Hi everyone! Brewmaster Andy here, back with another foray into the world of homebrewing beer! Over the past year, I have continued to make even more additions to my brewery. I moved off the porch and into the basement by converting my kettle to run on an electric element, and I've recently moved my whole setup to a friend's airplane hangar complete with utility washing station and floor draina...
Hey all! Another PAX East is rolling around, which means that around these parts I am brewing beer in preparation for the Giant Bomb panel. A lot has changed in the world of Andy brewing beer in the last year - most importantly, I have an all new system for maintaining temperatures over the course of my brew day. For the impatient - the video is at the bottom! RIMS - Recirculating Infusion/Imme...
PAX East 2014 - The Brewening As PAX East 2014 gets closer, I am once again preparing a handful of beers for this year's festivities. Those that know me know that I traditionally bring beers to the Giant Bomb panel at PAX East, and those beers are consumed throughout the panel. This year, I brewed three different beers - a super-secret beer for Patrick, a beer for Vinny, and a re-brew of last y...
At this point, writing this blog seems like just another coin tossed in a fountain. Everyone has shared amazing things about Ryan Davis, and my story isn't any more special than anyone else. I never worked with him, I haven't been visiting Giant Bomb since its inception, and I never watched him in the Gamespot days. But Ryan has meant a lot to me over the last few years. When I first started vi...
Hello all! I decided to put another video together after my last set seemed pretty popular. Brewing hard cider is a lot easier than brewing beer, and involves a lot less equipment and time. These videos will walk you through the process of crafting a 5 gallon batch of malty, delicious hard apple cider (around 6% ABV). Enjoy!
This week, we talk about Guild Wars 2, building a new PC, some beer news, and the benefits of giving beer to a dog! http://ia600800.us.archive.org/28/items/TheBrewcast-Episode19-PoopJokes/TheBrewcast-Episode19-PoopJokes.mp3
Episode 18 Andy and Ben discuss dehydrated beer for camping, bears, The Witcher 2, Olympic beer chugging, and more! It's episode 18 of The Brewcast! Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill , @HDJoey , and @BenJaminYoMom As always, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or through this RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/KGPrM Check out the...
Episode 17 Ben and Andy talk about Ben's stint as Batman, China's growing craft beer scene, and Eau de Slut. It's episode 17 of The Brewcast! Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill, @HDJoey, and @BenJaminYoMom Episode 17 http://ia600604.us.archive.org/16/items/TheBrewcast-Episode17-BenBecomesBatman/TheBrewcast-Episode17-BenBecomesBatman.mp3
Episode 15 Happy IPA Day! Ben and Andy celebrate everyone's favorite hops with a spirited discussion of IPA, Batman, and plenty of dumb stuff! It's the fifteenth episode of The Brewcast! Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill , @HDJoey , and @BenJaminYoMom As always, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or through this RSS feed: http://feeds.feedb...
Episode 14 Take a look, it's in a book, a reading rainbowwwwwww! Andy and Ben get nostalgic and sample some IPA's and summer beers, as well as take a look at some beer news and user questions! It's episode fourteen of The Brewcast! Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill , @HDJoey , and @BenJaminYoMom As always, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes...
Episode 14 Ben and I will be recording the new episode of The Brewcast tomorrow night. We're looking for any and all questions to be answered during recording! Whether you have a question about beer, brewing, or something completely unrelated, drop us a line! Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill , @HDJoey , and @BenJaminYoMom As always, you can subscri...
Episode 13 Will our heroes ever get back on topic? Exactly how many pansy fruit beers can they drink? These questions, answered, on this week's Brewcast! http://ia601200.us.archive.org/9/items/TheBrewcast-Episode13-OffTopic/TheBrewcast-Episode13-OffTopic.mp3 Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill , @HDJoey , and @BenJaminYoMom As always, you can subscrib...
Episode 12 Are IPA drinkers just beer hipsters? How many terrible Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions can you fit into one podcast? These questions and many more, answered in this, episode twelve of the Brewcast! Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill , @HDJoey , and @BenJaminYoMom http://ia601203.us.archive.org/34/items/TheBrewcast-Episode12-Schwarzecast/...
Episode 12 Are IPA's TAKING OVER THE WORLD? Does asking for a hoppy beer make you a god damn beer hipster? These questions and more will be answered on tonight's recording of the Brewcast! Joey, Ben, and I are going to be recording a new episode of insanity tonight, with our usual drunken antics, questions, and hopefully a Joey summary of Comicon! Post your questions here, fools! As always, you...
Episode 11 In this episode, Joey makes his triumphant return, Ben and Andy fill the air with sexual innuendo, and we talk about beer and movies! It's the eleventh episode of The Brewcast! Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill, @HDJoey, and @BenJaminYoMom Thanks for listening! As always, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or through this RSS fee...
Episode 11 Joey, Ben and I are getting ready to record a new episode of The Brewcast! Drop your questions here and subscribe on iTunes!
Episode 10 This week, Andy and Ben talk about Chewbacca Kardashian, Miller light promoting binge drinking, beer news, and answer your questions! Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill , @HDJoey , and @BenJaminYoMom Episode 10 - In Which We Don't Have a Clever Episode Title We really appreciate the comments that you guys have been giving us. Ben and I hav...
Joey, Ben and I will be recording the new Brewcast episode tonight. If you have any beer questions, brewing questions, or random questions, drop a line here and we will try to get them answered!
Episode 9 This week, Andy and Ben talk about brewing yeast that was made from a DUDE'S BEARD, drinking games, and other dumb stuff! It's episode nine of The Brewcast! Ask a question at our Formspring or drop us a line on Twitter, @overtheandyhill and @HDJoey As always, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or through this RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/KGPrM
Episode 8 This week, Andy does a quick solo cast since Joey and Ben are out of town! It's episode eight of The Brewcast! Get it HERE! If you have a question you'd like answered, beer related or otherwise, drop a line in this thread. You can also leave a question on our Formspring , or shoot an email to thebrewcast AT gmail DOT com. You can also hit us up on Twitter at @overtheandyhill or @HDJoe...
Episode 7 This week, Andy, Joey, and Ben talk black IPA, E3, and the zombie apocalypse! It's episode seven of The Brewcast! Get it HERE! If you have a question you'd like answered, beer related or otherwise, drop a line in this thread. You can also leave a question on our Formspring , or shoot an email to thebrewcast AT gmail DOT com. You can also hit us up on Twitter at @overtheandyhill or @HD...
Episode 7 It's time for another episode of The Brewcast with Andy, Joey, and Ben! This week, we are talking about Black IPAs, beer news, E3, and tons of dumb shit! If you have a question you'd like answered, beer related or otherwise, drop a line in this thread. You can also leave a question on our Formspring , or shoot an email to thebrewcast AT gmail DOT com. You can also hit us up on Twitter...
This week on The Brewcast, Andy meets up with guest host Ben Livingston to talk IPA, yeast farts, getting drunk in college, and other stupid, stupid stuff. It's the sixth episode of The Brewcast! Get it HERE! If you have a question you'd like answered, beer related or otherwise, drop a line in this thread. You can also leave a question on our Formspring , or shoot an email to thebrewcast AT gma...
Episode 6 It's time for another episode of the Brewcast with myself and Joey! This week, we'll be discussing some of the major beer news to come out over the past week, random beers, and all sorts of dumb stuff! We will also be joined by my good friend Ben, an aspiring homebrewer and beer drinker extraordinaire! If you have a question you'd like answered, beer related or otherwise, drop a line...
Episode 5 The new episode of The Brewcast is up! Join us as we talk about summer beers and other random shit! You can get the podcast over HERE or subscribe using this RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/KGPrM You can also find us on iTunes! Enjoy!
Episode 5 It's time for another episode of the Brewcast with myself and Joey! This week, we'll be discussing some of the major beer news to come out over the past week, summer beers, and all sorts of dumb stuff! If you have a question you'd like answered, beer related or otherwise, drop a line in this thread. You can also leave a question on our Formspring , or shoot an email to thebrewcast AT...
Joey Fameli (video editor over at Tested and former Whiskey Media guru) and I have been doing a beer related podcast for a month or so now, and we are loving talking about beer and homebrewing. Finally, after a lot of hosting issues, we have The Brewcast up on iTunes! You can subscribe using this RSS link or by searching for "The Brewcast" in the iTunes store. Please help support independent co...
This week, Andy and Joey talk wheat beers, motherfucking DIABLO 3, and shipwrecks! Hope you guys are enjoying this stuff, feel free to drop a comment! Check it out HERE!
Episode 4 It's time for another episode of the Brewcast with myself and Joey! This week, we'll be discussing some of the major beer news to come out over the past week, wheat beers (just in time for summer!) and likely, lots of other dumb stuff. If you have a question you'd like answered, beer related or otherwise, drop a line in this thread. You can also leave a question on our Formspring , or...
This week, Joey and I talk about movies, yeast breeding, and BACON BEER! Also, user questions! THE BREWCAST - EPISODE 3 Ask your questions on our Formspring here ! As always, comments are welcome and encouraged!
Joey and I will be recording the new episode of The Brewcast on Wednesday and are answering your beer/brewing related questions! This week we are talking about beers made with weird ingredients. Drop us a line here, shoot an email to thebrewcast AT gmail DOT com, or drop a question to our Formspring here.
Episode 2 of The Brewcast is live! In this episode, Andy and Joey talk porters, the brewing process, Slummerville, and weird beers. Check it out HERE! (RSS: http://thebrewcast.bandcamp.com/feed ) Drop us questions for episode 3 at our Formspring! As always, comments are welcome!
@JoeyF and I will be recording the second episode of the Giant Beercast this week and are looking for your questions! If you have a question about beer, homebrewing, or something more awkward, drop a line in this thread or go to our Formspring! If you haven't already, please check out our first episode here and let us know what you think! RSS: http://giantbeercast.bandcamp.com/feed
Well, it's done! The first episode of The Giant Beercast, the podcast about homebrewing and beer that I am doing with Joey Fameli of Whiskey Media fame is LIVE! Forgive the quality of this first episode as we get our bearings, but please listen and enjoy! As always, comments are WELCOME! Thanks! *UPDATE* I have updated the podcast hosting - this is its new permanent home :) The downloads are fr...
Some of you probably know me as the dude that makes beer for the GB crew, or the dude that posts about beer all the time - regardless, I am stepping up my beer game over the next few weeks and am starting a weekly podcast about all things beer. Although I am a big homebrewer, I don't plan on sticking to homebrew discussion. Instead, I'll be talking about beer styles, tasting beers on air, answe...
First off, before anyone tries to scold me about it - all my grading for the term is completed and my students are taking a quiz. See? Now you have a top secret look into what your teachers do while you take quizzes in class! Being a member of a video game community like the one here on Giant Bomb always makes me wonder about the demographic of its posters. I know a lot of people tend to be col...
PAX East 2012 is fast approaching, which means that I am brewing up a storm over here in preparation for some less-than-legal beer distribution during the show. This year's PAX will see two different beers from me. The first is Good Luck, Hefe Batman, a fairly traditional German style hefeweizen. Originally I was planning a double IPA, but I couldn't get a hold of the hop varieties I was lookin...
It's time again for another excursion into the wonderful world of homebrewing. Since the last time I posted a beer tutorial, I have purchased some new equipment and turned my modest turkey fryer set-up into an arcane amalgamation of beer brewing insanity, adding a pump and double burner. Hyperbole aside, my process has changed dramatically with the new equipment, and I decided that I would put...
In developing some new recipes to have ready for this year's PAX East, I decided to turn to the community for some help naming them. Last year I had two styles for the guys, an amber ale (My Notebook: Amber) and a witbier (I'm A Wizard, and This Is Witbier). This year I have some styles planned out but don't quite have any names yet. A good name should be GB/Whiskey Media related and also speak...