Double Hopbeat: A Homebrewing Podcast

Double Hopbeat: A Homebrewing Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 123: The Plumber of Brewing - Steve
December 20, 2024

Rounding out the East Bay Homebrew Club spotlights, James and Shannon are joined by Steve, The Plumber of Brewing.  Steve talks about taking on leadership roles in the club, how bad beer made him start brewing and his hopes for the future of homebrewing.

Episode 122: The Bob Ross of Brewing - Ricky
December 06, 2024

On the next installment of their Eastbay Homebrew Club highlight series, Shannon and James welcome @Happylilyeastbrewery, Ricky to the show. They jump into Ricky's background in brewing, writing articles for MoreBeer and using tinctures in beer. See our m

Episode 121: Wizard of Ciders and Meads - Charles
November 22, 2024

Shannon and James kick off their East Bay Homebrew Club Series with Charles, the Wizard of Ciders and Meads. On this special episode, Charles shares how he got started in homebrewing, tips on how to make cider and mead at home and why he joined a homebrew

Episode 120: PET Kegs and Pumpkin
October 04, 2024

James and Shannon recount some recent brewing mishaps. Shannon discusses her ChatGPT generated pumpkin beer recipe and the duo talk about the pros and cons of PET kegs.Check out our merch! https://double-hopbeat-podcast.printify.me/products

Episode 119: ChatGPT takeover!
September 06, 2024

ChatGPT takes over Double Hopbeat! After a quick recap of end of summer brewery visits (@oakbay_brewery and @hogislandbeer), James and Shannon answer "Would you rather" homebrewing questions generated by ChatGPT.   We have merch! https://double-hopbeat-po

Episode 118: Off Flavors in Beer
August 16, 2024

Coming off of their group brew taste testing, James and Shannon explore the common off-flavors in beer, how they get there, and how to avoid them.Check out our merch!https://double-hopbeat-podcast.printify.me/productsSources for this week's episode

Episode 117: Beer fest review and brew day recaps
July 26, 2024

In another mix pack episode, James and Shannon review the Polar Park Food Truck, Beers & Bevs festival, give insight on the group brew day with their homebrew club (@eastbayhomebrew), share the steps of James's first attempt at a hard seltzer and disc

Episode 116: Homebrewing Equipment featuring Adam Hellman, Engineering Manager @SpikeBrewing
July 12, 2024

James and Shannon are joined by Adam Hellman, Engineering Manager at Spike Brewing! Adam delves into his background as an engineer and how he entered the homebrewing space. The trio also touch on Spike's commitment to interacting with customers and produc

Episode 115: 2024 National Homebrewing competition process and learning
June 28, 2024

On this weeks TGIF episode, Shannon shares what craft beer she tried in Canada while avoiding wild bears. James discusses entering a beer into the 2024 National Homebrewing Competition and his experience entering a Red IPA into the first round for the fi

Episode 114: Red IPA collaboration experiment with Huston House Brewing
June 14, 2024

James and Shannon dive into a homebrew discussion while tasting three versions of a Red IPA collaboration. Differences in style and comparison shows what homebrewing is all about.