Experimental Brewing

Drew’s been hard at work on a new recipe book celebrating 50 years of the Maltose Falcons and it’s been a trip down memory lane. In this episode he and Denny talk about one of the dumbest things he ever did on purpose as a brewer! experimentalbrew.com/2024/09/23/bre…

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For the first time, Denny Conn made his way to the Southern California Homebrewers Festival in Temecula. Hear his reaction to the beers and festivities and his talk! experimentalbrew.com/2024/05/23/epi…

You’ve heard us speak about the pleasures of Alesong’s French 75 cocktail inspired barrel aged Saison. Now we’ve brought Matt Van Wyk back to discuss how their process works behind the French 75 and their other cocktail inspired beers. experimentalbrew.com/2024/04/23/bre…

Competition beer styles are a funny thing – sometimes a beer finds a home where it wasn’t intended, but the beer wins out regardless. Such is the case with Tom Fontes’ NZ Pils that isn’t really. Hear about the recipe and brewing it at Lawless Brewing! experimentalbrew.com/2024/03/31/bre…

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! experimentalbrew.com/2024/03/18/bre…

And we're back and catching up on what we've been doing recently! experimentalbrew.com/2024/03/06/epi…

Chapter 2 - Recipe Design is now up for your reading pleasure! experimentalbrew.com/2024/02/27/exp…

A decade ago we published the book that started it all - Experimental Homebrewing. It's out of print, but copies are still about on shelves. In celebration, we're republishing it online - one chapter a month until October! (with added reflections!) experimentalbrew.com/category/exper…

Craig Shapland (of Triple IPA fame) and John Jackson of the Wild Parrot are back on the show while brewing Craig’s massive “Old Foggy” Russian Imperial Stout. What challenges and changes did the recipe undergo? Find out! experimentalbrew.com/2023/12/19/bre…

Denny is famous for keeping notes on every brew he’s made. We’re putting him to the test and seeing what the brew gods want him to explain! (Recipes in the Show Notes!) experimentalbrew.com/2023/12/13/bre…

Back in July, Sapporo shocked the beer world by announcing the closure of the stalwart Anchor Brewery. The Anchor SF Cooperative has a plan and is trying to keep Anchor alive in San Francisco. experimentalbrew.com/2023/12/08/epi…

So many episodes posted! Falconsclaws designed review for the Feast of Saint Nicholas! - experimentalbrew.com/2023/12/07/bre… Frozen Hops, Fresh To You - experimentalbrew.com/2023/12/04/epi… Growing Mushrooms! - experimentalbrew.com/2023/11/30/bre… And more!

Live from San Diego – It’s the Denny and Drew and Friends Show! Seriously, we’re joined by our friends from HomeBrewCon to talk the conference and homebrewing while enjoying a few wonderful homebrews as well! experimentalbrew.com/2023/07/14/epi…

With today's news about Anchor, beer history is on everyone's mind. We sat down with Dr. Travis Rupp to talk about Ancient Beer History, how it applies to today's brewers and why the Romans stole everything! experimentalbrew.com/2023/07/11/bre…

We’re dropping you into the chaos of the 3rd Anniversary Happy Hour of the Maltose Falcons with Russian River as Drew, Vinnie and others taste the classic Pliny the Elder and discuss what’s changed and why it works so well. experimentalbrew.com/2023/05/13/bre…

Drew’s procrastination has caught up with him and now he’s gotta scramble to make beers in time for the Southern California Homebrewer’s Festival. What's his plan and how can you do the same? experimentalbrew.com/2023/04/10/bre…

A quick question fellow brewers What was your brewing disaster? Your worst or favorite or most repeated? How did you solve it? Leave a comment below or email us experimentalbrewpodcast@gmail.com or text us 626-765-1ALE (domain email is currently fritzing)

Distillation is an ancient art with new modern tools to make it even easier. Drew talks with Aaron Hyde about how you can easily distill hops, herbs, water and alcohol <where legal> with countertop devices like the new Air Still Pro. experimentalbrew.com/2023/03/26/bre…

While many experienced brewers switch to kegs for convenience, some still hold to the path of bottling. Christian Mercado, host of The Food Engineer Podcast, makes his case for bottling – particularly when it comes to Saison! experimentalbrew.com/2023/03/12/bre…