Episode 107: Sweep ‘N Sour with Oskar Norlander & Peter Salmond

02/10/15 • 35 min

This week on Fuhmentaboudit!, hosts Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme kick off the show with some upcoming beertastic events (and announce plans for their own brew!) before welcoming guests Peter Salmond and Oskar Norlander. Peter and Oskar are the recent winners of Homebrew Alley Sour Category, and actually swept first, second, and third places out of 35 entrees! Their Gueuze, American Stout, and Fruit Lambics were hits at Homebrew Alley and share with Chris and Mary that their recipes remain pretty basic though they have changed their mashes. Talking brewing details, the guys talk their techniques then relay thoughts on the results of the recent competition. Oskar and Peter also chat about how they came to decide the fruits used for their fruit lambics, like passion fruit, and take the hosts through their thoughts behind their award-winning Gueuze. Tune in for more insider details from Peter and Oskar and a great recap of Homebrew Alley! This program was brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

“We’ve done a couple of batches and the last few were the first ones we really started talking technique; what have we done, what can we do differently, how we can do better. This last batch we really pushed the temperature and that really made a difference.” [11:28]

“When we got the frozen [passion fruit] puree we opened it up... and it just immediately just smelled so good, and we tasted it and it’s tart and sweet and aromatic and fruity – everything I never had in a sour beer and everything I wanted in a sour beer.” [24:55]

—Peter Salmond on Fuhmentaboudit!

—Peter Salmond on Fuhmentaboudit!

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Episode 106: Braven the Path to a Bushwick Brewery

This week on Fuhmentaboudit, solo host Chris Cuzme is talking to the founders of Braven Brewing Company – Eric Feldman and Marshall Thompson. Located around the corner from Heritage Radio Network in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Braven Brewing Company came about in 2013. Focused on creating crisp, perfectly balanced ales and lagers, Eric and Marshall take Chris through how they came together to establish their own brewery from the bottom up. After the break, the guys share their plans for a future taproom and bringing the brewing operation totally back to Brooklyn as well. It’s clear that Braven takes pride in being an active member of the Bushwick community and is excited to help revive Brooklyn as one of America’s top brewing capitals. Tune in for a great show! This program was brought to you by Whole Foods Market.

“I think one of the coolest things about doing home brewing is that there’s the delayed gratification for it.” [8:50]

“There used to be over two dozen breweries in the neighborhood and most people don’t even know that, especially when they move here. The last one closed in 1976.” [22:55]

—Marshall Thompson on Fuhmentaboudit!

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Episode 108: SuperDrewN’Dennylistic Experimentalicious with Drew Beechum & Denny Conn

When most brewers think of an experimental beer, odd creations come to mind. This week on Fuhmentaboudit!, hosts Mary Izett and Chris Cuzme are delving into the topic with Drew Beechum and Denny Conn, authors of the book “Experimental Homebrewing: Mad Science in the Pursuit of Great Beer.” Denny and Drew explain that experimental homebrewing is about making good beer–the best beer, in fact. It’s about the tweaking process, designing solid recipes, and blind evaluations. After the break, Drew shares a great story about his guacamole saison and how he and Denny have learned from some crazy mistakes. Tune in for a great show and before you realize it, you’ll be donning a white lab coat and sharing your own thirst quenching results! This program was brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

“The fun part [of brewing] is the crazy wacky flavor thing. I used to cook all the time and I find that this act allows me to express that same kind of poetical sense you get when you’re cooking.” [10:20]

“We set it up in the book that even if you do fail you’re learning something from it.” [22:15]

—Drew Beechum on Fuhmentaboudit!