Rounding out the East Bay Homebrew Club spotlights, James and Shannon are joined by Steve, The Plumber of Brewing.  Steve talks about taking on leadership roles in the club, how bad beer made him start brewing and his hopes for the future of homebrewing.
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On the next installment of their Eastbay Homebrew Club highlight series, Shannon and James welcome @Happylilyeastbrewery, Ricky to the show. They jump into Ricky's background in brewing, writing articles for MoreBeer and using tinctures in beer.
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Check out Ricky's articles from MoreBeer here:
Brewing Fruited Sours
Brewing Suds with Buds
Nordic Harvest Ale in New England

Shannon and James kick off their East Bay Homebrew Club Series with Charles, the Wizard of Ciders and Meads. On this special episode, Charles shares how he got started in homebrewing, tips on how to make cider and mead at home and why he joined a homebrew club. Tune in and find out what has Shannon talking about drunken monkeys.

James and Shannon recount some recent brewing mishaps. Shannon discusses her ChatGPT generated pumpkin beer recipe and the duo talk about the pros and cons of PET kegs.
 
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ChatGPT takes over Double Hopbeat! After a quick recap of end of summer brewery visits (@oakbay_brewery and @hogislandbeer), James and Shannon answer "Would you rather" homebrewing questions generated by ChatGPT.
 
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Coming off of their group brew taste testing, James and Shannon explore the common off-flavors in beer, how they get there, and how to avoid them.
 
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Sources for this week's episode:
Cicerone Certification Program website: https://www.cicerone.org/us-en/blog/off-flavors-in-beer-the-basics
AHA site: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/acceptable-off-flavors-in-beer-and-homebrew/
and
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/the-beer-off-flavor-series-diacetyl/
Home brew talk forum: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/best-practices-for-co2-scrubbing-of-dms.732500/
BeerSmith Podcast episode 296 from Jan 2024 Dr Charlie Bamforth
Kegerator.com: https://learn.kegerator.com/off-flavors-in-beer/
Micetcraft.com: https://www.micetcraft.com/beer-off-flavor-guide-chlorophenol/

In another mix pack episode, James and Shannon review the Polar Park Food Truck, Beers & Bevs festival, give insight on the group brew day with their homebrew club (@eastbayhomebrew), share the steps of James's first attempt at a hard seltzer and discuss the latest double brew day (Kolsch and Heady Topper clone).
Shout out to @eastbayhomebrew
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James and Shannon are joined by Adam Hellman, Engineering Manager at Spike Brewing! Adam delves into his background as an engineer and how he entered the homebrewing space. The trio also touch on Spike's commitment to interacting with customers and products that make home brewing easier.
 
Adam's Oatmeal Stout recipe: https://spikebrewing.com/blogs/recipes/oatmeal-stout-recipe
 
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