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Category Archives: Boise Brew Minute
Cloud 9
This week I’m trying something new with the Boise Brew Minute. I had a great talk with Jake that lasted about 15 minutes, way too long for Radio Boise, so I opted to cut two versions. One is the regular … Continue reading
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Heinous Homebrewing
Boise Brew Minute (episode 64) – Eric Antink from Heinous Homebrewing (and cycles) talks to us about his latest experiment, aging a porter on different types of wood. Rather than use oak barrels, he is using mostly wood chips in … Continue reading
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Pacific Brewing and Malting
Boise Brew Minute (episode 63) – Bethany at Pacific Brewing and Malting in Tacoma, WA walks us through the malting process to help us understand the importance of enzymes in brewing, especially when brewing with grains other than barley. Also … Continue reading
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Bear Island Brewing
Boise Brew Minute (episode 62) – Beth at Bear Island Brewing talks about hops. We discuss the history of hops, the importance of hops in beer for balancing the malt flavors and why they were first used in beer several … Continue reading
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Wingman Brewers
Boise Brew Minute (episode 61) – Becca at Wingman Brewers in Tacoma talks about kettle souring and how it differs from barrel souring. We also discuss how they use kettle souring to give flavor to their recent Cranberry Sour Ale.
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Tioga-Sequoia Brewing
Boise Brew Minute (episode 59) – Kevin at Tioga-Sequoia Brewing in Fresno, California, talks about the mashing process, the “brewers’ window” and how grain starches get turned into sugar for the yeast. We also discuss how different mash temperatures impacts … Continue reading
Payette Brewing
Boise Brew Minute (episode 58) – Ian at Payette Brewing talks about getting extra color, flavor and alcohol into the big beers being released for Black Friday. We also discuss BJCP, the Beer Judging Certification Program, which lists the main … Continue reading
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Haff Brewing
Boise Brew Minute (episode 57) – Brian at Haff Brewing discusses hop utilization or how efficiently the bitterness is extracted from the hops during the boil. We also chat about how recipes must change when transitioning from home brew to … Continue reading
County Line Brewing
Boise Brew Minute (episode 56) – Zack at County Line Brewing talks about fruit beers, specifically their Raspberry Brown ale. The berries are local and are in the fermenter within 90 minutes of being picked. Putting the berries directly in … Continue reading
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