Tips & News

  • by drew
  • Oct 22, 2020

Episode 122 - German Pils Via Michigan

  Our homebrewing friends, Jeff and Susan Rankert have nursed a life long love of Germany and German beers and it shows when you talk to them abo...

  • by denny
  • Oct 06, 2020

Tour the Grainfather G70

I've been fortunate to have a loaner Grainfather G70 to brew on the last couple months.Although I had some initial misgiving about using a system ...

  • by drew
  • Oct 01, 2020

Brew Files - Episode 91 - Scott's Hops, Part 2

The Brew is Out There!   e're back with Scott Janish, co founder of Sapwood Cellars and the author of the New IPA. Last time we talked the basics...

  • by Saccharomyces
  • Sep 17, 2020

Shaken, not Stirred: The Stir Plate Myth Buster

When I started to brew in early 1993, no one I knew used a stir plate. That count included all of the hardcore amateur brewers I knew at that poin...

  • by drew
  • Sep 15, 2020

Episode 121 - A Wee Cider

  We're back! And this time, it's tasting time as Denny drops one of the oddest beers he's known for on Drew's palate - the infamous Wee Shroomy,...

  • by drew
  • Aug 25, 2020

YCH Hop & Brew School® Giveaway!

Want to ask a hop/harvest question and not only get it answered by professionals, but also win a chance at getting a YCH Swag Pack?  Submit your q...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • Aug 14, 2020

Alcohol Hydrometer Test Kit Hits Record Sales i...

Brewing America’s beer and brewing alcohol hydrometer test kits are seeing record sales during COVID-19, largely due to the skyrocketing trend of a...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • Aug 12, 2020

Brew Files - Episode 90 - Scott's Hops, Part 1

The Brew is Out There!   In this first part of America's favorite topic, Drew talks with Scott Janish about his fascination with...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • Aug 05, 2020

Episode 120 - The Answer is Brewing in the Wind

  We're back! And as is always the case for the 12th show of a cycle, we make like Carnac the Magnificent by way of the Tappet B...

  • by Kyle Hove
  • Jul 22, 2020

Brew Files - Episode 89 - Milk The Funk

  The Brew is Out There!   Many of the lessons that we learn as brewers, particularly as homebrewers, are of the "eh, this is t...

  • by Jeff DeBolt
  • Jun 17, 2020

Episode 119 - A Whole Bunch of Brewing

    As we prep for the online version of HomeBrewCon, it's time for Denny and Drew to sit down and talk the results of their vari...

  • by Jeff DeBolt
  • May 28, 2020

Brew Files - Episode 88 - Julian's IPAs

  The Brew is Out There!   Julian Shrago has made a name for himself as he transitioned from award winning homebrewer to award ...