Double Hopbeat: A Homebrewing Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 123: The Plumber of Brewing - Steve
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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.