Decoction mashing has been something of a debate in homebrewing for decades - should you do it, should you not? To add to this conversation, Jamil and the boys invited good friend of the BN Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson on the show to talk about his thoughts on decoction mashing, and to offer some tips on how to do it the right way!

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It's time for more answers to listener questions! On today's show, the guys are fielding more great homebrewing questions - some are even from this year! Topics include water pH adjustments, the best way to ferment lagers, and more!

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It feels like there's no end to the growing list of terms homebrewers have to learn in order to continue making the best beer possible - which is a good thing, as it means the hobby is still growing! Today, we talk about what "ColdPooling" is, how you do it properly, and why you would even want to.

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We're dippin' into the mail bag again to answer your questions, and this week we have a lot of great ones. Topics include reusing yeast (and when to avoid it), capturing CO2 from your fermenter, and more!

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Look, it happens to everyone eventually. You do your best to make sure those little yeast cells have what they need to have a great ferment, but somehow it all goes wrong. On today's show, the boys talk about how to tell if your fermentation is stuck, what you can do about it, and ways to prevent it from happening in the first place.

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John Palmer joins Jamil on this LIVE episode of Brew Strong, as we gather to wish John Blichmann a happy retirement from Alibi Ale Works! Kevin, brewer and owner of Alibi, sits in to discuss his path to commercial brewing, and everyone has some nice things to say about John Blichmann.

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It's another mail bag day on Brew Strong - with some live questions tossed in for good measure! Today, the fellas talk about sanitizing gas line, the proper way to add dried malt extract to your boil, and more!

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Mash Hopping is a practice that has had its moments of popularity in the past, but never caught on in any large way. On today's show, Jamil, Travis, and Michael talk with Scott Janish about why homebrewers should be revisiting the mash hop.

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The boys get right to it, grabbing your homebrewing questions right from the internet and delivering the answers back to you, via that very same internet. On today's show, Jamil and the gang address fermentation issues, how to add ghost peppers to a porter, and more!

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Fermentation is probably the single most important thing to get right in brewing, so no wonder we spend so much time on it. On today's show, Jamil, Travis, and Michael jump into listener questions about topics such as fermenter geometry, pitch rate calculators, and more!

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Holding over from the last show, special guest Neil Spake joins Jamil, Travis, and Michael for another round of brewing questions! The boys talk fermenting under pressure, hot side aeration, and more.

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