Favorite Beer, Favorite Gear, & Happy New Year! – Ep. 459

Happy new year, my favorite people! If you’re here, tuning into the show, then that makes you one of my favorite people on the planet. I do have to warn you though – I am doing this week’s episode SOLO because of the holiday. Regardless, that just means I have nobody to keep me in line or reign me in when I digress… FUN FUN FUN! So, buckle up for 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: Favorite Beer, Favorite Gear, & Happy New Year 00:00:00 – 00:010:46 Sponsors & Small Talk00:10:47 – 00:56:53 Trub Club Batches We Brewed in 202500:56:54 – 01:09:54 The Homebrewing Gear We Used in 202501:09:55 – 01:18:32 Looking Forward to 2026 Links for this episode:Grainfather G40 Electric All-in-One – https://us.grainfather.com/products/g40-brewing-systemVEVOR electric kettle – https://amzn.to/3Yi9fzaFermzilla 15.9g All Rounder – https://morebeer.com/products/fermzilla-rounder-pressure-brewing-kit-159-gal-60SPUNDIT Jellyfish Spunding Valve – https://homebrewerlab.com/spundit-30-jellyfish.htmlFLOTit 2.0 Floating Dip Tube – https://amzn.to/49xn5nDFrigidaire used for my Keezer – https://www.bestbuy.com/product/frigidaire-14-8-cu-ft-chest-freezer-white/J7CJ3RSS3PCMB Flow Control Event Faucet – https://www.kegconnection.com/fa320-kc-cmb-flow-control-event-or-party-faucet.htmlKegs for Homebrewing – https://www.kegconnection.com/kegs.html 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 ———————– https://www.kegconnection.com/ Each and every episode is made possible by Kegconnection.com! Build the kegerator or keezer of your dreams using Kegconnection.com’s unique customizable product options that allows you to get exactly what you need. Kegconnection.com also stocks products and solutions for kegging kits, draft systems, hardware, components, cleaning and much much more. Kegconnection.com has been operating for more than 18 years in the industry and has established expertise and superior customer service. ————————– Thank you to our show’s sponsor, Imperial Yeast, for supporting us and the homebrewing community. Learn more about why we LOVE Imperial Yeast by checking out their entire line, available at https://www.imperialyeast.com/ ————————– 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 ————————– This episode is brought to you by, Muntons Malts – a company that is passionate about providing premium malts to brewers worldwide. YOU can experience the difference Muntons offers by joining a recipe receiving tier of our Trub Club because every kit that ships out now includes premium Muntons Malt, join at https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour ————————– Become a Patron!  Reminder that these episodes are ultimately made possible because of YOUR support. Consider becoming a member of our TRUB CLUB via our Patreon page and receive perks such as merch, exclusive group access and content, recipes, and some tiers even get monthly recipe kits mailed to you! https://www.patreon.com/HomebrewHappyHour #homebrewing #homebrewers #craftbeer #beer #brewing #craftbrew #kolsch #webcast #show