Double Hopbeat: A Homebrewing Podcast

Happy New Year! To round out 2023 James and Shannon check out Berkley Beer Company (@berkleybeercompany), step up their canning game and James unboxes the Brew Bucket 2.0 from SS Brewtech. 

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Jordan from Billy's Tavern Homebrew is in the house! Tune in as Shannon and James chat about how Jordan pays homage to his grandfather through his homebrewing, his unique distribution method and his most adventurous beer. 

Thank you again to @Billystavernbrew (https://www.hopp.bio/billystavern) for joining us on the show. Check him out on Instagram and Facebook @Billystavernbrew and on Twitter @billys_tavern.

You can also find him on YouTube!: https://youtube.com/@billystavernbrew?si=z4kl5h4JiCiHKr9_

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This episode Shannon and James chat with Christian from Mishicott Brewing about his family's history in the brewing industry and his recent journey as a homebrewer. 

Christian's Marzen recipe featured on Spike Brewing's website:

https://spikebrewing.com/blogs/recipes/oktoberfest-recipe-with-mishicott-brewing 

Check out more about Christian's family history here!

https://www.manitowoccountyhistory.org/stories/mishicot-distillery-raid

https://www.vi.mishicot.wi.gov/history/pages/brewery

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It's our 100th episode! Who would have thought we'd make it this far. Take a stroll down memory lane with James and Shannon as they reminisce about the past 4 1/2 years of podcasting with favorite moments, homebrewer highlights, and a behind the scenes look into how the show is made. 

Happy Halloween! It's that time of year again where Shannon shares how beer and halloween intersect. And James tests Shannon's knowledge of beer and candy pairings. 

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This episodes sources:

https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/why-the-first-female-brewers-look-a-lot-like-witches

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/women-used-dominate-beer-industry-until-witch-accusations-started-pouring-180977171/

https://braciatrix.com/2017/10/27/nope-medieval-alewives-arent-the-archetype-for-the-modern-pop-culture-witch/

The duo have a double brew day before Shannon jets off to Chicago to check out the second Guinness location to open in the U.S. (@guinnessbrewerychi) and the largest independently owned brewery in the city, @Revbrewchicago.

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Fresh from their trip to good old Florida, James and Shannon are joined by Jeremy from @mainstmagic to chat all things alcohol at Hollywood Studios.

Special thanks to Jeremy from @mainstmagic for joining us on this episode and sharing his experiences.

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The dynamic duo are joined by another dynamic duo Matt and Ray, two friends turned homebrewers. Matt (@Oilcreekbrewing) and Ray (@1419Brewing) share their homebrewing stories and how they intertwine. Find out who is the Master and who is the Padawan, how roses can add a little something extra to a beer and how PH can impact the outcome of your beer. 

Special thanks to Matt and Ray for joining us on this weeks episode.

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Our quest to chat with homebrewers from across the country continues. This week James and Shannon chat with Mike from @marshallmashbrewlab about his endeavor into using a coolship, brewing with seafood and brandy barrel aging. 

Special thanks to @marshallmashbrewlab for cracking open a beer with us.

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Rob and Corinne from Pratt Brewing Company pay another visit to Double Hopbeat podcast! Big things have been in motion since James and Shannon last sat down with Pratt Brewing, such as opening a craft brewery! Tune in to hear more about the joys and challenges that cane come along with leveling up from homebrewing to craft brewery.

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Special thanks to @PrattBrewing for joining us this episode!

Check ‘em out here: https://www.prattbrewing.com

(Correction: Pratt Brewing Company is Northwest of Chicago)

Double Hopbeat Podcast Brew another day initiative- To commemorate our family, friends and loved ones in our community battling cancer, we are releasing a special shirt and mug. A portion of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. You can find the brew another day t-shirt (all sizes for $30) and mug ($15) from the link in our bio for podcast merch. 

Brew another day is our initiative to project hope, tranquility and capture the beauty of the world around us while acknowledging the shock and challenges that comes with fighting cancer. 

Help us inspire and support those battling this terrible disease so that we all may brew another day. Thank you!

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James and Shannon do a deep dive into Omega Yeast's discovery of the HZY1 gene in yeast. 

Sources for today's show:

(2023). Omega Yeast. “Omega Yeast Discovers a Yeast Gene that Makes Beer Hazy.”

https://omegayeast.com/news/omega-yeast-discovers-a-yeast-gene-that-makes-beer-hazy 

(2023) Keith Lacy, Rita Mormando, Jeremy R. Smith, Patrick A. Gibney, Lance M. Shaner, Laura T. Burns. “Identification of the yeast mannoprotein gene HZY1 as a key genetic determinant for yeast-derived haze in beer” https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.10.548400v1

(2023). Top Crop. “Uncovering a Gene for Haze.” https://topcrop.co/uncovering-a-gene-for-haze

(2022) Oregon State University. “Genetically modified yeast yields intense hop aromas in beer, Oregon State research finds.”https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/genetically-modified-yeast-yields-intense-hop-aromas-beer-oregon-state-research-finds-0 

(2016) Ewen Callaway. Nature.  Ale genomics: how humans tamed beer yeast. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2016.20552 

Gallone, B. et al. (2016). “Domestication and Divergence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Beer Yeasts”https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(16)31071-6 

James and Shannon sit down with YouTuber and Massachusetts Homebrewer Steve, also known as @TheApartmentBrewer. Brewing a beer can be as easy as watching a video on YouTube. Find out how Steve uses the platform to walk experts and new comers alike through the brewing process in easily consumable videos. 

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Special thank you again to @Theapartmentbrewer

https://www.youtube.com/@TheApartmentBrewer

After a quick trip to Pennsylvania, James and Shannon recount their brewery adventures, discuss how Shannon's first sour beer turned out and delve into the technique of split batch (SPLATCH) brewing. Plus a special announcement!

@wellcraftedambler

@Tanneryrunbrewworks

For their 90th episode, James and Shannon are joined by Jeff from @Beers_and_Kayak on Instagram. Beer can be a part of any activity so why not kayaking. Hear how Jeff mixes his love of craft beer and the great outdoors.

Thank you to Jeff @Beers_and_Kayak for joining us on this week's episode. If you would like to come on our show and share your craft beer or homebrewing journey, send us a DM on our Instagram @Doublehopbeatpodcast

James and Shannon visit the Sandwich MA location of Treehouse Brewing and share some tips and tricks. Plus, what do 19th century Danish paintings, cooked hotdogs, and weed-wackers have to do with beer? Tune in the find out. 

@Treehousebrewing

James has returned from the sunshine state with tales to tell. Shannon and James are joined by former Disney cast member Brandon to talk all things drinking EPCOT and Florida beer. 

@rockpitbrewing

James gives a quick review of his new Spike wort chiller while Shannon recounts her not one, but TWO brew days. Plus Shannon educates James about an unusual alcoholic drink.

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James is fresh off a double brew day, testing the waters with partigyle. The pair check out a few new breweries and Shannon gifts James new beers labels for his birthday. She shares her review of Stomp Stickers and some of the products they have to offer. 

@StompStickers Promo code DOUBLEHOP for 15% off

Shannon and James welcome special guest Julia Herz, the Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA). We talk about the Zymurgy magazine, share experiences as members of the AHA community and so much more. This is a MUST listen episode! 

Special thanks to this week's guest, Julia Herz and the American Homebrewers Association (AHA). 

Are you a fellow homebrewer and want to share your homebrewing journey with us? DM us @doublehopbeatpodcast on instagram and be sure to follow us. Catch you on the brew side!