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The Book Cometh!
We just got exciting news - apparently the books are roughly a week from the warehouse. Meanwhile, Denny and I both have received our author copies and samples have been whizzing all around the country...
View ArticleAmerican Mild v3
Well, after living with the first 2 versions of the American Mild for a few weeks now, I have some thoughts and ideas about the direction of this project.....I ended up dry hopping the second batch in...
View ArticleChop & Brew - The Trailer
Our good friend Chip Walton of Chop & Brew filmed an interview with us back in June at the 2014 AHA National Homebrewers' Convention in Grand Rapids, MI. Maybe you should take a gander and enjoy...
View ArticleMead - What Does That Have To Do With Experimental Homebrewing?
TLDR - Read this about some meadmaking adventures I've had Anniversary Meads - A Tale of Honey and Fun!One of the things I have no clue how it happened - how did brewers decide to incorporate Mead in...
View ArticleDenny on Oregon Public Radio
More talking about the book! This time, Denny flies solo!http://klcc.org/post/mad-science-pursuit-great-beer
View ArticleBrulosophy Review
In the realm of Experimental Brewing, Marshall over at Brulosophy.com has established quite a name for himself in regards to homebrew science experiments. He got his hands on a copy of the book and was...
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Listen to us on the Brewing Network's "Session"
The boys (and Beevo) over at the Brewing Network were kind enough to have us on their main show full of jokes, asshattery and beer news you can use. Denny and Drew talked to Justin and the crew for an...
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What happens when a book gets edited and you miss something?
No book ever makes it to your library's shelf without an error or two - fortunately in this day and age we can keep track with an Errata page!So, thanks to Jeff Rankert - we have our first catch -...
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Scrapple Beer
One of the biggest attention getters in the book is that we feature a couple of "Meat" based beer recipes, like Jeremiah Marsden's "Pork Soda" or Charlie Essers'"Bacon Helles" or our own spin on...
View ArticleThoughts on the American Mild project
When last we left our intrepid homebrew experimenter, he was struggling through forests of formulation in the quest for a new, low alcohol beer style known as the "American Mild". His search seemed...
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The Next Shroomy
You may be aware that one of my favorite beers is a chanterelle mushroom infused wee heavy that I call "Wee Shroomy" (recipe in Experimental Homebrewing"). I'm extremely luck y to line in the Pacific...
View ArticleWhat are the different personality types of brewing?
This is research, y'all! I'm trying to lay out some of the differing personality aspects that make up the homebrewing world. Here's what I've got so far:Those who brew using traditional processes...
View ArticleMore Proof that Wine Tasting is Bunk
From the Guardian - more proof that wine tasting is bunk:To summarize - small winery owner with a background in science began running a series of wine tasting experiments with the California Wine...
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Catching up....
Well, with the year end madness over and the new year's madness not quite in full gear yet, it seems like a good time to share what I've been up to in the homebrewing world....The American mild project...
View Article"Illegal" Honey Back in the News
Feds seize $2 million of illegal Chinese honey - (source: Modern Farmer)Seems that the Feds are still on the trail of a metric crapton of illegal honey flowing into the country. See way back in 2001...
View ArticleCleaning gets better
When I started homebrewing, the friend who introduced me to it said that 90% of homebrewing is cleaning. Now, I've never tried to measure the exact percentage, but I do know that if you don't do the...
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Homebrewing the Zymatic Way
I've been homebrewing for 17 years and in that time have brewed about 475 batches of beer. Nearly every one of those batches has been on my "Cheap'n'Easy" cooler mash tun system, as I chanted the...
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Conference Season - Come and See Us Do the Gum Flappy Thing
Denny's been making the rounds to a bunch of events here on the West Coast. (He has the great advantage of being retired which grants extra flexibility in terms of availability) But we're about to hit...
View ArticleLike Saisons?
If you like Saisons (and who doesn't) and really want to know a lot more about them - I just dropped a new guide to Saison over on MaltoseFalcons.com. Help me out and let's get the rest of the yeast...
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