The Brewing Network
Encyclopedia
The Brewing Network is an Internet radio station, dedicated to homebrewing
and craft beer.
, mead
and wine
making.
The network's original show, "The Sunday Session", follows a "beer entertainment" philosophy that blends beer information and interviews with humorous stories from the brewcasters' personal lives. Live questions submitted by either phone, live chat or email are fielded by the guests and the hosts. It airs Sundays at 5 pm PST
.
Besides the Sunday Session, the Brewing Network produces "The Jamil Show - Can You Brew It?," in which award-winning homebrewers Jamil Zainasheff
and Mike "Tasty" McDole attempt to reproduce popular commercial beers, and "Brew Strong," featuring Jamil Zainasheff
and John Palmer
, a show focusing on the technical and scientific aspects of homebrewing. Debuting on August 26, 2010, The Homebrewed Chef hosted by Sean Paxton is dedicated to cooking with beer and food pairings. Additionally, "Lunch Meet" featuring Justin Crossley and Jason Petros airs at irregular intervals on Fridays at 12:00 pm PST.
In an earlier iteration of the Jamil Show, Jamil Zainasheff and Jonathan Plise focused on individual beer styles as listed in the BJCP style guidelines.
January 16, 2006: "The Jamil Show" premieres, featuring Jamil Zainasheff and Jonathan Plise.
February 3, 2006: "Lunch Meet" premieres, featuring Justin Crossley and Jason "JP" Petros.
May 21, 2006: The "Free FM Brewcast" is first broadcast on 106.9 Free FM in San Francisco as well as a live stream on the Internet. The Free FM show is the first "terrestrial" broadcast for The Brewing Network. The first show was co-hosted by Justin Crossley and Shaun O'Sullivan, brewmaster and co-founder of The 21st Amendment Brewery
in San Francisco; "Doc" also made an appearance.
June 4, 2006: The Brewing Network celebrates its 1st Anniversary live from The 21st Amendment Brewery in San Francisco.
June 23–24, 2006: The Brewing Network broadcasts live from the National Homebrewers Conference in Orlando, Florida.
March 3, 2007: Daniela Perl's last show
June 3, 2007: The Brewing Network's 2nd Anniversary Party live from the Bistro in Hayward, California.
September 9, 2007: 100th Sunday Session broadcast.
October 11–13, 2007: The Brewing Network broadcasts live from the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado as the Official Broadcaster of the GABF.
February 17, 2008: The Brewing Network broadcasts live from the Celebrator Beer News' 20th Anniversary Party at the Oakland Convention Center.
June 14, 2008: The Brewing Network's 3rd Anniversary Party live from Downtown Joe's in Napa, California features a live video feed provided by John Foster of beerschool.com.
June 19–21, 2008: The Brewing Network broadcasts various live shows from the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, including broadcasting the awards ceremony live.
August 4, 2008: "Brew Strong", an amateur brewing geek's must-listen show premieres, featuring Jamil Zainasheff
and John Palmer
.
December 26, 2008: The last CBS Brewcast airs on 1550AM in San Francisco.
February 2, 2009: Jamil and Plise complete all the "styles" on "The Jamil Show". The last true styles show features Australian Sparkling Ale.
February 16, 2009: The newly formatted Jamil Show, "Can You Brew It?", co-hosted by Mike "Tasty" McDole, debuts.
June 17, 2009: The Brewing Network's 4th Anniversary Party live from Linden St. Brewery.
June 16, 2010: The Brewing Network's 5th Anniversary Party and Northern Brewer's 17th Anniversary live from Northern Brewer World HQ in Roseville, Minnesota.
August 26, 2010: The Homebrewed Chef hosted by Sean Z. Paxton debuts.
Homebrewing
Homebrewing is the brewing of beer, wine, sake, mead, cider, perry and other beverages through fermentation on a small scale as a hobby for personal consumption, free distribution at social gatherings, amateur brewing competitions or other non-commercial reasons...
and craft beer.
Overview
The Brewing Network (The BN) produces internet-based live radio shows focusing on homebrewing and general craft beer interest, which are subsequently made available as Podcasts. The BN frequently features interviews with well-known (and well-respected) figures in both the homebrewing and craft brewing world, as well as experts in ciderCider
Cider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...
, mead
Mead
Mead , also called honey wine, is an alcoholic beverage that is produced by fermenting a solution of honey and water. It may also be produced by fermenting a solution of water and honey with grain mash, which is strained immediately after fermentation...
and wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
making.
The network's original show, "The Sunday Session", follows a "beer entertainment" philosophy that blends beer information and interviews with humorous stories from the brewcasters' personal lives. Live questions submitted by either phone, live chat or email are fielded by the guests and the hosts. It airs Sundays at 5 pm PST
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
.
Besides the Sunday Session, the Brewing Network produces "The Jamil Show - Can You Brew It?," in which award-winning homebrewers Jamil Zainasheff
Jamil Zainasheff
Jamil Zainasheff is an American internet radio host and author on the topic of homebrewing.-Biography:Jamil Zainasheff has worked as a software engineer. He lives in Elk Grove, California, USA. Zainasheff started homebrewing in 1999, and was awarded the prestigious Ninkasi Award in 2004 and 2007....
and Mike "Tasty" McDole attempt to reproduce popular commercial beers, and "Brew Strong," featuring Jamil Zainasheff
Jamil Zainasheff
Jamil Zainasheff is an American internet radio host and author on the topic of homebrewing.-Biography:Jamil Zainasheff has worked as a software engineer. He lives in Elk Grove, California, USA. Zainasheff started homebrewing in 1999, and was awarded the prestigious Ninkasi Award in 2004 and 2007....
and John Palmer
John J. Palmer
John J. Palmer is the author of the self published book, How to Brew and an active member of the homebrewing community.Palmer began writing How to Brew in 1995. The website The Real Beer Page hosted the first edition of the book at howtobrew.com. Palmer self-published a print edition of How to Brew...
, a show focusing on the technical and scientific aspects of homebrewing. Debuting on August 26, 2010, The Homebrewed Chef hosted by Sean Paxton is dedicated to cooking with beer and food pairings. Additionally, "Lunch Meet" featuring Justin Crossley and Jason Petros airs at irregular intervals on Fridays at 12:00 pm PST.
In an earlier iteration of the Jamil Show, Jamil Zainasheff and Jonathan Plise focused on individual beer styles as listed in the BJCP style guidelines.
History
June 5, 2005: The Brewing Network broadcasts its first show, "The Sunday Live Show," via a live streaming broadcast on the Internet. It featured Justin Crossley and Jonathan Plise.January 16, 2006: "The Jamil Show" premieres, featuring Jamil Zainasheff and Jonathan Plise.
February 3, 2006: "Lunch Meet" premieres, featuring Justin Crossley and Jason "JP" Petros.
May 21, 2006: The "Free FM Brewcast" is first broadcast on 106.9 Free FM in San Francisco as well as a live stream on the Internet. The Free FM show is the first "terrestrial" broadcast for The Brewing Network. The first show was co-hosted by Justin Crossley and Shaun O'Sullivan, brewmaster and co-founder of The 21st Amendment Brewery
21st Amendment Brewery
21st Amendment Brewery is a restaurant and brewery located in the South Park neighborhood of San Francisco, California, two blocks from AT&T Park. The brewery's name refers to the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which ended Prohibition....
in San Francisco; "Doc" also made an appearance.
June 4, 2006: The Brewing Network celebrates its 1st Anniversary live from The 21st Amendment Brewery in San Francisco.
June 23–24, 2006: The Brewing Network broadcasts live from the National Homebrewers Conference in Orlando, Florida.
March 3, 2007: Daniela Perl's last show
June 3, 2007: The Brewing Network's 2nd Anniversary Party live from the Bistro in Hayward, California.
September 9, 2007: 100th Sunday Session broadcast.
October 11–13, 2007: The Brewing Network broadcasts live from the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado as the Official Broadcaster of the GABF.
February 17, 2008: The Brewing Network broadcasts live from the Celebrator Beer News' 20th Anniversary Party at the Oakland Convention Center.
June 14, 2008: The Brewing Network's 3rd Anniversary Party live from Downtown Joe's in Napa, California features a live video feed provided by John Foster of beerschool.com.
June 19–21, 2008: The Brewing Network broadcasts various live shows from the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, including broadcasting the awards ceremony live.
August 4, 2008: "Brew Strong", an amateur brewing geek's must-listen show premieres, featuring Jamil Zainasheff
Jamil Zainasheff
Jamil Zainasheff is an American internet radio host and author on the topic of homebrewing.-Biography:Jamil Zainasheff has worked as a software engineer. He lives in Elk Grove, California, USA. Zainasheff started homebrewing in 1999, and was awarded the prestigious Ninkasi Award in 2004 and 2007....
and John Palmer
John J. Palmer
John J. Palmer is the author of the self published book, How to Brew and an active member of the homebrewing community.Palmer began writing How to Brew in 1995. The website The Real Beer Page hosted the first edition of the book at howtobrew.com. Palmer self-published a print edition of How to Brew...
.
December 26, 2008: The last CBS Brewcast airs on 1550AM in San Francisco.
February 2, 2009: Jamil and Plise complete all the "styles" on "The Jamil Show". The last true styles show features Australian Sparkling Ale.
February 16, 2009: The newly formatted Jamil Show, "Can You Brew It?", co-hosted by Mike "Tasty" McDole, debuts.
June 17, 2009: The Brewing Network's 4th Anniversary Party live from Linden St. Brewery.
June 16, 2010: The Brewing Network's 5th Anniversary Party and Northern Brewer's 17th Anniversary live from Northern Brewer World HQ in Roseville, Minnesota.
August 26, 2010: The Homebrewed Chef hosted by Sean Z. Paxton debuts.
Cast
- Justin "Brewcaster J" Crossley - co-founder, host, board operator
- Dr. Scott "Doc" Lothamer - resident homebrewing expert (Sunday Session)
- Jamil ZainasheffJamil ZainasheffJamil Zainasheff is an American internet radio host and author on the topic of homebrewing.-Biography:Jamil Zainasheff has worked as a software engineer. He lives in Elk Grove, California, USA. Zainasheff started homebrewing in 1999, and was awarded the prestigious Ninkasi Award in 2004 and 2007....
- host, style expert (Jamil Show, Brew Strong) - Jason "JP" Petros - co-host (Sunday Session, Lunch Meet)
- Mike "Tasty" McDole - resident homebrew expert (Sunday Session, Jamil Show)
- Beverly "Beevo" Moore - chat moderator (Sunday Session, 2007–present)
- John PalmerJohn J. PalmerJohn J. Palmer is the author of the self published book, How to Brew and an active member of the homebrewing community.Palmer began writing How to Brew in 1995. The website The Real Beer Page hosted the first edition of the book at howtobrew.com. Palmer self-published a print edition of How to Brew...
- co-host (Brew Strong, 2008–present) - Scott "Moscow" Moskowitz - producer (FreeFM show, Sunday Session, 2007-present)
- Jonathan Plise - co-founder, co-host (Sunday Session, Jamil Show, 2005–2009)
- Daniela Perl - chat moderator, co-host (Sunday Session, 2005–2007)
- Chad "Shat" Moshier - producer (2005 - 2010)
- Shaun "Sully" O'Sullivan - co-host (FreeFM show, 2006–2008)
Current lineup
The Brewing Network currently broadcasts multiple live shows via the Internet streaming audio. When no live show is being performed, past shows are re-broadcast on the Internet stream. The shows currently in rotation (as of November 24, 2009) are listed below.- The Session - Live show broadcast at 5pm Pacific time most Sundays
- The Jamil Show Can You Brew It?, broadcast live on a mixed schedule, re-aired and archived every other Monday.
- Brew Strong - The everything-you-could-ever-want-to-know-about-beer show, broadcast live on a mixed schedule, re-aired and archived on Mondays, alternating with "The Jamil Show."
- The Home Brewed Chef, broadcast monthly on Thursday evenings.
- Lunch Meet - Live show broadcast at noon Pacific, rarely, but always on Fridays