Category: Homebrewing

  • My professional background is in live television production. If you know anything about live television once it happens its happened….there is no turning back. I like doing things right the first time, then being able to sit back and enjoy. So when it comes to beer post ferment I rarely doing anything else to the…

  • Recently the man himself, Vinnie from Russian River, gave Embrace the Funk a few minutes out of his ultra busy schedule to answer a few questions. I’m a big fan of the Russian River line up and what Vinnie’s brewery has done for the American Craft Beer scene so this is quite a treat from…

  • Beer Must Be Sick To Be Stronger After Awesome words spoken by Jean Van Roy of Cantillon that every brewer of sour beers should know. What happens when a beer gets sick? To quote Dr. Evil “It got weird didn’t it?” That is what happens when a beer goes sick…. It gets weird. The awesome…

  • Quick post…. I’ll be giving a presentation on beer color at the Beer 101 tent during the night session. I’m also bringing a few bottles of sours to share at the Music City Brewers homebrewing club tent. Stop by to try some of the funk.

  • Brewing a beer for a special occasion or life event is always fun. When my daughter was born last year I wanted to brew something different and something that would not only keep until she turns 21 but hopefully get better. I decided to brew an Old Ale but of course because I am me…