Pop Culture Brews

If music be the food of love then play on, and if beer be the food of great banter drink up!

Joined by Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, and host of The Reduced Shakespeare Podcast and The Shakespearience we talk about the Bard, how he's for anyone who wants him (oo-er), and make a lot of C-bomb puns. Like the Shakes, we keep it classy!

Shakesbeer British Ale (5 Gallons)

(90 min mash, 90 min boil)

Grain:

7lb Maris Otter

12oz Biscuit Grain

12oz Light Crystal UK

Hops:

0.5oz Target (90 mins)

0.5oz East Kent Golding (5 mins)

English Ale Yeast

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What is the meaning of life? What is the probability of surviving floating in the cold depths of space? Why can't I just get a decent cup of tea?
These are just some of the questions that are answered in Douglas Adams's classic novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"; a book so beloved by the host, he's read it 23 times. This episode looks at the book, and just how exactly did this remarkable book come into existence.
Beer: Heart of Gold (Earl Grey Lemon Wheat) - 5 gallons
Grain:
7lb 2-Row Malt
3lb Wheat Malt
(90 min mash & 90 min boil)
Hops:
1oz Northern Brewer (90 mins)
1oz Mt. Hood (15 mins)
Boil Adjuncts:
1tsp of Irish Moss (15 mins)
zest and juice of 1 lemon
Yeast: California Ale
Secondary Adjuncts:
20x tea bags of your favorite Earl Grey tea (recommendation: Teakoe Elegant Earl Grey https://www.teakoe.com/products/elegant-earl-grey)
cut open the bags and put leaves into a hop bag in single container. Cover hop bag with vodka and let soak for a week. When adding to secondary, pour leaves and tincture (vodka tea) into fermentor. Let sit for a week.
Music:
Christie
TeknoAxe http://www.teknoaxe.com, and/or the webpage on http://www.teknoaxe.com
Happy Strummin by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Divider by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
(plus an excerpt from original radio show)
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license

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The Homebrew Pub is a mystical pub where every beer on tap is made by Homebrewers. Each week the pub landlord sits down with a new guest homebrewer to discuss their approach to brewing beer, their best and worst beers, and what their perfect brewpub would be like.

In this episode we welcome Homebrewing DIY's Colter Wilson,

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We're joined by our friend Billy aka Gamn Dood on Twitter (@gamndood) to talk about the god of mischief: Loki

Billy sent us the most amazing black IPA, and the recipe:

Black IPA - 10 gals

14 lb - Brewers Malt 1.8 °L (59.6%)

3 lb 8 oz - Pilsner Malt 1.8 °L (14.9%)

2 lb - Oats, Flaked 1.6 °L (8.5%)

1 lb - Steep - Carafa Special III 525.2 °L (4.3)... ^ Cold steep for 24 hours and add at whirlpool

1 lb - Caramel Malt 40L 40 °L (4.3%)

1 lb - Boil - Dextrose 1.3 °L (4.3%)

1 lb - Rice Hulls 0 °L (4.3%)

Hops (8 oz)

60 min - 1 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) - 13.8% (...

30 min - 1 oz - Cascade - 6.8% (9 IBU)

20 min - 1 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) - 13.8% (...

10 min - 1 oz - Cascade - 6.8% (5 IBU)

Hop Stand 20 min hopstand @ 170 °F 20 min 170 °F -

2 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) -...

Dry Hops Day 14 -

2 oz - Columbus (Tomahawk) - 13.8%

Yeast 1000 ml - White Labs California Ale WLP001

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Special boo-nus episode for Halloween!

We're talking the evolution of the Slasher movie. We made beers for three of the most influential slasher movies of all time: Psycho, Halloween, and Scream. So grab a beer, and let us know if you like scary movies!

All beers 5 Gallons

Psycho Show Shower Steam Beer

(90 min mash, 90 min boil)

Grain

9.5lb / 4.5kg 2 Row

2lb / 907g American Crystal 60

Hops

1oz / 28g Amarillo (90 mins)

1oz / 28g Hallertau (30 mins)

1oz / 28g Willamette (15 mins)

Yeast

Bohemian Lager yeast (Ferment at ale temp)

Halloween Pumpkin Spice Latte

(60 min Mash 60 min boil)

Grain

4.5lb / 2KG Pale Malt

2.2lb / 1Kg Mild Malt

1lb / 400g Biscuit Malt

8oz / 250g Melanoidin Malt

7oz / 200g Briess Extra Special Malt

3.5oz / 100g Oat Malt

Hops/Spices

0.7oz / 20g Phoenix @60

2oz / 60g Phoenix @5

1 tsp cinnamon @5

1 tsp allspice @5

1 tsp ginger @5

1 tsp ground clove @5

1 tsp nutmeg @5

Yeast

Nottingham Ale Yeast

Adjuncts

Coffee. 1 week after brew day. Brew medium roast ground coffee ratio of 1 cup of coffee to five cups water. Mix and leave 24 hours. Strain out coffee grinds and then add cold brew coffee direct to fermenter.

Add same spice additions added in boil direct into fermenter as well at this stage.

Scream Black Lager

(60 min mash, 60 min boil)

Grain

6lb / 2.6kg Pilsner malt

1lb / 454g Munich 10l

1lb / 454g Crystal 60l

0.5lb / 226g Carapils

0.5lb / 226g Carafa Special

Hops

1.25oz / 35g Perle (60)

0.5pz / 15g Sterling (flameout)

Yeast

Wyeast 2633 Oktoberfest Blend

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