One of the experiences I trust every home brewer shares is the feeling of awe that comes from

witnessing the conversion of Wirt into beer through the fermentation process.

Even after 15 years, I still get giddy when I see the first signs of airlock activity, a nice fluffy croyson developing

on top of my beer.

The worst is when this takes too long.

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support of the Brulosophy podcast while you're at it. All right, on to the show. In order to make a proper beer, one must use.

In order to make a proper beer, one must use four core ingredients, that's water,

malt, hops, and yeast. Over centuries of brewing, these four ingredients have been used

to create hundreds of styles that vary widely in their range of flavors.

However, for many, this just isn't enough.

Some feel it necessary to adulterate their beer with myriad things from simple to totally bizarre with the goal of

creating something unique. This is the Brulosophy podcast I'm your host

Marshall Schott and joining me on this bruise views episode to discuss our

unabashed opinions about using such adjuncts in beer as contributor

Andy Carter.

It's a funny, you know, when I started getting into craft beer, you know, the crazy hot thing was hops, right?

You think hops and... Yep. H hops have been around forever you know before

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