Another almost regular episode of your favourite beer podcast created by guys called Pete and Matt.
Today we again catch up with Professor Charlie Bamforth, a truly engaging guest who is passionate about beer but very neutral and considered about some of the topics that inflame passions in the craft beer world. Coupled with his easy personality and simple explanations, it always makes for a thought provoking and informative discussion.
In this episode we get slightly technical, but Charlie keeps it easy to follow as we talk about about:
malt
yeast
origins of lager
getting rid of VDKs in fermentation (you'll need to listen to understand this one, but it's very clear when you do)
how long before time becomes the fifth ingredient
Whether using enzymes and other brewing aids is wrong and whether not using them makes better beer
Beer in cans
And other things, too many to mention.
Don’t forget, Charlie has two excellent books that are highly recommended additions to any good beer library.
Finally, staking a date claim. As he advises in the show, Charlie is in Melbourne in March for the Institute of Brewing and Distilling conference and has agreed to let us drag him to a pub for a 'Live from a Local' Radio Brews News episode. If you’ve enjoyed listening to Charlie, we’d love to see you along for the recording of a live episode. We’ll keep you posted re venues and details.
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Finally, in a very weak nod to the surprising number of Brazilian listeners we seem to have picked up, this week’s rendition of Beer Barrel Polka is from south of the border (though not quite far enough south, but we are trying) and is played by Maso Rivera from the album Y Su Conjunto de Cuerdas (Cantan Jose Luis Rodriguez y Tonin Miranda).
For links and show notes head on over to Australian Brews News.
