My Adventures in Homebrewing – Details, episodes & analysis

Hi Folks,

So bit of a different topic this week and I feel it is an important one.

Most of you know I am a military veteran and I have survived quite a bit in my time with them, but with what I have survived it has left scares and damage in its path.

Yakima Valley Hops has started an awareness campaign called "Hi How Are You" to help bring attention to this cause.

If you are  alone and need help reach out as you are not alone.

Below are links to Canadian groups who can help as well as one American one which helps those around the world.

Cheers

Dan

Resources to look into for help

wounded warriors canada

Veterans Affairs Canada

The Legion Canada

Royal Hospital Ottawa / OSI Clinic

Soldier On

The Caddie School for Soldier

Hey Folks,

This we we talk about something that I have yet to use, but will be in the near future it's LUPOMAX hops from Yakima Valley Hops.

LUPOMAX® is a new concentrated pellet that is consistent, efficient, and optimized for hop flavor. LUPOMAX® has less vegetative matter compared to regular hop pellets so you get hop flavors that are bigger, bolder, and brighter! Less vegetative matter means less beer loss, less solid waste, and more beer to enjoy. LUPOMAX® is variety and crop year specific and made with premium lots that are selected to deliver consistent true-to-type flavor year over year.

Want to know more check out the links below.

yakimavalleyhops.com

www.facebook.com/YakimaHops

www.instagram.com/yakimavalleyhops/

twitter.com/YakimaHops

https://www.youtube.com/yakimavalleyhops

https://vimeo.com/yakimavalleyhops

So as home brewers we know what we like for ingredients for our beer and, I think one of the most critical (and hardest to choose from) is hops.

Hops can vary in flavour, aroma and bitterness, but I find what influence these is where its grown.

This week we talk to local hop grower Ian Murchison of Battle House Hops about his farm and what he grows.

Check out the links from there Instagram for a tour of the battle house

http://battlehousehops.ca

So this week ( really last weekend ) I installed a Nitro tap on my Kegerator and it wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be mainly due to the help I had.

Below is a list of stuff I need and used to dot this.

micro-dual-tap-shank

Aluminum Nitrogen Tank - 22 Cubic Feet

TAPRITE STAINLESS STEEL STOUT FAUCET BEVLEX 200 THICK WALL BEER LINE TUBING - 3/16" ID X 7/16"

ULTRAFLEX RED VINYL TUBING (CO2 GAS LINE) - 5/16" ID

TAPRITE | DUAL GAUGE NITROGEN/BEERGAS REGULATOR

All this can be found at

https://www.beer-wine.com

https://torontobrewing.ca

https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com

Hey Guys,

So most people know I love a good dark beer specifically stouts. 

There is something about this style of beer that I just love from the flavour, aroma, colour and how you can make them totally your own with a bit of experimenting.

Also I'm working on how to add a new tap to you kegerator so stick around and join me for a beer. 

So been a while since the last show so Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.

In this episode I talk about something I consider to be in the realm on dark magic.

What is it you ask? Well I'm talking about dry hopping.

This week I talk about a new piece of gear I got from Brewers Hardware.

Check them out when you have time.

https://www.brewershardware.com

https://escarpmentlabs.com

https://www.brewersfriend.com

So this week I talk about how I got started home brewing and what you really need to get started. 

With that said I also talk about what happens when you go down the rabbit hole and your home brewing gear evolves.

https://brewbuilt.com

https://escarpmentlabs.com

https://fivestarchemicals.com

https://spikebrewing.com

So this past week I made a baltic porter and did it give me a run for my money.

Everything started out great and as the day progressed the hiccups started and turned into speed bumps to craters to which, thankfully, I was able to dig myself out.

A stuck sparge, pump clogging on the Brewzilla and yeast not activating for 6 days.

This was one hell of a ride.

Where do you go when you have question about making beer and google really doesn't help?

Well the answer is your local homebrew shop.

This week I talk with Christian and Derek from the Community Brew Shop about how they got started and what its like to be running a online homebrew shop.

https://communitybrewshop.ca

https://www.facebook.com/TheCommunityBrewShop

instagram: @thecommunitybrewshop

So this week I got to talk with Rod Maccoux and his partner Dawn and got to learn what is like to be brewing with no sight what so ever.

In a past episode I talk with the Blind brew Guy Fred Coleman and heard what its like for him, but hearing how Rod and Dawn work together to make some amazing beer is truly remarkable.

If you have and info for Rod and adaptive gear for the visually impaired for brewing please let me know so I can forward it on to him.

Cheers