Episode 206 – Abstract Localism

Hey where did you go? Here, there and everywhere – particularly Belgium! We’re catching you up with what’s been going on with life and the podcast before we sit down with Bob Sylvester to take the mega awesome epic trip … Continue reading →

The hot new brewing grain is actually thousands of years old. Fonio, a staple hardy crop from West Africa is now available for brewing purposes where it can yield interesting results including grain derived tropical fruit flavors. Ashton Lewis walks … Continue reading →

The Brew Is Out There! For the second competition in a row, a Rauchbier has won Best of Show at a Maltose Falcons competition. This time Kyle Ernsberger won the 2025 Doug King Memorial Competition with his version of a … Continue reading →

Southern California Homebrewers Festival is right around the corner and Drew sits down with Andy Carter to discuss the Fest and this year’s Bragging Rights Only Competition. In the brewery, Drew gets a bit abstract with a class about Abstrax … Continue reading →

The Brew Is Out There! Way back in 2015 for an early episode of the main show, Drew sat down with one of his mentors – Bruce Brode. Bruce was a past club president, Grand Hydrometer (education officer), Brews Band … Continue reading →

Drew sits down in this episode with Brett Knapp of Common Space Brewery to talk their fundraising project – “We ❤️ LA”. We’ve included a homebrew recipe for you to use. Denny and Drew also talk through the recent AHA … Continue reading →

The Brew Is Out There! For the Falcons Advent Calendar, Drew decided to do something other than beer and made a cordial inspired by the idea of a boiled/steamed Persimmon Pudding. Links Persimmon Pudding Cordial Recipe: https://www.experimentalbrew.com/2025/02/08/persimmon-pudding/ Drew’s Cordial Calculator: … Continue reading →

You may have heard the hills around Drew caught on fire – well he’s back after that and a laptop collapse! Catch up with us. We have a few episodes waiting to go! (Picture of Mt. Wilson, which should be … Continue reading →

Denny’s road trip continues as he hit the Northern California Homebrewer’s Festival and spoke about the things he’s learned in 27 years of homebrewing. Episode Links: Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening … Continue reading →

The Brew Is Out There! It’s not secret that a lot of people missed the AHA’s HomeBrewCon experience this year and a lot of folks shouted that we should do something! So Mark Hurley of The Brew Hut (attached to … Continue reading →