Big Monster Brewing

Big Monster Brewing is Matt’s homebrewing audio journal. Each episode follows a beer from planning to brew day, kegging and tasting, ups and downs included, and Matt always learns something new. Since 2016 that has meant everything from Halloween Horror Nights event beers and a fruit punch mead to a pale ale brewed with Florida-grown hops. It also includes an Amburana-aged Wee Heavy made for a charity event.

Start here:
• Carniv-ale of Carnage: an early Halloween Horror Nights event beer
• Florida Hop Pale Ale: brewed with hops from UF/IFAS for the Brewers Anonymous club
• Sweet Charity Amburana Aged Wee Heavy: an extra-long special episode

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Big Monster Brewing – Sweet Charity Amburana Aged Wee Heavy

Matt brews the most complex beer he's ever made, Sweet Charity, an Amburana-aged Wee Heavy, for Taste! Central Florida. Brewers Anonymous is the first homebrew club ever invited to pour at the charity event, which benefits the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida and Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Follow it from dusting off three-year-old gas-boil gear through a reiterated mash in the Anvil Foundry, a two-hour boil, bourbon-soaked Amburana spirals on fishing line and a final tasting, plus how the night itself went.

Big Monster Brewing – WTH???

In the episode, Matt starts preparing for the 2025 Craft Ber Festival season AND an upcoming limited series for Big Monster Brewing. This episode’s beer features a single hop varietal...