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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
Sanitary Concerns When Taking Gravity Readings from a Fermenter, Is it OK to Crush My Hop Pellets, Troubleshooting a Secondhand Kegerator, & Why Are My Bottles Under Carbonated – Ep. 326
Tack för att du gick med, hembryggare! That’s Swedish for “Thanks for joining us, homebrewers!” and I mean it! It’s time for another…
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Understanding Flow Control Faucets, Ideal Kettle Size for 5 Gallon Batches, & Best Practices for Storing Kegs – Ep. 325
ようこそ、友よ! ようこそ、友よ means “welcome, my friend” in Japanese and I am genuinely happy to welcome you back, friend, for another episode of our weekly…
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Leftover Moisture in My Transfer Tubing, Pressure Testing Plastic Fermenters, Is Decoction Mashing Worth It, and Beer Gas vs CO2 – Ep. 324
Vítejte v pořadu, příteli! Yes, that’s “welcome to the show, my friend” in Czech above. No, I don’t speak Czech but I also don’t…
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Storing Premixed Sanitizer, Yeast and Clear Beer, Putting a Faucet Together, & Cleaning Your Beer Lines – Ep. 323
Bienvenido mi amigo! Its that time – time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer…
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Primary vs Secondary Regulators, Keg Kit Fittings, & Using a Spunding Valve for Pressure Fermentation – Ep. 322
Guten Tag, mein Freund! Thank you for stopping by and tuning in to another weekly episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast…
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Is Yeast Dumping Necessary, Measuring Carbonation Levels, & Using Electric All-in-Ones for Brewing and Fermenting In – Ep. 321
Thanks for tuning in, friends! I hope you’re ready because it’s definitely time for yet another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour…
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Yeast Pitch Rate for Pressure Pilsners, Gravity Readings During Active Fermentation, Temperature Control for Storing Grains, & Sanitation Procedure on a Brew Day – Ep. 320
What is up, my friend?! Welcome back! You know what time it is: it’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home…
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Cold Storing Bulk Hops, Flow Rate when Using Wort Chillers, & Bourbon Barrel Oak Chips Affecting Bottle Carbonation – Ep. 319
Hello there, fellow homebrewer It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all…
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Measuring How Much Beer is Still in My Kegs, Where Do I Keep My Sanitized Stuff, Handling Varying Mash Temps, & 2 Kegs, 1 Tap – Ep. 318
Howdy, friends – It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your…
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Lingering Metallic Taste in my Keg, 120v vs 240v Electric Brewing, Finding Leaks in Your Draft System, & Brewing Authentic Styles – Ep. 317
We’re back! So sorry for our absence last week. In case you missed it, it was Icepocalypse 2023 here in Texas and it took down our operations for a few…
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Draft Beer Systems for Events, Making Non-Alcholic Beer and/or Hop water, & Do I Really Need a Water Profile for my Beer – Ep. 316
Heeeeeeeeey friend! You know what time it is: It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!… THE home brew #podcast…
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Closed Transferring from Brew Buckets, Rinsing Your Glass Between Every New Beer, & Splitting Up Your Brew Day – Ep. 315
Yo! I hope you’re having a wonderful week, my friend. You know what time it is: It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour…
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Kombucha Q&A with Lorena Evans
Here at Homebrew Happy Hour, we like to brew more than just beer. This year, one of my new year’s resolutions is to cover more fermentable consumables so…
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Using Whirlfloc in Wheat Beers, Should Stored Kegs be Under Pressure, & Getting Hard Water Deposits off Your Electric Heating Element – Ep. 314
Thanks for joining us! What’s going on, friend? You know what time it is? It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour…
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How Much Yeast to Pitch for Small Batch Brewing, Filling CO2 Cylinders at Home, Longevity of High Tech Brewing Equipment, & Prior Proper Preparation for your Brew Day – Ep. 313
Thanks for joining us! It’s Thursday and that means that it is time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew…
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Adding Volume Markings to Your Brewing Equipment, Yeast Trub Affecting Your Gravity Readings, Delayed Fermentation Due to Low Temps, & New Year New Beer Resolutions – Ep. 312
Happy New Year! The year might be ending but it’s still time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast…
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How to use Brew Clean, Why Don’t More Homebrewers Use Sanke Kegs, Do Sours Affect Your Dispensing Equipment, & Brewing a More Festive Kolsch – Ep. 311
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! It’s the most wonderful time of the week because it’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour…
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Dealing with Keezer Condensation, How to Stop Fermentation from Continuing, & Force Carbing with Lots of Headspace in the Keg – Ep. 310
Welcome back, my friend! You know it – it’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we…
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Replacing Regulator Washers, Closed Transferring Thru the Gas Post, & Maximizing My Brew Day – Ep. 309
Howdy, Homebrewer! Get ready because it’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer…
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Forgetting Flameout Additions, Rubber Handled Kegs Causing a Mess, Cleaning Plastic Draft Faucets, & Carbonating a Nitrogen Beer – Ep. 308
Welcome, friends! We’re happy to have you back and it’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew…
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What is Parti-Gyle Brewing, Which Commercial Beer Best Represents America, & Some General Keezer Questions – Ep. 307
Happy Thanksgiving, friends! I hope you’re gobbling down some delicious Thanksgiving food, guzzling some delicious beer, and ready to be slightly…
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Determining Your Brewhouse Efficiency, How to Change SRM with SMaSH Beers, & What Brew Pairs Best with Thanksgiving Dinner – Ep. 306
Happy Saturday! I know, I know – it’s a couple days late but it’s still time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast……
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Jockey Box Coils vs Cold Plates, Correcting Under Carbonated Bottles, How Much Top Clearance Do My Kegs Need in a Kegerator, & Signs that Liquid Backflowed into Your Regulator – Ep. 305
Welcome back, y’all! It’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your…
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Calculating IBUs, What Needs Sanitizing Post-Boil, & Tap Water Leaking into Wort From an Immersion Chiller – Ep. 304
Thanks for joining us again, friend! It’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer…
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Choosing Commercial Couplers, Dumping Trub from a Conical, 15 Minute Hops Follow Up, & Do I Need to Pressure Test My Kegs – Ep. 303
Howdy! It’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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Explaining Why Kolsch is Delicious, Do Brands Matter when Buying Malt, & Recipes without 60 Minute Hop Additions – Ep. 302
Thanks for joining us again, friend. It’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer…
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How to Find a CO2 Leak, CO2 Cylinder & Pressure Fermentation, Brewing Multiple Batches of the Same Style in One Day, & Tethering Your Regulator to a CO2 Cylinder – Ep. 301
Howdy! It’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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Fixing Regulator Bleed, Brewing with Cannabis, Brewing for the Year in 1 Season, & a Question About Breakfast Stout – Ep. 300
THANKS FOR JOINING US! Can you believe we’ve been doing this weekly show for 300 episodes?! 300 weeks of questions, sometimes good answers, lots of…
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Achieving Proper Carbonation, Keeping Kegged Beer at Room Temps, Bottle Carbonation vs Kegged Force Carbonation, & Filtering Beer After it’s Been Kegged – Ep. 299
We’re so happy to have you back, friend! It’s time another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we…
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First Wort Hopping, Thoughts on Open Fermentation, & Mashing on top of Existing Protein and Spent Grain – Ep. 298
This is how we do it Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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Thoroughly Cleaning Filthy Kegs, Necessary Head Space in the Fermenter, & Buying/Storing Bulk Liquid Malt Extract – Ep. 297
Hey friend! Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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Fixing Scratched Stainless Steel, How to Tell if my Beer is Infected, Final Gravity Issues, & Temperature Range Expectations with Common Yeast Strains – Ep. 296
Howdy friend! Welcome back to another fun-filled episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your…
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Experimental Brewing, Different Ways to Use Hops in the Boil, and Taste Testing American Alts with Dusseldorf Alts – Ep. 295
Welcome back! It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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Flow Control Comparison: CMB V10 vs Nukatap, Dealing with Fruit Flies, Brewing a Pastry Stout, & Oversized Tap Handle Damaging My Faucet’s Lever – Ep. 294
Hey friend! Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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How to Pressure Transfer, Backsweetening my Beer, Explaining Rice Hulls and their Purpose, & a Kegerator Buildout Question – Ep. 293
Howdy! Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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Repitching Yeast, Differentiating Similar Yeast Options, What’s the Deal with Sparging and Mashing Out, & What to Do With 50lbs of DME – Ep.292
Welcome back, homebrewer! It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of…
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Best Way to Clean Kegs, How to Clean my Wort Chiller, & Tons of Foam When Transferring from Fermenter to Keg – Ep. 291
Howdy, friend! It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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Conditioning a Kolsch, How Often Do You Calibrate Your Hydrometer, & Storing Faucets + Beer Lines When They’re Not in Use – Ep. 290
Hola, amigos! It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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Pressure Fermentation Follow up, Brewing with Kveik, & Taste Testing Our Pilsners & IPA – Ep. 289
Howdy! Welcome back to another fun-filled episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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When to Use Decoction, Smoking Malt at Home, Choosing an Electric All-in-One, & How Long Should I Wait to Serve After Force Carbing in a Keg – Ep. 288
Good to see you again! It’s time for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your…
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Using CMB Faucets with the TapCooler, Explaining Alpha & Beta Amylase, How Long Are Hops Good For, & Shipping Craft Beer – Ep. 287
Hey friend! Thanks for coming back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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Closed Transfer Tips, Brewing Fermenting & Serving from a Keg, & Using Glycol to Cool Your Wort Down to Yeast Pitching Temps – Ep. 286
Hi there and welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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Saving Undercarbonated Bottles, Opening a Brewery, Kettle Size for 5 gal Batches, & a Question about CO2 Tank Recertification – Ep. 285
Great to see you again, friend and welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all…
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Properly Configuring PSI on a 3 Keg Kit, Accidentally Using Hops at the Wrong Time, & Transferring Beer to Combine Two Homebrew Kegs – Ep. 284
Howdy! Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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Using a Hop Back, Sulfur Smell in My Lagers, & Brewing Batches that Push Your Equipment’s Limits – Ep. 283
Hey there, friend! Welcome back to another fun-filled episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of…
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Carbonating a Kölsch, Our Worst Brew Day Injuries, Adding Secondary Regulators to Existing Systems, & How ‘No Rinse’ are ‘No Rinse’ Sanitizers – Ep. 282
How’s it brewin’, friend?! Welcome back to another fun-filled episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where…
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Keezer Temperature Control Tips, Adding Whirlfloc After the Boil, & Fermenting and Serving at the Same Temps – Ep. 281
Happy to have you back, friend! Welcome to this episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your…
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Sycamore brewing vs Stone lawsuit update, Homebrewers Opening Prodigy Brewing in Utah, & Latin American Brewers Go Direct #BNW
On this episode of Booze News weekly – Sycamore brewing vs Stone lawsuit update, Homebrewers Opening Prodigy Brewing in Utah, & Latin American Brewers Go…
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Catching Up and Talking Mead with Corrie Purser – Ep. 280
Hey, homebrewer! Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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Tips for transporting kegs, brewing good beer on a budget, Calculating gravity after adding DME, & buying used vs new when it comes to kegerators – Ep. 279
Howdy, homebrewer! Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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The Brewers Association Announces Industry Award Winners, World Beer Cup Winners, and More News from the Craft Brewers Conference – #BNW Ep. 11
On this episode of Booze News weekly – BA Industry Award Winners, World Beer Cup Winners, + More from the Craft Brewers Conference Welcome to Booze News…
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How the Ukraine war is affecting wheat and grain exports in Europe, How climate change is affecting global barley and hop yields, & catching up with Horst Dornbusch – Ep. 278
Hello, homebrewer! Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing…
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Frozen yeast viability, Serving from a conical fermenter, Lagering tips, & Ambient odors affecting fermentation – Ep. 277
Howdy, friend! Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions…
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Homebrewer Showcase: An Interview with Jonathan Marut – Ep. 276
Hey there, homebrewer! It’s that time of the week for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the #podcast where we answer all…
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Serving temps for different styles of beer, different solutions for bottling from the keg, cleaning a jockey box plate chiller, & do I need to let the krausen fall before transferring my beer – Ep. 275
Welcome back, friend! It’s that time of the week for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the #podcast where we answer all of…
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Scenarios for a jockey box, self closing faucets, splitting a brew day between indoors and outdoors, brewing a rauchbier, and calibrating a hydrometer – Ep. 274
Ahoy, homebrewer! Just sit right back and you’ll hear another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the #podcast where we answer all…
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Modelo releases canned ranch water, & Molson Coors owes Stone Brewing $56 million – #BNW Ep. 10
On this episode of Booze News weekly – Modelo releases canned ranch water, Molson Coors owes Stone Brewing $56 million! Welcome to Booze News Weekly…
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How long will milled grains last, keeping DME on hand, avoiding oxidation when using an auto-siphon, & keeping beer from light when using clear glass carboys – Ep. 273
Howdy, brewer! Its that time of the week for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the #podcast where we answer all of your home…
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Dogfish head and Patagonia collaborate, US Liquor Laws are Evolving, & Women are leading Barcelona’s Craft Beer Revolution – #BNW Ep. 09
On this episode of Booze News weekly – Dogfish head and Patagonia collaborate, US Liquor Laws are Evolving, & Women are leading Barcelona’s Craft Beer…
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Leaving sanitizer in your beer lines, kegging for beginners, resolving stuck disconnects, & a question about using and reusing hop bags – Ep. 272
Happy St. Paddy’s Day! We hope you’re ready for another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast… the #podcast where we answer all…