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BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast

Podcast · beersmith.com/content · EN
Hosted by Brad Smith

BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast, hosted by Brad Smith, covers home brewing, beer styles, ingredients and brewing equipment through interviews with brewers and industry figures. The show has 300 episodes released roughly every 18 days, with a median length of about 46 minutes. Estimated downloads per episode are 3,000 to 8,000, implying a rate of about $60 to $200 per episode.

Why brands sponsor BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast

A 300-episode home brewing show with an engaged, expert listener base

  • Apple Podcasts shows 411 ratings with a 4.4 average, a sign of an attentive audience.
  • Long-form interviews with recognised brewers and authors run around 45 minutes per episode.
  • Listeners are hobbyist and craft brewers who buy equipment, ingredients and supplies.
Best forbrewing equipment and ingredientsfermentation and yeast productshomebrew software and kits
Watch forDownload estimates are inferred from ratings, and the show publishes biweekly rather than weekly.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Food & Drink80%
Hobbies & Interests15%
Business & Finance5%
Formats
interview, expert discussion
Tone
educational, conversational
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
40 to 55 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent35/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment80/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode3k–8k
Estimated, confidence 60%: 411 Apple ratings suggest the 200 to 1,000 band, shifted for a 300-episode back catalogue and a high Podcast Index popularity score, with the show's age reducing the rating-to-download ratio.
Audience asks abouthow to brew specific beer styleswhich ingredients or yeasts to usehow to start a home or commercial brewery
Age
10%18-24
25%25-34
30%35-44
35%45+
Gender
20%women
80%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States60%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom10%
🇨🇦 Canada8%
🇦🇺 Australia5%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
BeerSmith
Categories promoted
home brewing software, brewing equipment
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed; the website links to BeerSmith Software and BeerSmith Recipes as the publisher's own properties.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Episode titles cover brewing and beer styles with no flagged content; alcohol production is the subject, though the show is not explicit.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 72 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks14 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks6 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 8 days ago, a new one about every 18 days.

Home Brewing and How to Brew Podcast for Beer Brewers
BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast's own show description from the podcast feed

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About BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast

BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast is a long-running show about home brewing, beer styles, ingredients and equipment. It is published by Brad Smith and Friends and presented on the BeerSmith website, which describes the show as featuring full episodes with show notes and articles on homebrewing. Episodes are interviews and discussions with brewers, authors and industry figures, typically running around 45 minutes.

The show has 300 episodes and is updated roughly every two to three weeks, according to the Apple Podcasts listing. The Apple Podcasts page shows 411 ratings with a 4.4 average. Audience size is not published; based on these ratings and the back catalogue, downloads per episode are estimated at 3,000 to 8,000, and this is an estimate rather than a reported figure. The audience is likely homebrewers and craft beer enthusiasts, mostly in the United States.

No sponsors were seen in the feed. Based on the estimate, a host-read mid-roll would cost about $60 to $200 per episode. The show suits equipment, ingredient and fermentation brands looking for a niche, engaged audience.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast

How much does BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on an estimated 3,000 to 8,000 downloads per episode, a host-read mid-roll is estimated at about $60 to $200 per episode. These rates are estimates derived from Apple Podcasts ratings, not published prices.

What is BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast about?

The show covers home brewing and beer styles through interviews with brewers and industry figures. Episodes cover ingredients, yeasts, equipment and brewing techniques, with about 300 episodes so far.

How do I contact BeerSmith Home and Beer Brewing Podcast about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80, and boosted shows can be booked through Starbooked. The publisher's contact page is on the BeerSmith website.

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