11-13-25 - German Lager Quest

11-13-25 - German Lager Quest

Author: James Spencer November 12, 2025 Duration: 55:37
Homebrewer Detlef Koertge is inspired to brew German lager style beers after a visit with a professional lager brewer in his home country.

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Podcast Episodes
01-05-23 - Mead and Cider Roundup [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:16
James and Steve sample non-beer things they've made recently and experiment with ways to add sweetness and acidity at serving time.
12-29-22 - Brewing Disasters 2022 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:30
James and Steve read tales of brewing gone bad from listeners, and they drink some delicious homebrew to pair with it from Scott Housel.
12-15-22 - Homebrew Evolution [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:51
James visits with Marshall Schott, founder of Brulosophy, about the state of homebrewing and the advancements we've seen in the past several years.
12-08-22 - Recipe Development, Raspberry Wheat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:06
Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and editor of beerandgardeningjournal.com, tastes James' winter ale and formulates a recipe for a raspberry wheat.
12-01-22 - Adam's Winter Grab Bag [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:31
Adam Ross from Twin Span Brewing shares four delicious beers and a tasty seltzer that use a variety of brewing techniques.
11-10-22 - Holiday Tincture Sampler [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:02
James and Steve sample some seasonal tinctures in a holiday beer that James and Chris Colby formulated on this show last month.
11-03-22 - Pressure Fermenting [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:36
Adam Ross from Twin Span Brewing in Iowa shares some beers with James and Steve that were fermented under higher pressure.
10-27-22 - Mead Oak Experiment [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:59
Mead man Tim Leber leads James and Steve through an experiment comparing American, French and Hungarian Oak in a simple mead.
10-20-22 - Rose's Beer Garden [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:35
James and some old friends join Rose Schweikhart in the Beer Park next to Superior Bathhouse Brewery to sample beers in a National Park.