After an unexpectedly long break, the New Zealand Brewer Podcast is back!

In episode #37 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we are joined by Richie Brownsword from Bay of Islands Brewing. 

Richie is a good friend of Gary and myself and it’s been a pleasure to watch him go from homebrewer to pro-brewer, here in the Bay of Islands. Richie is a passionate about beer and his story is one that many homebrewers will relate to.

Richie was also generous enough to share the recipe to his Red IPA.

In this episode we also crack into a few beers, do a little homebrew Q & A, and revel in a bit of holiday cheer.

As also mentioned on the show, we are also excited to have recently launched the brand new New Zealand Brewer Patreon page. By backing the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon you’ll get access to printable versions of the recipes mentioned on each show, Patreon-only video content, first crack at submitting questions for the Q & A segment and more. Click here to support the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon.

To listen to this episode just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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After an unexpectedly long break, the New Zealand Brewer Podcast is back!

In episode #36 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we are joined by Oliver Drake from Wilderness Brewing. 

Wilderness Brewing is a small independent nano brewery in Christchurch. While Wilderness brews a wide range of beer, they are particularly passionate about brewing mixed-ferment barrel-aged beer, fruited sours, and Saisons.

Oliver was also nice enough to share the recipe for their “Maple Like Jagger”, a highly rated Bourbon imperial milk stout, fermented out with jaggery sugar, maple syrup and peanut butter!

In this episode we also crack into a few beers, catch up with Gary in the much loved “What’s Going On In The Brewery” segment, and do a little homebrew Q & A,

As also mentioned on the show, we are also excited to have recently launched the brand new New Zealand Brewer Patreon page. By backing the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon you’ll get access to printable versions of the recipes mentioned on each show, Patreon-only video content, first crack at submitting questions for the Q & A segment and more. Click here to support the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon.

To listen to this episode just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In episode #35 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we are joined by Joe Emans Brewery from Taranaki.

Three Sisters Brewery is a husband-and-wife team (Joe and Sarah) from Taranaki, who brew boutique craft beer in their garage on a 300 Litre system. After winning the first Taranaki SOBA Homebrew Competition in 2015 with “Rain In The Face”, they began selling their beers commercially, and have since picked up medals for their “Hot Rod” and “Fuzzy Panda”.

Joe was also nice enough to share the recipe for their “Sup Bro” IPA, a delicious Sabro hop-based New England IPA.

In this episode we also crack into a few beers, catch up with Gary in the much loved “What’s Going On In The Brewery” segment, and do a little homebrew Q & A,

As also mentioned on the show, we are also excited to have recently launched the brand new New Zealand Brewer Patreon page. By backing the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon you’ll get access to printable versions of the recipes mentioned on each show, Patreon-only video content, first crack at submitting questions for the Q & A segment and more. Click here to support the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon.

To listen to this episode just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In episode #34 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we thought we’d take a crack at our first “Style Profile” episode! For this episode we’ll be taking a look at New Zealand Draught. Love it or hate it, NZ Draught is a truly unique style of beer that gets very little acknowledgement by the international beer community. This is something that we think is a shame. So we decided to help tell the story of the popular, though somewhat controversial beer style.

And to make things a bit more fun, we asked Kelly Ryan, from Fork Brewing to join us on the show again to give us some insight into the process of brewing NZ Draught (as he did for several years while brewing for DB).

In this episode Gary Henwood  also shares the recipe for his “Kainui Draught”; Kainui Brew Co’s take on the style.

We’ll also flip the table a bit and check in with Kelly for the always popular, “what’s going on in the brewery” segment, and then we’ll do a little homebrew Q & A in the third segment of the show.

As mentioned on the show, we are also excited to have launched the brand new New Zealand Brewer Patreon page. By backing the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon you’ll get access to printable versions of the recipes mentioned on each show, Patreon-only video content, first crack at submitting questions for the Q & A segment and more. Click here to support the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon.

To listen to this episode just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

You can also listen right here on the site. Just click the play button below.

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In episode #33 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we are joined by Paul Paynter from Paynter’s Cider in Hawke’s Bay.

Paynter’s Cider is producing some of the very best cider New Zealand has to offer, and Paul Paynter is the man behind it all.

In this episode Paul talks about what it takes to make great cider, the state of New Zealand’s cider industry, and he shares some details about the many exciting new apple varieties they are currently working with, such as the red fleshed apples you see in the image above, and an apple variety that clocks in at a mind blowing 26 brix.

We’ll also catch up with Gary for another “what’s going on in the brewery” segment, a little homebrew Q & A, and we’ll crack into another home-brewed listener beer.

As mentioned on the show, we are also excited to have launched the brand new New Zealand Brewer Patreon page. By backing the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon you’ll get access to printable versions of the recipes mentioned on each show, Patreon-only video content, first crack at submitting questions for the Q & A segment and more. Click here to support the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on Patreon.

To listen to this episode just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In episode #32 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we are joined by Zach and Nathan from Slab Brewing, in Tauranga.

Their slogan is “Big, Small, Local” because they brew beer with big flavours on a tiny brew system, chuck it in big ass cans, and share it with their local Tauranga community.

In this episode the guys from Slab Brewing also share the recipe for their Naked City IPA.

We’ll also catch up with Gary in another “what’s going on in the brewery” segment, a little homebrew Q & A, and we’ll crack into a few home brewed listener beers.

To listen to the interview just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In episode #31 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we take a look at the life of Richard Emerson, a trailblazer who is often lauded as the godfather of craft beer in New Zealand. His story is told by Michael Donaldson, author of the new book “The Hop Father“.

In this episode our co-host, Gary Henwood from Kainui Brew Co also shares the recipe for his Gold Medal winning Summer Love Saison.

We’ll also catch up with Gary in another “what’s going on in the brewery” segment, a little homebrew Q & A, and we’ll crack into a few home brewed listener beers.

Finally, we’d like to welcome our newest sponsors, Viniquip, New Zealand and Australia’s leading importers and distributors of processing, bottling and packaging equipment to the beer, wine, cider and other beverage industries. To view their complete range of equipment go to https://www.newzealandbrewer.co.nz/vin

To listen to the interview just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In episode #30 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we chat with Ryan Carvill and Simon Cooke from  Froth Technologies (aka FrothTech), New Zealand’s only manufacturer of Brewer’s Yeast.

Until recently, New Zealand brewers have had no local yeast options, and have been forced to use yeast that is imported from far away places such as the USA and the UK (not always ideal). Froth Technologies has changed that by launching Aotearoa’s first commercial yeast lab! They also recently successfully raised more than $30,000 on Pledgeme, assuring that their expansion plans will come to fruition and home brewers will soon be able to get their hands on locally manufactured yeast.

In this episode we’ve asked Ryan and Simon to join us on the New Zealand Brewer Podcast and share their story and give us insight into their different strains and the plan for their company.

We’ll also catch up with Gary in another “what’s going on in the brewery” segment, a little homebrew Q & A, and we’ll crack into a few home brewed listener beers, as well as a new one from Kereru Brewing Company!

To listen to the interview just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In episode #29 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we travel down to Wellington for this year’s Winter Ales Festival

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to travel down to Wellington for this years Winter Ales Festival, an annual festival with the modest but noble goal of celebrating good beer. The event is sponsored by SOBA (Society of Beer Advocates) and is focused on showcasing new, limited and/or one-off releases to provide a mix of unique and interesting beers from around New Zealand. For this episode I thought it would be fun to bring along my microphone and chat with the many different brewers that attended the event.

In this episode I also share the recipe for my “Pain Free Sour Beer” which was requested by a listener.

We’ll also catch up on some beer news, another “what’s going on in the brewery” segment, a little homebrew Q & A, and we’ll crack into a few beers from Yeastie Boys, Fork Brewing, Brew Moon, Misfit Brewing, and Kainui Brew Co.

To listen to the interview just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In episode #28 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we are joined by Shiggy, Jordan and Dylan from Funk Estate.

Funk Estate is a small brewing company based in Mount Maunganui. The company was founded way back in 2012 (which is nearly ancient as New Zealand’s craft beer scene goes).

In this episode Shiggy, Jordan, ad Dylan share their story, explain how the company transitioned from contract brewing to making their own beer in Auckland initially, and then ultimately in Mount Maunganui. They also give us insight into their brewing process, recipe creation, and their general approach to making great beer.

In this episode they also share the recipe to their popular Sophisticuffs IPA.

We’ll also catch up on some beer news, another “what’s going on in the brewery” segment, a little homebrew Q & A, and we’ll crack into a few beers from Epic, Kereru, Kainui, and a home-brewed listener beer.

To listen to the interview just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In episode #27 of the New Zealand Brewer Podcast we are joined by Sam Loader, the resident brewer from Mangrove Jack’s.

Mangrove Jack’s is New Zealand’s own yeast company. And while their yeasts are gaining in popularity around the world, there is still not that much information out there about each of these strains.

In this episode we aim to change that, and to help get  homebrewer’s better acquainted with each of Mangrove Jack’s yeast strains, and learn how each strain differs from other similar strains on the market. Sam also offers tips on how to get the best character from each strain, and sheds a bit of light onto the process of developing and manufacturing commercial brewer’s yeast.

In this episode Sam also shares the recipe for his own “Extra Best Bitter”; a bit of an ESB and XPA hybrid beer.

To listen to the interview just go to iTunes >> Search “New Zealand Brewer” >> and subscribe. The episode should start to download immediately. You can also click any of the following links to find the New Zealand Brewer Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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