{"id":7067191,"date":"2026-09-26T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/twelvenote-brewing-with-bryan-pietrzak-beersmith-podcast-345-beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T06:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:00:33","slug":"twelvenote-brewing-with-bryan-pietrzak-beersmith-podcast-345-beersmith-home-brewing-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7067191","title":{"rendered":"Twelvenote Brewing with Bryan Pietrzak \u2013 BeerSmith Podcast #345 \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\">Bryan Pietrzak, co-founder of Twelvenote Brewing joins me this week to discuss his new brewery, beer design, and trends in Craft beer.<\/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-345-Twelvenote.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-345-Twelvenote.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=\"Twelvenote Brewing with Bryan Pietrzak - BeerSmith Podcast #345\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V4Gv7rHnnY0?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 (43:06)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This week I welcome Bryan Pietrzak, co-founder and Brewmaster at Twelvenote Brewing in Bridgeport, CT. Bryan is a former machinist, welder and touring drummer for a rock band. He is also a Siebel Institute graduate, who founded Twelvenote in 2025.<\/li>\n<li>We start with a bit of Bryan\u2019s background and how he got into brewing.<\/li>\n<li>Bryan tells us about Twelvenote which corresponds to the notes on the scale and how that fits into his music-driven brewery.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about how Twelvenote is different from other breweries.<\/li>\n<li>Bryan shares his philosophy on recipe development and how he designs a new beer from scratch.<\/li>\n<li>We discuss bringing a beer from a concept into full production, including scaling a recipe up from pilot to brewery size batches.<\/li>\n<li>Bryan gives us an example of a popular beer and how it was developed over time.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about some of his most popular offerings including Hazy, his lower alcohol beer line and new lagers.<\/li>\n<li>He shares some unique ingredients and techniques he has used<\/li>\n<li>We discuss opening a Craft brewery in what is a very competitive and declining overall Craft market<\/li>\n<li>Bryan shares his web site, location and where you can find his beers<\/li>\n<li>Bryan gives us 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\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryan Pietrzak, co-founder of Twelvenote Brewing joins me this week to discuss his new brewery, beer design, and trends in Craft beer. 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