The Brewing Network Presents | Brew Strong
Episodes
Brew Strong | The Mail Sack Continues
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping up with Jamil's promise to get through every question ever sent into Brew Strong, the boys are back with another mail sack. Learn more about y...
Brew Strong | Quality Lab: Yeast Propagation
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Brew Strong the crew talks you through the specifics of yeast propagation in you brewery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Brew Strong | Mail Sack December 2025
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back to answer your brewing questions with another Mailsack episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brew Strong | Yeast Plating With John Hughes
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In another edition of Brew Strong Quality Labs, the guys cover yeast plating John Hughes, former lab director at Heretic Brewing. Learn more about you...
Brew Strong | Dipping into the Mailsack
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Brew Strong, the guys dip into the mailsack to get your pressing questions answered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
Brew Strong | Quality Labs for Small Brewers and Homebrewers
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil is back with the crew to discuss how to set up a quality lab for small brewers and homebrewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Brew Strong | Q&A With Jamil
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil Zainasheff is back on the mic this week and ready to Brew Strong! Tune in as the OG master answers all your brewing questions with the new crew,...
Brew Strong | Mixed Fermentation Part 2
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Brew Strong team tackle the complex world of mixed fermentation (part 2). With so much information in the world of wild and sour ...
Brew Strong | Mixed Fermentation Part 1
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Brew Strong team tackle the complex world of mixed fermentation. With so much information in the world of wild and sour beers, it...
Brew Strong | Package-gasm 2
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Brew Strong, Travis and Big Mike welcome back Michael 'Mufasa' Ferguson for part II of the discussion on packaging in your brewing ...
Brew Strong | Package-gasm 1
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Brew Strong, Travis and Big Mike welcome Michael 'Mufasa' Ferguson back to the show to discuss packaging in your brewing process. L...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer: Open Fermentation, Expanding Your Home Brewery, etc.
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Bell, from Hogshead, and friend of the show Neil Spake join us for this episode of Brew Strong! Topics include open fermentation at home, how t...
Brew Strong | Robert Bell from Hogshead Brewery Talking Cask Ales
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Calling in all the way from beautiful Denver, Colorado is Robert Bell, brewer at Hogshead Brewery! The fellas are excited about this one, because Robe...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer with Travis and Michael
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's homebrew Question and Answer time again, as Travis and Michael dig deep inside of the Brew Strong Mail Bag to extract only the highest quality qu...
Brew Strong | Question And Answer With Travis and Michael
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travis and Michael take control as they root through the mail bag to answer all of your homebrewing questions! The boys cover sparging times and tempe...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer (with Huggy from Flix Brewhouse)
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Huggy is back, for another round of brewing knowledge-dropping! Today's show is all about answering your homebrewing questions, and the boys have a lo...
Brew Strong | Homebrew Finings
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fining your homebrew is often considered one of the last stages of making beer, but it might also be the key to giving you a more stable product. On t...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer with Blue Lake Hops
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time once again, to enter the Mail Room and dig around for your homebrewing questions! This time, we have Adrian from Blue Lake Hops on with us t...
Brew Strong | Preserving Fresh Hops with Blue Lake Hops
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Making a fresh hop, or wet hop, beer has always been on Mother Nature's timeline. The hops are ready when they are ready and you had better be ok with...
Brew Strong | Question And Answer With Travis and Michael
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justin dips into Jamil's mail bag this week, as Michael and Travis guide homebrewers through some tough questions. The boys talk about stir plates for...
Brew Strong | Drew Barnes, President of Blichmann Engineering
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Long-time sponsors and friends of the show, Blichmann Engineering, recently had a change in ownership. Drew Barnes worked his way up from the ground f...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and the crew invite Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson back for another round of Question and Answer! Topics include: High Gravity Brewing, Bottle Carbon...
Brew Strong | Decoction Mashing with Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Decoction mashing has been something of a debate in homebrewing for decades - should you do it, should you not? To add to this conversation, Jamil and...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for more answers to listener questions! On today's show, the guys are fielding more great homebrewing questions - some are even from this ye...
Brew Strong | What In the World Is "CoolPooling", Anyway?
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It feels like there's no end to the growing list of terms homebrewers have to learn in order to continue making the best beer possible - which is a go...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're dippin' into the mail bag again to answer your questions, and this week we have a lot of great ones. Topics include reusing yeast (and when to a...
Brew Strong | How To Deal With A Stuck Fermentation
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Look, it happens to everyone eventually. You do your best to make sure those little yeast cells have what they need to have a great ferment, but someh...
Brew Strong | The Blichmann Retirement Party at Alibi Ale Works
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Palmer joins Jamil on this LIVE episode of Brew Strong, as we gather to wish John Blichmann a happy retirement from Alibi Ale Works! Kevin, brewe...
Brew Strong | Homebrew Question and Answer
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's another mail bag day on Brew Strong - with some live questions tossed in for good measure! Today, the fellas talk about sanitizing gas line, the ...
Brew Strong | Mash Hopping With Scott Janish
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mash Hopping is a practice that has had its moments of popularity in the past, but never caught on in any large way. On today's show, Jamil, Travis, a...
Brew Strong | Listener Question and Answer
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The boys get right to it, grabbing your homebrewing questions right from the internet and delivering the answers back to you, via that very same inter...
Brew Strong | Answers To Your Fermentation Questions
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fermentation is probably the single most important thing to get right in brewing, so no wonder we spend so much time on it. On today's show, Jamil, Tr...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer with Neil Spake
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Holding over from the last show, special guest Neil Spake joins Jamil, Travis, and Michael for another round of brewing questions! The boys talk ferme...
Brew Strong | How To Plan a Beer-Focused Trip To England
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's show is focused on one thing - planning a drinking trip to England. Jamil and Michael are veterans at this, and have some great tips to help y...
Brew Strong | Question And Answer With Travis and Michael
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time to dust off the books, because it's another Question and Answer session! Jamil, Michael, and Travis take us through some tips, tricks, and one-of...
Brew Strong | Fermentation Tips and Tricks
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fermentation is the most important factor in brewing successful beer. If your yeast are stressed for whatever reason, they won't perform at their best...
Brew Strong | Adam Mills and the New Wave of Thiolized Yeast in Brewing
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you pay attention to the beer scene at all, you likely have heard about Thiols - those compounds usually found in hops that contribute to a beer's ...
Brew Strong | Avi Shayevitz From Lallemand Talks Yeast
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil knows a lot about yeast, but sometimes he has to bring in an expert. On today's show, Jamil sits down with Avi Shayevitz, from the research and ...
Brew Strong | Question And Answer With Travis and Michael
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back for more homebrewing questions, Jamil somehow conned his good friends Travis and Michael to join him as he journeys deep into the mind of our hom...
Brew Strong | Question And Answer With Travis and Michael
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil is joined once again by Travis and Michael, taking on topics from across the homebrewing spectrum. Amino Acids, yeast harvesting, dry hopping, a...
Brew Strong | The Two Johns Talk Tech
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil sits down with John Blichmann and his old pal John Palmer for a wide-ranging conversation on technology in the b...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer With Michael and Travis
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil is back with Travis and Michael! On today's show, the boys talk about the best ways to make adjustments to an All-Grain recipe conversion, how m...
Brew Strong | Homebrew Question and Answer ( with Travis and Michael)
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Travis and Michael are back to help Jamil answer the most urgent of homebrewing questions from 5 years ago! The boys tackle some good stuff on today's...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer with Travis Combel and Michael Persyn
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil is back with his two brewing buddies Travis and Michael to answer your homebrewing questions! The guys cover top cropping issues, how to make gr...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer with Travis Combel and Michael Persyn
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Brew Strong, Jamil invites Travis back for another round of listener questions! Joined by Michael Persyn, the three tackle the mail bag o...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer With Travis Combel
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Combel is back with Jamil for the second leg of this Question and Answer show! Listener homebrewing questions this week ranged from new hop pro...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer With Travis Combel
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More of your questions pulled from the ether! Jamil invited Travis back on the show to help answer more listener emails, and this one went in several ...
Brew Strong | Attaboy Brewing talks Cold IPA and more!
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil dives deep into the waters of Cold IPA with the folks from Attaboy Brewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brew Strong | Henry Kirk of Gale's Prize Old Ale Fame
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil recently had the pleasure of traveling to England to brew one of his favorite beers of all time - Gale's Prize Old Ale. Today on the show, he ch...
Brew Strong | Hop Q and A with Scott Janish
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil welcomes back author and brewer Scott Janish to Brew Strong! Scott is an expert in the arena of hop chemistry, and brings his vast knowledge to ...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil reaches deep into the mail bag and tackles your homebrewing questions! Tonight's guest is JP, from the wonderful show Dr. Homebrew! What he's do...
Brew Strong | Homebrew Question and Answer with Fal Allen
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fal Allen is back, to help Jamil tackle your tough homebrewing. questions! The guys address pH issues, volume calculations, and more, on this weeks Br...
Brew Strong | Historic Beer styles With Fal Allen
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Historical beers have never received the attention they deserve. On today's show, Jamil and Fal talk about some of the old styles that have fallen out...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer With Mitch Steele
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil takes your brewing questions, and he has Mitch Steele along to make sure his answers are accurate! Mitch and Jamil run down healthy yeast habits...
Brew Strong | GMO Ingredients in Craft Beer
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are a hot topic in the food world, and the craft beer scene is no different. On today's show, Jamil welcomes ...
Brew Strong | Creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) For your Brewery
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John give the mail bag a break this week, and instead talk about a more commercial-leaning subject: Standard Operating Procedures. SOP's are...
Brew Strong | Water Questions (and Answers!)
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Water is a complicated part of your brew day, but it allows you to really fine tune any beer. Jamil and John dig around the Listener Library and gathe...
Brew Strong | Homebrew Question and Answer
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's back to the time machine/mail bag for Jamil and John on today's show! Questions came in from all across the homebrewing spectrum, once again test...
Brew Strong | How To Distill with Aaron Hyde
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While distilling is still illegal at home in the US, that hasn't stopped it's rise in popularity. Today, Jamil and John chat with Aaron Hyde, author o...
Brew Strong | Live from BrewChatter
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John take questions from the road, in this live broadcast from BrewChatter HQ! The boys ambled their way up to Sparks, Nevada to settle in a...
Brew Strong | Brewing Winter Beers with Fal Allen
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of year again, when the shelves are stocked with winter beers, and homebrewers are huddled around their boil kettles, making their own ...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John are back, pondering your homebrewing questions! The guys talk about mash pH in commercial breweries and how the big guys do chemical ad...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show, Jamil and John dig into those homebrew questions nobody else is qualified to answer! Well, nobody within arms distance of you, anyway...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John are back, diving deep into the Brew Strong Mail Bag in order to answer your questions! On this week's episode, the boys talk about the ...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dipping further into the archives, Jamil and John wrap their heads around more of your questions! Are all crystal malts really equal? Can they be used...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John are back, and they have rummaged around the Brew Strong Homebrewer Email Archives for more of your brewing questions! From home glycol ...
Brew Strong | Homebrewer Questions on Yeast
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yeast. The most crucial ingredient in homebrew. Without it, random bacteria would take over, turning all of your hard work into a contaminated, infect...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A blast from the past joins "Brew Strong" for today's show, as Taylor (AKA Porno Steve) returns to the pod! Jamil and John get caught up on all the la...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil has been saving up your homebrewing questions until such time as they can be released into the wild, fully answered. Well, that time is now! Joh...
Brew Strong | Building A Quality Control Lab On A Budget
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John are joined by Dr. Jonathan Hughes, of UC Davis, to discuss the best ways to develop a quality control lab on a budget. For the homebrew...
Brew Strong | Homebrew Question and Answer with Fal Allen
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John talked Fal Allen to stick around and help answer some burning homebrewing questions! The boys cover draft system tubing, mash tun clean...
Brew Strong | Talking Gose with Fal Allen of Anderson Valley Brewing
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gose is one of those styles that is hard to do well, and that many brewers disagree on how to achieve a well-brewed version of. On today's show, Jamil...
Brew Strong | History of American Lager Brewing with Greg Casey | Pt. 2
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John were lucky enough to convince beer historian Greg Casey to sit in for another trip into the history books, uncovering even more fascina...
Brew Strong | History of American Lager Brewing with Greg Casey | Pt. 1
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Casey has worked for several large breweries in his long brewing history, but it wasn't until retirement that he started to really focus on the l...
Brew Strong | Tales of a Homebrewer Gone Brewery Consultant
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Galton-Fenzi who went from homebrewer, to brewery owner, to brewery consultant in a variety of countries. We hear his story about beer that has ...
Brew Strong | Homebrew Question and Answer
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to dig back into our spam filter and fish out more listener questions on Brew Strong! Jamil and John tackle only the hardest of homebrewing ...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrew knowledge knows no bounds on Brew Strong, and to that end, John and Jamil sit down to answer more listener questions! Topics include spruce t...
Brew Strong | Moonlight Meadery
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John talk a lot about brewing beer on this show, but not too much about mead. So they invited Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery to ...
Brew Strong | Barrel Aging
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Taking your homebrew to the "next level" can mean many things. Often times, it involves some kind of contact with wood. On today's show, we examine ba...
Brew Strong | Stratification in Fermentation
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adding two worts to the same fermenter can be a great way to double batch the same beer. However, it can also lead to stratification, causing all kind...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer Show
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Its Q and A time again! Join Jamil and John as they tackle the hardest hitting questions from listeners, and dispense sage advice on everything from m...
Brew Strong | Talking Cider with Ryan Burk From Angry Orchard
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Making cider at home can be as easy as fermenting store-bought apple juice, or as hard as blending fresh apples to create your own recipe. Today, Jami...
Brew Strong | Homebrew Question and Answer Show
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil and John are back with another round of questions to answer! From questions about boiling rates to unusual ingredients like beet juice, there's ...
Brew Strong | Interview With Chris White of White Labs
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
White Labs has been serving fresh yeast to homebrewers and commercial breweries for years now. He's seen both communities grow, thrive, and produce th...
Brew Strong | Homebrew Q and A Show
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another round of Homebrew Q and A! Jamil and John take listener questions and answer them, trying to get your beer to be the best it can...
Brew Strong | The History of Porter With Martyn Cornell
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show, Jamil and John take a break from their normal problem solving, instead turning their attention to one particular style: Porter. Joini...
Brew Strong | Tips For Award-Winning Homebrew With Travis Combel
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewing is one of those hobbies/obsessions that lends itself well to a never-ending stream of tips and tricks, especially from fellow homebrewers ...
Brew Strong | Brewing With Kveik Yeast
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewers looking to give their beers a different level of complexity are gravitating towards Kveik yeast. Kveik is relatively new to the American h...
Brew Strong | Hop Layering in Homebrew
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hoppy beers are more popular than ever. Consumers and homebrewers alike are in search of a depth of hop flavor in their beers. Today, Jamil and John r...
Brew Strong | Brewing Oktoberfest Beers At home
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Oktoberfest is an easy beer to drink, but can be complex to make. Jamil and John review the history and guidelines of this style, and try to break dow...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's another round of listener questions! Jamil and John rummage through the mail bag, picking the choicest and most succulent homebrew questions to d...
Brew Strong | Homebrewing Low Alcohol Beers
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Low alcohol beers are quickly becoming popular in the homebrew world. On today's episode of "Brew Strong", Jamil and John go through some basics of br...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer Pt. 2
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The questions keep coming in, and the boys keep answering them! Jamil and John go another round with the listeners, as they tackle the latest homebrew...
Brew Strong | Question and Answer Pt. 1
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The dynamic duo of brewing is back! Jamil and John answer your questions on homebrewing, commercial brewing, and more! Learn more about your ad choice...
Brew Strong | Brewing Conversations with Mitch Steele Pt. 2
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's part two of Jamil's talk with Mitch Steele! The boys chat about numerous brewing topics that impact both homebrewers as well as commercial ones. ...
Brew Strong | Brewing Conversations with Mitch Steele Pt. 1
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jamil sat down with one of the best brewers around, Mitch Steele, to talk about all aspects of the brewing process. Mitch has been producing great bee...
Brew Strong | Hop Survivables
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Take another deep dive into the world of hops with Scott Janish and Jamil! On today's show, Scott talks about hop survivables and how you can use them...
Brew Strong | Cold Dry Hopping
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dry hopping is a great way to add a little more hop character to your beers. But when is the best time to add those hops? Jamil talks with Scott Janis...
Brew Strong | Stuck Fermentation
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewing is an effort of passion. And nothing can kill that passion more like fermentation problems in your beer! Today, Jamil and John review one ...
Brew Strong | Working With Residual Sugars
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Residual sugars - and how to deal with them - is so important when trying to brew the best beer that you can. If your sugars are off, there goes your ...