Dane Volek's guest appearances

Dane Volek

Snacky Tunes

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Podcast

OwlTail

Happy Memorial Day! We are celebrating the official kickoff to summer with a little bit of drinking and a little bit of dancing with our two all new guests. First up, Dane Volek of Anchor Brewing Company chats about home brewing in college and the wonderful concoctions he made, his road to becoming the Head Brewmaster at Anchor Brewing Company, and the concerts he's excited about seeing this summer. Then we are joined by a DJ bud from our DJ days, DJ Lorant, who talks about heading into the city as a teenager, what he learned from those dance floors, and his upcoming party Rockstrap, which happens the first Friday of every month at a RockbarNYC, which you can hit this very Friday!Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from Phaidon, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, www.snackytunes.com for more info.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Snacky Tunes by becoming a member!Snacky Tunes is Powered by Simplecast.

Happy Memorial Day! We are celebrating the official kickoff to summer with a little bit of drinking and a little bit of dancing with our two all new guests. First up, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dane-volek-03aa2555" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dane Volek</a> of <a href="https://www.anchorbrewing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anchor Brewing Company</a> chats about home brewing in college and the wonderful concoctions he made, his road to becoming the Head Brewmaster at Anchor Brewing Company, and the concerts he's excited about seeing this summer. Then we are joined by a DJ bud from our DJ days, <a href="https://www.djlorant.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Lorant</a>, who talks about heading into the city as a teenager, what he learned from those dance floors, and his upcoming party <a href="https://www.rockbarnyc.com/events/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rockstrap</a>, which happens the first Friday of every month at a RockbarNYC, which you can hit this very Friday!<a href="https://bit.ly/2CvHE7v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music</a> (Phaidon), is now on shelves at bookstores around the world. It features 77 of the world’s top chefs who share personal stories of how music has been an important, integral force in their lives. The chefs also give personal recipes and curated playlists too. It’s an anthology of memories, meals and mixtapes. Pick up your copy by ordering directly from <a href="https://www.phaidon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phaidon</a>, or by visiting your local independent bookstore. Visit our site, <a href="http://www.snackytunes.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.snackytunes.com</a> for more info.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Snacky Tunes by <a href="http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">becoming a member</a>!Snacky Tunes is Powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.

Dane Volek (Anchor Brewing Company) & DJ Lorant (Live)

Tom Riley

Anchor Brewmaster Tom Riley has been working on steam beer for a long time—38 years, in fact. He started at Anchor in 1984, decades before craft beer was considered a viable career choice, and has watched the entire industry grow up alongside Anchor. He’s a company man, and in 38 years of brewing, this is the only place he’s brewed. Assistant Brewmaster Dane Volek started at Anchor 14 years ago and, like Riley, has only worked at Anchor. He leads the R&amp;D side of the brewery now, making beers on the smaller brewhouse across the street from the production brewery at Anchor Public Taps, but he shares a similar love of the company and their unique brewing culture. There’s a pride in craft, in the workmanship, and a genuine love of the brewery’s history and sense of place.   The beer they focus on, of course, is the ubiquitous Anchor Steam—brewed with pitched lager yeast, but fermented relatively warm in shallow open top fermenters in a temperature-controlled room but without temperature control in the vessels. It echoes the 1800’s approach to steam beer, but with a focus on sanitation and consistency that those earlier brewers could only dream of. Today, the brewery on the corner of De Haro and Mariposa Streets in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco looks much like it did when Fritz Maytag was actively running the business, strategic production upgrades notwithstanding. And while the neighborhood around it has changed measurably over the past 50 years, the brewery’s flagship beers have not. Some things ought to change, and some things should not.   In this episode, Riley and Volek talk about style, history, and process for the flagship beers that Anchor focuses on—Steam, Porter, and Liberty Ale. Along the way, they discuss:  the historical significance of Steam mechanics of open fermentation employing house yeast across a range of styles and ABVs fermenting with the same yeast under head pressure brewing blended batches with open and closed fermentation the value and importance of the story behind the beer  And more.   This episode is brought to you by:  G&amp;D Chillers (https://gdchillers.com): G&amp;D Chillers’ Engineers are committed to green technology design, while developing a more energy efficient chiller for the brewing industry. Contact G&amp;D Chillers today at gdchillers.com  Probrew (https://www.probrew.com) Check out www.probrew.com for info on patented ProCarb inline carbonation technology, ProFill rotary filling &amp; seaming can fillers, the Alchemator inline alcohol separation system, 7–50bbl Brewhouses and more! Old Orchard (https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer): Looking for innovation in your next beverage break-through? Think outside the purée box and let your brand stand out with Old Orchard's craft concentrate blends. To join the core of Old Orchard's brewing community, learn more at oldorchard.com/brewer  Fermentis (https://fermentis.com): Fermentis, the obvious choice for beverage fermentation, provides brewers large and small with the most complete portfolio of dry lager yeast available anywhere. To learn more, visit Fermentis.com.   Brewmation (https://brewmation.com/cbbpod): Brewmation specializes in electric, steam, and direct fire brew houses, complete cellar solutions, and automated controls for the craft brewing industry. Visit them at brewmation.com/cbbpod to get started. Arryved (https://www.arryved.com): Arryved mobile point of sale powers places with personality. No contracts and no monthly fees make Arryved a no brainer for your craft business. Go to Arryved.com/cbb to set up a free, customized demo.Support Craft Beer &amp; Brewing Magazine Podcast

<a href="https://anchorbrewing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anchor</a> Brewmaster Tom Riley has been working on steam beer for a long time—38 years, in fact. He started at Anchor in 1984, decades before craft beer was considered a viable career choice, and has watched the entire industry grow up alongside Anchor. He’s a company man, and in 38 years of brewing, this is the only place he’s brewed. Assistant Brewmaster Dane Volek started at Anchor 14 years ago and, like Riley, has only worked at Anchor. He leads the R&amp;D side of the brewery now, making beers on the smaller brewhouse across the street from the production brewery at Anchor Public Taps, but he shares a similar love of the company and their unique brewing culture. There’s a pride in craft, in the workmanship, and a genuine love of the brewery’s history and sense of place. The beer they focus on, of course, is the ubiquitous Anchor Steam—brewed with pitched lager yeast, but fermented relatively warm in shallow open top fermenters in a temperature-controlled room but without temperature control in the vessels. It echoes the 1800’s approach to steam beer, but with a focus on sanitation and consistency that those earlier brewers could only dream of. Today, the brewery on the corner of De Haro and Mariposa Streets in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco looks much like it did when Fritz Maytag was actively running the business, strategic production upgrades notwithstanding. And while the neighborhood around it has changed measurably over the past 50 years, the brewery’s flagship beers have not. Some things ought to change, and some things should not. In this episode, Riley and Volek talk about style, history, and process for the flagship beers that Anchor focuses on—Steam, Porter, and Liberty Ale. Along the way, they discuss: <ul> <li>the historical significance of Steam</li> <li>mechanics of open fermentation</li> <li>employing house yeast across a range of styles and ABVs</li> <li>fermenting with the same yeast under head pressure</li> <li>brewing blended batches with open and closed fermentation</li> <li>the value and importance of the story behind the beer</li> </ul> And more. This episode is brought to you by: G&amp;D Chillers (<a href="https://gdchillers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gdchillers.com</a>): G&amp;D Chillers’ Engineers are committed to green technology design, while developing a more energy efficient chiller for the brewing industry. Contact G&amp;D Chillers today at <a href="https://gdchillers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gdchillers.com</a> Probrew (<a href="https://www.probrew.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.probrew.com</a>) Check out <a href="https://www.probrew.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.probrew.com</a> for info on patented ProCarb inline carbonation technology, ProFill rotary filling &amp; seaming can fillers, the Alchemator inline alcohol separation system, 7–50bbl Brewhouses and more! Old Orchard (<a href="https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer</a>): Looking for innovation in your next beverage break-through? Think outside the purée box and let your brand stand out with Old Orchard's craft concentrate blends. To join the core of Old Orchard's brewing community, learn more at <a href="https://www.oldorchard.com/brewer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oldorchard.com/brewer</a> Fermentis (<a href="https://fermentis.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fermentis.com</a>): Fermentis, the obvious choice for beverage fermentation, provides brewers large and small with the most complete portfolio of dry lager yeast available anywhere. To learn more, visit <a href="https://fermentis.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fermentis.com</a>. Brewmation (<a href="https://brewmation.com/cbbpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brewmation.com/cbbpod</a>): Brewmation specializes in electric, steam, and direct fire brew houses, complete cellar solutions, and automated controls for the craft brewing industry. Visit them at <a href="https://brewmation.com/cbbpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brewmation.com/cbbpod</a> to get started. Arryved (<a href="https://www.arryved.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.arryved.com</a>): Arryved mobile point of sale powers places with personality. No contracts and no monthly fees make Arryved a no brainer for your craft business. Go to <a href="https://arryved.com/cbb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arryved.com/cbb</a> to set up a free, customized demo.<a href="https://beerandbrewing.com/subscription/" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Craft Beer &amp; Brewing Magazine Podcast</a>