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BeerSmith Mobile Brewing App – Preview for iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle

Date: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

GlassDark205Brewing Recipes On The Go? Have you ever wanted to toy with your favorite beer recipes on the road?   I’ve spent the better part of the last two years making that dream a reality.  This week I present a short preview of upcoming BeerSmith Mobile which brings recipe editing to your phone or tablet.  [...]

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Nanobrewing Beer with Michael Mraz – BeerSmith Podcast #57

Date: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

This week Michael Mraz joins me to talk about his new project starting a microbrewery.  Mike is a nationally award winning home brewer who is now launching his own nano-brewery on a full time basis in El Dorado Hills, CA.  We talk about some of the challenges a starting pro-brewer faces including setting up the [...]

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Brewing a Lager with Erik Schmid – BeerSmith Podcast #56

Date: Mon, Mar 25, 2013

This week we discuss how to brew the perfect Lager with Erik Schmid from The Brewmeister homebrew shop.  Erik tells us how to overcome some of the challenges with Lager including refrigeration, yeast selection, ingredients, aging and dealing with off-flavors. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download this mp3 file [...]

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Blonde Ale Recipes and Beer Style

Date: Thu, Mar 21, 2013

beer_friendsBlonde Ale is a light, slightly malty beer popularized by the American craft beer movement.  This week we take a look at the history of Blonde ale, how to brew it at home and some recipes. History of Blonde Ales It is difficult to trace the precise origin of the term “Blonde Ale”, but it [...]

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Beer Faucet/Tap Selection and Kegging

Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2013

PubThis week we take a look a beer taps (faucets) and the key roll they play in a good keg system for your home brewed beer.  Selecting the right faucet is a critical decision when designing a kegging system.  You might want to refer to my earlier articles on kegging home brewed beer and determining [...]

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Bière de Garde Recipes and Beer Brewing

Date: Thu, Feb 28, 2013

Beer_PictBière de Garde or “beer for keeping” is a French pale ale traditionally brewed in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.  It is a strong pale ale, cellar aged for an extended period before consumption.  This week, I take a look at the history of this style and how to brew it at home. History Bière de Garde [...]

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Designing Beer with Denny Conn – BeerSmith Podcast #55

Date: Sat, Feb 16, 2013

This week I discuss how to design a beer recipe with Denny Conn.  Denny shares some of his tips on creating a home brewing recipe from scratch including imagining the beer, selecting ingredients, applying techniques and iterating to perfect the beer. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download this mp3 [...]

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Multi vs Single Step Mashing for Home Brewing

Date: Fri, Feb 8, 2013

beer_barley_webMulti-step mashes used to be the standard for making beer, but increasingly home brewers and pro brewers have moved to brewing exclusively with a single step mash.  The single step mash has many advantages including time, cost savings, simplicity and consistency. The Single Step Infusion Mash Most newcomers to all grain and partial mash brewing [...]

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Pro Beer Brewing Startup with Modern Times – BeerSmith Podcast #54

Date: Mon, Jan 28, 2013

This week I interview Jacob McKean and Michael Tonsmeire who are involved in a cross country beer collaboration to build a new brewery in San Diego called Modern Times.  We walk through some of the challenges in going from home brewer to pro brewer! Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download [...]

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Late Hop Additions and Hop Oils in Beer Brewing

Date: Mon, Jan 21, 2013

barley_beer_webA trend in modern brewing is the greater use of late steeped hop additions for many styles.  These include steeped hop additions, whirlpool hops, use of a hop-back and even dry hopping.  Surprisingly, most of these late additions are not done to increase bitterness, but instead to exploit hop oils which play a significant role [...]

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Eco-Friendly Brewing with Amelia Loftus – BeerSmith Podcast #53

Date: Sat, Jan 12, 2013

This week we discuss eco-friendly home brewing with Amelia Loftus.  Amelia is an writer on ecologically friendly brewing and also a founding member of Seven Bridges Cooperative, a brewing supply shop that specializes in organic ingredients. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download this mp3 file Topics in This Week’s [...]

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BeerSmithRecipes Beer Recipe Sharing Site Expansion and Sale

Date: Sat, Jan 5, 2013

BeerSmith CloudHappy New Year!  I recently expanded our Beer Recipe Cloud at BeerSmithRecipes.com by moving to a new server and I’m now offering 50% more storage for all users, including free accounts as well as discounts on all member accounts. I launched BeerSmithRecipes.com last May, and a little over half a year it has grown to [...]

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For the Love of Hops with Stan Hieronymus – BeerSmith Podcast #52

Date: Wed, Dec 26, 2012

This week Stan Hieronymus joins me to discuss his new book “For the Love of Hops” (Amazon link).  Stan has spent the last five years studying hop growing, production, and its use in both home brewing and commercial beer brewing. Download the MP3 File – Right Click and “Save As” to download this mp3 file Topics [...]

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Mash Temperature and Beer Body in All Grain Brewing

Date: Thu, Dec 20, 2012

Great beer balances bitterness, color, flavor and body. As an all-grain brewer, you need understand how to control the body of your home brewed beer using mash temperature. By altering your mash schedule to match the style of beer you are brewing you can achieve precise control over the body of your beer...

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