{"podcast":{"title":"Respecting the Beer","slug":"respecting-the-beer-6821210","podcast_index_feed_id":6821210,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/respect-the-beer/","website_url":"https://www.mcfleshmans.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/9e922732-823a-4ed3-93f3-4fc912b29965/ErWE9ykdCHFgMlLM5VPBOx1q.jpg","author":"McFleshman's Brewing Co","episode_count":119,"summary":"The smartest podcast for nerdy brewers and beer lovers in under thirty minutes. Hosted by owners of McFleshman's Brewing Co, Bobby and Allison Fleshman with special apparances from Ciceron and historian, Joel Hermansen. Kept on subject by Gary Arndt, host of Everything Everywhere Daily. In our first few episodes, we cover the origins of McFleshman's brewery and brew master, Bobby Fleshman. While studying for a PhD in astrophysics, Bobby fell in love with homebrewing. After consistently winning brewing competitions, he and his wife Allison decided to start a brewery with a different type of experience. Thus McFleshman's was born! Other topics covered include: craft brewing, the chemical make up of beer, the differences between the huge variety of beers, how color affects beer's taste, homebrewing, starting a brewery, why beer get's skunked, the origins of hops, the business of brewing, Benedictine Monk's effect on brewing, Hildegard of Bingen, Charlie Bamforth, Louis Pasteur, contract brewing, remote beer pumping, getting a business loan, brewery operations, creating stand operating procedures, Sierra Nevada Brewing, brewing collaboration, Dry January, Reinhehtsgebot, beer history,…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T22:20:48.192449+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210"},"episode":{"title":"Jamil Zainasheff on Homebrew Mastery, BJCP Styles & Medal-Winning Recipes","slug":"jamil-zainasheff-on-homebrew-mastery-bjcp-styles-medal-winning-recipes","published_at":"2026-03-05T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/jamil-zainasheff-on-homebrew-mastery-bjcp-styles-medal-winning-recipes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210","url":"https://respect-the-beer.captivate.fm/episode/jamil-zainasheff-1","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/94f99c4d-f026-4d80-abe2-230cb81c38f5.mp3","summary":"We welcome award-winning homebrewer, author, professional brewer, and Heretic Brewing founder Jamil Zainasheff to the show! Jamil shares how he began brewing, the importance of BJCP styles, and some of his early brewing challenges. Part 1 of 2. Start homebrewing with Mr. Malty! https://www.mrmalty.com/ PATREON SUPPORT patreon.com/respectingthebeerpodcast Uncut episodes with bonus content Access to exclusive beers Access to 50-minute video tour of McFleshman's FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/respectingthebeer QUESTIONS? Email us at respectingthebeer@gmail.com -- CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to Respecting the Beer! 01:02 Jamil Zainascheff 02:59 Brewing Network Era 06:00 Medals and Mastery 09:42 Style Guide Deep Dive 12:23 Schwarzbier Misfire 15:36 Why Styles Matter 18:52 Hardest and Best Beers 25:25 Going Pro with Heretic 26:26 Support us on Patreon! -- CREDITS Hosts: Bobby Fleshman - https://www.mcfleshmans.com/ Allison Fleshman -https://www.instagram.com/mcfleshmans/ Joel Hermansen Gary Ardnt - https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Music by Sarah Lynn Huss - https://www.facebook.com/kevin.huss.52/ Recorded & Produced by David Kalsow - https://davidkalsow.com/ Brought to you by McFleshman's Brewing Co","meta_description":"We welcome award-winning homebrewer, author, professional brewer, and Heretic Brewing founder Jamil Zainasheff to the show! Jamil shares how he began brew…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1622,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/respecting-the-beer-6821210/episodes/jamil-zainasheff-on-homebrew-mastery-bjcp-styles-medal-winning-recipes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/respecting-the-beer-6821210/jamil-zainasheff-on-homebrew-mastery-bjcp-styles-medal-winning-recipes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}