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The Brülosophy Podcast

State Of The Homebrew Industry with Love2brew's Ron Rivers

The Brülosophy Podcast

Marshall Schott

Brew, Brewing, Science, Beer, Leisure, Hobbies

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Not terribly long ago, thirsty folks looking to craft their own tasty beer at home were limited to the supplies they could find at the grocery store or perhaps pick up from a local brewery, if they were lucky enough to live near one. Nowadays, there are homebrew shops in nearly every town offering brewers fresh ingredients, the latest in brewing gear, and a rad place to commune with like-minded others. In this episode, Marshall sits down with Love2brew co-founder, Ron Rivers, to discuss a side of homebrewing that often goes unnoticed. We touch on Ron's experience building and running a successful shop, his thoughts on Big Beer's creep into homebrewing, and some ideas for brewers looking to ensure the hobby stays healthy. | Relevant Articles | The Industry Speaks

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0:00.0

Hey Marshall here to tell you about an incredibly easy way.

0:03.2

Anyone who loves brewing and drinking beer can save a little bit of money.

0:06.4

In addition to supporting everything we do here at Brulosophy,

0:09.4

the American Homebruers Association recently introduced their free Brew Guru mobile app.

0:14.2

It offers a searchable database of homebrew recipes including popular craft beer clones and hundreds

0:18.9

of award-winning recipes from the National Homebrew competition.

0:22.1

What's more, Brew Guru has a searchable map of deals

0:24.8

at breweries, beer bars, and homebrew shops.

0:27.2

Grab the free Brew Guru app for iPhone

0:29.6

and Android devices today

0:31.3

and follow the path to great beer. Back in the early days of home brewing, equipment and ingredients were pretty difficult to find.

0:50.5

In fact, I've heard stories from brewers who would purchase old cans of malt

0:53.6

extract and packets of baker's yeast from the grocery store shelves just so they could make beer.

0:58.4

As people began to realize how much fun brewing beer at home could be, demand for quality increased,

1:03.9

which led to the opening of shops in communities around the world, who focused on supplying

1:08.0

home brewers not only with fresher ingredients into actual brewing gear, but a place to hang out, meet others who shared a passion for beer

1:14.6

and educating people about the brewing process.

1:17.1

Nowadays there are home brew shops sometimes multiple in pretty much every city you go to,

1:21.1

and it's my very strong opinion that these shops are a large part of the reason

1:24.3

home brewing has grown so much and is the rad hobby it is today.

1:28.8

You're listening to the Brullosophy podcast.

1:30.4

I'm your host, Marshallshot, and we're doing something a little bit different in this episode.

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