Brew Dogs...

[govner1]

I enjoyed the concept and the creativity in building a really nice system to fit the space on the train car.
I agree that using kelp & hotter than hell peppers doesn't appeal to me but to each his/her own.
My question is why did they do their boil with the lid ON for the entire hour? I know they said to maintain temp but what about DMS,etc? Not a good brewing technique to be enforcing.

 

[iaefebs]

I enjoyed the concept and the creativity in building a really nice system to fit the space on the train car.
I agree that using kelp & hotter than hell peppers doesn't appeal to me but to each his/her own.
My question is why did they do their boil with the lid ON for the entire hour? I know they said to maintain temp but what about DMS,etc? Not a good brewing technique to be enforcing.

Another great thought. I was wondering the same myself. I know they had to keep the lid on to get the heat. But is DMS a serious concern or another wives tale. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[high5apparatus]

I watched about 60 seconds of the first episode of Brew Dogs before I hated it. Beer is universal and as traditional as something can get, as in as old as civilization itself. Trying to make it "extreme" is just annoying.

 

[Brewmex41]

I hope they do Portland. I live right across the bridge in Vancouver, Wa.

 

[NTXBrauer]

I caught the 2nd episode last night. It was interesting how they used netting to catch the fog for the water they used. Also vaporizing the beer and inhaling it is an intriguing concept. I do find it hard to believe they were able to do an open fermentation on top of the brewery, without any wild yeast finding their way into the wort.

 

[GrogNerd]

I caught the 2nd episode last night. It was interesting how they used netting to catch the fog for the water they used. Also vaporizing the beer and inhaling it is an intriguing concept. I do find it hard to believe they were able to do an open fermentation on top of the brewery, without any wild yeast finding their way into the wort.

you're right... fog for the brewing water was cool and the vaporizing was gimmicky, but I think them going all traditional and historical using the coolship and open fermentation was awesome.

maybe the SCIENCE! members of HBT can explain open fermentation, because I sure can't. yeast are still magical little critters to me

but I really am liking this show more and more. I like the beer-lover-as-tourist aspect of the show; they're going into a city and seeking out the beer-related stuff. like I would. with the BigHair, I wouldn't necessarily focus on the beer stuff, but the things they highlight about the places are what I want to hear about.

I especially like the fact that they're not from the US, so they're seeing things about this country that someone born here might overlook.

 

[NervousDad]

I thought this weeks episode was pretty good. I was close to puking though when he put his hat on top of the cool ship. Next week they are in Philly so I'm happy about that.

 

[high5apparatus]

Okay. I watched the rest of the SD episode and it wasn't totally horrible. Don't know the point of brewing on a train or rushing the beer to be done in 2 weeks (that was a very cloudy CA IPA). Did the cameras stick around for the beer farts and heartburn?

 

[brokebucket]

I found the show very entertaining, but I wasn't hoping for a " how to brew " show. I noticed a couple of weird things in their brewing process, but wrote it off to brewing on a train and gave them the benefit.
for entertainment value, I thought it pretty darn good. I have to watch esquire network on demand though, their commercial breaks are unbearable.

 

[iaefebs]

I found the show very entertaining, but I wasn't hoping for a " how to brew " show. I noticed a couple of weird things in their brewing process, but wrote it off to brewing on a train and gave them the benefit.
for entertainment value, I thought it pretty darn good. I have to watch esquire network on demand though, their commercial breaks are unbearable.

Rule #1 for watching TV..... Never, ever, watch in real time. DVR everything. If you want to watch on broadcast day start recording and wait 20 minutes into the show to begin watching. The train thing? Did you ever see a post on HBT asking how it could be done? I never thought about it, but it got me thinking about how it could be done. I'll wait till the series is finished and I'm guessing I can catch it on Netflix or Amazon or itunes or somewhere.

 

[pmcint01]

So dar its pretty cool.

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

Don't take it too seriously, it's a television show so most of it faked.

 

[ScotBrew]

I'm born and bred in Scotland so I think it's why I'm more attracted to it than I should be! It's a pretty decent program and I've got it DVR'd so I'll watch the complete season. I'm watching it more for the cities and breweries that they're going to visit though.

 

[stazon]

this is just the beginning. Soon we'll have gordon ramsey in hell's brewery, screaming at the contestants while they screw up their decoctions.

 

[Kolsch_Meister]

this is just the beginning. Soon we'll have gordon ramsey in hell's brewery, screaming at the contestants while they screw up their decoctions.

That would be a fun show to watch. On the food network, Brewery Impossible would be fun, too..

 

[JonM]

I think I got the most laughs out of watching the guys sell the idea of craft brewing to the "virgins" and charming the daylights out of them in the process. Those ladies were eating it up.

I also like the idea of sitting down with a chef and talking about pairings. I'll keep watching.

 

[smccarter]

this is just the beginning. Soon we'll have gordon ramsey in hell's brewery, screaming at the contestants while they screw up their decoctions.

That would be an enteresting show. I'm not sure it will go that far, but I do hope that this show is the beginning of something.

 

[Tapout]

I liked the show overall, but, especially, found the food/beer pairings interesting. I was also struck by a WTF moment during the first episode when they decided to use peppers as ingredients; the day before, I was coming up with beer names for when me and a couple friends start a brewery and one of the names was to go with a beer that had capsasian in it. You know...the stuff that makes peppers hot.

 

[C-Rider]

Saw most of the SanFran show today. It's on TimeWarner cable on O`ahu at 11 a.m on the Esquire channel 1550. Will give it at least one more go before going for the whole season on tape.

 

[Eugenio]

Just watched the first 2 shows, and I have to say I really liked it. Specially the concept of pairing beer with food, and explaining the regional differences of beer. I'll continue watching the show, it's a great promo for homebrewing.

The one thing I would change is I'd love to see a tad more focus in the brewing part itself. I know it's geared towards people who don't necessarily brew, but it would be great if they started dropping hints as to how the details of the brewing process work out. I would also really love if they made a complete writeup of the recipes at the end, so people can clone them.

Overall, really enjoying the show.

 

[m3n00b]

I saw two. Very interesting recipes!

 

[Grannyknot]

I think its a decent show, that with some improvement could be a good show. You can tell its fairly low budget.
I like the history of breweries part, and of course, the brewing itself, but I could do without the rest of the filler crap.
On the last episode, I felt they spent way too much time on the food pairings segment, and the whole tea shop thing was weird. Also, the time spent trying to convert BMC people to craft beer is boring filler, IMO.

All in all, its a decent show, but rarely keeps my attention for the full hour.

 

[chawagi]

maybe the SCIENCE! members of HBT can explain open fermentation, because I sure can't. yeast are still magical little critters to me.

Wasn't there something weird about the yeast they used that allowed them to do this?

I missed the first 10-15 min of this episode, but didn't the yeast actually produce a protective crust over the beer instead of a krauzen that settled?

Like I said...I missed the beginning, but I do remember the part where they actually had to poke through a crust to get to the liquid beer.

 

[geek_chaser]

I like the show, but they are highly disgusting. Putting some one elses hops in their nose, the hat on the wort, putting their fingers in the wort. I did like the fog catching and the steam serving of the beer. But if I had a brewery, they would NOT be invited to come.

 

[eltorrente]

I like the show, but they are highly disgusting. Putting some one elses hops in their nose, the hat on the wort, putting their fingers in the wort. I did like the fog catching and the steam serving of the beer. But if I had a brewery, they would NOT be invited to come.

My thoughts exactly - I did not like that guy doing that stuff at all.

He shoves hops in his nose like a little kid, then blows them on the floor, and thinks it's funny? He takes his shoes off and stands bare foot in the fermenter. Drops his nasty hat on top of the krausen. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

I understand they want to be "entertaining", but seriously show some respect - ESPECIALLY at one of the most respected breweries in the United States, and in front of it's head brewer. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

I like watching the show, but that stuff made me cringe.

 

[Crito]

Which brewery did they do those crazy things? So I will avoid that one.

 

[eltorrente]

Which brewery did they do those crazy things? So I will avoid that one.

Anchor

 

[Grannyknot]

Which brewery did they do those crazy things? So I will avoid that one.

The last episode was at Anchor.
They were at 21st amend for a minute as well, but no debauchery was allowed there.

One other thing about the hop cones up dudes nose. He appeared to blow them out right back into an open bag of hops.

Note to self. Steer clear of anchor beer for 12+ months.

 

[high5apparatus]

After the SF episode, how many people are now thinking about making their own whiskey barrel open fermenter?

 

[GrogNerd]

would you really suggest brewing a bitter or a mild with the creator of Arrogant Bastard?