Jamil and the crew invite Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson back for another round of Question and Answer! Topics include: High Gravity Brewing, Bottle Carbonation, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Decoction mashing has been something of a debate in homebrewing for decades - should you do it, should you not? To add to this conversation, Jamil and the boys invited good friend of the BN Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson on the show to talk about his thoughts on decoction mashing, and to offer some tips on how to do it the right way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's time for more answers to listener questions! On today's show, the guys are fielding more great homebrewing questions - some are even from this year! Topics include water pH adjustments, the best way to ferment lagers, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It feels like there's no end to the growing list of terms homebrewers have to learn in order to continue making the best beer possible - which is a good thing, as it means the hobby is still growing! Today, we talk about what "ColdPooling" is, how you do it properly, and why you would even want to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're dippin' into the mail bag again to answer your questions, and this week we have a lot of great ones. Topics include reusing yeast (and when to avoid it), capturing CO2 from your fermenter, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Look, it happens to everyone eventually. You do your best to make sure those little yeast cells have what they need to have a great ferment, but somehow it all goes wrong. On today's show, the boys talk about how to tell if your fermentation is stuck, what you can do about it, and ways to prevent it from happening in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Palmer joins Jamil on this LIVE episode of Brew Strong, as we gather to wish John Blichmann a happy retirement from Alibi Ale Works! Kevin, brewer and owner of Alibi, sits in to discuss his path to commercial brewing, and everyone has some nice things to say about John Blichmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's another mail bag day on Brew Strong - with some live questions tossed in for good measure! Today, the fellas talk about sanitizing gas line, the proper way to add dried malt extract to your boil, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mash Hopping is a practice that has had its moments of popularity in the past, but never caught on in any large way. On today's show, Jamil, Travis, and Michael talk with Scott Janish about why homebrewers should be revisiting the mash hop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The boys get right to it, grabbing your homebrewing questions right from the internet and delivering the answers back to you, via that very same internet. On today's show, Jamil and the gang address fermentation issues, how to add ghost peppers to a porter, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fermentation is probably the single most important thing to get right in brewing, so no wonder we spend so much time on it. On today's show, Jamil, Travis, and Michael jump into listener questions about topics such as fermenter geometry, pitch rate calculators, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Holding over from the last show, special guest Neil Spake joins Jamil, Travis, and Michael for another round of brewing questions! The boys talk fermenting under pressure, hot side aeration, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's show is focused on one thing - planning a drinking trip to England. Jamil and Michael are veterans at this, and have some great tips to help you plan your next getaway. They invite their good friend Neil Spake on to help round out any good advise they might miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Time to dust off the books, because it's another Question and Answer session! Jamil, Michael, and Travis take us through some tips, tricks, and one-of-a-kind homebrewing answers that are sure to help anyone's homebrewing game! The boys talk water chemistry, homebrewing pumps, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fermentation is the most important factor in brewing successful beer. If your yeast are stressed for whatever reason, they won't perform at their best. On today's show, Jamil, Michael, and Travis discuss some fermentation tips and tricks to get your yeasts churning out the most desirable flavors possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you pay attention to the beer scene at all, you likely have heard about Thiols - those compounds usually found in hops that contribute to a beer's fruity flavors. some of those compounds can be helped along and improved with certain yeast strains, so to explain this cutting edge of brewing science, long-time BN listener and craft brewer Adam Mills joins Jamil and Michael for an in-depth talk on thiolized yeast. They dig into what thiols are exactly, how to maximize your flavors while using them, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jamil knows a lot about yeast, but sometimes he has to bring in an expert. On today's show, Jamil sits down with Avi Shayevitz, from the research and development wing of the Lallemand yeast company. Lallemand has been making high-quality dry yeast for years now - for both brewing and winemaking - and has been a big player in raising the bar on dry brewing yeast quality. Avi and Jamil cover a wide range of yeasty goodness here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Back for more homebrewing questions, Jamil somehow conned his good friends Travis and Michael to join him as he journeys deep into the mind of our homebrewing listeners. The crew chats about how to properly use fresh hops in beers, the right way to utilize alpha acid calculations, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jamil is joined once again by Travis and Michael, taking on topics from across the homebrewing spectrum. Amino Acids, yeast harvesting, dry hopping, and more are all covered by these three long-time homebrewing experts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil sits down with John Blichmann and his old pal John Palmer for a wide-ranging conversation on technology in the brewing industry. Topics range from new yeast discoveries, malt breads, and, of course, some cool gadgets Blichmann is cooking up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices