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

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

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

Chop & Brew – Episode 9: Crawfish Boil with Cajun 2 Geaux

Crawfish. Crayfish. Mudbugs. Whatever you call them there is nothing like a crawfish boil! Chef Tim Glover from Cajun 2 Geaux shows us how to prepare a crawfish boil for a crowd of 10 or a crowd of 100. This is a family tradition that Louisiana native Chef Tim is proud to bring the Great