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On this episode of Brew Strong Jamil and John Palmer answer listener questions on raw wheat, when to add salts and when to raise fermentation temperature for a proper diacetyl rest. Then a discussion of the precedence of fermentation temperature control or pitching rate – which is more important for beer quality?Read more

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer take listener questions on mashing. They discuss protein rests, oxydation of IPAs, batch lautering speed, and the use of Munich malt. Listen in and learn the intricacies of proper mashing and how to avoid common mistakes that can cause problems down the line in theRead more

Brew Strong is back this week with one of their most popular topics of all time; water. In this episode Jamil and John Palmer dig through listener emails to answer questions about all things water. Tune in and learn from the best on this important homebrewing and craft beer topic.Read more

Jamil and John Palmer welcome their Swedish brewer friends Magnus and Dan-Magnus to the program to talk about craft beer in Sweden. After attending the Craftbeer Malmö Brewers Conference and the Malmö Beer Festival in Malmö, Sweden, Jamil returns to the U.S. excited about brewing abroad and in the Swedish beer scene in particular. Tune inRead more

This week on Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the science of Free Amino Nitrogen in your brewing process. FAN’s are prime building blocks in yeast health and nutrition and while you might not think of them much in normal brewing, there are circumstances where you need to. High adjunct beer, cider and meadRead more

John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering joins Jamil and John Palmer again, this time to talk about his triple mashing experiments. What is triple mashing you ask? Great question….we don’t know either. But Jamil and John Blichmann seem to and help us figure it all out here. Tune in and learn how to solve problems likeRead more

John Blichmann from Blichmann Engineering is back in-studio with Jamil and John Palmer this week to talk about his latest brewing experiments. One major experiment John conducted was to test his fermentation vessels under fermentation and let the pressure rise to about 30 psi. Tune in and find out what happened to the beer underRead more

In this episode of Brew Strong, Jamil and John Palmer discuss the storage of brewing ingredients. Since there are more than just the traditional four ingredients used in craft beer today, the guys tackle things like brewing salts, cleaners, sanitary bottle caps and more. Of course, they cover raw materials like water and malt as well.Read more

Jamil and John Palmer are back this week to answer your burning questions about brewing. They tackle more yeast questions this week and dive into all things beer. Tune in to catch it all and remember, you can always send in your own questions by clicking through our contact page. And you can participate inRead more

Diving back into the pro brewing side, Brew Strong discusses canning craft beer on this episode. Jamil recently started canning his beers at Heretic Brewing Company and shares his experience in the product, the packaging and the process. Learn about canning equipment and the various challenges and advantages this form of packaging presents.Read more