Episodes
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Hi Folks,
So bit of a different topic this week and I feel it is an important one.
Most of you know I am a military veteran and I have survived quite a bit in my time with them, but with what I have survived it has left scares and damage in its path.
Yakima Valley Hops has started an awareness campaign called "Hi How Are You" to help bring attention to this cause.
If you are alone and need help reach out as you are not alone.
Below are links to Canadian groups who can help as well as one American one which helps those around the world.
Cheers
Dan
Resources to look into for help
wounded warriors canada
Veterans Affairs Canada
The Legion Canada
Royal Hospital Ottawa / OSI Clinic
Soldier On
The Caddie School for Soldier
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Hey Folks,
This we we talk about something that I have yet to use, but will be in the near future it's LUPOMAX hops from Yakima Valley Hops.
LUPOMAX® is a new concentrated pellet that is consistent, efficient, and optimized for hop flavor. LUPOMAX® has less vegetative matter compared to regular hop pellets so you get hop flavors that are bigger, bolder, and brighter! Less vegetative matter means less beer loss, less solid waste, and more beer to enjoy. LUPOMAX® is variety and crop year specific and made with premium lots that are selected to deliver consistent true-to-type flavor year over year.
Want to know more check out the links below.
yakimavalleyhops.com
www.facebook.com/YakimaHops
www.instagram.com/yakimavalleyhops/
twitter.com/YakimaHops
https://www.youtube.com/yakimavalleyhops
https://vimeo.com/yakimavalleyhops
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Hey folks,
This week we talk with Tyler and Laurie from the Brewd up Podcast as we talk about beers we like things we have done along the way and just in general had a great time talking.
2 LA based female Homebrewers chat, laugh & learn about craft beer, homebrewing and whatever else comes to mind!
If you haven't tuned into these great ladies please do they are fantastic!
Hosts @tylersbrew and @cstreetsfinest
www.patreon.com/brewdup?fan_landing=true
https://www.instagram.com/brewduppodcast/
https://open.spotify.com/show/3RnIusneTSf4NMZ6xhHutO?si=d9beff406c434fca
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Hey Folks,
As promised here is part 2 of this weeks episodes and we are lucky to be talking with Martin Keen from the youtube channel The HomeBrew Challenge.
If you haven't gone to Youtube and looked at any of his videos I really suggest that you do. If you have ever thought about trying something out of the box or wonder what its like to brew 99 beers in 99 weeks then you need to check out Martins Channel
With that said you will find the link to his channel down below.
Cheers
Dan
myadventuresinhomebrewing.beer
https://www.facebook.com/myadventuresinhomebrewing
https://www.instagram.com/myadventuresinhomebrewing/
@Adenturesinbrew
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHomebrewChallenge
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Hey Folks,
Yes it's been a while since the last episode my apologies for that.
So this we you get me doing a quick update on what's been going on here at the new My Adventures In Homebrewing and a second part that you willed to stay tuned for as it will be out really soon like minutes even.
Cheers
Dan
myadventuresinhomebrewing.beer
https://www.facebook.com/myadventuresinhomebrewing
https://www.instagram.com/myadventuresinhomebrewing/
@Adenturesinbrew
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So this week I have James from the Homebrew Happy Hour on the show to talk about HERMS brewing.
So in case you don't know HERMS stands for Heat Exchange Recirculating Mash System and is a great way to get into electric brewing if you're looking at getting into a 3 vessel system.
Please check out:
www.homebrewhappyhour.com
www.cmbecker.com
you can also find them on
www.facebook.com/HomebrewHappyHour
www.instagram.com/homebrewhappyhour/
twitter.com/HomebrewHappyHr
patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour
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Ever thought about building your own set up to brew with?Ever felt that you could if you knew how?Well I can say this is very doable and this week we are happy to have Kal from The Electric Brewery on the show to talk about how he started and how to build your own brewing rig.https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com
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So this week we talk with a new friend and podcaster Andrew Saunders host for the Homebrew Pub podcast.
From Essex England Andrew came to the US and found his love of beer in Colorado.
He has had some of his beer done on the commercial scale with some great success.
Some along for the ride as Andrew and I talk podcasts, beer and everything in between.
Here is the recipe Andrew told us about:
Earl Grey American Wheat:
Batch size: 6 gallons
60 min mash 60 min boil
OG (SG)1.046
FG (SG)1.008
ABV 4.92%
Grain:
7lb 2-Row
3lb White Wheat
Hops:
1oz Northern Brewer (60 mins)
1oz Mt. Hood (15 mins)
Yeast:
California Lager Yeast – ferment at ale temps
Adjunct
20x tea bags of your favorite Earl Grey tea (recommendation: Teakoe Elegant Earl Grey https://www.teakoe.com/products/elegant-earl-grey) cut open the bags and put leaves into a hop bag in single container. Cover hop bag with vodka and let soak for a week. When adding to secondary, pour leaves and tincture (vodka tea) into fermenter. Let sit for a week.
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Ever think about having your own permanent brewing set up or home brewery?
So I'm moving to the country and will be getting a chance to create my dream set up for brewing.
Now the question is what system to get, what are the electrical requirements, water supply and the list goes on.
So leave a comment and let me keno what you think.
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I love things all dark beer, stouts, porters and what better way to enjoy them then after aging them in a oak barrel.
This week I talk with Ryan Pachmayer and accomplished home brewer and author about how to prepare the barrel, use it and maintain it after.
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So as home brewers we know what we like for ingredients for our beer and, I think one of the most critical (and hardest to choose from) is hops.
Hops can vary in flavour, aroma and bitterness, but I find what influence these is where its grown.
This week we talk to local hop grower Ian Murchison of Battle House Hops about his farm and what he grows.
Check out the links from there Instagram for a tour of the battle house
http://battlehousehops.ca
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHXyz6kl0iF/ - battle househttps://www.instagram.com/p/CHXy7PaFAa6/ - battle house Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/battlehousehopsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/battlehousehops/ -
So this week ( really last weekend ) I installed a Nitro tap on my Kegerator and it wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be mainly due to the help I had.
Below is a list of stuff I need and used to dot this.
micro-dual-tap-shank
Aluminum Nitrogen Tank - 22 Cubic Feet
TAPRITE STAINLESS STEEL STOUT FAUCET BEVLEX 200 THICK WALL BEER LINE TUBING - 3/16" ID X 7/16"
ULTRAFLEX RED VINYL TUBING (CO2 GAS LINE) - 5/16" ID
TAPRITE | DUAL GAUGE NITROGEN/BEERGAS REGULATOR
All this can be found at
https://www.beer-wine.com
https://torontobrewing.ca
https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com
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Hey Guys,
So most people know I love a good dark beer specifically stouts.
There is something about this style of beer that I just love from the flavour, aroma, colour and how you can make them totally your own with a bit of experimenting.
Also I'm working on how to add a new tap to you kegerator so stick around and join me for a beer.
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So been a while since the last show so Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.
In this episode I talk about something I consider to be in the realm on dark magic.
What is it you ask? Well I'm talking about dry hopping.
This week I talk about a new piece of gear I got from Brewers Hardware.
Check them out when you have time.
https://www.brewershardware.com
https://escarpmentlabs.com
https://www.brewersfriend.com
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So this week I talk about how I got started home brewing and what you really need to get started.
With that said I also talk about what happens when you go down the rabbit hole and your home brewing gear evolves.
https://brewbuilt.com
https://escarpmentlabs.com
https://fivestarchemicals.com
https://spikebrewing.com
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So this past week I made a baltic porter and did it give me a run for my money.
Everything started out great and as the day progressed the hiccups started and turned into speed bumps to craters to which, thankfully, I was able to dig myself out.
A stuck sparge, pump clogging on the Brewzilla and yeast not activating for 6 days.
This was one hell of a ride.
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Where do you go when you have question about making beer and google really doesn't help?
Well the answer is your local homebrew shop.
This week I talk with Christian and Derek from the Community Brew Shop about how they got started and what its like to be running a online homebrew shop.
https://communitybrewshop.ca
https://www.facebook.com/TheCommunityBrewShop
instagram: @thecommunitybrewshop
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So this week I got to talk with Rod Maccoux and his partner Dawn and got to learn what is like to be brewing with no sight what so ever.
In a past episode I talk with the Blind brew Guy Fred Coleman and heard what its like for him, but hearing how Rod and Dawn work together to make some amazing beer is truly remarkable.
If you have and info for Rod and adaptive gear for the visually impaired for brewing please let me know so I can forward it on to him.
Cheers
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Hey Folks so we're talking about one of my Favourite beer styles the Baltic Porter.
Porter is a style of beer that was developed in London, England, in the early 18th century. It was well-hopped and dark in appearance owing to the use of brown malt. The name originated from its popularity with street and river porters.
The popularity of porter was significant, and it became the first beer style to be brewed across the world, and production had commenced in Ireland, North America, Sweden, and Russia by the end of the 18th century. The history of stout and porter are intertwined. The name "stout", used for a dark beer, came about because strong porters were marketed as "stout porter", later was shortened to just stout. Guinness Extra Stout was originally called "Extra Superior Porter" and was not given the name "Extra Stout" until 1840.Today, the terms are used by different breweries almost interchangeably to describe dark beers, and the two styles have more in common than in distinction.
Baltic porter is a version of imperial stout that originated in the Baltic region in the 19th century. Imperial stouts exported from Britain in the 18th century were popular in the countries around the Baltic Sea, and were recreated locally using local ingredients and brewing traditions. Early versions were warm fermented until the late 19th century, when many breweries began to brew their porter with cool fermentation, so are technically lagers. Baltic porters typically have a minimum gravity of 18° plato and a high alcohol content, even over 10% ABV. They are produced in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden, and the United States. Baltic porter is a specialty of many Polish breweries, with the country's oldest being produced by Żywiec in 1881.Finland's Sinebrychoff has been brewing Baltic porters in Helsinki since the 1860s,while Estonia's Põhjala is a newcomer specialising in barrel-aged porters.In Denmark the word "porter" is synonymous with "imperial stout"and Wiibroe's Baltic porter (now brewed by Carlsberg) is known by both names. Porter was brewed in Germany from 1853 until 1990, when production ceased in East Germany after reunification. In 1998, the Hoepfner brewery of Karlsruhe resumed production of an old recipe. It was followed by other brewers such as Neuzeller Kloster Brewery and Bergquell Brewery who brew an 8% abv Baltic porter.
Baltic Porter Day, started in Poland in 2016 by Marcin Chmielarz, is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of January.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1193996/baltic-porter
https://escarpmentlabs.com
https://urbanbarrelcompany.com
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This has to be one of my favourite beers, not cause it looks like a stout , but because it is full of flavour.
Schwarzbier basically means black beer. There is evidence that points to a similar evolution to a dunkel, yes they are both a dark or black lager but the characteristics of the Schwarzbier is more in line of an English Porter.
In a glass, Schwarzbier looks much like a British dark ale, but looks can be deceiving. Schwarzbier, unlike a British ale, has a clean lager taste that leaves next to no perception of fruitiness on the palate. Instead, Schwarzbier produces very mild, almost bittersweet, notes of chocolate, coffee, and vanilla. This week on the podcast I'll be talking about this great beer! https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1001722/may-the-schwarz-be-with-you
https://escarpmentlabs.com/collections/homebrew/products/biergarten-lager-homebrew
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