If you take corn, rye, and barley, add some yeast, and what do you get? You could be brewing a Kentucky common beer, and no one will bat an eye, but the moment you run that through a still...

Recently, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that the prohibition on homedistilling was unconstitutional. Does that mean we can fire up ol' Smokey on the front lawn?

This week on the Beer Craft, Homebrewing Podcast, we are going to take a good look at what it all means.

Sit back and pour yourself a couple of fingers of Kentucky's finest.

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RetroFuture Dirty

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The ancients didn't know that you couldn't turn lead into gold, but they sure did try hard. This pre-scientific practise hover did open the door to modern chemistry and labratory science. Today on The Beer Craft, we examine the lessons of old as we take base materials and make something amazing. We haven't figured out how to turn lead into gold, but we don't have to go thirsty while we try!

Way back at the beginning of this podcast I sat down with Greg Pore co-owner and brewer at Terramar brewing and we had a fantastic talk about Berlinerweisse. Unfortunately we weren't ready to have him in the studio at the time, but I promised him one day we would do so. Well, after over a year I'm finally making good on my promise. We had Greg into the studio and three beer geeks put their heads together, yak about beer, and share a few laughs. Enjoy the show.

No guest tonight. Just us, a couple beers, and a list of things we're done pretending are true.

We're taking a swing at the myths that won't die:
Lagers are "too hard," extract beer is "inferior," you "need" a secondary, more hops always make a better IPA, and that airlock bubbling somehow tells you everything you need to know.

Some of this advice is outdated. Some of it was never right to begin with. And some of it came from a guy who brewed once in 2003 and never updated his notes.

We break down what's actually worth paying attention to, what you can ignore, and where most brewers really go wrong.

If you've been overthinking your setup, your process, or your last batch, this episode should clear the air.

"Twisted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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RetroFuture Dirty

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Before Corona. Before Tecate. Before Mexican lager.

Mexico had pulque (POOL-keh) — a thick, funky, fermented agave drink that was once the most popular alcohol in the country… and sacred to the Aztecs.

So what happened?

In this episode, we dig into one of the earliest "fake news" campaigns in alcohol history — a smear job that helped take down pulque and clear the way for industrial lager. Along the way we trace the rise of Mexican beer through Austrian brewers, railroad expansion, and the clean, crisp style we know today.

Two drinks. One country. A complete rewrite of drinking culture.

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We aren't getting political, but the price of a 4 pack of beer in the grocery store is getting a little ridiculous. $16 four packs!

This week on The Beer Craft, we break down the numbers and look at the economy of homebrewing. You can actually save money on beer by making it yourself. Plus, you get to buy gear! What a juicy dopamine hit that is...

So shine up your kettle and crack open a fresh one for the Beer Craft!

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I know I had posted this as a Make Beer Cheap Again, but I mixed up my audio files.
This week on the Podcast we take a look at the Northwest Beer Scene and answer some burning questions from the field.

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We did a whole show about reading a COA, but sometimes we need something that we can chew on. This week on The Beer Craft we are looking at what we can do to test and evaluate our grain choices without all the math. So put down your slide rules, grab a beer or four, for...

The Beer Craft, Homebrewing Podcast.

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RetroFuture Dirty

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