How Stuff Works - Discovery Channel programs beer making episode Dec 18

[Cpt_Kirks]

The master brewer/engineer, who has been brewing 15 years, still uses party taps?

Makes me feel better about using them for now.

 

[flyangler18]

Sam always reminds me of Spicoli when he talks. I'd love to try Theobroma.

 

[shecky]

The master brewer/engineer, who has been brewing 15 years, still uses party taps?

Makes me feel better about using them for now.

If it works for him, it can work for anybody I guess.
And go figure, he lives in Redding, which is just crawling with $$$.

 

[Skins_Brew]

Charlie P is on TV. Whoo Hoo!

And if I saw correctly, he was milling grain with a corona. +1 to all the corona mill users out there.

 

[flyangler18]

And if I saw correctly, he was milling grain with a corona. +1 to all the corona mill users out there.

Yep, he sure was- still using the Zapap bucket in a bucket MLT and milling his grain using a Corona. Hard to argue with that!

 

[Hefeweizengeliebter]

that was a pretty good show...... that Theobroma beer sounds pretty tasty

 

[Shonuff]

Sam always reminds me of Spicoli when he talks. I'd love to try Theobroma.

How long do you think it'll take for the thread "Does anyone have a clone recipe for Theobroma?" to show up?

 

[dontman]

This show was responsible for me getting back into homebrewing back when it first aired. I've got it set on my DVR for midnight.

Until then I am watching the football game. Do you mean to tell me that there are no NFL fans out there? ( I am referring to the fact that everyone said that nothing good is on tv tonight.)

 

[IrregularPulse]

Gonna watch it tomorrow. Finally Timing works out! I'm on vacation this and next week, Wife is at work, I'm with the boy, It's on at midnight here So I got it recording. Might stay up to watch if I remember. It'll be neat to see the route they take. It will probably be disappointing like most beer shows being geared towards general audience. Appearently I missed it, Saw thing is I think I was watching How Stuff works and shut it off 1 episode before that one came on. Saw Auto Trannies and Hot Air Balloon baskets, then wifey changed to house. SO I got on here. good thing so I can record it at midnight

 

[GNBrews]

This show was responsible for me getting back into homebrewing back when it first aired. I've got it set on my DVR for midnight.

Until then I am watching the football game. Do you mean to tell me that there are no NFL fans out there? ( I am referring to the fact that everyone said that nothing good is on tv tonight.)

This has aired previously? I think tonight is the first time this particular episode has been on.

 

[Ridge Runner]

I thought it was a pretty good show. Seen worse. I can't help but chuckle every time I hear hops are from the Cannabis Family.

 

[devaspawn]

I thought it was good also based on the fact that it was edited for the general public. Papazian wasn't on for more that 30 seconds it seemed.

 

[Bobby_M]

The narrator sounds like he belongs in the next Clerks movie. I hate when that happens.

 

[devaspawn]

Bobby...up until now I have respected you greatly. I admit that I have only become a KS fan in the last few years but...are you attacking a KS movie?!!!

 

[Bobby_M]

No, in fact Mallrats is one of my guilty pleasures. I just don't think any of the typical KS actors would make very good narrators for non-fiction.

 

[BierMuncher]

I missed it...to busy brewing beer!!!!!

No excuse. I brewed up 10 gallons whilst viewing.

 

[HOOTER]

I thought it was a pretty good show.

Me too. I'm not sure I learned much and it won't really change my technique, but it sure made me thirsty and it really made me wish I was brewing.

 

[MikeRLynch]

Bobby...up until now I have respected you greatly. I admit that I have only become a KS fan in the last few years but...are you attacking a KS movie?!!!

I have two words for you:

Jersey Girl

'nuff said.



Sorry, putting us back on topic, I think I have the quote for the show:

"If we can catch up to it, run it over, and scrape it off the pavement we'll throw it in the kettle." - Sam Caligioni

 

[DragonTail]

I thought the show was ok. Looks like Bud had a big roll in it, they were probably mentioned/showed the most. Need to find some of the Theobroma .

 

[-TH-]

I thought the show was ok. Looks like Bud had a big roll in it, they were probably mentioned/showed the most. Need to find some of the Theobroma .

I actually was pleased with how little they talked about bud (although I missed the first 10 minutes). I thought they spent a good amount of time with craft breweries like Dogfish and SN.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

I thought the show was ok. Looks like Bud had a big roll in it, they were probably mentioned/showed the most. Need to find some of the Theobroma .

Yeah, if you noticed, there were several "American Ale" commercials.

Has anybody figured out the Theobroma recipe yet?

Looks like:

Corn
Aztec Cocoa Beans
Cocoa Powder
Big Chili Peppers

Though, the bearded professor was talking about "smelling the barley"...

 

[caskconditioned]

Did I hear them say Sierra Nevada brews 750 barrels a year? If they did it's obviously wrong. I try not to criticize these shows too much, most are sub-par but any press is good press I guess. But seeing the open fermenters (i think at Sierra) was very impressive. Makes me want to get brave and try that at home :cross:

 

[nyer]

My wife and I watched the show and we really enjoyed it. It was cool to watch the dogfishhead stuff since we were there recently. I tried talking her into opening a bottle of theobroma we bought down there but she woudn't go for it. She wants to save it. I enjoyed a homebrewed nutbrown instead. I DVR'd it so I can watch again.

 

[CBBaron]

This show was responsible for me getting back into homebrewing back when it first aired. I've got it set on my DVR for midnight.

Until then I am watching the football game. Do you mean to tell me that there are no NFL fans out there? ( I am referring to the fact that everyone said that nothing good is on tv tonight.)

First i believe this is the first airing of this episode though there have been several similar shows on before.

Second our stupid cable company doesn't carry the NFL Network so no thursday night football. And I'm going to have to hit the sports bar to watch the Steelers beat the Titans Sunday.

Maybe I can sneak into the neighbors yard and cut down those large trees so i can get DirecTV

Craig

 

[BooneDocks]

Was a good watch

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I am surprised no body has comment on the "Big Piggy siphon stopper" technique. They could at least showed him dipping his piggy in StarSan first.



Funny also how little Boston Beer was in there. Looks like they took commercial clips and flashed them like those psycho-sunconcious suggestion bits.

Props to Pilsenser Urquel, the guy talked the english language it had been passed through a meat grinder but dang seeing that beer made me thirsty.

Was interesting seeing all those Brew-Magics too. I donlt think I saw a single B3 at all. More Beer is slacking it seems.

 

[lamarguy]

I am surprised no body has comment on the "Big Piggy siphon stopper" technique. They could at least showed him dipping his piggy in StarSan first.

I guess it could have been worse. They could have showed him sucking on the siphon hose to get the flow going.... :cross:

But, ya...Overall, it was a good watch!

 

[HOOTER]

I am surprised no body has comment on the "Big Piggy siphon stopper" technique.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Didn't that guy have a bunch of awards?
I'm not planning on borrowing that technique anytime soon.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Didn't that guy have a bunch of awards?
I'm not planning on borrowing that technique anytime soon.

I dunno, it might have been the winning ingredient. At least he didn;t scratch at anything first.

Oh yeah. Who else came a little when they showed all that grain in the malting beds at Pilsener Urquell. I know I felt a little funny after.IIRC, he said there was enough malt there for 75 MILLION barreles. Let me see, 32 times 75, add three zeros divide by 5 move the decimal, equals a frickin crap load of homebrew.

 

[devaspawn]

I found it surprising that Bud uses hops. I was under the impression that they use hop extract oil.