Brewing TV (2010)
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In this episode of Brewing TV, we look at the history of lager caves, their function and the beer that was made in them. Author/beer historian Doug Hoverson shares his knowledge on the subject. We take some of his research and suggestions to craft a lager of our own that we then lager in a still-functioning cave. We come full-circle and serve our beer to the masses at a craft beer festival centered around the cave.
In this episode, learn the ways of a wise open fermentation with yeast-Jedi Jeremy King. Then we apply Jeremy's knowledge as Dawson brews a "Topless Hefeweizen" (ooh la la!).
Is homebrew good enough to go on tap at a neighborhood pub? The Oregon Brew Crew gets a chance to prove it every week. A forgotten piece of equipment during a brew session forces us to think outside the bag. What a delicious dilemma to behold. And a few moments of peace at the lake. Got to have some of that.
BTV viewers asked for it, here it is. We begin this episode with some quick tasting notes on Dawson's Topless Hefeweizen brewed and open-fermented in Episode 4. Our main segment focuses on Mark Stutrud, founder of Summit Brewing Company. Mark tells us about the changes he's seen in beer culture over the last 30 years, the argument of style vs. brand, and importance of homebrewing.
Damn, we're tired. We've been covering the NHC endlessly for two going on three days. Here's something funny.
You think brewing two batches in one day is tough? Try six! That's the task before Aran Madden of Furthermore Beer and more than a dozen volunteer brewers and the staff at Vine Park as they test-batch IPAs and summer beers. Then it's Time to Brew (finally!). Michael and Jake take a page from Furthermore's notebook and get experimental with a split batch of homebrew.
In this week's episode we ask ourselves: What's in a name? There's a big debate going on right now in the worlds of homebrewing and craft beer. It involves a new-ish style some are calling Cascadian Dark Ale, some are calling Black IPA and some are calling, well, you'll see... Join us as we attempt to shine a light into this Dark space.
We've received viewer requests that we go back and revisit some of the beers that we've brewed in past episode now that they are ready to drink. Here are tasting notes and self-critiques on Northwood/Worth Pale Ale (Ep. 3), Jake's ESB (Ep. 5) and the experimental Tomax + Xamot (Ep. 9).
Summertime ... and the brewing is easy. Flight patterns over Chip's house are low, and the hops are high. Join us on a laid-back journey into three backyards for a survey of this year's hop growth and, then, for some beer-blended refreshment.
It's a pretty big deal to graduate from extract to all-grain brewing. But imagine making the transition and your first all-grain batch was nearly 500 gallons?! We're off to Full Sail Brewing Company, to meet an employee/owner who faced that monumental challenge - and won. Then we're back in Dawson's homebrewery to bottle a Biere de Garde. This is a special beer -- one being reserved for the holidays -- so we're using snazzy cork-finished Belgian bottles.
Jake Keeler has a problem. Actually, he has a lot of problems, but this one we can publicly discuss. Over the years he has collected a lot of equipment and toys for homebrewing - now he's trying to figure out how to fit it all in, move it all around and make the homebrews that he wants to drink.
Of all the professional brewers that Brewing TV has visited with, Kurt and Rob Widmer may be our favorites. They are cool, funny, extremely interesting, great storytellers.... and above all else, they hold homebrewing in the high esteem that we feel it deserves. We talk with the Widmer Brothers about their roots in and ongoing connection to homebrewing.
This one's for the ladies! We begin in the Keeler kitchen, where Jake is joined by his wife - Lucretia - in the brewing of a Chocolate Milk Stout. How's the old saying go? "Give a woman a beer, please her for a day. Teach her to brew, please her for a lifetime..." Right? Then, BTV on the Radio. We visit Lisa Morrison aka The Beer Goddess during an episode of her craft beer radio show "Beer O'Clock" to get her input on women in craft beer and homebrewing.
Brewing TV makes a long-awaited and anticipated (by us.... by you, too?) road trip to visit New Glarus Brewing Company. Well-known for their beers and packaging, we talk with Dan and Deb Carey about NGBC's mission and beer philosophy. Hop on a Spotted Cow and come with us.
Jake Keeler grabs BTV's JV Squad camera and heads to Denver, CO for three days of beery goodness.Meanwhile, Michael and Chip are forced to survive without him back in St. Paul, MN. They find plenty of fun to be had with a TopTier and the Varsity Squad camera.
Whether you're a homebrewer or simply a lover of great beer in America -- we all owe a huge debt of gratitude to Fred Eckhardt. Brewing TV was lucky enough to chat with Fred over a few pints. This is what he had to say about the past, present and future of good beer.
Here at Brewing TV, we focus mainly on homebrew and craft beer. But there is a wide range of other (often ancient) fermented beverages that homebrewers have made their own. Among them - mead. In this episode, we visit with mead master Curt Stock to learn more about the process and payoff of making your own mead.
Chip makes a solo mission to Fargo, ND for a Hoppy Halloween weekend of brew sessions, homebrew judging, kicking it with the Prairie Homebrewing Companions and Jamil Zainasheff... who, by the way, make a very big announcement in this episode.
Brewing TV has taken you inside a lot of breweries, but this one really grabs the beast by the horns. Dive headfirst into the insanity that is Surly Brewing Company with Jake, his personal photographer and his co-host, The Cobra. Join BTV as we crash the brewery on several occasions including Darkness Day 2010 and a Friday Night Tour.
Brewing TV embraces December's sub-freezing temperatures. In this episode, Dawson and Chip (and the brew dogs) brave the cold for an outdoor parti-gyle brew session. The fruits of their labor - a big ol' American barleywine, a smaller beer Dawson calls an American bitter, and lots of fun.
We're off to one Bad Ass Brewery to brew one bad ass beer.
Brewing TV in the Stone Age! This episode we are at Stone Brewing Co. in Escondido, CA. We spend a day living the life at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, touring the brewery, and talking about the creative process with brewmaster Mitch Steele.
In this episode, Brewing TV visits Lift Bridge Brewing Company. After three years of contract brewing their beers, Lift Bridge has established a nice home of its own, turning out the beers they love for the people in their community. It's a lesson in patience, determination, and supporting local beer.
You've heard of dry-hopping. How about DICE-hopping!? Chip and two guest host homies take us to the depths of an experimental brewday where the success of two homebrews depends on the luck of the draw.
Brewing TV celebrates another successful hop harvest with a brew session and some super-wet-hopping at home. Then we're taking a field trip to Hop & Brew School in Yakima, WA. From super-nano backyard bines to large-scale hop farms -- we have it all in this episode.
Dawson is home alone again, but he doesn't seem to mind. Mike grabs the JV Squad camera for a solo brew mission. He salvages what's left in his grain bin and freezer, hangs out with his only friend iBrewMaster, and gets all ninja-style on some yeast washing. Get ready.
We've seen some experimental brewing here on Brewing TV, but nothing like this. Our buddies at Lift Bridge Brewing Company get shellacious on an Oyster Stout. And they aren't holding anything back. The boiling wort had shells, oyster meat and the briniest of the briny juice thrown in! Join us for an awesome brew day and an oyster festival where the beer is served alongside some of the best oysters from East and West coast.
Pucker up, buttercup. This episode is nice and sour! Brewing TV joins a certified cicerone for a quick taste-tour through some of Belgium's best sour beers. We take what we learn and put it to good use homebrewing and blending more than a half-dozen sour beers. This episode has been aging for a while and it's at its peak.
In this episode, we're off to the original Beer City, USA - Milwaukee, Wisconsin to visit Lakefront Brewery. The good people behind the innovative brewery are craft brew pioneers that still cherish their homebrewing roots and do a lot to support both the local and national homebrewing community.
Northern Brewer Minneapolis is more than NB's third and flagship retail store. We built it to be a forum for demonstration, discussion and documentation of homebrew and pro brewing.
Jake, Mike & Chip wrap up 2011 with the BTV Pro-Am Beer Fest. Three dudes. Three pro beers. Three homebrews. Come along for a quick taste tour of the beers... then saddle up for a wild ride as we deliver your BTV Holiday Gift in the form of some great bloopers and outtakes from the past year of production. There's a lot of homebrewing around the bend.
'Tis the season for brewing and fermenting lagers. But what if you don't have the set-up for true lagering process (fermenting fridge, near-freezing basement, etc.)? Brewing TV says "Fake the funk!" In this episode, Dawson and our cohort Don Osborn brew up three beers. They use some yeast strain and temperature workarounds to make them into great non-lagers.
BTV goes deep undercover on some BIAB action! After reading so much about how easy and fun it can be, Jake Keeler decides to give the "Brew In A Bag" method a try. To put it bluntly - he's hooked! Brewing four batches in less than a month, BIAB has elevated Jake's love for homebrewing. Join us for a brew session and discussion about the pros and cons to see if brewing-in-a-bag is right for your homebrewery.
This episode we're in Aurora, CO living it up with the folks at Dry Dock Brewing Company. Talk about a brewery with a close ties to the homebrewing community - Dry Dock grew out of small homebrew shop to become one of the country's most awarded small breweries. Find out what makes this place so special as BTV rides along for a brew day and Dawson puts our Pro Series beer kits up against Dry Dock's commercial beers. Beware: Epicness ensues.
What's this? A homebrew challenge? Keeler and Dawson go head-to-head brewing mystery beers on a subzero brew day. Two months later, they put each other's keen sense of beer dorkery to task with a taste-test. And Chip chooses the winning beer.
Chip brews his annual favorite Chocolate Stout with real chocolate additions. Most of the beer gets kegged, but he sets some of it aside for an eising experiment. He's joined by his buddy, chef Zander Dixon for tasting notes on both versions and some discussion about the process.
Brewing TV turns two years old in proper style - brewing a beer! Jake, Mike, Chip and the brew dogs gather to make Keeler's Reverse Burster Altbier. During the brew session, we look back on two years of BTV production. We also field some FAQs from our fans. There's even a contest and a birthday present for our viewers.
Brewing TV is celebrating May Day with homebrew. BTV associate Joe Giambruno drops some knowledge and history as he goes old-school on a double-decocted maibock. Joe and Chip then join homeboy Andrew Bartelson for tasting notes at his annual May Day Parade party.
Like kids to a candy store, Brewing TV finally makes the pilgrimage to the World of Dogfish Head, its mothership brewery in Milton, DE and the O.G. brewpub in Rehoboth Beach. Join BTV as we learn about Dogfish Head's homebrew-scale Small Batch Brewing program and see how the ideas behind small-batch experimental brewing influence the brewery's large-scale commercial releases.
BTV takes Manhattan… Kansas! Brewing TV visits Tallgrass Brewing Company, where we find ourselves happily surrounded by good people, great beer and a lot of homebrew equipment. While Dawson brews a freestyle small-batch collaboration beer with head brewer Andrew Hood, Jake talks with Tallgrass founder Jeff Gill about the brewery's evolution, off-beat brands and new Northern Brewer Pro Series Beer Kits.
How about them apples?! In this episode of Brewing TV, we're making hard cider. While both options work well, you'll learn the differences between using fresh-pressed apple cider and store-bought cider. Chip and NB co-worker Chris Smith show you how to treat, ferment and finish hard cider. Their discussion includes tips on back-sweetening cider as well.
In this episode we’re making graf, a beer wort and apple cider hybrid inspired by the literature of Stephen King. While King invented the drink, members of the online home brewing community have been the champions and mad fermentalists behind its existence and evolution. Join us for a brew day and some tasting notes on a couple of examples.
Homebrew All-Star and “How to Brew” author John Palmer makes good on his promise to hook Brewing TV up with a recipe straight out of the shire.
Brewing TV heads to Yakima, WA for a one-on-one tour and discussion with Hop Union president Don Bryant.
Hop Madness is setting in and Brewing TV is brewing two over-the-top hop bombs - a Double IPA and an October Ale (not to be confused with an Oktoberfest). Join us for some double hop-back insanity and a high-alpha barleywine/Burton Ale mash-up featuring the freshest Australian hops.
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