The Brewing Network Presents | Brew Strong

Brew Strong | Homebrewing For Competition

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jamil and John love to answer homebrew questions, and the Cane Island Alers homebrew club sent in some good ones. The boys cover everything a homebrew...

Brew Strong | Water Adjustments Revisited

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As Jamil says, "there's always another way to adjust your water". Jamil and John are back, and taking the plunge to revisit their favorite topic: Wate...

Brew Strong | A Look At Brewing Trends

14 May 2020

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Beer is always changing, whether we like it or not. Today on Brew Strong, Jamil and John examine what's hot right now in the beer world, how they got ...

Brew Strong | Practical Aspects of Barrel Aging Part 4

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jamil and John Palmer continue their thorough coverage of the practical aspects of barrel aging in this episode of Brew Strong by discussing how to us...

Brew Strong | Practical Aspects of Barrel Aging Part 3

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer continue their discussion on barrel aging beer, this time covering types of wood barrels. The gu...

Brew Strong | Practical Aspects of Barrel Aging Part 2

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of this Brew Strong series on barrel aging beer, Jamil and John Palmer discuss oxidation prevention, maximizing desirable flavors, barrel ...

Brew Strong | Practical Aspects of Barrel Aging Part 1

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In part one of this Brew Strong series on barrel aging beer, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the practical aspects of barrel aging beer. Topics include ...

Brew Strong | Common Off Flavors in Beer

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, John Palmer and special guest, Master BJCP Judge Brian Schar, discuss common off flavors found in beer. Many of these ...

Brew Strong | Brewing With Oats, Wheat, Rye & Rice

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, John Palmer invites his friend Kip Barnes, Brewmaster at Los Angeles Ale Works in Hawthorne, California to talk about ...

Brew Strong | Top 10 Pieces of Brewing Equipment

18 Sep 2019

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In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer tackle one of the toughest questions they've ever been asked: What are the top 10 pieces of brew...

Brew Strong | Late Hopping Vs. Dry Hopping

21 Aug 2019

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In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil makes his triumphant return to talk about the differences between late hopping your beer, and dry hopping your b...

Brew Strong | So You Want To Be A Pro Brewer?

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Master Brewer Michael Ferguson, now with Aalberts Dispense Technologies, has been in the craft beer business for 30 years and he's seen it all. In thi...

Brew Strong | All In One Brew Systems

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brew Strong hits the road to HomebrewCon 2019 in Providence, Rhode Island! Justin Crossley (still filling in for Jamil Zainasheff) and John Palmer inv...

Brew Strong | Enzymes With John Palmer

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, John Palmer and Justin Crossley (filling in for Jamil) discuss the enzymatic process in your brewing. John walks us th...

Brew Strong | Burners With Blichmann

20 Jun 2019

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In this episode of Brew Strong, John Palmer and Justin Crossley (filling in for Jamil) speak with John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering about the ...

Brew Strong | Listener Questions With John Palmer

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Brew Strong, while Jamil Zainasheff is out sick, Justin Crossley fills in for a question and answer show with John Palmer. The auth...

Brew Strong | Tracking IBU

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, Justin Crossley fills in for Jamil Zainasheff to cover a new topic with John Palmer. They welcome Aaron Justus, Direct...

Brew Strong | Brewing Measurements Part 4

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the fourth part of the Brew Strong measurements series, the team discuss measuring dissolved oxygen, specific gravity, pressure and length. Your cr...

Brew Strong | Brewing Measurements Part 3

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing with their brewing measurements series, the Brew Strong team covers weight and pH and how to accurately measure each of them. Learn more ab...

Brew Strong | Brewing Measurements Part 2

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jamil, John Palmer, and John Blichmann, from Blichmann Engineering continue their discussion on brewing measurements. This time they dive deeper into ...

Brew Strong | Brewing Measurements Part 1

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering joins Jamil and John Palmer to talk about brewing measurements. Everything f...

Brew Strong | Brew Kettle Questions

22 Feb 2019

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Jamil and John Palmer take on listener questions about brewing kettle's in this episode of Brew Strong. Tune in and hear questions from listeners just...

Brew Strong | Beer Recipe Formulation

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer talk about beer recipe formulation. John, who authored the legendary "How To Brew" homebrewing g...

Brew Strong – Temperature Control

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer take listener questions about temperature control. Since the early days of The Brewing Network, ...

Brew Strong – Brewing Water And Heat Exchangers

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jamil and John Palmer revisit listener questions about brewing water and heat exchangers in this episode of Brew Strong. They cover utilizing a revers...

Brew Strong – Listener Questions About Trub

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ta...

Brew Strong – Device Brewing On Wort Chilling

19 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 bre...

Brew Strong – Device Brewing Returns

19 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Brew Strong – Bottle Conditioning

16 May 2018

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In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer tackle listener questions about bottle conditioning. This traditional way of preparing and carbo...

Brew Strong – Brewing Adjuncts And How To Use Them

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 impor...

Brew Strong – Body and Sweetness

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Brew Strong – Brewing Efficiency Basics

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the basics of brewing efficiency. While geared more toward the professional brewer of cr...

Brew Strong – Multiple Brews To Fill A Fermenter

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the issues surrounding brewers having to brew multiple batches to fill a single fermente...

Brew Strong: Yeast Starters Revisited 12-18-17

18 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 ou...

Brew Strong: Barley Varieties 12-04-17

04 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. This week on Brew Strong Jamil and John Palmer discuss barley varieties and their contributions to beer flavor. Our experts take a ...

Brew Strong: 10 Things Pro Brewers Should Do 11-06-17

06 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Brew Strong: Craft Beer Q and A 11-20-17

06 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

Brew Strong: Sparge Water Questions 10-25-17

25 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 al...

Brew Strong: Session Beers with Jen Talley 10-05-17

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

Brew Strong: Questions With Fuller's 2 09-26-17

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. The great Fuller's Brewery has been making beer since 1845, cranking out classic English styles for beer fans around the world. Toda...

Brew Strong: Questions With Fuller's 1 09-05-17

05 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Today Jamil and John talk about a subject that is near and dear to beer-lovers the world over - Fuller's. Not only are the guys disc...

Brew Strong: NHC 2017 Part 2 08-14-17

14 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John are back at Homebrew Con and the National Homebrewers Conference for another live session of Brew Strong! In front of...

Brew Strong: NHC 2017 Part 1 08-05-17

05 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. The National Homebrewers Conference is back, and that means another live episode of Brew Strong! Jamil and John, in front of a live ...

Brew Strong: Sulfites 07-26-17

26 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In a more detailed water chemistry topic, Jamil and John discuss sulfites in water as it relates to brewing. Sulfites can affect the...

Brew Strong: Hazy Beer and Del Cielo Brewing 07-05-17

05 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. It's no secret that hazy beers are the new hotness in the craft scene, and they are not without their complications. Love 'em or hat...

Brew Strong: Fermentation and Temp 05-22-17

22 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. On this episode of Brew Strong Jamil and John Palmer answer listener questions on raw wheat, when to add salts and when to raise fer...

Brew Strong: Mash Questions 05-08-17

08 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer take listener questions on mashing. They discuss protein rests, oxydation of I...

Brew Strong: Brewing Water Questions 04-24-17

24 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Brew Strong is back this week with one of their most popular topics of all time; water. In this episode Jamil and John Palmer dig th...

Brew Strong: Craft Beer Sweden 04-10-17

10 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer welcome their Swedish brewer friends Magnus and Dan-Magnus to the program to talk about craft beer in Sweden. ...

Brew Strong: Free Amino Nitrogen 03-27-17

27 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer.This week on Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the science of Free Amino Nitrogen in your brewing process. FAN's are prime b...

Brew Strong: Triple Mashing 03-13-17

13 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer.John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering joins Jamil and John Palmer again, this time to talk about his triple mashing experiments. ...

Brew Strong: Blichmann Experiments 02-27-17

27 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer.John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering is back in-studio with Jamil and John Palmer this week to talk about his latest brewing exp...

Brew Strong: Storing Ingredients 02-13-17

13 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the storage of brewing ingredients. Since there are more than just the...

Brew Strong: Q and A Show 01-30-17

30 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer are back this week to answer your burning questions about brewing. They tackle more yeast questions this week ...

Brew Strong: Canning 01-16-17

16 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Diving back into the pro brewing side, Brew Strong discusses canning craft beer on this episode. Jamil recently started canning his ...

Brew Strong: Yeast and Fermentation 12-19-16

19 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Several interesting questions this week about combining ale and lager fermentations, off-flavors in an IPA and what happens to the y...

Brew Strong: Decoction Show 12-05-16

05 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Malcolm Frazer of Brulosophy joins us to talk about a recent exbeeriment they conducted comparing beer flavor between decoction mash...

Brew Strong: Q and A 11-28-16

28 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer get through more listener emails this week to help you get more of your craft beer and homebrewing questions a...

Brew Strong: Cask Ales 11-07-16

17 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, our hosts discuss the details of preparing and serving cask ales. Cask ales differ from regular ales...

Brew Strong: Yeast Esters 10-24-16

24 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer take more of your listener questions and get to the bottom of all things brewi...

Brew Strong: Yeast Esters 10-10-16

10 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, our heroes take a show suggestion from a listener and delve into the origins and control of esters ...

Brew Strong: Q and A 09-26-16

26 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer get through more listener emails this week to help you get more of your craft beer and homebrewing questions ...

Brew Strong: Hop Oils 09-12-16

12 Sep 2016

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Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong Jamil and John discuss some of the latest information on Hop Oils, Hop Bitterness, and Dry Hopping. ...

Brew Strong: Q and A 08-15-16

15 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer continue pouring through listener emails this week to help listeners get more of their craft beer and homebrew...

Brew Strong: Q and A 08-01-16

01 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer are back this week to help listeners get more of their craft beer and homebrewing questions answered! They tak...

Brew Strong: Q and A 07-18-16

18 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer are back this week to help listeners get their craft beer and homebrewing questions answered! They take questi...

Brew Strong: Q and A 07-04-16

04 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer are back this week to help listeners get their craft beer and homebrewing questions answered! They take questi...

Brew Strong: Q and A 06-20-16

20 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer are back this week to help listeners get their craft beer and homebrewing questions answered! They take questi...

Brew Strong: Thermal Load 06-06-16

06 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. This week our heroes discuss the effect of thermal load on beer flavor stability. What is thermal load? Basically it is the quantifi...

Brew Strong: Brewing Q and A 05-23-16

23 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer are back this week to help listeners get their craft beer and homebrewing questions answered! They take questi...

Brew Strong: Yeast Q and A 05-09-16

09 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer take listener questions about every brewers most important tool; yeast! As the co-author of Yeast: The Practic...

Brew Strong: Yeast Management 04-25-16

25 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer talk about yeast management in this episode of Brew Strong. Jamil has been a master of yeast since long before...

Brew Strong: Ph Q and A 04-11-16

11 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil, John Palmer, and John Blichmann, from Blichmann Engineering, discuss Ph in your beer and home...

Brew Strong: Triple Mashing 03-28-16

28 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. On this episode of Brew Strong, John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering is back to talk to Jamil and John Palmer about his experim...

Brew Strong: Foam 03-14-16

14 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss beer foam. You know, bubbles! They're also joined by our favorite engi...

Brew Strong: Whirlpool 02-29-16

29 Feb 2016

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Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the specifics and science of whirlpooling. This age old technique stil...

Brew Strong: Blichmann Engineering 01-21-16

21 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. John Blichmann of Blichmann Engineering is back in the studio this week to take listener questions about Blichmann gear, brewing equ...

Brew Strong: Water Testing 02-15-16

21 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer welcome Ernie Rector from LaMotte BrewLab to talk about water testing at home....

Brew Strong: Blichmann Engineering 01-18-16

18 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Long time friend of the show from Blichmann Engineering, John Blichmann, joins Jamil and John in-studio to talk about brewing equipm...

Brew Strong: Homebrew vs. Pro Brew 12-21-15

21 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the differences in brewing process from homebrewers to pro brewers. Le...

Brew Strong: Mead Questions 12-08-15

08 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer are joined by Michael Fairbrother of Moonlight Meadery to tackle listener ques...

Brew Strong: Moonlight Meadery 11-11-15

11 Nov 2015

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Homebrewing beer. Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery join Jamil and John on this episode of Brew Strong. They guys talk about mead, braggot, m...

Brew Strong: Judging at GABF 10-26-15

26 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss judging, and how to become a judge, at the Great American Beer Festiva...

Brew Strong: Listener Q and A 10-20-15

20 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer are back this week with an all new episode of Brew Strong. This time the guys take on listener questions about...

Brew Strong: Listener Q and A 09-15-15

15 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John Palmer are back this week with an all new episode of Brew Strong. This time the guys take on listener questions about...

Brew Strong: Beer Clarity 08-18-15

18 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer.In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John palmer discuss beer clarity and how to achieve it in your beer. JP also joins the show...

Brew Strong: Fruit Beer 07-20-15

20 Jul 2015

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Homebrewing beer.In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer take listener questions regarding all things fruit beer. Learn about the differ...

Brew Strong: Measurements 07-06-15

06 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss all aspects of taking accurate measurements in the brewing process. Le...

Brew Strong: NHC 2015 Part 2 06-22-15

22 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Day 2 of Brew Strong's return to the National Homebrewers Conference as Jamil and John Palmer broadcast live from the floor of the H...

Brew Strong: NHC 2015 Part 1 06-08-15

08 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Brew Strong returns to the National Homebrewers Conference once again as Jamil and John Palmer broadcast live from the floor of the ...

Brew Strong: Mash Time Part 2 05-25-15

25 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. On part two of Mash Times on Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer continue to dive into the controversial topic of mash times. There a...

Brew Strong: Mash Time Part 1 05-11-15

11 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. On this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer dive into the controversial topic of mash times. There are lots of so-called s...

Brew Strong: Parti-Gyle Brewing 04-27-15

27 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and John welcome their old friend Neil Spake back to the show to teach us traditional Parti-Gyle brewing techniques. Neil has ...

Brew Strong: Pro Q and A 04-13-15

13 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer answer questions about pro brewing from listeners. Learn more about your ad ch...

Brew Strong: Pro Advice 03-16-15

16 Mar 2015

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Homebrewing beer. Jamil is joined once again by guest host Ken Anthony of Sacramento's Device Brewing Company on this episode of Brew Strong. Tune in ...

Brew Strong: Brewery Pests 03-02-15

02 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. On this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and guest host Ken Anthony of Sacramento's Device Brewing Company discuss tips and tricks for ...

Brew Strong: Q and A Going Pro 02-16-15

16 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. This week on Brew Strong, Jamil and John answer another round listener questions on going pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Brew Strong: Q and A Odd Questions 02-02-15

02 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. This week on a very special episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John address all of the odd and weird questions that have made their w...

Brew Strong: Q and A Carbonation 01-19-15

19 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Homebrewing beer. This week on Brew Strong, Jamil and John answer a wide range of listener questions on carbonation. Learn more about your ad choices....

Brew Strong: Q and A Stout 01-05-15

05 Jan 2015

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Homebrewing beer. On this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John answer listener questions on anything and everything Stout. Learn more about your ad ...