Experimental Brewing

Experimental Brewing


Latest Episodes

Brew Files – Episode 165 – REPLAY – Extract with Jay
May 08, 2024

The Brew Is Out There! Given all the recent talk about extract and brewing its time to revisit a 2017 conversation! Drew and Denny hit the phones with Jay Ankeney, a long time homebrewer in Los Angeles whos been Continue reading

Episode 197 – Golden Clams
April 29, 2024

Its the busy brewing season for Drew and we prove we can still make mistakes like bringin back the infamous Clam Chowder Saison! In the Lounge we sit and talk with homebrewer Jason Barker about his recent winning efforts Continue reading

Brew Files – Episode 164 – Matt’s French 75
April 23, 2024

The Brew Is Out There! Youve heard us speak about the pleasures of Alesongs French 75 cocktail inspired barrel aged Saison. Now weve brought Matt Van Wyk back to discuss how their process works behind the French 75 and their Continue reading

Episode 196 – Brewlanthropy
April 11, 2024

Proving that beer can be about more than just whats in the the glass, Ryan Holt is on a mission to raise money one project at a time. Listen as he describes his journey to brewing with a goal. (Image Continue reading

Brew Files – Episode 163 – Tom’s Not a NZ Pilsner
March 31, 2024

The Brew Is Out There! Competition beer styles are a funny thing sometimes a beer finds a home where it wasnt intended, but the beer wins out regardless. Such is the case with Tom Fontes NZ Pils that isnt Continue reading

Episode 195 – On Mistakes and Missteps
March 28, 2024

This episode is filled with old speculation before the announcement of HBC changes. Denny and Drew took a little break, but you should hear our thoughts from those times and how weve been screwing up as well! Episode Links: Homebrewers Continue reading

Brew Files – Episode 162 – Forgotten American Gold
March 18, 2024

The Brew Is Out There! In our hyper hop focused world, we continue to lose track of once ubiquitous styles of beer. In this episode, were look at the once absolutely required style of American Wheat Beer just in Continue reading

Episode 194 – What Happened Over Our Break
March 06, 2024

Were back and its time to look at what weve been up to! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association:https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive: https://www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/lake-apopka/wildlife-drive/ Patr

Brew Files – Episode 161 – REPLAY – Winning Feats of Strength
February 05, 2024

The Brew Is Out There! On this weeks replay episode of the Brew Files, we sit down in the pre-GABF mayhem to talk Pro-Am Competitions with Oleg Shpyrko, winner of the 2017 Romancing the Beer Competition, and Shaun Smith of Continue reading

Episode 193 – Reflecting on a Year of Brewing
January 13, 2024

Denny and Drew look back at the year that was 2023! Episode Links: Homebrewers Association:https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/experimental Starter Villian by John Scalzi (performed by Will Wheaton) https://www.audible.com/pd/Starter-Villain-Audiobo