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Homebrew Happy Hour
This is the show where we take YOUR questions about homebrew and craft beer as well as interview fellow homebrewers and industry professionals! If you have a question that you’d like for us to discuss on a future episode, please call our hotline @ 325-305-6017 and leave a voicemail message after the beep. More info and resources can be found at www.HomebrewHappyHour.com
Episodes
- Homebrew Happy Hour
1 Base Malt to Rule them All, 2 Taps 1 Keg, & Calculating Correct Temps After Mashing In – Ep. 443
Todd and James are back to help me take YOUR questions which means it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew…
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Mastering the BJCP Tasting Exam: An Interview with Doug Walker from Rusty Nut Brew & Que – Ep. 442
Picture this – I’m at HQ… haven’t been up in a few weeks… and there’s a package on Todd’s office desk. He goes…
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A Keg Cleaning Question, Using Saaz as a Substitute in a Kolsch, & 2 Kegs 1 Spunding Valve – Ep. 441
Somebody can correct me if I’m wrong, but I do believe that this episode is the FIRST TIME EVER that I’ve done it alone. No gimmicks, no canned…
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Same Hop but Different Alpha Acid Numbers, Are Water Profiles Worth it, & How Long is too Long in Primary Fermentation – Ep. 440
I’m so thrilled that my good friend (even though she doesn’t acknowledge me as a good friend) LORENA EVANS is back on the show! Buckle up because…
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Brewing Non-Alcoholic Beer and Catching up with Trong from HomebrewerLab.com – Ep. 439
You know it’s going to be a great episode when our good buddy, Trong, is back on the show! I can’t believe it’s been more than half the year…
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Using Huge Hose in a Keezer, Jockey Box Coils and Flow Control Faucets, & Using a Quick Carb Lid for Beer – Ep. 438
Todd joins me this week for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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What to do with Mixed Grains, Kegging Cocktails, Adding Pressure to Your Fermenter, & Preventing Gas Line Backflow – Ep. 437
Welcome back, ladies & gentlemen! I hope your Summer is going well. I just got back from a cruise and I confess: it was hard having to come back to reality…
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What it Takes to Start Judging Beer: a Recap of Kolsch Cup and Lots More with Jonathan Marut – Ep. 436
Welcome back, my friends! This week’s episode is a fun one because it includes one of my favorite homebrewers on the planet, Mr. Jonathan Marut. Instead…
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What to Know When Using True Flow Control Faucets, Why Do We Sparge, Excessive Foam from 1 Tap, & Switching from Bottling to Kegging – Ep. 435
Welcome back, ladies & gentlemen! I hope your Summer is going well. I just got back from a cruise and I confess: it was hard having to come back to reality…
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How to Brew an Award Winning Kolsch: An Interview with the 2025 Kolsch Cup Grand Champion, Robert Abbott – Ep. 434
In case you missed it, we just wrapped up our annual Kölsch Cup competition (link below) and we had A BLAST! So many exceptional entries made it very difficult…
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Installing a Long Line Draft Beer System in Your Home, Transferring From the Fermenter While Krausen is Still Present, & What to do with a Sack full of Weevils – Ep. 433
Howdy, homebrewer! I hope you like fresh episodes because it is time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast…
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Everything You Need to Know About Monster Brewing Hardware – An Interview with Fred Francis – Ep. 432
I am so happy to be partnering with Monster Brewing Hardware because, for the LONGEST TIME, y’all have namedropped Monster as THE best consumer grain…
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Configuring a Thermostat Temperature Controller, Getting Different SRMs from the Same Recipe, & Is it Worth the Money to Upgrade to Stainless Steel Fermenters – Ep. 431
Buckle up and settle down in something comfy because it is time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we…
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Learn More about the Brewtubers with Nick Lesogor from Exit 12 Homebrew – Ep. 430
Howdy, y’all! I had an absolute blast learning more about the Brewtuber homebrew community with their VP, Nick Lesogor. We also digressed into a lot of…
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Mitigating Suckback During Cold Conditioning, Maintenance Tips for Stainless Steel Conical Fermenters, & Bottling and Filling Growlers from a Keg – Ep. 429
Happy to have you back, my friends! If you’re actually taking the time to read this, I want you to know how much we appreciate you tuning in. If…
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Brewing Traditional Continental European Styles with Hagen Dost from Dovetail Brewery – Ep. 428
Welcome back, my friend. Let me tell you – Todd and I had a FANTASTIC trip out to Chicago. I’ve never actually been, outside of a layover here and…
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Todd’s Opinions on the State of Homebrewing, Installing Inline Flow Control into an Existing Draft System, & Tips for Going from Extract to All Grain Brewing – Ep. 427
Howdy, homebrewer! Thank you so much for tuning into this week’s episode. I don’t say this enough but we sincerely appreciate each and every one of…
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Hill Country Brewing w/ Calvin Kouba from Middleton Brewing – Ep. 426
I must confess – as much as I love having Todd and James on the podcast, I’ve actually really been enjoying some of these ‘off’…
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Is Homebrewing a Dying Hobby, Does my Infected Batch Mean I Have Infected Equipment, & Avoiding Scorched Grains – Ep. 425
Thanks for tuning in, my friends! This week’s episode was supposed to have James AND Todd on it, but Todd had to bail on us very last minute. No worries…
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Keeping Steady Temps when Cooler Brewing, Setting Pressure for Serving Soda, & Dealing with a Dripping Faucet – Ep. 424
Hey there, homebrewer! It’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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Homebrewer to Probrewer – An Interview with Davy from Roughhouse Brewing – Ep. 423
Welcome back to another jam-packed episode! This week, I had the pleasure of traveling just around the corner from where I live to visit the beautiful campus…
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Selecting Hops for a German Pils, Understanding Base Malts for Different Styles, & Balancing a Danby Kegerator System – Ep. 422
Back to back weeks for our normal Q&A format! I know some of y’all have expressed concern about Todd and James only doing 2 episodes per month but I…
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Line Cleaning Tips, Best Gear for 5 Gallon Batches, & a Bunch of Rapid Fire Questions Too – Ep. 421
My friends, we are back with Todd and James! It’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we…
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Turning Mountain Dew into Wine – An Interview with Charlie from Golden Hive Mead – Ep. 420
I am so excited for this week’s episode. I had such a good time chatting with my new friend, Charlie, from Golden Hive Mead. If you’re familiar…
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Balancing a Home Draft System, Tips for Maintaining a Glycol Chiller, & Discrepancies in my Gravity Readings – Ep. 419
Buckle up because it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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Recapping our 2024 Brew Days While Hiking up a Mountain with my Pop – Ep. 418
Howdy, friends! Pardon the heavy breathing and scattered chit-chat this week but I am excited to be uploading this conversation I had with my Pop while we were…
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Quick PSA: Last Call for Kolsch!
No new episode this week but a quick PSA that it’s the last call for kolsch! Brew my favorite recipe of all time by joining a recipe receiving tier of…
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Stuck Fermentation Woes, Dialing in Decoctions, & Comparing Homebrew Disconnects – Ep. 417
Todd is gone but James is here to help me answer your questions! Thank you friends for joining us as we present yet another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour…
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The Future of Kegconnection.com – Ep. 416
Greetings, my friends! You’re, undoubtedly, here to learn more about the exciting news that Kegconnection.com has been sold. It’s true and…
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Shelf Life for Brewing Minerals, Wanting More Coffee Flavor from a Breakfast Stout, & Refilling Your Own CO2 Cylinders at Home – Ep. 415
I know this is technically the 2nd episode of 2025 for us, however – it’s actually the 1st REAL episode because we’re back taking your…
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Favorite Beer, Favorite Gear, and Happy New Year – Ep. 414
Happy New Year, friends! We completed another trip around the sun, and now it’s time to complete another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour…
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See y’all in 2025!
I wish we had a proper episode to wrap up 2024 with, but Todd and James are swamped right now and I’ve got nothing to offer on my own – yet. lol…
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Advice for Keg Newbies, When to Replace Keg Gaskets, & Continuously Getting Metallic Tastes from my Kegs – Ep. 413
You’re in for a real treat because my good friend, Lorena Evans, is on the show to help me take YOUR questions this week. She is one of my most favorite…
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Purposefully Stopping Fermentation & What that Might Cause, Losing Power During a Fermentation, & Recalibrating an Electronic pH Meter – Ep. 412
Todd and James are back from Europe! Woohoo! That means it is time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where…
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An Interview with the 2024 Altbier World Champion, Jonathan Marut – Ep. 411
Thank you, my friends, for joining us today as we present another fun filled episode. I had a blast chatting with my buddy and the recently crowned 2024…
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INTERVIEW: Some Coffee 101 for my Imperial Coffee Stout (chatting with Kevin Carswell from Mochas & Javas)
Howdy, friends! It’s that time of the year again where my Pop and I get ready to brew our annual batch of Imperial Coffee Stout, which is a homage to the…
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Natural Pressure vs Adding Pressure for Fermentation, Planning Out a Brew Day, & Should I Transfer Before Lagering My Batch – Ep. 410
The holiday season is coming soon and we’ve got a lot to talk about! Buckle up because it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour…
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To Refurbish or Replace a Shank, FLOTit 2.0 Tips, & The Different Names for Various Times in Your Hop Schedule – Ep.409
The holiday season is coming soon and we’ve got a lot to talk about! Buckle up because it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour…
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Gas Side Hose Maintenance, Sanitizing Bottles and then Storing Them, & A Handful of General Sanitation Questions – Ep.408
My friends – how fast has this year been flying by?! It’s wild. What isn’t wild though is that it’s Thursday and it’s time for…
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Keeping Track of All Your Ingredients, Brew in a Bag on an Electric All-in-One, and Adding Flavors to Homemade Sparkling Mineral Water – Ep.407
My friends – how fast has this year been flying by?! It’s wild. What isn’t wild though is that it’s Thursday and it’s time for…
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Altbier 101: History, Brewing Techniques, & Recipe Recommendations with Horst Dornbusch – Ep.406
Boy, am I excited to present this week’s episode to y’all! It is always a blast when I’m able to get Horst Dornbusch on the show. So, buckly…
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Do CMB Disconnects Need Washers, Taking Apart Faucets During Cleaning, Best Practices for Grain Mill Maintenance, & Our Recap of HomebrewHQ at GABF – Ep. 405
We are BACK from the Great American Beer Festival and it’s time for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast…
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Pressure Fermenting an Altbier, Dry Hopping a Pressure Fermented Batch, & Adding a Sight Glass to an Existing Brewing System – Ep.404
FIRST – my apologies for the audio/video issues. My travel gear didn’t perform as well as I hoped and I had to improvise. However, we’re…
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Homebrew HQ and the Great American Beer Festival – An Interview with Julia Herz from the American Homebrewers Association – Ep. 403
Thanks for joining us for yet another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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Preventing Airlock Suckback During Fermentation, Recipe Kit Gravity Readings Way Off Target, & Are Clean in Place Systems Worth it for a Homebrewer? – Ep. 402
Welcome back, my friend. We thank you for joining us again for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we…
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Alcoholic Capri Sun, 3D Printing for Homebrewers, & Integrating New Tech into Brewing & Draught Systems. We’re catching up with Trent Musho from The Brusho – Ep. 401
Howdy, homebrewer! Thanks for joining us for yet another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your…
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Brewing with Hops High in Cohumulone, Making a Liquid Transfer Jumper Line, & Repairing Loose Keg Tops & Bottoms – Ep. 400
Welcome back, my friend. We thank you for joining us again for another episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we…
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Brewing with Older Hops, Detecting Infections in my Fermenting Bucket, & Dissolving Minerals for Making Topo Chico – Ep. 399
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Dealing with Too Much Mash Efficiency, Alpha vs Beta Ranges, & Getting Rid of Residual Smells & Flavors in a Homebrew Keg – Ep.398
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Cleaning vs Replacing Lines, Pressure Fermenting Gear, Brewing Crispy Lagers, & Adding Coffee – Ep.397
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Innovative Methods and Tips for Harvesting Yeast as a Homebrewer with Trong Ngyuen – Ep. 396
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Loose Mashing a Batch of Beer, Using a Y Splitter Instead of an Air Manifold, & Making 2 Styles of Beer from 1 Single Mash – Ep. 395
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Calibrating Your Gas Regulator, Techniques for Achieving Balanced Hop Aroma While Minimizing Bitterness, & Converting Draft System Components to Duotight – Ep. 394
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Discussing All Things Related to Craft Beer & Brewing with Horst Dornbusch – Ep. 393
REGISTER FOR THE 2024 ALT-POKAL HERE: https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/about-us/alt-pokal-2023/ Make sure to reserve your spot in the 2024 Alt-Pokal Altbier…
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The Effects of Warm Temps on Previously Cold Beer, Calculating for Rice Hulls, & What Happens if I Under-Pitch or Over-Pitch my Yeast – Ep. 392
REGISTER FOR THE 2024 ALT-POKAL HERE: https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/about-us/alt-pokal-2023/ Make sure to reserve your spot in the 2024 Alt-Pokal Altbier…
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Best Kolsch in Cologne, Substituting Ingredients for a Competition Batch, Sticky Alt vs Regular Alt, & Understanding Hop Additions – Ep. 391
REGISTER FOR THE 2024 ALT-POKAL HERE: https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/about-us/alt-pokal-2023/ Make sure to reserve your spot in the 2024 Alt-Pokal Altbier…
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Using Air to Initially Pressurize a Fermenter, Rehydrating Frozen Yeast, & Dealing With Foamy Pours from my Jockey Box – Ep. 390
How’s your Summer going, my friend? I hope it’s been good and full of delicious craft beer. Thank you for joining us again for another episode of…
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Fermenting for Usable CO2, Selecting Hose for Secondary Regulators, Pellicle in my Fermenter but not in my Keg yet, & How to Know if a Fermenter can Handle Pressure – Ep. 389
Howdy, friend! It’s been a wet and humid Summer down here in central Texas but at least we aren’t burning in triple digit temperatures…yet…
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Hot Liquor Tank Flow Rate While Sparging, Understanding Secondary Regulators, Cleaning & Sanitizing a KegLand Fermzilla – Ep. 388
Welcome back, my friend – Can you believe the year is halfway done? Time flies. Any who – it’s time for the Homebrew Happy Hour…
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An interview with Kolsch Cup 2024 Grand Champion, Jonathan Marut – Ep. 387
Guest interviews are some of my absolute favorite episodes to record which is why I am SO excited and SO proud to present this week’s episode of our…