We hope you're doing well, homebrewer! and we welcome you to our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast... the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Patreon community! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you'll also receive exclusive perks such as HUGE discounts on HomebrewSupply.com and Kegconnection.com, welcome packs with our merch, discounts to BrewersFriend.com, and lots more! Click the link and join today  --  https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635 On Today's Show: We're still recovering from the madness of our Black Friday - Cyber Monday weekend stuff but we're excited to bring you another fun-filled episode this week! Todd and James join me to discuss YOUR questions and talk about some other fun updates we have - such as our new metal beer signs for Patreon members! That's right: if you're in a recipe receiving tier of our Patreon community, you'll be getting a sweet new metal sign sent with your next kit. It's our way of saying "THANK YOU" for your support and we appreciate everyone in our community. You can learn more by visiting Patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour where you'll also see our recently announced recipe kits for December. Fun stuff so go check it out! In this episode, we talk about how late is "too late" in regards to making beer to enjoy on Christmas day. We also have a question about giving the perfect gift to the homebrewer in your life. Another listener wrote in asking for our opinions on conical fermenters and what features should they be looking for and, finally, we discuss the point of double milling and why people who do "brew in a bag" (or BIAB) are double milling their grains.  We want to hear from you! If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode's sponsor! Let us know what you think and enjoy the show! cheers, joshua -------------------------- Today's show is brought to you by HomebrewSupply.com! HBS has all of your favorite recipe kits, fresh ingredients, and homebrew equipment in stock. Homebrew Happy Hour listeners can visit HomebrewSupply.com and use the promo code "HHH" to receive 5% off your order. ------------------------ Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJq83LTKDYc

Howdy, homebrewer! We're excited and proud to present this week's episode of our Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!... THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you'll also receive exclusive perks such as HUGE discounts to Kegconnection.com, welcome packs with our merch, discounts to BrewersFriend.com, and lots more! Click the link and join today  --  https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635 On Today's Show: Tips for Scaling Up Your Homebrewing, Adding Bitterness to My Beer After It’s Been Kegged, & What to Look for When Buying Used Brewing Equipment 00:00:00 - 00:17:41 Sponsors & Small Talk 00:17:42 - 00:23:01 Listener Feedback 00:23:02 - 00:34:31 Scaling Up Your Homebrewing 00:34:32 - 00:42:52 Adding Bitterness to My Kegged Beer 00:42:53 - 00:52:41 Buying Used Brewing Equipment Links for this episode: 7.5 Gallon Stainless Steel Kettle: https://www.kegconnection.com/30-quart-7-5-gallon-brewing-kettle/ Premium Homebrew Kegs from Kegconnection: https://www.kegconnection.com/homebrew-kegs/ Topo Clone Sparkling Water Minerals Kit: https://www.kegconnection.com/sparkling-water-minerals-kit-makes-a-5-gallon-batch/ We want to hear from you! If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your voicemail question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to Kegconnection dot com. If you email us, joshua AT homebrewhappyhour DOT com, or text our hotline and I use your textual question on a future episode you still get a $15 gift card to Kegconnection (which I think is still pretty stinking good)! Let us know what you think and enjoy the show! cheers, joshua ----------------------- https://www.kegconnection.com/ Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com's unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better - join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That's Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information. -------------------------- Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/ -------------------------- Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Hops Direct! Family owned and operated, Hops Direct provides a wide variety of hop selection and ships directly to your door. Learn more by visiting https://hopsdirect.com/?utm_source=HHH&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=HHH+link -------------------------- This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts - a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour -------------------------- Become a Patron!  Reminder that these episodes are ultimately made possible because of YOUR support. Consider becoming a member of our TRUB CLUB via our Patreon page and receive perks such as merch, exclusive group access and content, recipes, and some tiers even get monthly recipe kits mailed to you! https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour -------------------------- ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-khWVDP4k

Happy to have you back, friend! Thank you, once again, for tuning in to this episode of Homebrew Happy Hour ... the podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! In case you missed it, Todd and James are in Germany all week allegedly in important meetings but my phone keeps getting blasted with photos and videos of them wasted in altstadt and rubbing it in my nose that I'm not there... besides that, I'm sure it's a super serious business trip... ANYWAY - I don't care because we've got a special treat for you all this week! I'm super proud and excited to present this interview I did with Ryan Oxton from Spike Brewing Equipment. You've heard their ad bumper on our show and, for years, you've heard us raving about their equipment, and FINALLY we've got them on the show. Ryan was a blast to talk to and I learned a lot about the history of Spike Brewing Equipment and it was super cool to learn about Ryan's history as a homebrewer himself. We also discussed new and upcoming products that Spike is releasing that I know you're going to be excited about as well! If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode's sponsor! Let us know what you think and enjoy the show! cheers, joshua Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Spike Brewing Equipment, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about their incredible equipment at SpikeBrewing.com/HomebrewHappyHour and make the most of your brew day -------------------------- Become a Patron!  Reminder that these episodes are ultimately made possible because of YOUR support. Consider becoming a member of our newly launched Patreon page and receive perks such as merch, exclusive group access and content, recipes, and some tiers even get monthly recipe kits mailed to you! https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRsC8KJB2xk

Hey friend! [powerpress] Welcome back to another episode of our weekly Homebrew Happy Hour podcast... the home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer! A SUBTLE REMINDER: If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! Not only will you be supporting our efforts, but you'll also receive exclusive perks such as HUGE discounts to Kegconnection.com, welcome packs with our merch, discounts to BrewersFriend.com, and lots more! Click the link and join today  --  https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635 On Today's Show: Thoroughly Cleaning Filthy Kegs, Necessary Head Space in the Fermenter, & Buying/Storing Bulk Liquid Malt Extract 00:00:00 - 00:12:13 Sponsors & Small Talk 00:12:14- 00:19:36 Listener Feedback 00:19:37 - 00:31:03 Cleaning Filthy Kegs 00:31:04 - 00:39:26 Head Space in Fermenters 00:39:37 - 00:48:30 Storing Bulk LME Links for this episode: CLEANED Homebrew Kegs - https://www.kegconnection.com/5-gallon-kegs/ Rice Hulls - https://www.morebeer.com/products/rice-hulls.html/aid=HomebrewHappyHour Conical Fermenters  - https://www.morebeer.com/category/conical-fermenters.html/aid=HomebrewHappyHour Malt Extract  -https://www.morebeer.com/category/malt-extract.html/aid=HomebrewHappyHour We want to hear from you! If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep. This is a friendly reminder that, if we choose your question for a future episode, we give you a $25 gift card to that episode's sponsor! Let us know what you think and enjoy the show! cheers, joshua ----------------------- https://www.kegconnection.com/ Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com's unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 15 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. Visit Kegconnection.com and use our promo code HHH to receive 5% off of your order. Even better - join one of the premium tiers in our Trub Club and get up to 12% off your orders! That's Kegconnection.com, promo code HHH or visit HomebrewHappyHour.com/club for more information. -------------------------- Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at HomebrewSupply.com: https://homebrewsupply.com/ingredients/yeast/imperial-yeast/ -------------------------- Become a Patron!  Reminder that these episodes are ultimately made possible because of YOUR support. Consider becoming a member of our TRUB CLUB via our Patreon page and receive perks such as merch, exclusive group access and content, recipes, and some tiers even get monthly recipe kits mailed to you! https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour -------------------------- ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pu5Wuj7Xa8