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  1. 08/23/2024

    Russian River Brewing's Most Iconic Beers with Founder Vinnie Cilurzo

    We are honored to share a conversation with Russian River Brewing Company's Founder Vinnie Cilurzo. We talk about Vinnie's homebrewing roots and opening his first brewery, before diving into the origin stories of 6 of his most iconic beers: Blind Pig IPA, Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Happy Hops, STS Pils, and Consecration. Plus, so much more! Vinnie will be revealing homebrew recipes of these beers in a BYO article dropping very soon.  Watch the full video interview with Vinnie! 🎥 ➡️ https://youtu.be/Kf-IIqvE3P8 ⭐️ Subscribe to MoreBeer! on YouTube ⭐️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv58v5jA_N-kdVMpLB-yL5w?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to Brew Your Own Magazine for the homebrew recipes of Russian River's beers! 🍺 ➡️ https://www.morebeer.com/products/brew-magazine-byo-year-subscription.html Brew Russian River's PLINY THE ELDER at home with the MoreBeer! Recipe Kit! 🔥 All-Grain ➡️ https://www.morebeer.com/products/russian-rivers-pliny-elder-grain-beer-brewing-kit-5-gallons.html Extract ➡️ https://www.morebeer.com/products/russian-rivers-pliny-elder-extract-beer-brewing-kit-5-gallons.html Brew Russian River's BLIND PIG IPA at home with the MoreBeer! Recipe Kit! 🔥 All-Grain ➡️ https://www.morebeer.com/products/russian-rivers-blind-pig-ipa-grain-beer-brewing-kit-5-gallons.html Extract ➡️ https://www.morebeer.com/products/russian-rivers-blind-pig-ipa-extract-beer-brewing-kit-5-gallons.html Brew Russian River's CONSECRATION at home with the MoreBeer! Recipe Kit! 🔥 All-Grain ➡️ https://www.morebeer.com/products/kit-allgrain-russian-rivers-consecration-5-gallons.html Extract ➡️ https://www.morebeer.com/products/russian-rivers-consecration-extract-beer-brewing-kit-5-gallons.html 0:00 Intro 1:29 Vinnie's Homebrewing Roots 13:38 Opening Blind Pig Brewery in 1994 16:37 Brewing the First Ever Double IPA 21:26 Advice for Homebrewers Looking to Open a Brewery 28:54 The Story of Blind Pig IPA 33:30 The Story of Pliny the Elder 40:51 The Story of Pliny the Younger 49:43 The Story of Happy Hops IPA 54:17 The Story of STS Pils 1:00:24 The Story of Consecration 1:10:01 Using a Coolship to Make Lambics 1:16:31 How to Prevent Hop Creep

    1h 21m
  2. 12/13/2023

    Sierra Nevada Founder Ken Grossman

    On this episode of The Mash-Up, we cross off something incredible from our bucket list - drinking a Pale Ale with Ken Grossman at Sierra Nevada! 🤯 We had the absolute honor of visiting Sierra Nevada in Chico, California to talk to one of the most pivotal people in the history of Craft Beer about his history, brewing Pale Ale and Celebration, and the story of the Chico Strain and the Hop Torpedo. Then, we get into brewing topics like bottle, can and keg conditioning, reducing oxygen in the brewing process, and whole cone hops versus pellet hops. And finally, we talk about the state of the beer industry, starting off with the recent closing of Anchor Brewing, the changing preferences of consumers, NA Beer, and much more.  Thank you so much to Ken Grossman and the team at Sierra Nevada for letting us bring this interview to the beer and homebrewing communities!  0:00 Intro 0:47 Ken Grossman's Original Homebrew Shop 4:40 Inspired by Anchor Brewing to Open a Brewery 10:15 Getting the Grains for the First Batch at Sierra Nevada 14:13 The History of the Chico Strain of Beer Yeast 17:58 Ken Grossman's Desert Island Beer 20:20 Bottle, Can, and Keg Conditioning Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 23:47 How Many Barrels of Pale Ale Have Been Brewed? 25:07 What Still Makes You Passionate About Brewing? 31:58 History of the Sierra Nevada Hop Torpedo 35:25 Whole Cone Hops versus Pellet Hops 37:23 Reducing Oxygen in the Brewing Process 40:26 Anchor Brewing Closing 46:27 Embracing New Styles and Consumer Preferences 49:57 NA Beer and the Next Trends in the Industry 53:08 Hop Water

    54 min
  3. 12/06/2023

    Why You Should Become a Beer Judge | Everything You NEED TO KNOW About the BJCP | The Mash Up

    On this episode of The Mash Up, Vito visits Shadow Puppet Brewing in Livermore, CA to talk to Grand Master Level 1 BJCP Judge Brian Cooper about the Beer Judge Certification Program, and how to become a beer judge. The conversation starts with the benefits of becoming a beer judge, and why you should consider it. Then, they discuss the BJCP and BJCP style guidelines, the scoring system for judging beer in competitions, before finally talking about the entire process of becoming a beer judge. If you've ever considered becoming a beer judge, or if you're looking for a way to become a better brewer, this is the conversation for you! Enjoy 🍻 Watch the video version of this interview 🎥 ➡️ https://youtu.be/te5eFGe3yYg Learn more about the Beer Judge Certification Program 📓✍️🍻 ➡️ https://www.bjcp.org/ Download a BJCP Beer Scoresheet👇 ➡️ https://www.bjcp.org/download/beer-examinee-scoresheet.pdf Listen to Brian's Dr. Homebrew Podcast 👇 🎧 ➡️ http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/category/shows/drhomebrew/ Check out Shadow Puppet Brewing 🍺 ➡️ https://www.shadowpuppetbrewing.com/ ⭐️ Subscribe to MoreBeer! on YouTube ⭐️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv58v5jA_N-kdVMpLB-yL5w?sub_confirmation=1 0:00 Intro 1:20 Benefits of Becoming a Beer Judge 5:12 What is the BJCP? 7:04 BJCP Style Guidelines 13:47 How a Beer is Scored in Competition 15:41 How to Become a Beer Judge 28:39 Where to Go to Learn More

    31 min

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