{"id":7051579,"date":"2026-08-30T07:23:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T07:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/home-brewing-with-drew-beechum-beersmith-podcast-346-beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T07:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T07:23:05","slug":"home-brewing-with-drew-beechum-beersmith-podcast-346-beersmith-home-brewing-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7051579","title":{"rendered":"Home Brewing with Drew Beechum \u2013 BeerSmith Podcast #346 \u2013 BeerSmith Home Brewing Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-ast-blocks-layout=\"true\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brewing author Drew Beechum joins me this week to discuss homebrewing, his homebrew story, Homebrewcon in Asheville, and the American Homebrewer\u2019s Association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subscribe on iTunes to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id398500515?mt=2\">Audio version <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">Video version<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7vwQRBi8HJBpePV3I7Dpj5\">Spotify <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9iZWVyc21pdGguY29tL2NvbnRlbnQvZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0Lw\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-346-Drew.mp3\">Download the MP3 File<\/a>\u2013 Right Click and <strong>Save As<\/strong> to download this mp3 file.<\/p>\n<p> <audio controls=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-346-Drew.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"\/>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio> <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Home Brewing with Drew Beechum - BeerSmith Podcast #346\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NTKrpq2EJN0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"topics-in-this-week-s-episode-50-46\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics in This Week\u2019s Episode (42:45)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This week I welcome back Drew Beechum. Drew is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1cCjvcb\">Experimental Homebrewing<\/a>, The <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1HgP9ql\">Everything Homebrewing Book<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1bTpusp\">Homebrewers Journal<\/a> (all Amazon affiliate links). Drew joins us to talk about homebrewing topics.<\/li>\n<li>We start with a discussion of the major American Homebrewer\u2019s Association (AHA) spin-off into an independent entity separate from the Brewer\u2019s Association.<\/li>\n<li>Drew shares some of his projects the last 18 months including his involvement with the AHA.<\/li>\n<li>We first discuss the rich history of beer brewing and making beer at home which dates back many thousands of years. As homebrewer\u2019s we are the guardians of brewing and also the training grounds for many thousands of professional brewers.<\/li>\n<li>Drew shares a bit of his story, having started brewing in 1992, and again with a renewed passion in 1999 in Los Angeles.<\/li>\n<li>He explains how home brewing promotes mental wellness and can be good for the soul.<\/li>\n<li>Drew talks about \u201cDefensive Brewing\u201d and how it is still very relevant even in the age of craft brewing because there are still only a small set of beer styles that are commercially viable.<\/li>\n<li>We discuss the homebrewing community, AHA, local clubs and the critical role they play in promoting the hobby.<\/li>\n<li>I ask about the loss of many social gatherings in general post-COVID, and we talk about bringing people back together through homebrew.<\/li>\n<li>Drew talks about how to make brewing less quirky, less technical and more approchable.<\/li>\n<li>He shares his closing thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>iTunes Announcements<\/strong>: I launched a new <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">video channel for the BeerSmith podcast on iTunes<\/a>, so subscribe now! At the moment it will only feature the new widescreen episodes (#75 and up). Older episodes are available on my revamped <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/mrbeersmith\">Youtube channel<\/a>. Also all of my <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\">audio episodes are on iTunes<\/a> now \u2013 so grab the older episodes if you missed any.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"thoughts-on-the-podcast\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thoughts on the Podcast?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leave me a comment below or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/forum\">discussion forum<\/a> to leave a comment in the podcast section there.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"subscribe-to-the-podcast-on-itunes-or-beersmith-radio\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can subscribe to the audio or video using the iTunes links below, or the feed address<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And finally, don\u2019t forget to subscribe to the blog and <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/subscribe\">my newsletter<\/a> (or link at the top of the page) \u2013 to get free weekly articles on home brewing.<\/p>\n<p><!--end responsive_icons--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"529649416c23b5b67554c9e5-text\/javascript\">\n                    (function(d, s, id) {\n                        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n                        if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n                        js = d.createElement(s);\n                        js.id = id;\n                        js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2\";\n                        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n                    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brewing author Drew Beechum joins me this week to discuss homebrewing, his homebrew story, Homebrewcon in Asheville, and the American Homebrewer\u2019s Association. 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