See What You Can Brew Returns! We check in with a homebrew star of yesteryear (the one and only Robert Sherrill) who decamped from NYC to join Angel City Brewery in LA. Robert is one of the founding members of the Brewminaries, NYC’s largest ho

Episode 10 – Water Water Everywhere

Nov 15th, 2019 46m 9s

This week’s podcast is brought to you by the letters H, O, and the number 2. We’re featuring an intimate chat between John & Doug about all things water (plus, the state of John’s laughter, ha . . ha . . ha). Do you know the difference between

Episode 9 – One Bottle Batches & Kato Sake Works

Nov 1st, 2019 54m 38s

In our latest episode we talk with our friend Shinobu Kato about making home brew Sake, and why he’s starting a Sake Brewery in Brooklyn NY. John Hagen brings you his latest Style Corner and discusses what makes a great Barley Wine. Finally, we

Episode 8 – Josh Bernstein – Drink Better Beer

Oct 18th, 2019 53m 45s

Josh Bernstein is a Brooklyn-based beer, spirits, food & travel journalist, hazebro zombie-slayer, and all-around beer expert. John & Doug sat down with Mr. Bernstein to chat about his latest book (Drink Better Beer), the state of the craft ind

Episode 7 – Randolph Beer and the Secrets of Spices

Oct 4th, 2019 38m 59s

With a focus on food pairing and experimental brewing, Randolph Beer is unique in the Brooklyn brewing community. Their impressive beer lists feature quality beers from other breweries alongside their own in-house offerings. In this interview w

Episode 6 – Stan Hieronymus

Sep 20th, 2019 46m 7s

In this episode John and Douglas speak with Stan Hieronymus about his latest projects, hop creep, bio transformation, the best ways to dry hop and why a 10 minute hop addition is unnecessary. Stan is the author of several homebrew books includi

Episode 5 – Chris Cuzme & Mary Izett – Fifth Hammer Brewing

Sep 6th, 2019 53m 30s

In our fifth episode we speak with our good friends Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett about their long and fascinating path to brewery ownership. From saxophones and basement breweries to fast fermentation and Foeders, they’ve done it all. Visit their

Episode 4 – Carrie Soom – Brewing in the Marvel Universe

Aug 23rd, 2019 42m 5s

On this week’s episode we talk with Carrie Soom. Carrie is the current Dictator of Brooklyn NY’s largest homebrewing club The Brewminaries, and a talented, prolific brewer. In this episode we talk with her about her series of Marvel character t

Episode 3 – The Mad Fermentationist – Michael Tonsmeire

Aug 9th, 2019 42m 49s

In this episode John & Doug sit down with Michael Tonsmeire, AKA The Mad Fermentationist. Michael has been dispensing solid advice about brewing techniques for a few years now (he wrote a hit book!), and recently opened a brewery, Sapwood Cella

Episode 2 – It’s getting hot in here, so brew with Kveik.

Jul 26th, 2019 45m 13s

The sun is out and summer is in full swing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t brew. During this show John and Douglas speak with Lance Shaner about fermenting “hot” with the new Kveik Strains from Omega Yeast that are capable of fermenting IPA’s

Episode 1 – Le Podcast Beginnith

Jul 10th, 2019 25m 36s

In this episode, Douglas & John ramble on for about twenty five minutes trying to get to the point. We discuss Homebrew Con 2019, Our reasons for starting a podcast, and the origins of Bitter & Esters, our friendly neighborhood hombrew shop

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