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See What You Can Brew is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. See What You Can Brew is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
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The Homebrewsicians will be playing at 18th Ward on Saturday, November 16th at 9pm.
Please subscribe on Google or iTunes or Spotify!Send brewing questions to questions@bitterandesters.com
See What You Can Brew is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. See What You Can Brew is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
]]>We also wanted to include a recipe from Shinobu with some instructions, and what you’ll need to make one gallon of Sake at home.
Simple 1 Gallon Sake Recipe
Ingredients
Expected Yield
Equipment (other than typical beer home brewing equipment)
Process
a. Rice Steaming
b. Mash Prep
c. Saccharification & Fermentation
d. Pressing
Send brewing questions to questions@bitterandesters.com
See What You Can Brew is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. See What You Can Brew is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
]]>If you can't get enough of the attractive rapscallion that is Josh Bernstein you can always find more at his website. We'd recommend his upcoming Homebrew Tour which is happening on November 9th.
Brew for a Cure is a Charity Homebrew Competition that celebrates craft beer for a good cause. The event showcases some of the finest homebrewers that the Tri-State area has to offer as well as local breweries and business who sponsor by donating beer samples, raffle prizes, or gear. Homebrewers generously donate their time and beer which range from traditional styles to outside-the-box brews that always cover a wide spectrum of flavor. We expect there to be well over 30 different beers to try. Make sure to vote for your favorite!
In the past, raffle prizes have ranged from beer packs from breweries, to apparel, to learn-to-brew classes. 100% of raffle purchases go towards the donation! All proceeds will be donated to St. Jude’s Children's Research Hospital. Get your tickets here.
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Send brewing questions to questions@bitterandesters.com
See What You Can Brew is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. See What You Can Brew is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
]]>Please subscribe on Google or iTunes!
Send brewing questions to questions@bitterandesters.com
See What You Can Brew is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. See What You Can Brew is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
]]>Subscribe on Google or iTunes!
Send brewing questions to questions@bitterandesters.com
See What You Can Brew is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. See What You Can Brew is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
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Also on this episode we'd like to introduce our special guest host, Penelope Amport. She helps us cut through the chatter and keep on track during our conversation.
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See What You Can Brew is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. See What You Can Brew is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
]]>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 themed beers, her involvement with the Brewminaries and her passion (obsession?) with the movie Magic Mike XXL!
We'd also like to remind folks that they can rent a jockey box from us so that they don't have to serve their beer from a pumpkin like some sort of plebeian.
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See What You Can Brew is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. See What You Can Brew is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
]]>John & Doug also cover some basics on sour beers (and quick sours in particular) and why brewers like them.
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“See What You Can Brew” is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. “See What You Can Brew” is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
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John LaPolla & Lance Shaner from Omega Yeast
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The competitions we discuss:
Yeast strains we discussed:
Hothead - An ale strain of Norwegian origin that has an astoundingly wide temperature range (62F - 98F) with little difference in flavor profile across the whole range. Temperature control is unnecessary with this strain. It has a unique fruitiness that makes it complementary to modern hop varieties.
Hornindal Kveik Ale - Another unique kveik originating from the farmhouses of Norway. Hornindal produces an intense tropical flavor and aroma with notes of fresh pineapple, mango, and tangerine. Compliments fruit-forward hops as well as adding another dimension to beer made with traditional "C" hops. Warmer fermentation temperatures will increase the aromatic profile and fermentation speed. Non-phenolic. We preserved the original blend of strains to bring the best possible complexity.
Voss Kveik Ale - A traditional Norwegian farmhouse strain from the Gjernes farmhouse, its character changes little over its broad temperature range, like HotHead™ (OYL-057), but with orange citrus notes. It is non-phenolic and pairs well with citrusy, fruity hops. Hothead™ is happy anywhere in its temperature range, but ferment this one warm to increase its relatively low fermentation speed.
“See what you can Brew” is a community oriented homebrewing podcast that will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We’ll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners. “See What you Can Brew” is produced and recorded at Bitter & Esters, located at 700 Washington Ave. in world-famous Brooklyn, NY.
]]>Bitter & Esters is excited to announce the release of our brand new podcast, See What You Can Brew. This community oriented homebrewing podcast will give you insights into the awesome things happening in the world of New York City Homebrewing! We'll talk about what homebrewers are up to, different beer styles, brewing tips and troubleshooting, interviews with professional and amateur brewers, answers to listeners questions and witty banter from your favorite homebrew shop owners.
Check out episode one, Le Podcast Beginnith. 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 homebrew shop.
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