong Brewing & Blending in the past, so what’s actually in the beer? Recipe Author: Alesong Beer Style: Brett Saison Batch Size: 6 Boil Time: 90 minutes Original Gravity: 1.055 Est Final Gravity: 1.003 IBUs: 27 SRM: 4 ABV: 6.8% Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract: 6.25 lbs Pilsner malt 50% 1.67 lbs Red Wheat 13% 1.25 lbs White Wheat malt 10% 1 lbs Acidulated malt 8% 1 lbs Flaked Oats 8% 10 oz Spelt malt 5% 6 oz Munich malt 3% 6 oz Rye malt 3% Water Profile N/A Mashing Main Rest – 150°F for 60 minutes Hops ..read more

Proving that beer can be about more than just what’s in the the glass, Ryan Holt is on a mission to raise money one project at a time. Listen as he describes his journey to brewing with a goal. (Image by Em Sauter) Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Drew’s Macik Brother’s Research: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NZ7O2ohf9yQtK8nRO2QD0k0JtuCJCsuH/view?usp=sharing Resident Alient: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/resident-alien/7067427714335486112/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/exp ..read more

Tom Fontes’ won the 2024 Doug King Memorial Homebrew Competition with this beer that he entered as a New Zealand Pils – despite there being nary a single NZ hop pellet in the recipe. What he made was a fast turn around, crisp and hoppy lager that disappeared in a month’s time and won him a chance to brew it at Lawless Brewing in North Hollywood. (Featured on Episode 163 of the Brew Files) Recipe Author: Tom Fontes Beer Style: West Coast Pilsner (Hoppy Pils) Batch Size: 6.0 Boil Time: 60 minutes Original Gravity: 1.049 Est Final Gravity: 1.013 IBUs: 43 SRM: 3 ABV: 5% Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extrac ..read more

This episode is filled with old speculation before the announcement of HBC changes. Denny and Drew took a little break, but you should hear our thoughts from those times and how we’ve been screwing up as well! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Monsieur Spade: https://watch.plex.tv/watch/show/monsieur-spade Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:02:55 Announcements & Feedback 00:06:50 The Pub 00:27:16 The Brewery 00 ..read more

The Brew Is Out There! In our hyper hop focused world, we continue to lose track of once ubiquitous styles of beer. In this episode, we’re look at the once absolutely required style of American Wheat Beer – just in time for Summer brewing! Links Classic American Wheat Beer Recipe – https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2024/03/18/classic-american-wheat/ This episode is brought to you by: Grainfather and The Air Still Pro Don’t forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it – talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel fr ..read more

Soft, doughy, slightly sweet and highly effervescent, the American Wheat (not to be confused with a Bavarian Hefe) is a perfect summer treat. (As discussed on the Brew Files – Episode 162 – Forgotten American Gold) Recipe Author: Drew Beechum Beer Style: American Wheat Beer Batch Size: 5 Boil Time: 60 minutes Original Gravity: 1.052 Est Final Gravity: 1.010 IBUs: 30 SRM: 3 ABV: 5% Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract: 6 lbs Domestic Pale Malt 60% 4 lbs Wheat 40% Water Profile Bru’n Water: Balanced Yellow Mashing Main Rest – 152°F for 60 minutes Mash Out – 167°F for 10 minutes Hop ..read more

We’re back and it’s time to look at what we’ve been up to! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive: https://www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/lake-apopka/wildlife-drive/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:28 Announcements & Feedback 00:09:06 The Pub 00:28:53 The Brewery 00:43:47 Quick Tip & Something Other This episode is brought to you by: ​American Homebrewers Association ​Brewi ..read more

Authors’ Note: Way back in the Spring of 2013, we were approached to write a book titled Experimental Homebrewing that would “Out Randy” Randy Mosher’s wonderfully crazy Radical Brewing. Quickly, we decided that it was a practical impossibility to achieve that goal. Instead, we pivoted to focus on the word “Experimental” and what it means. Drew was the outlandish one; Denny, the practical digger of how things worked in his brewery and for his tastes. It took us over a year and three editors to pull this book together. (Many thanks to Thom O’Hearn for dragging us across the finish line!) Experi ..read more

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