The BN Presents - Brew Strong

Jamil and John Palmer revisit listener questions about brewing water in this episode of Brew Strong. They cover utilizing a reverse osmosis water system in your brewery, discussing what happens in that process and what you can expect. Jamil discusses some of the issues he has had with his system at Heretic Brewing Company and how he has solved those problems. John Palmer dives deeper into the science behind reverse osmosis, while Jamil gives a detailed description of his entire process of using water in his brewery. Finally, they move on to heat exchangers in the brewery as Jamil describes his process to cool wort.

Jamil and John Palmer are back to take on more listener questions. This time they cover questions about trub on your wort. They start by talking to Taylor \"Porno Steve\" Roach about his most recent homebrew and cover issues with fermenting without temperature control. Then they move on to questions about trub in your wort, covering it\'s makeup and what you want to minimize in your finished beer.

Device Brewing Company\'s Ken Anthony returns to Brew Strong to take listener questions on wort chilling. Device is now one of the fastest growing breweries in America, but Ken started his company on a one barrel Blichman Engineering homebrew system. His experience in both small and large scale brewing has taught him tons about different methods of chilling wort and its effect on beer. Tune in and learn from Ken, Jamil and John Palmer as the three cover all things wort chilling.

In this episode of Brew Strong, Ken Anthony from Device Brewing Company, returns to the show to discuss how Device has grown so immensely since their inception. Learn about how they have become one of the fastest growing breweries in the U.S. and how Ken has managed to grow in such a competitive market..

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer tackle listener questions about bottle conditioning. This traditional way of preparing and carbonating your beer is still used widely today, especially in emerging markets for craft beer, as well as in homebrewing. Tune in and learn about the techniques needed to gain consistency and success with your bottle conditioned beers, and what characteristics you can expect when bottle conditioning.

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer dive back into brewing with adjuncts, and how to use them properly. Adjuncts can be a very important tool in your homebrewing and professional brewing arsenal. Here, the guys teach you what brewing adjuncts are, what temperatures they gelatinize at, and when it\'s appropriate to use them in different beer styles.

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss body and sweetness in beer. Taking questions from listeners, our experts talk about the differences between body and sweetness and how to achieve the right balance. You\'ll learn techniques to add body without sweetness and much more in this episode of Brew Strong.

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the basics of brewing efficiency. While geared more toward the professional brewer of craft beer who is looking to manage costs and ingredients, efficiency is something that every brewer should monitor. It helps build recipes and measure outcomes, and can save anyone a few bucks. Tune in and learn the basics of achieving better efficiency in your brew house, from small to large scale brewing.

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the issues surrounding brewers having to brew multiple batches to fill a single fermenter. Ideally, a brewer would simply have a kettle capacity that matched the fermenter being used. But what if you are having capacity issues, and you need to brew 2 or more batches to fill your largest fermenter for your flagship beer? When to pitch, when do you aerate, and how much yeast do you pitch? These are all issues that will affect the final beer flavor. And, for really large batches, economics are a big factor - time and costs of ingredients. Tune in as our experts walk through the many scenarios surrounding multiple fills, including what challenges you might face and how to work through them.

Homebrewing beer. This week on Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer revisit one of our favorite and most important topics; Yeast Starters. Tune in as our experts take listener questions on all things yeast starters to dispel some of the myths and misconceptions on the topic. If you've been a fan of the show for awhile, you know how important Jamil views yeast starters in homebrewing. Along with our other shows on the topic, this episode will help to dive deeper into some of the common questions surrounding producing yeast starters. Also, don't forget to check out the book that Jamil co-authored for a complete discussion on yeast, Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation.

Homebrewing beer. This week on Brew Strong Jamil and John Palmer discuss barley varieties and their contributions to beer flavor. Our experts take a look at where beer malt flavor comes from, focusing on both the barley itself and the malting process, to help establish where flavor comes from. This show is based on 2 articles that were published in the Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists and take into consideration the many factors that barley plays, from growth to kilning, in the brewing process.

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong Jamil and John Palmer are back to answer your questions on all things beer and brewing. Tune in and hear our experts take listener questions and discuss the topics that matter to homebrewers and craft brewers most.

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss 10 things every pro brewer should be doing for their beer production. While many of these things cross over into the homebrew world as well, some of them require measuring equipment only accessible to pro brewers. Tune in and find out what our two Craft Beer and homebrewing gurus think are most important to producing world class beer on a professional level.

Homebrewing beer. Sparging and sparge water are two of the more important aspects of your brew day, and they are both really easy to mess up! We've all had those brew days where we under-sparge, and then the next time we over-sparge to make up for the last error. Today, Jamil and John talk about best practices for your sparge water and help you to make the best beer possible.

Homebrewing beer. Today we talk about Session beers! We love them, and think there should be more low ABV beers on the market. To that end, we speak with Jennifer Talley who literally wrote the book on Session beer. We discuss her new book, Session Beers: Brewing for Flavor and Balance, and what makes a great Session beer.