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Fixing Foamy Beer, Frozen Fruit Tips, & Easy Hop Subs

Homebrew Happy Hour

Release Date: 05/07/2026

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Homebrew Happy Hour

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Is it oddly cold for May wherever you're listening from? Dude, it's been like 58 here this whole week. I'm not complaining because I love it! Anyway - welcome back, my friends, to another jam-packed episode. This week, our good friend, Lorena Evans, is joining me to tackle your questions and to humor me and my ADHD. I had a blast and I'm sure you will too!

Thank you so much for tuning into the Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!... THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

A NOT SO SUBTLE REMINDER:

If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! --  https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635

On Today's Show:

Fixing Foamy Beer, Frozen Fruit Tips, & Easy Hop Subs

00:00:00 - 00:19:05 Patreon & Small Talk
00:19:06 - 00:39:33 Troubleshooting Foamy Beer from a Keg
00:39:34 - 00:48:47 Brewing a Blueberry Beer
00:48:48 - 01:03:58 Choosing/Substituting Hops

Links for this episode:
Fermzilla Allrounder: https://morebeer.com/products/fermzilla-rounder-pressure-brewing-kit-159-gal-60/index?a_aid=HomebrewHappyHour
CellarScience Premium Dry Yeast: https://morebeer.com/collections/cellarscience/index?a_aid=HomebrewHappyHour
FLOTit 2.0: https://amzn.to/3NhMRnC

We want to hear from you!

If you have a question that you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, please click on the “Submit a Question” link at the top of our website or you can now call in your questions via our questions hotline @ 325-305-6107 and leave your message after the beep.

Let us know what you think and enjoy the show!

cheers,

joshua

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Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Hops Direct! Family owned and operated, Hops Direct provides a wide variety of hop selection and ships directly to your door. Learn more by visiting https://hopsdirect.com/?utm_source=HHH&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=HHH+link

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