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First Aired - 03/04/2013 07:00PM
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John Conzella of Condzella's Farm and T.J. Smolka of the Chelsea Brewing Company are in the studio talking beer farming and science! Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme are back on this week's Fuhmentaboudit! to talk about the New York state hop industry. Tune in to hear about John's recent successful Kickstarter campaign, and what it means for hop harvesting on Long Island. Learn about New York's history as a major hop producer! Later, T.J. explains how to harvest yeast from homebrews! What is the difference between washing and rinsing yeast? And how many times can you re-use yeast? Extract yeast from your homemade beers, and brew long and prosper! This episode has been sponsored by Fairway Market.
"About 100 years ago, hops were king in New York. New York produced 80% of the nation's hops" [5:15]
"Homebrewing is where it starts. It's the root of beer culture out here in New York. It's important to me to get hops in the hands of homebrewers." [9:45]
-- John Condzella on Fuhmentaboudit!
"The thing you want to move your yeast into should be a de-oxignated and nutrient-free material." [25:30]
-- T.J. Smolka on Fuhmentaboudit!
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Hops with John Condzella (16:50)
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New York City Beer Week, John Condzella, T.J. Smolka, saxophone, Chelsea Brewing Company, free tasting, science teacher, rinsing yeast, Brewer's Choice, Allagash, homebrew, craft beer, growing hops, Condzella Hops, microbreweries, local, Mt. Hood, Cascade, the beer industry, wet hop ales, dry hopping, 508 Gastrobrewery, The Farm Bill, packaging hops, shelf-life, hop harvesting machine,Yeast with T.J. Smolka (14:24)
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harvesting yeast, washing yeast, lager yeast, ale yeast, pH, stress, bacteria, yeast cake, pitch, Berliner, carboy, sterile, Dr. Who, microwave, layering, healthy yeast, lipid, protein, decant, dormant yeast,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/28/2011 05:00PM
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This week on Beer Sessions Radio Jimmy is joined by Jen Schwertman of Blind Tiger and Dave Broderick. The session begins with a discussion of cider, artisanal hard cider to be exact. Then Penny Pink from Portneuf Valley Brewing who recounts how she began and built her own brewpub out in Idaho and describes what exactly grog is. Later the conversation gets hoppin with Michael Roffman from
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Hard Cider (15:03)
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Jimmy Carbone, Jimmy's No. 43, Ray Deter, Heritage Radio Network, GreatBrewers.com, Good Beer Seal, Fuller's London Porter, Saison Dupont, Cider Week, Glenwood, Slow Food, d.b.a., Blind Tiger, hard cider, Original Sin, hard cider orchards, Steve Wood, Farm Hill, singlewell hard cider, artisanal cider, Wandering Aengu Cider, Oregon cider, Hudson Valley, naturally fermented cider, apple wine, apple jack,Pontneuf Valley Brewing (16:58)
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Nicole Taylor, small local brew pubs, Penny Pink, Portneuf Valley Brewing, Southeast Idaho, home brewing, beer tax, wine tax, strong beer, beer education, beer palate, microbrews, Penny Pale, Midnight Satin beer, cream stout, hoppy IPA, grog, nut brown ale, old fashioned root beer, building a pub, nanobreweries, four barrel bright tank, Sockeye Brewing, Black Beauty Porter,Atlantic Hops (23:15)
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July Good Beer Month, Barcade, 4th Avenue Pub, Stags Head, Ryan and the Beaster Bunny, Evil Twin Brewery, Michael Hoffman, Atlantic Hops, Hop growing workshop, growing hops, UVM agricultural extension, drying hops, New York is the largest hop growing region in the northeast, large scale hop production, craft beer, pelletizer, Rick Peterson, East coast hop growers, noble hops, Greenflash Brewery, Smuttynose Brewery, Great Hotdog Cookoff, Get Real Belgian Festival,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/10/2011 05:00PM
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This week's episode of Beer Sessions Radio (TM) with Jimmy Carbone and Ray Deter is all about Hops & Homebrewers. Tune in as they talk with hop grower John Segal who breaks down the ins and outs of growing the essential beer crop including varieties and freshness. William Bostwick & Jessi Rymill, authors of "Beer Craft" stop by the show to talk about home brewing and DIY culture. Also on the show, Chris O'Leary of Brew York, New York. Beer Sessions Radio (TM) is brought to you by GreatBrewers.com
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