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Chop & Brew – Episode 12: Belgian Dark Strong Ales

September 4, 2013chopandbrewEPISODESBelgian dark strong ale (BJCP), brewers yeast, brewing Belgian dark strong ale, brewing with sugar, chip walton, chop & brew, chop and brew, high-gravity brewing, homebrewing, how to make beer at home, How to make strong beer, michael dawson, ted Weidman, tips for big beer, wyeast, yeast21 Comments

Chop & Brew is joined once again by Wyeast brand manager Michael Dawson for a backyard brew session. The goal: a high-gravity Belgian Dark Strong Ale. We discuss what it takes to create a successful “big beer” while sampling a high-octane brew from Dawson’s homebrew cellar. Brewers, we’d love to hear your tips and techniques

Chop & Brew – Episode 11: Growing Hops at Home (Part 2)

August 23, 2013chopandbrewEPISODESchip walton, chop and brew, growing hops at home, growing your own hops, homebrewing, homegrown hops, hoppy beers, hops, how to dry hops, how to grow hops at home, how to harvest hops, how to make beer at home, michael dawson, ted Weidman15 Comments

You asked for a home hop progress report, Chop & Brew has one for you. With only a few weeks left in the hop-growing season – Chip, Dawson and Ted have late-summer updates on their home hop-growing efforts. (Well, Dawson and Ted do anyway.) We talk a bit about how to know when your hops

Chop & Brew – Episode 10: Boat Bitter

August 8, 2013chopandbrewEPISODESbrewers yeast, british ales, british bitter (beer style), chip walton, chop & brew, chop and brew, fermentation, how to brew beer, how to brew british bitter, how to brew session beer, how to make beer at home, michael dawson, session ale, session beer, wyeast, yeast information24 Comments

It’s summer in the city and we’re in need of a low-alcohol, yet high-flavor beer. Enter Wyeast Brand Manager Michael Dawson with the cure: Boat Bitter. Dawson has some great advice for crafting a superb session-strength British Bitter utilizing a limited edition yeast strain, Wyeast 1026 British Cask Ale. And if you know Dawson, you