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Chris and Mary are joined remotely by the inimitable Christopher Gandsy of DaleView Biscuits and Beer. They discuss baking gluten free, the birth and operation of his Chris' Brooklyn business, basement brewing, now and future plans, and a brand new scholarship/internship aimed at diversifying the industry planned in collaboration with the NYC Brewers Guild.

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This week in Episode "Halfway to 500", Mary and Chris bring on long time friend and fellow fermenter/Brooklynite Joe Kirchhoff to talk all things bread and home baking. From sourdough starters, injera, boules and bagels...this episode celebrates patience and rise. Cheers to Joe's friends and homebrew clubs The Brooklyn Brewsers and The Brewdies!

Image courtesy of Joe Kirchhoff.

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Mary talks with several fermenters at the January meeting of the NYC Ferments Meetup.

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On today’s episode of Fuhmentaboudit!, guest Cheryl Paswater talks about some cozy winter ferments that are perfect for the season. Paswater is a certified fermentationist and gut ecologist, who has fermented everything from kombucha to cookies.

Fuhmentaboudit! is celebrating its 150th episode with none other than Dave Kyrejko, talking his newest project: Arcane Distilling.  Arcane is a bizarrely experimental micro distillery based in Brooklyn, specializing in vacuum distilled whiskeys and spirits, including beer whisky.  According to Dave, “There be no copper pot ‘stilling, old-timey marketing schtick, or apple pie moonshine here.” Tune in for a great show featuring an in studio tasting!

Tune in to a brand new episode of Fuhmentaboudit! as hosts Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme are on the line with Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association. As a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®, he holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. What are the influences that home brewers are having on professional brewers? Which styles of beer are poised to break out this year?  If you’ve ever wondered about the numbers behind your favorite brew, this episode is not to be missed!

Tune in for a brand new episode of Fuhmentaboudit! as Mary Izett and guest co-host Rachel Jacobs talk to Nancy Singleton Hachisu. Author, cook, and farmer, Nancy left California for Japan in the late 1980’s, fully intending to learn Japanese in one year and return to the States for graduate school, and instead fell in love with a Japanese organic farmer.  Now living with her husband and three sons in their eighty-five-year-old traditional farmhouse, Nancy has taught home cooking to Japanese housewives for over two decades and is the leader of a local Slow Food convivium and talks to Fuhmentaboudit! about all things fermented in Japan. Form natto to various fermented fish to shochu, this episode covers it all!

Fuhmentaboudit! is on the line with Annie Johnson, Master Brewer at PicoBrew talking all things automatic beer brewing appliances.

The first woman recipient (since 1983) of the American Homebrewer Association’s prestigious Homebrewer of the Year award, Annie serves as PicoBrew’s Master Brewer-in-residence. A National Beer Judge herself, Annie has won awards for her beers across all of the major BJCP styles. She has contributed dozens of award-winning recipes to the PicoBrew recipe library and continues to pioneer new techniques and processes in the PicoBrew lab as she delights visitors with her many sample beers on tap. Born in Germany and encouraged by her parents who inspired her love of food and culture, Annie continues to brew with her old colleagues in California (and of course, support her Oakland A’s) as she spreads the good word and good brew in the Pacific Northwest.

Tune in for more on Annie plus the details surrounding the PicoBrew!

You want a little adventure in your life. And why not? With thousands of breweries and distilleries in the United States, there are more choices than ever on tap and behind the bar. So many, that you’re a little bit intimidated. That’s where this week’s Fuhmentaboudit! guest comes into play – Jeff Cioletti, author of “The Year of Drinking Adventurously: 52 Ways to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone.”  He shares that the book serves as a guide to getting out of your beverage comfort zone once a week for a year. Each of the fifty-two chapters features the story behind a unique beer, spirit, cocktail or wine, designed to broaden your drinking horizons. Some correspond with specific seasons or holidays, encouraging you to forget the million-dollar marketing-supported “conventional wisdom” and drink against the grain. It’s Cinco de Mayo? There’s much more to the celebration than lime-enhanced lager and shots of rotgut tequila. St. Patrick’s Day? Do you really want to be the 700th person of the evening to order a green-tinted brew and a shot of cheap whiskey? Tune in for more!

_ Fuhmentaboudit! _ is back for the 2016 season! Hosts Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett sit down with fellow Heritage Radio Network host, Harry Rosenblum of Feast Yr Ears, for a thorough discussion on vinegars.  In the throws of writing his own book on vinegar, Harry explains that vinegar is a traditionally fermented liquid that can basically be made of any liquid containing alcohol, and goes on to highlight the steps for anyone looking to make vinegars at home.  More than just your mother’s white vinegar, after the break, the trio break down vinegar types and how Harry specifically derives his unique varieties. Tune in for a fascinating show!