Have a great and safe holiday everyone!
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In the February episode of Home Brewing Perspectives the host dives in and tries to sort out the recent history of Utah House Bill 51 and provide some insight into its current status.
Then things move on to a discussion about converting a chest freezer into a homebrew serving kegerator.
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But first an Ode to Dirkus
So your bill was sent back to the Business Committee,
Some might just say “Oh that’s a pity”
But yet others still,
Will drive to The Hill,
And that is our dear friend The Dirkus.
HB51 was returned to committee on the first day after being introduced to the Utah House of Representatives floor.
This is not a typical move for a bill that has already received interim committee approval and a fiscal note.
Yet the homebrewing community rallied and the bill (at least for now) came out on top.
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The 2008 Year in Review.
Happy New Year everyone.
It has been a long time since James Spencer came on the show to talk about getting ready for the 2008 Great American Beer Festival and even longer since Mike the Hop Guy and I were able to get together to do an episode. We owe our faithful listeners a review of all the open topics touched on in 2008.
We wrap up Mike’s hop growing project as well as discuss plans for a more successful brewing season in 2009.
I share my thoughts on my first experience at the Great American Beer Festival.
Special thanks to James Spencer and Andy Sparks for sharing part of their time with me at the Great American Beer Festival.
I also appreciate the Great Divide Brewing Company for hosting an open house and handing out free brew before the Great American Beer Festival even got started.
During the podcast we mention the Thomas Hooker Brewery of Connecticut where Mike the Hop Guy celebrated his 30th birthday.
We also mention the Great Divide Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado where I enjoyed a pre-GABF open house and got to meet James Spencer and Andy Sparks.
Looking forward Mike the Hop Guy and I have plenty on our plate and are looking forward to putting together some great new episodes.
Mike has finally secured some brewing equipment to dive into the brewing hobby himself and I am looking forward to a couple of projects pertinent to serving home brew in style.
Keep checking in.
Of course, I owe a special thanks to all our listeners who have been patient with us as both Mike and I get settled in to the routine of parenthood and find ways to include our most favorite of hobbies, namely this podcast.
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Home Brewing Perspectives gets back on the “air,” with a big episode.
Your host Douglas having taken a break to spend time with family, is back and has a very special guest on to discuss the Great American Beer Festival in Denver Colorado.
First things first!
Meet my boy, Luke.
In this show we check in with a couple of emails, talk home brewing legislation, and dive into the details of the Great American Beer Festival.
As mentioned in the show, dedicated Alabama homebrewers are hosting The Second Annual Flying Monktoberfest to help raise money to support the homebrewing legalization effort in their home state. Please check out the site to find out how you can support the cause and maybe win some cool stuff while you are at it.
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…everybody’s got one!
Douglas logs in and flies solo on this brief episode to say “Hi” to the listeners, explain where the show has been and where it is going. Most importantly however, a Congratulations is extended to “The Hop Guy” family for their new addition. Now both hosts of Homebrewing Perspectives have youngsters.
It has been an eventful summer. Both Mike and Douglas have a great deal to share and are eager to put together episodes as time permits.
Wow!
So I dropped the podcast ball this week and Home Brewing Perspectives was off the grid for a whole episode…and this one is coming out late….and unedited. Woops.
So whats going on?
Why did we miss a show? What is up with Mike’s hops? What is going on with Mike’s voyage into brewing?
We had so much on deck to listen for and we dropped off the planet like half a season of “Lost” amidst a writers strike.
All those questions and more are answered in this rockin’ episode of Home Brewing Perspectives.
Thanks for everyone who sent emails checking in making sure everything was OK and offering congratulations.
I apologize for missing a post and being so tardy in responding to all my emails.
And yes… it has become apparent to both Mike and I that we need a recording studio. We deeply apologize for the yard workers that so rudely interrupted Mike’s “The Hop Corner,” with weed whackers and lawn mowers.
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…of choosing brewing equipment.
Many brewers find a way that works best for them and quickly settle into their homebrewing ways…And I am no different.
The philosophical choices one makes when choosing equipment can be an emotionally charged one. I do my best to have a discussion with Mike the Hop Guy about the equipment necessary to start brewing, building on the knowledge found in James Spencer’s Basic Brewing instructional videos. I’m certain I express opinions about equipment or practices that are not shared by all, and the spirit and purpose of making this show was to invite open discussion about how to get Mike started.
I tried to recall some of the more peculiar pieces of equipment that make brewing a little easier and might not be included in a homebrewing startup equipment kit. I don’t know about all the listeners out there, but during my early days of brewing I remember making several quick runs to my local homebrew shop or hardware store to get to get an extra small piece of equipment to make my life a little easier.
For example, after finishing the show I recalled a couple of gadgets and hardware that have become such a part of my routine, I almost forget that one day I had to take time to buy or build them. First, simply enough, is a piece of hardware that screws onto your kitchen sink and has the standard outdoor hose threading on the other end, giving one the ability to attach a worth chiller (that in my case is made to attach to an outdoor spigot), directly to the indoor sink. I don’t use that adapter quite as much since I gained access to water via hose spigots in my basement and I chill my wort down there. However, that was a small home improvement project designed to adapt my house to my brewing hobby. The second peculiar piece of brewing equipment that was not included in the show but I’ve come to rely on is my on-demand water filtration. Being on city water and not wanting to purchase the copious amounts of spring water used for all grain brewing from the store, or go through the steps necessary to boil or chemically treat my already Chlorine or Chloramine treated water. I have a water filter attached to tubing designed to attach to a hose spigot (pictured below).
Much of the information of the show won’t be news to listeners, but I hope it will be fun for everyone to think back and reminisce about what it was like when they first started brewing. Maybe even jog some thoughts of “If only I knew then, what I know now.” If you have such ideas, by all means I encourage you to join the conversation and impart your brewing wisdom on a newbie.
Mentioned in the Podcast:
Check out Chris Alvey’s Hop Availability Chart and other great articles on Brew365.
Taste of Evanston 1st Annual Homebrew Competition - July 12, 2008 -
Entry Fee: $5.00 per entry
Categories: Ale, Lager and Wheat
Registration Closing Date: Monday, July 1st, 2008
Entry Shipping Deadline: Entries must be received by Monday, July 7th, 2008
For more information about the rules, address, entry form and other details contact Dawn Darby, Chairperson, at dkirkwoods67@roadrunner.com
Also you can visit Don Osborn’s blog with information about his Dandelion Wine project featured on Basic Brewing Radio, and his experiments with an Orval starter used in other fantastic beers.
Special thanks to both Don Osborn and Michael Tonsmeire “The Mad Fermentationist” who have been great resources while I have been getting started with Lambic style brews. The Mad Fermentationist has been a particularly great resource and we have been discussing the possibility of bringing the guidance he has been providing me directly to the listeners in a future episode.
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You know you’re getting older when you stop watching MTV and start blaming MTV.
Mike and I dive into the emails and swim around for over an hour talking about everything from brew day, to hop growing, to responsible drinking…and some not so responsible drinking.
Douglas gets a little cocky and accuses television talk show hosts of not reading books before they host the authors. Something I’m confident is limited to only the most unscrupulous of talk show personalities and wouldn’t dream of painting any podcasts with all know and love with such a broad stroke.
We are happy to see that we have several listeners willing to share their hop growing experiences this year…keep ‘em coming!
Mike considers premature economic stimulation…that is purchasing the brewing equipment before the economic stimulus check arrives.
Mike and Douglas quote from Animal House.
I omitted an important piece of information I meant to include in the show. Check out brew356.com’s Hop Availability Chart. Chris Alvey seems to have put a great deal of effort into compiling a list of retailers and what hops they have available.
I apologize for the somewhat late release. I postponed editing in favor of enjoying mother’s day with family.
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…and wetness is the essence of beauty. - Zoolander
That’s right! Whether you pump it out of a well in your backyard, or you pump it across state lines, we all need water.
Wars rage for it…Whole bodies of law are shaped around it…and to grow hops you must employ it.
Water.
Today, we finally get to the third part of our three part series on pre-planting preparation for growing our own hops. This episode is dedicated to irrigation. Just how do you go about keeping your hops wet so they don’t shrivel up and dye in the hot summer sun? Mike the Hop Guy tells us about his plans for keeping his hops in good hydration health.
We have our second perspectives interview this week with manager of downtown Salt Lake City’s very own The Beer Nut, homebrew supply shop. In the interview we talk about managing the hop shortage, rhizomes, and revisit the topic of homebrewing legislation.
At the beginning of the show, Douglas’s opening comments are quotations from the song, “Coconut Telegraph,” by Jimmy Buffett.
The term Parrothead is used to describe the fan subculture of Jimmy Buffett.
More info about Jimmy Buffett and subscriptions to the Coconut Telegraph can be obtained by visiting Margaritaville.
You can visit the site for Samuel Adam’s to learn more about the limited and voluntary bottle recall as well as information about their Hop Sharing Program.
Check on the progress towards sinking the USS Vandenberg off the coast of Key West, FL as artificial marine habitat.
You can check out listener Brian’s blog, Pantsville, to check in on another hop growing project.
Mike also does his homework and fills us in on Magic Hat Brewing Company’s #9, Not Quite Pale Ale.
A major day coming up on the American homebrewer’s calendar is The Big Brew - National Homebrew Day. This year the first Saturday in May is May 3, 2008. Check out the American Hombrewers Association site for suggested recipes for the day.
The show closes with some information about other upcoming holidays, with historical descriptions graciously provided by the open source (truth is in the eye of the contributor) online encyclopedia … Wikipedia.
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Enjoy the show rated “number one of minor brewcasts out there!” by CraftBrewer Radio.
This is definitely a long episode. Mike and I will make an effort to keep the length down in the future. But what I can say… We were having fun this week.
