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Om podden
Basic Brewing Radio is a weekly show about craft beverages and brewing them in your own home. We take the mystery and fear out of brewing the best beer in the world. Look for our podcast in the iTunes Music Store – it’s free!
The podcast Basic Brewing Radio is created by James Spencer. The podcast and the artwork on this page are embedded on this page using the public podcast feed (RSS).
Avsnitt
04-24-25 - 2025 American Craft Sake Festival
23 april 2025 |
44 min
James heads to his hometown of Hot Springs, Arkansas, to sample sake at a national gathering of sake brewers.
04-10-25 - Maple Sap Beer and Low-Tech Brewing Up North
9 april 2025 |
52 min
Homebrewer Allan Debertin talks to us about brewing a beer with maple sap and how he uses low-tech brewing techniques to deal with the chilly Canadian temps.
04-03-25 - Springtime Beer Styles
2 april 2025 |
46 min
Chris Colby joins James to suggest some deliciously drinkable beer styles to take us into warmer weather.
03-27-25 - Recipe Development, UK Triple IPA
26 mars 2025 |
51 min
James seeks help from Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Swim University and Josh Secaur from Gambit Brewing to formulate two lagers - one small and refreshing, the other giant and hoppy.
03-20-25 - Rice and Koji with NA Beers
19 mars 2025 |
51 min
Dr. Scott Lafontaine and Dr. Christian Schubert from the University of Arkansas talk about their research using rice to improve the character and efficiency of non-alcohol beers.
03-13-25 - Springtime Bock
12 mars 2025 |
39 min
James is joined by Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing and author Chris Colby as they taste a delicious bock and roll the next Mash Your Luck challenge.
03-06-25 - Supermoon Beer Company
5 mars 2025 |
70 min
Rob Brennan from Supermoon Beer Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, joins James and Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing to talk about mixed fermentation in barrels.
02-27-25 - Gary Glass on Left Hand and the AHA
26 februari 2025 |
53 min
Gary Glass returns to talk about his job as head brewer at Left Hand Brewing in Longmont, Colorado, and founding board member of the newly-independent American Homebrewers Association.
02-20-25 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery
19 februari 2025 |
54 min
Our good friend, Desiree Knott, introduces us to her new boss – Alex Long of Dancing Skeleton Meadery in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. We sample two of their delicious traditional meads.
02-13-25 - A Prairie Homebrewer Companion
12 februari 2025 |
51 min
Scott Housel shares his dark, tart, rhubarb and cherry beer with a bit of something extra. He also takes the Mash Your Luck challenge for another round.
02-06-25 - Brown Forest and Malty Bock
5 februari 2025 |
59 min
James, Adam Ross from Twin Span, homebrewer Scott Housel, and author Chris Colby taste a tart Brown Forest Light and formulate the recipe for a big, malty Bock.
01-30-25 - Two Mile Brewing Brand New Key
29 januari 2025 |
60 min
James and Steve finally get to sample delicious beers from Two Mile Brewing in Leadville, Colorado, with brewer Sean Terrill - including his Mash Your Luck challenge.
01-23-25 - Catching Up with Bob
22 januari 2025 |
52 min
Our good friend, Bob Stempski, has a spirited conversation with James about taking his brewing to the next level.
01-16-25 - Brian Brennfoerder of West Mountain
15 januari 2025 |
56 min
James and Steve share beers and conversation with brewer Brian Brennfoerder, who comes to professional brewing having only started homebrewing less than a year ago.
01-09-25 - Recipe Development, Brown Forest Light
8 januari 2025 |
45 min
Chris Colby helps James formulate the recipe for a small, brown beer with German influences.
01-02-25 - Dark Beers for New Years
1 januari 2025 |
56 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares two dark and delicious beers on opposite ends of the ABV scale.
12-19-24 - Annual Disaster Show
18 december 2024 |
134 min
James and Steve read letters of brewing gone wrong by listeners from around the world.
12-12-24 - Tasting Grape Ales
11 december 2024 |
52 min
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares a series of tart and tasty hybrid beers made with wine kit must as an ingredient.
12-05-24 - American Weiss Beer
4 december 2024 |
67 min
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing shares a tart historical American beer style as his response to the Mash Your Luck challenge.
11-21-24 - Recipe Development, Hoppy Belgian Golden
20 november 2024 |
40 min
Author Chris Colby joins James to formulate a recipe for a Strong Belgian Golden Ale with notes of tropical fruity hops.
11-14-24 - La Cerveza Oscura del Mundo
13 november 2024 |
56 min
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing, homebrewer Scott Housel, and author Chris Colby taste two beers James brewed to meet his Mash Your Luck challenge: a starter Pilsner and a huge, dark beer with south-of-the-border influences.
11-07-24 - Pro-Curious Roundtable
6 november 2024 |
66 min
Four professional brewers from across the United States answer listener questions about going pro in today's craft beer world.
10-31-24 - Inland Empire Mash Your Luck Competition
30 oktober 2024 |
78 min
Members of the Inland Empire Homebrew Club pit six delicious beers against each other in the first ever Mash Your Luck competition.
10-24-24 - Beers with Detlef, Part 2
23 oktober 2024 |
47 min
In the second part of a conversation on Steve Wilkes' porch, we talk to native Bavarian Detlef Koertge about his homebrewing and more on German beer culture. Steve's son, Chase, also chats about beers in NYC.
10-17-24 - Beers with Detlef
16 oktober 2024 |
51 min
We sit on Steve Wilkes' porch to have beers and conversation with Detlef Koertge, a homebrewer with roots in Bavaria.
10-10-24 - Recipe Development, Peppermint Mocha Stout
9 oktober 2024 |
64 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing help James compare his two Honey IPAs, and the group brainstorm on a recipe for Matt's holiday beer.
10-03-24 - Recipe Development, Dark "World" Beer
2 oktober 2024 |
51 min
Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, helps James formulate a giant lager with advanced brewing techniques.
09-26-24 - Tasting "Malt Liquor"
25 september 2024 |
52 min
James shares his Mash Your Luck "Malt Liquor" with Chris Colby, Adam Ross, and Scott Housel. He rolls the dice again for another challenging beer.
09-19-24 - Lichtenhainer
18 september 2024 |
51 min
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares his tart and smoky interpretation of a delicious Historical German beer.
09-12-24 - A Taste of Honey IPA and Matt's MYL
11 september 2024 |
54 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to taste his Honey IPA and to plan the next version. Matt also takes the Mash Your Luck challenge.
09-05-24 - Tour of Terpenes
4 september 2024 |
60 min
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing shares four beers brewed with terpenes – three with hop terpenes, and one with terpenes from hops' wacky cousin. Scott Housel helps James sample.
08-22-24 - Steve's Black Braggot
21 augusti 2024 |
56 min
James is joined by Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing, Scott Housel, and Steve Wilkes as they taste Steve's Mash Your Luck braggot.
08-15-24 - Two Mile Brewing Company
14 augusti 2024 |
49 min
Sean Terrill of Two Mile Brewing Company in Leadville, Colorado, talks about serving tourists at the highest altitude brewery in the country and takes his chances at Mash Your Luck.
08-08-24 - Smoke and Wine Beers
7 augusti 2024 |
53 min
Scott Housel asks James, along with Adam Ross and Austin Wadkins of Twin Span Brewing, for advice on brewing two fun and obscure beers.
08-01-24 - What Is Lager?
31 juli 2024 |
56 min
Peter Symons, author of True Blue Brews - The Origins of Australian Beer, seeks a looser definition of "lager."
07-25-24 - Inland Empire Brewers Mash Your Luck
24 juli 2024 |
45 min
Jason Dunn and Doug Walker from the Inland Empire Brewers homebrew club in California let fate choose the parameters for an upcoming competition.
07-18-24 - Recipe Development, Honey IPA
17 juli 2024 |
47 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing Company join James to taste his Double IPA and formulate another hoppy kveik beer.
07-11-24 - Mash Your Luck Malt Liquor
10 juli 2024 |
48 min
Chris Colby joins James to taste the Fruit Stout pasteurization experiment and to formulate a big American Malt Liquor.
06-27-24 - Mash Your Luck Partigyle Stouts
26 juni 2024 |
54 min
Scott Housel shares two beers - one big and one small - based on the Mash Your Luck challenge of Steve Wilkes.
06-20-24 - White IPA Roundup
19 juni 2024 |
56 min
James is joined by Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Swim University and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing in St. Paul, Minnesota, as they compare their White IPAs.
06-13-24 - Recipe Development, Pasteurized Fruit Stout
12 juni 2024 |
49 min
Chris Colby and Steve Wilkes join James to taste Steve's Kölsch and to formulate an experimental beer using pasteurization to preserve fruit flavor.
06-06-24 - Recipe Development, Double IPA
5 juni 2024 |
53 min
Matt Giovanisci and Josh Secaur join James to formulate a big, hoppy beer and to sample homebrew from Matt.
05-30-24 - Keg Fill Priming Experiment
29 maj 2024 |
35 min
James and Steve evaluate an experiment adding priming sugar to beers bottled from a keg.
05-23-24 - Sapwood Cellars Hoppy Sours
22 maj 2024 |
66 min
Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, shares three hoppy sours and tips on working with hops, barrels, and blending.
05-16-24 - Rice Malting Experiment
15 maj 2024 |
42 min
Scott Lafontaine, flavor chemist and assistant professor in food science at the University of Arkansas, shares ground-breaking research in malting rice for brewing.
05-09-24 - Saison - Pale Ale Split Batch
8 maj 2024 |
51 min
Homebrewer Scott Housell shares his experiment that split a wort into a Saison and a hoppy Pale Ale. Adam Ross of Twin Span also talks about CBC in Vegas.
05-02-24 - Recipe Development, White IPA
1 maj 2024 |
59 min
James gets together with Matt from Brew Cabin and Josh from Gambit Brewing to formulate a 100% Wheat Raw White IPA.
04-25-24 - Recipe Development, Bochet Braggot
24 april 2024 |
41 min
Steve Wilkes joins James to formulate a recipe for a big, black, bitter British Braggot.
04-18-24 - Recipe Development, Kölsch
17 april 2024 |
32 min
Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, joins James to taste the Hoppy Raw Ale and to formulate a Kölsch for Steve Wilkes.
04-11-24 - Recipe Development, Hoppy Raw Ale
10 april 2024 |
45 min
Chris Colby joins James to taste their Belgian Single and to formulate a Hoppy Raw Ale.
04-04-24 - Whirlpool Hopping Experiment
3 april 2024 |
53 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares a whirlpool hopping experiment in his quest to brew the perfect hazy IPA.
03-28-24 - Mead Hop Sampler
27 mars 2024 |
53 min
Garrett Freeman from Man Made Mead shares a mead hop sampler with James and Steve that shows off five tasty hops.
03-21-24 - Mash Your Luck and Food Safety
20 mars 2024 |
43 min
Scott Housel shares his Mash Your Luck beer with Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing and James, and they talk about food safety with low- and non-alcohol beers.
03-14-24 - Recipe Development, Saison
13 mars 2024 |
54 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to taste the Fresca Shandler and formulate a saison recipe.
03-07-24 - American Craft Sake Festival
6 mars 2024 |
45 min
Ben Bell of Origami Sake gives James a tour of the tasting tent at the annual gathering of the North American sake industry.
02-29-24 - Tasting Bru Club Mash Your Luck
28 februari 2024 |
73 min
Haven Schultz joins James and Steve as they taste the beers of Bru Club members that met the Mash Your Luck challenge.
02-22-24 - Hoppy Raw Ale
21 februari 2024 |
54 min
From Finland, Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew, tells us how to skip the boil to brew a delicious hoppy beer using historic techniques.
02-15-24 - Canning Homebrew
14 februari 2024 |
53 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and James get metal as they talk about canning your homebrew.
02-08-24 - Recipe Development, Belgian Single
7 februari 2024 |
44 min
Chris Colby joins James to formulate the recipe for a delicious Belgian-inspired beer and to taste James' Oat Malt Stout.
02-01-24 - Recipe Development, Grapefruit Soda Shandler
31 januari 2024 |
55 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to formulate a refreshing hybrid brew and to sample Matt's Gingerbread Wit.
01-25-24 - Mash Your Luck, Anglo Imperial Lager
24 januari 2024 |
56 min
Homebrewer Scott Housel helps James evaluate the Mash Your Luck beer from Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing - a UK-inspired high gravity lager.
01-18-24 - Pink Dry Hopping Experiment
17 januari 2024 |
60 min
James and Steve taste an experiment comparing dry hops floating on top of and sunk into a pale ale.
01-11-24 - Formal Brewing Education
10 januari 2024 |
44 min
James talks to Andrew Burns of Dakota County Technical College in Minnesota about his course to bring homebrewers to the professional level.
01-04-24 - Moist January
3 januari 2024 |
69 min
James and Steve sit down with Desiree and Dave from High Gravity in Tulsa to sip delicious beers and talk homebrew past, present, and future.
12-28-23 - Brewing Disasters
27 december 2023 |
116 min
James and Steve delve into stories of brewing gone wrong from homebrewers from around the world and sample tasty homebrew from Scott Housel.
12-21-23 - Saison Variations
20 december 2023 |
53 min
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares five beers created from a single base saison with James and Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing.
12-14-23 - Recipe Development, Oat Malt Stout
13 december 2023 |
57 min
James and Chris Colby are joined by beer author and historian Peter Symons to evaluate the Pre-prohibition American Lager from a previous episode and formulate a Stout using malted oats.
12-07-23 - Flyway Fayetteville
6 december 2023 |
44 min
James and Steve visit with Kort Castleberry, who is now head brewer at New Province Brewing and Flyway Brewing's new Fayetteville, Arkansas, location about his dual responsibilities.
11-30-23 - Recipe Development, Holiday Ale
29 november 2023 |
70 min
Special guest Josh Secaur from Gambit Brewing in St. Paul joins James and Matt to compare Kentucky Commons and help formulate a Winter Ale recipe.
11-16-23 - Hop Sampler - EKG vs Fuggle
15 november 2023 |
48 min
James and Steve pit two traditional English favorite hops against each other and then blend them to see how they pair together. They also taste a listener-brewed beer with "Pink" hops.
11-09-23 - Mash Your Luck with The Bru Club
8 november 2023 |
45 min
Haven Schultz from The Bru Club joins James to talk about his organization and roll the virtual dice for a club challenge.
11-02-23 - Recipe Development, Pre-prohibition American Lager
2 november 2023 |
49 min
James is joined by Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com as they taste their Smoked Rotbier and formulate a recipe for a long lost American style.
10-26-23 - Recipe Development, Kentucky Common
25 oktober 2023 |
54 min
James talks to Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin as they sample the Arkansas Porch Steamer and formulate a beer based on a trip to Canada.
10-19-23 - Hop Sampler - Vic Secret, Idaho 7, Nectaron
18 oktober 2023 |
55 min
The Hop Sampler is back! James and Steve sample three delicious hops from Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S.
10-12-23 - Blind Mice Revisited
11 oktober 2023 |
44 min
We visit with Casey Letellier on the fifth anniversary of Ivory Bill Brewing and take a trip back in time to almost 18 years ago.
09-28-23 - Man Made Meads
27 september 2023 |
44 min
James and Steve are guests on Garrett Freeman's Man Made Mead show and sample some of his delicious meads.
09-21-23 - Recipe Development, Smoked Rotbier
20 september 2023 |
45 min
Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins James to develop a recipe for a smoked version of a Nuremberg Red Lager. They also taste James' Porter.
09-14-23 - Fayetteville Beer Works
13 september 2023 |
51 min
James and Steve head to Fayetteville Beer Works to talk to Brian O'Connell about his new brewery with no hot side brewing equipment.
09-07-23 - Mash Your Luck
6 september 2023 |
59 min
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing joins James to put a random spin on recipe development. James and Adam also talk pressure fermentation.
08-31-23 - Recipe Development, California Common
30 augusti 2023 |
46 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a hot porch version of the famous steamy style.
08-24-23 - Recipe Development, Porter
23 augusti 2023 |
57 min
Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins James to formulate a recipe for an old favorite style.
08-17-23 - Pressure Fermentation Experiment
16 augusti 2023 |
50 min
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares an experiment with James and Steve testing the effects of fermenting under higher pressure.
08-10-23 - Lost Cause Meadery
9 augusti 2023 |
60 min
James, Steve and Tim Leber visit Lost Cause Meadery in San Diego to sample out-of-this-world meads and then get advice from founder Billy Beltz on making delicious meads at home.
08-03-23 - Recipe Development, Red IPA
2 augusti 2023 |
49 min
James and Matt Giovanisci from Brew Cabin formulate a hoppy red ale and sample Matt's Cold IPA.
07-27-23 - All About Diacetyl
26 juli 2023 |
37 min
Alex Gruber, Tech Support Specialist at Imperial Yeast, gives us all the buttery details about diacetyl - what it is, where it comes from, and how to remove it from our beer.
07-20-23 - Barrett Tillman of BlackMan Brewing
19 juli 2023 |
44 min
Barrett Tillman of BlackMan Brewing talks about nomadic brewing and forming partnerships to share his story and build his brand.
07-13-23 - Fruit Extraction Experiment
12 juli 2023 |
44 min
Mead Man Tim Leber shares an experiment comparing three methods to extract fruit flavor for a beer or mead.
07-06-23 - Recipe Development, Honey Peach IPA
5 juli 2023 |
41 min
Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins us to sample the Texas Table Beer and formulate a big peachy IPA.
06-29-23 - Club Night San Diego
28 juni 2023 |
80 min
James and Steve meet new folks, catch up with old friends, and sample tasty things at San Diego Homebrew Con.
06-15-23 - Mead Grab Bag, Part 02
14 juni 2023 |
39 min
Steve Wilkes and Tim Leber share meads in this third recording of a day of meads from the breakfast nook.
06-08-23 - Ballpark Brew Fest
7 juni 2023 |
59 min
James and Steve head to Schaumburg, Illinois, to sample local brews and try Ken Kazmierski's hot dog beer in its native environment.
06-01-23 - Recipe Development, Cold IPA
31 maj 2023 |
59 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a Citra-forward hoppy IPA.
05-25-23 - Metropolitan Brewing
24 maj 2023 |
46 min
Doug Hurst of Metropolitan Brewing in Chicago sits down with James, Steve, and Greig McGill to share samples and tips on brewing deliciously clean lagers.
05-18-23 - Chicago Dog Beer Summit
17 maj 2023 |
43 min
James and Steve travel to Chicago to sample a vertical tasting of a homebrew with the flavors of an authentic Chicago Hot Dog.
05-11-23 - Recipe Development, Texas Table Beer
10 maj 2023 |
50 min
Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins James to design a recipe for a small and satisfying session beer.
05-04-23 - Orthodox Farmhouse Brewing
3 maj 2023 |
65 min
James and Steve visit Orthodox Farmhouse Brewing in Washington County, Arkansas, and sample delicious beers with co-founder Jesse Gagnon.
04-27-23 - Recipe Development, Pond Hopper Golden Ale
26 april 2023 |
61 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a trans-continental beer based on British Golden Ale.
04-20-23 - Mead Grab Bag
19 april 2023 |
52 min
Tim Leber and Steve Wilkes share some delicious meads they made with desert honey, spruce and cherries.
04-13-23 - Interpreting Competition Results
12 april 2023 |
60 min
James along with Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com help Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin make sense of his competition feedback.
04-06-23 - Steamed Strawberry Experiment
5 april 2023 |
52 min
Mead Man Tim Leber shares an experiment comparing yeast strains in a strawberry mead and introduces us to steam juicing.
03-30-23 - Origami Sake
29 mars 2023 |
58 min
James heads to his hometown to meet with Ben Bell and Justin Potts, who are building Origami Sake to brew with Arkansas rice.
03-23-23 - Recipe Development, Dark Mild
22 mars 2023 |
55 min
Matt Giovanisci from Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a delicious dark session beer and to taste James' Italian Pilsner and Vienna Lager.
03-16-23 - Recipe Development, Helles Bock
15 mars 2023 |
54 min
Chris Colby, editor of beerandgardeningjournal.com and author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, joins James to come up with a recipe for a big golden lager.
03-09-23 - Currant Mead Experiment
8 mars 2023 |
59 min
James and Steve taste a mead experiment with Tim Leber comparing white, red, and black currants. Also, they sample a delicious lychee blossom honey mead.
03-02-23 - Frost Fest 2023, Part 3
1 mars 2023 |
53 min
James and Steve finish their rounds at Frost Fest to talk to brewers about brewing hoppy beers, sour beers, and thriving as small-scale brewers.
02-23-23 - Frost Fest 2023, Part 2
22 februari 2023 |
49 min
James and Steve continue to brave the slightly chilly weather to sample delicious beers and talk to talented brewers at Frost Fest in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
02-16-23 - Frost Fest 2023, Part 1
15 februari 2023 |
44 min
James and Steve brave chilly weather and a bit of wind to sample delicious beers at the sold-out Frost Fest in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
02-09-23 - Boston Mountain Brewing and Supply
8 februari 2023 |
65 min
James and Steve sample tasty beers with Matt Thompson and Daniel Stubblefield at their recently combined brewery and homebrew shop.
02-02-23 - Recipe Development, Italian Pilsner
1 februari 2023 |
56 min
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a recipe for a hoppy version of the traditional German Pilsner.
01-26-23 - Recipe Development, Amber Lagers
25 januari 2023 |
48 min
Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible and editor of beerandgardeningjournal.com, walks us through formulating two delicious amber beers.
01-19-23 - Brewing with Birch
18 januari 2023 |
48 min
Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew and brewingnordic.com, tells us how to use every part of the birch tree to make delicious beers.
01-12-23 - Social Project Brewing
11 januari 2023 |
61 min
James and Steve sample beers with head brewer Jamie Conway, now of Social Project Brewing, and brewery founder Chris Spence.
01-05-23 - Mead and Cider Roundup
4 januari 2023 |
57 min
James and Steve sample non-beer things they've made recently and experiment with ways to add sweetness and acidity at serving time.
12-29-22 - Brewing Disasters 2022
28 december 2022 |
100 min
James and Steve read tales of brewing gone bad from listeners, and they drink some delicious homebrew to pair with it from Scott Housel.
12-15-22 - Homebrew Evolution
14 december 2022 |
60 min
James visits with Marshall Schott, founder of Brulosophy, about the state of homebrewing and the advancements we've seen in the past several years.
12-08-22 - Recipe Development, Raspberry Wheat
7 december 2022 |
54 min
Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and editor of beerandgardeningjournal.com, tastes James' winter ale and formulates a recipe for a raspberry wheat.
12-01-22 - Adam's Winter Grab Bag
30 november 2022 |
62 min
Adam Ross from Twin Span Brewing shares four delicious beers and a tasty seltzer that use a variety of brewing techniques.
11-17-22 - Recipe Development, Belgian Tripel
16 november 2022 |
77 min
Matt Giovanisci from Brew Cabin joins James to sample a Belgian Wit and plan a delicious Belgian Tripel.
11-10-22 - Holiday Tincture Sampler
9 november 2022 |
48 min
James and Steve sample some seasonal tinctures in a holiday beer that James and Chris Colby formulated on this show last month.
11-03-22 - Pressure Fermenting
2 november 2022 |
76 min
Adam Ross from Twin Span Brewing in Iowa shares some beers with James and Steve that were fermented under higher pressure.
10-27-22 - Mead Oak Experiment
26 oktober 2022 |
63 min
Mead man Tim Leber leads James and Steve through an experiment comparing American, French and Hungarian Oak in a simple mead.
10-20-22 - Rose's Beer Garden
19 oktober 2022 |
55 min
James and some old friends join Rose Schweikhart in the Beer Park next to Superior Bathhouse Brewery to sample beers in a National Park.
10-13-22 - Recipe Development, Holiday Ale
12 oktober 2022 |
59 min
Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com walks James through the process of formulating a recipe for a spiced holiday beer.
10-06-22 - Dark Tincture Sampler 02
5 oktober 2022 |
53 min
James and Steve sample a dark beer flavored with tinctures of five different flavors you probably don't associate with dark beers.
09-29-22 - Recipe Development, Belgian Wit
28 september 2022 |
69 min
James and Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin taste Matt's American Amber Ale and collaborate on an unconventional Belgian Witbier recipe.
09-15-22 - Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational
14 september 2022 |
86 min
James and Steve head to the parking lot of High Gravity Fermentations to sample beers at the Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational.
09-08-22 - Oklahoma Beer, A Handcrafted History
7 september 2022 |
54 min
Brian Welzbacher, Oklahoma beer historian, talks about the challenging history of beer and brewing in the Sooner State.
09-01-22 - Recipe Development, Dry Stout
31 augusti 2022 |
57 min
Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, walks us through formulating a recipe for a delicious dark beer.
08-25-22 - Small Batch Home Malting
24 augusti 2022 |
60 min
Sherwin Santiano of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Center, who trains professional maltsters, gives us tips on malting our own barley at home.
08-18-22 - Mead Day Chat
17 augusti 2022 |
60 min
Ricky the Meadmaker of Groennfell and Havoc meaderies joins James and Steve on Mead Day Eve to chat about their favorite honey beverages.
08-11-22 - Hop Farm Brewing Pt. 2
10 augusti 2022 |
47 min
We continue our conversation with Malcolm Frazer of Hop Farm Brewing in Pittsburgh with two English Milds and a NEIPA.
08-04-22 - Hop Farm Brewing Pt. 1
3 augusti 2022 |
66 min
Malcolm Frazer and Melissa Larrick from Hop Farm Brewing in Pittsburgh lead us through a delicious flight of lighter colored beers.
07-28-22 - Judging Ciders
27 juli 2022 |
63 min
Matt Jannett of Fenn Valley Vineyards talks about his life as a winemaker and a recent experience judging a cider competition.
07-21-22 - Pittsburgh Club Night
20 juli 2022 |
71 min
We hit the floor (not literally) at Homebrew Con Club Night in Pittsburgh to try delicious traditional and not-so-traditional beers and meads.
07-14-22 - Homebrew Sake and Hybridizing Yeast
13 juli 2022 |
47 min
We join Dr. Matt Winans of Imperial Organic Yeast R and D at Homebrew Con in Pittsburgh to talk making sake at home and Imperial's work to combine different yeast strains into a new one.
07-07-22 - Recipe Development, American Amber Ale
6 juli 2022 |
61 min
Matt Giovanisci joins James to collaborate on formulating a recipe from scratch for a hoppy American favorite.
06-30-22 - Homebrew Con Day One
29 juni 2022 |
63 min
We head to Pittsburgh for Homebrew Con and collect a series of fun and informative interviews from day one of the conference.
06-16-22 - Dive Bär
15 juni 2022 |
54 min
North American transplants David Shotlander and Jonathan Klassen talk about brewing in Gland, Switzerland and taking their brewery to the next level.
06-09-22 - Vaulted Oak Brewing
8 juni 2022 |
56 min
We head to Charlotte, North Carolina, to celebrate the first anniversary of Vaulted Oak Brewing with brewer David Carey and co-founder Kiel Arrington.
06-02-22 - Dark Tincture Sampler
1 juni 2022 |
47 min
James and Steve go dark as they test tinctures of toasted coconut, mint, and wild blueberries in a darker beer.
05-19-22 - Italian Grape Ale
18 maj 2022 |
57 min
Our Italy correspondent, Tony Manzi of the UBeeRadio podcast, introduces us to the world of Italian Grape Ale – a sometimes tart and funky intersection of wine and beer.
05-12-22 - Recipe Development - Yeast
11 maj 2022 |
56 min
Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible, Methods of Modern Homebrewing, and How to Make Hard Seltzer, gives us an overview of using yeast in recipe development.
05-05-22 - Brewing with Kernza
4 maj 2022 |
53 min
Casey Letellier of Ivory Bill Brewing in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, talks about brewing with Kernza – the first perennial grain. Casey also talks about his recipe development strategy.
04-28-22 - Recipe Development, Adjuncts
27 april 2022 |
59 min
Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, gives us an overview of adjuncts used in developing recipes.
04-21-22 - Recipe Development, Water Made Simple
20 april 2022 |
56 min
Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin blog and YouTube channel shares his simplified approach to brewing water chemistry.
04-14-22 - Recipe Development, Tonsmeire on Hops
13 april 2022 |
58 min
Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, talks about his hopping strategies in modern hoppy beers.
04-07-22 - Citrus Zest Tincture Sampler
6 april 2022 |
50 min
James and Steve sample tinctures made with lime, Meyer lemon, and organic Minneola tangelo. We also sample Ivory Bill Meyer Lemon Wheat and talk to brewer Casey Letellier about it.
03-31-22 - Recipe Development - Specialty Malts and Grains
30 mars 2022 |
56 min
Chris Colby, author of the Home Brew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, walks us through the most commonly used specialty malts and grains.
03-24-22 - Twelve Top Tasting Tips
23 mars 2022 |
51 min
Briony Liebich from flavourlogic.com give us some great advice on honing our senses when we taste our favorite beverage.
03-17-22 - Recipe Development from Story to Glass
16 mars 2022 |
61 min
Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin YouTube channel and brewcabin.com talks about his approach taking abstract inspiration onto paper and into the fermenter.
03-10-22 - Recipe Development and Base Malts
9 mars 2022 |
56 min
Chris Colby, author of The Home Brew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, gives us an overview of the most basic of beer ingredients.
03-03-22 - Fruit Tincture Sampler
2 mars 2022 |
48 min
James and Steve use tincures made from dark sweet cherries, strawberries and jalapeños to liven up a basic pale ale.
02-24-22 - Recipe Development By the Numbers
23 februari 2022 |
50 min
Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, explains the numbers related to writing recipes and brewing beer.
02-17-22 - Brewing with Rye
16 februari 2022 |
51 min
Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew and brewingnordic.com, talks about the challenges and rewards of brewing with rye.
02-10-22 - Ozark Beer Company Update
9 februari 2022 |
54 min
Andy Coates brings us up to date on hazy beers, small batch blended barrels, and new gear at Ozark.
02-03-22 - Pepper Tincture Sampler
2 februari 2022 |
54 min
James and Steve play with tinctures made with dried chilis to dose into a tasty little pale ale.
01-27-22 - Fermentation Troubleshooting
26 januari 2022 |
53 min
Alex Gruber from Imperial Organic Yeast technical support walks us through the process of diagnosing troubled fermentations.
01-20-22 - Julia Herz, AHA Executive Director
19 januari 2022 |
45 min
We get to know Julia Herz as she takes the reins as Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association.
01-13-22 - Ponche Barleywine and Pressure Brewing
12 januari 2022 |
44 min
Adam Ross from Twin Span Brewing talks about his barleywine infused with Mexican punch along with a rosemary and spruce beer and brewing under pressure.
01-06-22 - Old Toe Sucker
5 januari 2022 |
46 min
James attends a brew day at Fossil Cove Brewing to witness the recreation of a historic New Albion Brewing recipe with craft beer pioneer Jack McAuliffe.
12-30-21 - Annual Disaster Show
29 december 2021 |
119 min
It's the longest one ever! James and Steve sit on the porch and read a stack of stories about brewing gone wrong sent in by listeners from around the world.
12-09-21 - Juleol
8 december 2021 |
45 min
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer and the Homebrew Recipe Bible, talks about traditional Christmas beers from Norway.
12-02-21 - Beer Yeast Sampler
1 december 2021 |
52 min
James and Steve compare beers made with Active Dry and Rapid Rise bread yeast against one made with US-05.
11-18-21 - U. S. Open Beer Championship
17 november 2021 |
58 min
Dow Scoggins and Michael Conger from the U. S. Open Beer Championship talk about their competition and give a bit of advice for competing and judging.
11-11-21 - Expanding Crisis
10 november 2021 |
54 min
Sean Slape of Crisis Brewing Company catches us up on his work to expand his once tiny brewery into a successful small brewery through brewing delicious beers.
11-04-21 - Mountain Fork Brewery
3 november 2021 |
53 min
Johann the Brewer from Mountain Fork Brewery talks about brewing traditionally-inspired beers with river water in southeastern Oklahoma.
10-28-21 - Space Yeast Mead
27 oktober 2021 |
57 min
Dan Schreffler of Space Time Mead and Cider Works shares a mead made with yeast sent to the edge of space along with three other delicious meads.
10-21-21 - Building a "Perfect" Keezer
20 oktober 2021 |
58 min
Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin YouTube channel walks us through how he built a keezer that is ideal for his home brewery.
10-14-21 - Partigyle Techniques
13 oktober 2021 |
55 min
Peter Symons, author of Guile Brews, talks about the process of using brewing software to design partigyle beers.
10-07-21 - Hatch Wit and Steve's Shop
6 oktober 2021 |
57 min
Steve shares a Belgian Wit chili pepper experiment and sums up his time as owner of Steve's Brew Shop.
09-30-21 - Natural State Beer Gold
29 september 2021 |
58 min
We catch up with Mark and Ryan Smith at Natural State Beer following their taking GABF gold for their maibock.
09-23-21 - Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational
22 september 2021 |
53 min
We travel to Tulsa to sample beers from the Oklahoma breweries gathered for the festival in High Gravity's parking lot.
09-16-21 - Hop Oils with Scott Janish
15 september 2021 |
51 min
Scott Janish, author of The New IPA and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, talks about his experiments adding hop oils to beer post-fermentation.
09-09-21 - Dark Sugar Sampler
8 september 2021 |
45 min
James and Steve brave the summertime hot porch to sample three Belgian-inspired beers brewed with offbeat dark sugars.
09-02-21 - Eureka Springs Brewery
1 september 2021 |
39 min
Father-son team Jeff and Matt Joseph are building on years of homebrewing experience in their brewery in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
08-26-21 - Brewing with Cannabis
25 augusti 2021 |
58 min
Dr. Keith Villa, founder of Blue Moon and CERIA Brewing and author of Brewing with Cannabis, gives us tips on brewing non-alcoholic beers and adding THC.
08-19-21 - Forms of Fruit
18 augusti 2021 |
63 min
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing presents the pros and cons of a long list of different forms of fruit for use in brewing.
08-12-21 - The Science of Kveik
11 augusti 2021 |
54 min
Dr. Matt Winans, R and D Scientist at Imperial Organic Yeast, answers questions about traditional Norwegian farmhouse yeast.
08-05-21 - Beer Yeast Meads
4 augusti 2021 |
57 min
Steve shares three delicious meads he made this past year with different strains of yeast typically used for brewing beer.
07-29-21 - Core Barrels, Seltzers, and Canned Cocktails
28 juli 2021 |
59 min
Steve and James pay a visit to Core Brewing in Springdale, Arkansas, to sample some big barrel-aged beers, refreshing hard seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails.
07-22-21 - Creature Craft Soda
21 juli 2021 |
54 min
We talk to Kim Welch of Creature Craft Soda in Joplin, Missouri, about her innovative kombucha, water kefir and other delicious fermented products.
07-15-21 - Water Profile Sampler - 100 Percent Wheat
14 juli 2021 |
51 min
James and Steve taste wheat beers with malty, bitter, and balanced water profiles. They also add a fourth with filtered tap water.
07-08-21 - The "Perfect" NEIPA
7 juli 2021 |
57 min
Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin YouTube channel talks about his three-year quest to brew his perfect example of a New England IPA.
06-24-21 - Biotransformation and GM Yeast
23 juni 2021 |
52 min
Scott Janish, author of The New IPA and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, talks about new genetically-engineered yeast strains designed to unlock more hop flavor and aroma in beers.
06-17-21 - Five Honeys, Five Meads
16 juni 2021 |
62 min
Meadmaker Tim Leber takes James and Steve through a tasting of meads made with five honeys: sweet clover, coriander blossom, carrot blossom, quince blossom, and mustard blossom.
06-10-21 - CERIA Non-Alcoholic and Cannabis-Infused Beers
9 juni 2021 |
64 min
Keith Villa, founder of Blue Moon Brewing and author of Brewing with Cannabis: Using THC and CBD in Beer, talks about his latest venture bringing cannabis products to brewing.
06-03-21 - Partial Mash Promulgation
2 juni 2021 |
45 min
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, says partial mashing is still relevant in today's homebrewing world.
05-27-21 - Water Profile Sampler - RO and Roasted Barley
26 maj 2021 |
36 min
James and Steve take another run at comparing malty, balanced and bitter water profiles. This time with reverse osmosis water and a bit of roasted barley.
05-20-21 - Kegging with Dave
19 maj 2021 |
52 min
Dave Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa (highgravitybrew.com) answers listener questions about kegging equipment and techniques.
05-13-21 - Hop Timing Experiment, Take Two
12 maj 2021 |
53 min
Homebrewer Brent Langdon shares his experiment comparing hops added at 30, 20, 10 and zero minutes in the boil.
05-06-21 - Adam's Grab Bag
5 maj 2021 |
56 min
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing in Iowa shares an Oyster Stout, a Brut IPA with Wine Must, a Hoppy Maibock, and a big Belgian-style Quad.
04-29-21 - Pre-Prohibition Beers
28 april 2021 |
55 min
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing in Iowa introduces us to two examples of beers that are inspired by brewing before prohibition.
04-22-21 - Water Profile Sampler
21 april 2021 |
39 min
Listener Dansey Nickel sent us three water profiles to try in the Malt Sampler recipe – malty, bitter and balanced. Can James and Steve taste the difference?
04-15-21 - Wild Meads
14 april 2021 |
53 min
Jake Gorton, brewhouse manager and packaging director of Groennfell and Havoc Meaderies, shares five techniques to use wild microbes to ferment honey.
04-08-21 - Hairless Dog NA
7 april 2021 |
49 min
Jeff Hollander, CEO of Hairless Dog Brewing Company, talks about brewing a beer with craft character and no alcohol.
04-01-21 - Colby's Spring Brews
31 mars 2021 |
48 min
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer and The Homebrew Recipe Bible, talks about his favorite beers to brew as the weather warms up.
03-25-21 - Brew in a Ziplock Bag
24 mars 2021 |
48 min
Homebrewer Johannes Fahrenkrug ads a twist (or maybe a zip) to brewing with sous vide by mashing inside Ziplock bags.
03-18-21 - Brewing with Fruit Purees
17 mars 2021 |
48 min
Chris Hodge of Oregon Fruit Products answers listener questions about using fruit purees in beer and mead.
03-11-21 - Apple Blossom Reborn
10 mars 2021 |
46 min
James sits down to sample a flight with Alton Huebner, brewer of the newly-reopened Apple Blossom Brewing Company.
03-04-21 - Cider-Graf Malt and Yeast Experiment
3 mars 2021 |
47 min
Homebrewer Nick Johnson shares his ambitious experiment brewing graf with apple juice along with four malt extracts and five yeast strains.
02-25-21 - Sugar Creek Malt Sampler
24 februari 2021 |
47 min
James and Steve sample small batches brewed with specialty malts from Sugar Creek Malt Company – lavender smoke, crystal rye, and bourbon barrel aged chocolate malt.
02-18-21 - Swedish Hop Sampler
17 februari 2021 |
58 min
James and Steve taste small batches with Swedish hops sent by listener Marcus: Svalof Mauritz, Korsta and Hulla Norrgard.
02-11-21 - Sugar Creek Malt Company
10 februari 2021 |
48 min
Caleb Michalke and John Beal from Sugar Creek Malt Company in Indiana talk about using traditional techniques to create some innovative malts.
02-04-21 - Wort Tests
3 februari 2021 |
48 min
Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast walks us through three standard procedures to test the quality of our wort.
01-28-21 - Yeast Nutrition and Health
27 januari 2021 |
54 min
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, addresses some of the factors in keeping yeast happy and healthy in fermentations.
01-21-21 - Man Made Mead Myths
20 januari 2021 |
46 min
Garrett from the Man Made Mead YouTube channel walks us through four experiments he's done challenging traditional wisdom in brewing meads.
01-14-21 - Gezellig Brewing Company
13 januari 2021 |
53 min
James talks with Grant Heuer, Lucas Greta and Betsy Duffy from Gezellig Brewing in Newton, Iowa, about their recent extremely sucessful competition performance.
01-07-21 - Hop Sampler - Amarillo, Hallertau Mittelfruh Blend
6 januari 2021 |
47 min
James and Steve taste individual examples and a blend of a traditional European hop and a relatively new American one.
12-31-20 2020 Brewing Disasters
30 december 2020 |
120 min
James and Steve round out a disastrous year with two full hours of brewing disaster letters from listeners.
12-17-20 Decocting Munich Dunkel
16 december 2020 |
45 min
Glenn Cole, brewer at Hofbrauhaus in St. Louis, takes us through the elaborate decoction process he uses to brew Dunkel.
12-10-20 Dream Homebrewing Space
9 december 2020 |
46 min
Homebrewer Matt Giovanisci talks about living the dream of turning a spare garage into a perfect spot to brew.
12-03-20 New Zealand Rye Wit
2 december 2020 |
52 min
Longtime listener Greig McGill of Brewaucracy in Hamilton, New Zealand, collaborates with James on a deliciously hoppy low-gravity rye and wheat beer.
11-19-20 Malt Sampler - Midnight Wheat, Black Prinz, Black Patent
18 november 2020 |
44 min
James and Steve sample three dark beers made with malts designed to contribute color over roastiness.
11-12-20 Tej Ethiopian Mead
11 november 2020 |
43 min
Homebrewer Bruce Hanley shares his version of a traditional Ethiopian mead made of honey with gesho leaves and stems.
11-05-20 Malt Vinegar
4 november 2020 |
36 min
Amahl Turczyn, author of A Year of Good Beer - a page-a-day calendar, joins us to talk about the process of turning beer in to vinegar.
10-29-20 Hop Sampler - Simcoe, Citra Blend
28 oktober 2020 |
50 min
In the 18th episode of the series, James and Steve taste a Hop Sampler with two very popular hops and a blend of the two.
10-22-20 Midwest Legend
21 oktober 2020 |
45 min
Glenn Cole of Midwest Ale Works talks about a beer designed to raise money and awareness for farmers and communities devastated by this past summer's derecho.
10-15-20 Pumpkin and Spice Revisited
14 oktober 2020 |
47 min
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, gives us ideas to brew some tasty holiday beers and answers questions about flavoring seltzer and using potatoes in brewing.
10-08-20 English Imperial Stout
7 oktober 2020 |
52 min
Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, gives us tips on going back to the roots of the Imperial Stout style.
10-01-20 Dampfbier and Tepache
30 september 2020 |
56 min
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing talks about a German barley beer pretending to be a wheat beer and a traditional Mexican pineapple drink.
09-24-20 Gotahold Brewing
23 september 2020 |
58 min
We head to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to visit with Dave Hartmann and Wendy Reese Hartmann who decided to leave the big brewery life and get small.
09-17-20 Malt Sampler - Red Wheat, White Wheat, Two-Row
16 september 2020 |
51 min
James and Steve dive into the fourth malt sampler comparing two wheats and American two-row, and Steve gets on his soapbox.
09-10-20 How to Make Hard Seltzer
9 september 2020 |
57 min
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, talks about the challenges that come with brewing this fizzy brew.
09-03-20 Caleb's Bees
2 september 2020 |
40 min
We visit the farm of Caleb Hutcherson where he keeps bees that he has collected from wild swarms and invasive hives.
08-27-20 Fermenting Veggies with Sandor Katz
26 augusti 2020 |
51 min
Sandor Katz, author of Wild Fermentation and The Art of Fermentation, joins us to talk about using lactic fermentation to preserve vegetables and make them more tasty.
08-20-20 Carbon Dioxide
19 augusti 2020 |
39 min
Chris Colby, author of How To Make Hard Seltzers, goes back to basics about our favorite brewing gas.
08-13-20 ANXO-Heurich Liberty Cider
12 augusti 2020 |
62 min
Heurich House Museum in Washington DC collaborates with ANXO Cidery to revive a prohibition-era cider. Cider maker Sam Fitz walks us through the proces and talks about single-variety non-adjunct ciders.
08-06-20 Doug W.
5 augusti 2020 |
36 min
A longtime friend shares his journey of recovery.
07-30-20 Hop Sampler, Galaxy and Centennial Blend
30 juli 2020 |
46 min
James and Steve blindly sample small batches with two delicious and popular hops by themselves and a third batch that's a blend between the two.
07-23-20 Low ABV Using Extreme Mash Temps
23 juli 2020 |
41 min
Homebrewer Mark Stevens shares an experiment using extreme low and high mash temps to limit the alcohol on tasty pale ales.
07-16-20 Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout
15 juli 2020 |
37 min
Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio talks about his Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout and the social initiative connected with it.
07-09-20 Kveik Harvesting
8 juli 2020 |
48 min
Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew - The Craft of Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale, walks us through the steps of harvesting, storing and reusing Kveik and other farmhouse yeasts.
07-02-20 Space Yeast
1 juli 2020 |
51 min
Homebrewer Nick Tier sent some brewing yeast above the atmosphere and brewed a beer with it. James and Steve test the results.
06-25-20 Malt Sampler - Pilsner, 2-Row, 6-Row
24 juni 2020 |
47 min
James and Steve evaluate the third in the Malt Sampler series, which was more fun and informative than expected.
06-18-20 Space Time Mead and Cider Works
17 juni 2020 |
58 min
Dan Schreffler of Space Time Mead and Cider shares four delicious beverages – three based on honey and one made from maple syrup.
06-11-20 Bentonville Brewing Comes Home
10 juni 2020 |
54 min
After a temporary move to neighboring Rogers, Arkansas, Bentonville Brewing now has a physical-distancing-friendly new location in their home town.
06-04-20 Tim Leber Experiments, Part Two
3 juni 2020 |
54 min
James and Tim taste the second round of meads. These are made with fruit – naranjilla, maranon, and a tropical fruit blend.
05-28-20 Tim Leber Experiments, Part One
27 maj 2020 |
57 min
Mead maker Tim Leber joins James to share the first of a two-part series. James and Tim taste kveik mead (hopped and unhopped), ice cider, and a beet mead.
05-21-20 Malt Sampler - Vienna, 10L Munich, 20L Munich
20 maj 2020 |
57 min
James and Steve taste the second round of the malt sampler, comparing three small batches brewed with different base malts. Also, Steve talks about his recent illness, and Gary Glass previews Homebrew Con Online.
05-14-20 Cleaning Principles
13 maj 2020 |
52 min
Jonathan Ettlie from National Chemicals talks about the TACT WINS strategy of cleaning and whether homebrew sanitizers are effective against coronavirus.
05-07-20 Norfork Brewing and Paw Paw Yeast
6 maj 2020 |
46 min
Kristy Huff and Ben Folta from Norfork Brewing in Norfork, Arkansas, talk about big capacity, small town brewing and fermenting with a local native yeast.
04-30-20 Keptinis and Other Oven Beers
29 april 2020 |
53 min
Lars Marius Garshol, author of Larsblog and Historical Brewing Techniques – The Lost Art of Farmhouse Brewing, talks about his work documenting traditional beers and trying duplicate them at home.
04-23-20 Isolation Cooking with Beer
22 april 2020 |
52 min
Phil Nigash, formerly of My Life as a Foodie - now of cyclingoc.com, talks with James about smart cooking with beer during social distancing.
04-16-20 Hop Sampler - Tettnanger, EKG, Hallertau Blanc
15 april 2020 |
51 min
James and Steve practice social distancing while sampling three tasty hops from the Old World.
04-09-20 Defending Brown Ales
8 april 2020 |
46 min
Adam Ross, head brewer at Twin Span Brewing, brings a counterpoint defense of Brown Ales in response to Chris Colby's previous rant.
04-02-20 Brown Ale or Brown Fail
1 april 2020 |
39 min
Homebrew author Chris Colby gives us tips on brewing the best example of his least favorite style of beer.
03-26-20 Lilly Belle Meads
25 mars 2020 |
55 min
Tricia and Joe Marshall of Lilly Belle Meads in Lancaster, New York, share five delicious honey-based beverages. Our friend, Paul Morstad, helps to sample.
03-19-20 Malt Sampler - Maris Otter, Golden Promise, Briess Pale Ale
18 mars 2020 |
52 min
James and Steve venture into the future with a new series, comparing three malts brewed in small batches.
03-12-20 Guile Brews
11 mars 2020 |
58 min
Homebrewing author Peter Symons talks about his latest historical exploration of beers, Guile Brews, which contains more than a hundred years of recipes from the UK and Ireland.
03-05-20 Homebrew Con and AHA Update
4 mars 2020 |
48 min
Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, joins us to preview Homebrew Con in Nashville in June and other AHA-related topics.
02-27-20 Fort Smith Brewing Company
26 februari 2020 |
50 min
James travels to the old Fort Chaffee Army base that has a rock 'n roll history and talks to brewer Quintin Willard about his beers and Arkansas Craft Beer Week.
02-20-20 Hop Sampler - Sterling, Triumph, Horizon
19 februari 2020 |
36 min
Steve and James sample another round of single-hopped small batches, adding some time in the boil to the recipe.
02-13-20 Count Chocula Experiment
12 februari 2020 |
49 min
Homebrewers Adam Amdor and Roy Ventullo share their experiment comparing milk stouts with and without Count Chocula cereal and one beer with cereal added into the fermenter post fermentation.
02-06-20 Whistling Springs Brewing
5 februari 2020 |
53 min
In the second part of a chat with brewer Chris Nogy, James samples beers from Whistling Springs in southern Missouri.
01-30-20 Hop Stand Length Experiment
29 januari 2020 |
39 min
James and Steve test the results of an experiment comparing different hop stand lengths in the Hop Sampler recipe.
01-23-20 Dark Hills Gluten Free Brewery
22 januari 2020 |
49 min
Chris Nogy of Dark Hills Brewery talks about brewing gluten free beers on a farm in southern Missouri.
01-16-20 Dry Hopping Hazy Pale Ales
15 januari 2020 |
51 min
Scott Janish of Sapwood Cellars and author of The New IPA – A Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor gives us tips on dry hopping delicious hazy beers.
01-09-20 Wine for Beer Lovers
8 januari 2020 |
50 min
Jim Laughren, author of A Beer Drinker's Guide to Knowing and Enjoying Fine Wine, gives us beer folks some tips on demystifying the wine side.
01-02-20 Granola Bar Experiment
1 januari 2020 |
55 min
Brook Baber and Dave Bauter share their nine-part experiment using three different flavors of granola bar to brew beer.
12-19-19 Annual Disaster Show
18 december 2019 |
64 min
James and Steve get together to read 20 letters of brewing woe submitted by listeners.
12-12-19 A Pint at the Museum
11 december 2019 |
42 min
Theresa McCulla from the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian describes collecting stories and objects of American craft beer and homebrewing.
12-05-19 Simple Grain Bills
4 december 2019 |
53 min
Casey Letellier from Ivory Bill Brewing talks about his strategy to move away from plain two-row to more interesting base malts.
11-21-19 Hop Sampler - Lemon Drop, Bravo, Columbus
20 november 2019 |
40 min
James and Steve taste Hop Sampler 14 with accidental oxidation on one of the batches.
11-14-19 Natural State Beer Company
13 november 2019 |
42 min
James talks to Mark Smith, alumnus of the Basic Brewing podcasts, and Head Brewer Will Sonneman about Natural State Beer Company, which opens soon.
11-07-19 Hot Side Hopping for Hazy IPAs
6 november 2019 |
50 min
Scott Janish, author of The New IPA - A Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor, talks about hopping on the hot side for hazy, juicy beers.
10-31-19 Hop Sampler - Northern Brewer, Chinook, Warrior
30 oktober 2019 |
42 min
James and Steve celebrate Halloween by tasting Hop Sampler number thirteen.
10-24-19 Rebel Kettle
23 oktober 2019 |
41 min
James samples offbeat and delicious beers in Little Rock with Rebel Kettle founder John Lee.
10-17-19 Lost Forty Visit
16 oktober 2019 |
57 min
James visits with Grant Chandler, quality manager of Lost Forty Brewing, and samples beer from Arkansas' largest brewery.
10-10-19 Ambitious Brew - A History of American Beer
9 oktober 2019 |
57 min
Author and historian Maureen Ogle talks about the revision of her book documenting the history of the American beer culture and industry.
10-03-19 West African Sorghum Beer
2 oktober 2019 |
42 min
Homebrewer Ryan Deaver tells us about Tchoukoutou, a fresh, sour sorghum beer he discovered while living in Benin.
09-26-19 Brewing for Distilling
25 september 2019 |
53 min
Aaron Mayer of Pine Bluffs Distilling talks about the process of brewing beer for spirits with local malt from Wyoming Malting Company.
09-19-19 Hop Sampler - Liberty, Azacca, Jarrylo
18 september 2019 |
34 min
James and Steve taste the twelfth in their series of comparing a set of three hops brewed in small batches.
09-12-19 Hops Breeding and Genetics
11 september 2019 |
39 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, takes us through the process of creating new hop varieties and putting them through the paces.
09-05-19 Boston Mountain Brewing
4 september 2019 |
52 min
Matt Thompson tells us how he and his business partner went from novice homebrewers to professional brewers and brewery owners in a very short time.
08-29-19 Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale
28 augusti 2019 |
49 min
Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew - The Craft of Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale, gives us tips on brewing this ancient Finnish beer.
08-22-19 DC Homebrewers Crystal Malt Experiment
21 augusti 2019 |
42 min
Omar Al-Nidawi shares his club's English Bitter experiment comparing Caramunich 1, Dingemans Cara 45, Carastan and Opal 44. Also, there's a 100 percent Red X beer.
08-15-19 Hazy Beer Stability
14 augusti 2019 |
42 min
Scott Janish of Sapwood Cellars and author of The New IPA: A Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor gives us tips on preserving hazy hoppy goodness.
08-08-19 Mike Tonsmeire Meetup
7 augusti 2019 |
55 min
James and Steve sit down with the Mad Fermentationist to talk hoppy beers, sour beers and Sapwood Cellars.
08-01-19 Providence Social Club
31 juli 2019 |
46 min
James and Steve sample some tasty beers at the Social Club of Providence Homebrew Con and talk to the brewers who made them.
07-25-19 Hop Sampler - Styrian Golding, Styrian Celeia, French Strisselspalt
24 juli 2019 |
42 min
James' son, Drew, joins the panel as they taste three beers made with low alpha acid European hops.
07-18-19 Insane in the Yeast Strain
17 juli 2019 |
42 min
Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast leads James and Steve through two split-wort experiments at Homebrew Con that compare six different yeasts.
07-11-19 RIBS NEIPA Yeast Experiment
10 juli 2019 |
52 min
Members of the Rhode Island Brewing Society share their experiment comparing six different yeast strains in New England IPAs.
07-04-19 Club Night in Providence, Rhode Island
3 juli 2019 |
58 min
James and Steve explore Homebrew Con's incredible night of delicious brews and creative brewers.
05-30-19 Hop Sampler - Saaz, Cashmere, Green Bullet
29 maj 2019 |
39 min
James and Steve add a bonus round to the hop sampler as they taste three hops that you'd think would be easy to pick out.
05-23-19 Stouts vs Porters
22 maj 2019 |
51 min
Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal explores our favorite dark beers and gives us recipe tips. Also, Gary Glass of the AHA shares a homebrew legislation update.
05-16-19 Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational
15 maj 2019 |
52 min
We travel to the parking lot of High Gravity (Pippin's Taproom) to sample from commercial breweries and homebrewers across Oklahoma.
05-09-19 African Guest Sampler
8 maj 2019 |
60 min
Homebrewer Steve Frank submits our first guest Hop Sampler ever, featuring African Queen, Southern Aroma, Southern Passion and Sabro.
05-02-19 Core Homecoming
1 maj 2019 |
46 min
Homebrewer and alumnus of Basic Brewing Radio, Jamie Conway, joins the team at Core Brewing, where they're refocusing their company's priorities.
04-25-19 Hop Sampler - Galena, Denali, El Dorado
24 april 2019 |
46 min
It's Hop Sampler number nine, pitting three nicely fruity hop varieties against each other.
04-18-19 Kombucha, the Root of All Starters
17 april 2019 |
54 min
Homebrewer Doug Wawrzynski tells us how he's using kombucha to kick-start sour fermentations, such as sauerkraut, sourdough and kettle-soured beers.
04-11-19 Sparrow Malting
10 april 2019 |
55 min
Brad Coker is starting up a new craft malthouse in northwest Arkansas. He shares his techniques of malting small batches of grain at home.
04-04-19 Catching Up with Fossil Cove
3 april 2019 |
59 min
James samples beers with Ben Mills of Fossil Cove Brewing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and learns about the brewery's recent expansion.
03-28-19 Hop Sampler - Motueka, Rakau, and Nelson Sauvin
27 mars 2019 |
50 min
James and Steve taste hops from New Zealand, and James faces a possible equipment contamination.
03-21-19 DC Homebrewers SMASH
20 mars 2019 |
54 min
Omar Al-Nidawi shares beers from the DC Homebrewers Club experiment brewing different styles with Pilsner malt and Sterling hops.
03-14-19 Scaling Up with Sapwood Cellars
13 mars 2019 |
60 min
Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire talks about the brewery he co-founded in Columbia, Maryland, and the challenges of scaling up from homebrew.
03-07-19 Lab Testing HSBUs
6 mars 2019 |
52 min
David Curtis of Bell's General Store in Kalamazoo talks about Select Centennial Hops and shares lab IBU tests of beers brewed for the Hop Sampler series.
02-28-19 Astarte Bronze-Age-Style Beer
27 februari 2019 |
44 min
Homebrewer AJ Hart took part in an experimental archeology project on bronze age brewing techniques in Cyprus and collaborated with her husband, Justin, to bring those ideas home.
02-21-19 Chiller Stirring Experiment
20 februari 2019 |
33 min
Engineer Alex Roberts joins James again to test the effects on stirring a wort while it's being chilled by an immersion chiller. They also reverse the chiller's water flow.
02-14-19 Golden Ale Yeast Experiment
13 februari 2019 |
42 min
Kyle Swallow of Twin Lakes Homebrew Club and Rapps Barren Brewing in Mountain Home, Arkansas, talks about an experiment fermenting one Golden Ale wort with 13 different yeasts.
02-07-19 Year-Long Stout Collaboration
6 februari 2019 |
46 min
Homebrewer Chris McKenzie shares his experience collaborating with five other homebrewers in a year-long experiment to design the perfect stout.
01-31-19 Hawk Moth Brewing
30 januari 2019 |
49 min
James talks to Bradley Riggs of Hawk Moth Brewing in Rogers, Arkansas - a brewery focused on small batch, old-world-style, wood-aged beers.
01-24-19 Hop Sampler - Willamette, Amarillo, Falconer's Flight
23 januari 2019 |
45 min
James and Steve sample an old American standby against a relative newcomer and a hop blend.
01-17-19 Monster Cereal Beer Roundup
16 januari 2019 |
41 min
We sample a batch of five monster cereal beers brewed from Frankenberry, Boo Berry and Count Chocula.
01-10-19 Mead Yeast Sampler - US-05, S-33, BE-134
9 januari 2019 |
40 min
Steve splits a batch of mead and pitches three different dry beer yeasts to test the effects of each.
01-03-19 Ivory Bill Brewing
2 januari 2019 |
60 min
We visit Ivory Bill Brewing in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where long-time friend of the podcast, Casey Letellier, and his partner, Dorothy Hall, are serving up delicious open-fermented, gluten-reduced, English-inspired beers.
12-20-18 Annual Disaster Show
19 december 2018 |
97 min
Steve and James read a ton of letters about homebrewing disasters from listeners across the globe.
12-13-18 Hop Sampler - Lemondrop, German Mandarina Bavaria, and Simcoe
12 december 2018 |
47 min
Steve and James taste a batch of hops chosen by Steve's son, Chase, and introduce the concept of Hop Stand Bittering Units (HSBUs).
12-06-18 Loki Yeast Temperature Experiment
5 december 2018 |
48 min
Casey Helwig and Jess Caudill from Imperial Organic Yeast help James and Steve evaluate an experiment fermenting a kveik strain at two different temperatures.
11-29-18 AHA 40th Anniversary
28 november 2018 |
43 min
American Homebrew Association Director Gary Glass joins us to talk about four decades of the AHA, ongoing homebrew legislation issues, and the upcoming Homebrew Con and National Homebrew Competition.
11-15-18 Hop Sampler - Centennial, Citra, Galaxy
14 november 2018 |
38 min
In our fifth show of the series, we taste some higher alpha hops and get a surprise result.
11-08-18 Competition Karate
7 november 2018 |
45 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares his strategies to take home more hardware from homebrew competitions.
11-01-18 IBUs vs Wort Gravity and Hop Stand Temps
31 oktober 2018 |
59 min
Dr. Chris Hamilton of Hillsdale College in Michigan shares results of his experiments testing the effects of increased wort gravity and different hop stand temperatures on IBU measurements. He also updates us on his research with Clarity Ferm on gluten in beer.
10-25-18 Chiller Flow Experiment
24 oktober 2018 |
42 min
Engineer Alex Roberts helps James conduct an experiment looking at the effect of varying the flow rate of water through an immersion chiller when chilling wort.
10-18-18 Ricky the Meadmaker, Too Controversial
17 oktober 2018 |
57 min
Ricky the Meadmaker from Groennfell Meadery in Vermont talks about an article detailing his techniques that was deeemed "too controversial" to print.
10-11-18 Makgeolli - Korean Rice Wine
10 oktober 2018 |
46 min
Homebrewer Tommy Caillouet introduces us to an easy-to-brew alcoholic rice beverage that has its roots in ancient Korea.
10-04-18 Wheat and Rye Flour Experiment
3 oktober 2018 |
51 min
Homebrewer Brook Baber drew upon his background as a baker to brew beers using wheat and rye flour in the mash.
09-27-18 Spontaneous Sours Hopping Rate Experiment
26 september 2018 |
58 min
Homebrewer Caleb Buck of archaicpursuit.com shares some delicious sour beers and startling early results of his sour IBU experiment.
09-20-18 Hop Sampler - Crystal, Glacier, German Huell Melon
19 september 2018 |
43 min
James and Steve taste the fourth in the series featuring single hops brewed into three small batches.
09-13-18 Fal Allen on Brewing Gose
12 september 2018 |
56 min
Anderson Valley Brewing Company brewmaster Fal Allen talks about his new book, Gose: Brewing a Classic German Beer for the Modern Era.
09-06-18 Mead Yeast Experiment
5 september 2018 |
42 min
Steve shares an experiment fermenting a split batch of mead with three dry wine yeasts.
08-30-18 Mead Bottle Pasteurization Experiment
29 augusti 2018 |
43 min
Home meadmaker Tim Leber shares his experiment using sous vide to pasteurize mead after bottling.
08-23-18 Zero Tolerance Gluten Free Club
22 augusti 2018 |
57 min
Homebrewers Joe Morris, Ed Golden and Bob Keifer join us to share their techniques and recipes for brewing delicious beers without gluten.
08-16-18 Occidental Brewing
15 augusti 2018 |
64 min
We visit Occidental Brewing in Portland, Oregon, to talk to brewer Sam Carroll about brewing delicious German-style beers.
08-09-18 Sake-Beer Hybrid
8 augusti 2018 |
48 min
Homebrewer Kevin McEvoy shares his experiment combining sake and beer fermentations into a single beverage with components of each.
08-02-18 Pichia Apotheca Hybrid Yeast
1 augusti 2018 |
47 min
Dr. Maitreya Dunham of the University of Washington joins us to talk about a new yeast hybrid her lab has isolated from an open fermentation beer. Tim Leber and Norm Kwasinski share mead and beer brewed with the yeast.
07-26-18 Insane in the Yeast Strain
25 juli 2018 |
47 min
We join Imperial Organic Yeast and Everybody's Brewing to sample two split-wort experiments.
07-19-18 Hop Sampler - UK Fuggle, German Hallertau and Perle
18 juli 2018 |
45 min
James and Steve taste the third in the Hop Sampler series, featuring hops from the UK and Germany.
07-12-18 Cascade Brewing
11 juli 2018 |
67 min
We sample delicious sour beers at Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, with Head Brewer Mike Mathis and Lead Blender Kevin Martin.
07-05-18 Portland Club Night
4 juli 2018 |
59 min
We roam the floor of Homebrew Con Club Night to sample delicious, and sometimes odd, beers and visit with their talented, sometimes odd, brewers.
05-31-18 Eclectic IPA with Dick Cantwell
30 maj 2018 |
48 min
Brewer and author Dick Cantwell talks about his book, Eclectic IPA: Pushing the Boundaries of India Pale Ale, which includes IPA recipes with fruit, vegetables, spices, and other tasty ingredients.
05-24-18 Hop Sampler - Apollo, Calypso, and Experimental 07270
23 maj 2018 |
41 min
James and Steve go round two into comparing small batches brewed with single hops. This week increases the alpha acids with Apollo, Calypso, and Experimental 07270.
05-17-18 Brut IPA
16 maj 2018 |
46 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of The Home Brew Recipe Bible and The Methods of Modern Homebrewing, introduces us to a new dry, sparkling version of our favorite style.
05-10-18 Jesse Gagnon at West Mountain
9 maj 2018 |
54 min
The former head brewer at Ozark Beer Company talks about why he shifted his career path toward a smaller place and shares beers and tips.
05-03-18 Hop Sampler - Cascade, Cluster and Mount Hood
2 maj 2018 |
39 min
James and Steve break in a new feature to the podcast by sampling small batches brewed with Cascade, Cluster and Mount Hood hops.
04-26-18 Steve Mead Update
25 april 2018 |
52 min
Steve Wilkes of Steve's Brew Shop shares his latest round of meads, which include blueberry and cherry - one of them oaked. We also revisit a cyser to see how it's aging.
04-19-18 JoCo Brown Ale and Gose Experiments
18 april 2018 |
44 min
Homebrewer Joe Covey joins us again to share his split batch experiments comparing two yeasts in a brown ale and the effect of adding cherries to a gose.
04-12-18 Crisis Brewing
11 april 2018 |
56 min
Brewer Sean Slape has used his engineering background and elbow grease to build a small-scale electric brewery just opening in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and already has plans to expand.
04-05-18 Brewing Darker Beers
4 april 2018 |
52 min
Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing gives us rants and tips for brewing beers with dark grains.
03-29-18 Prestonrose Farm and Brewery
28 mars 2018 |
58 min
James travels to Paris . . . Arkansas, to visit with Liz Preston and her husband, Preston, about the brewery in their front yard and their efforts to bring good beer and organic farming to their region.
03-22-18 Beer Craft with Jon Finch
21 mars 2018 |
50 min
Jon Finch, author of Beer Craft - The No-Nonsense Guide to Making and Enjoying Damn Good Craft Beer at Home, talks about brewing in the UK, beer cocktails and using beer in food.
03-15-18 RIS Collaboration
14 mars 2018 |
42 min
James and Steve sample a big bourbon-barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout that they contributed to and talk to barrel owner and project coordinator Reece Morrison.
03-08-18 DC Homebrewers Adjunct Experiment
7 mars 2018 |
52 min
Omar Al-Nidawi, education co-chair of the DC Homebrewers Club, talks about an experiment comparing a dozen different brewing adjuncts. James and Steve are joined by Reece Morrison to sample.
03-01-18 Hop Stand Temperature Experiment
28 februari 2018 |
47 min
James and Steve sample and evaluate a small batch experiment comparing three beers brewed with hop stands set at different temperatures.
02-22-18 SQZBX Brewery and Pizza Joint
21 februari 2018 |
54 min
Brewer Zac Smith likes his beer like he likes his pizza and radio: local. James talks to Zac about his Reinheitsgebot-inspired approach to brewing quaffable session beers.
02-15-18 A Year of Red IPA
14 februari 2018 |
41 min
Homebrewer Chris McKenzie wanted to perfect a recipe for Red IPA, so he brewed nothing but that style for a whole year. Then, he sent his beer to a competition to see what the judges thought.
02-08-18 American Solera
7 februari 2018 |
47 min
We visit American Solera in Tulsa, which was named Best New Brewery in the U.S. in 2016 by RateBeer, and talk to founder Chase Healey about hoppy, fruity, and funky beers.
02-01-18 John Palmer on NEIPA
31 januari 2018 |
56 min
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares brewing tips for one of the most controversial styles today - New England IPA.
01-25-18 AHA Update with Gary Glass
24 januari 2018 |
46 min
AHA Director Gary Glass updates us on the National Homebrew Competition, HomebrewCon, and who homebrews nowadays.
01-18-18 Milk Stout, Autumn Seasonal, and Saison Experiments
17 januari 2018 |
51 min
James talks about the results of a trio of split batch experiments using different strains of yeast with homebrewer Joe Covey.
01-11-18 Non-Alcoholic Homebrew?
10 januari 2018 |
47 min
Homebrewer Brock Masters shares his experiment attempting to remove alcohol from a hoppy homebrew while preserving the freshness of the flavor and aroma.
01-04-18 6 O'CLOCK Brews
3 januari 2018 |
49 min
Author Peter Symons shares his second book, "6 O'CLOCK Brews: Home Brewing More Old Australian Beers," which includes recipes for historic Australian beers and some of the British imports that influenced them.
12-21-17 Brewing Disasters
20 december 2017 |
80 min
James and Steve read stories of woe from listeners as they share brewing disasters from the past year.
12-14-17 Tasting Superior Bathhouse Brewery
13 december 2017 |
56 min
We sip beers with Rose Schweikhart of Superior Bathhouse Brewery in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, and get some tips on brewing some tasty beers.
12-07-17 Unusual Ingredients
6 december 2017 |
44 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of Methods of Modern Homebrewing, gives us advice on when and where to use interesting ingredients to bring some unique flavor to our beer.
11-30-17 Lost 40 Barrel Beers
29 november 2017 |
63 min
Grant Chandler from Lost 40 Brewing in Little Rock shares some delicious beers aged in barrels and brewed with fun ingredients, such as honeysuckle, strawberries, and locally harvested yeast.
11-16-17 Against All Hops
15 november 2017 |
54 min
Butch Heilshorn, author of "Against All Hops: Techniques and Philosophy for Creating Extraordinary Botanical Beers," tells us how he brews new beers with roots to the past.
11-09-17 JJ's Brewing Company
8 november 2017 |
49 min
We visit JJ's Brewing Company in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to talk to Jennifer "Muck" Muckerman and Andrew Porter about brewing American Lagers and other beers to convert customers to local brews.
11-02-17 Saison Yeast Experiment
1 november 2017 |
51 min
Homebrewer Joe Covey shares his Saison experiment comparing a split wort fermented with Safbrew T-58 and Danstar Belle Saison yeasts.
10-26-17 Blood Beer
25 oktober 2017 |
39 min
Homebrewer James Sandford talks about how he and his wife, Lucy, rose to the challenge to brew a beer with powdered pig's blood.
10-19-17 Steve's Porch Meads
18 oktober 2017 |
53 min
James and Steve take a break after shooting videos to share some of Steve's meads and talk mead making tips.
10-12-17 Ancient Sumerian Happy Juice
11 oktober 2017 |
43 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, tells us about the wine, honey, bread and beer beverage he brews based on the Hymn to Ninkasi.
10-05-17 Pippin's Taproom Session Beers
4 oktober 2017 |
51 min
We visit the taproom at High Gravity in Tulsa where Dave Knott, Amanda Schley and Tim Schley give us tips on brewing delicious beers under 4% ABV.
09-28-17 Arkansas Beer
27 september 2017 |
53 min
Brian Sorensen, author of Arkansas Beer: An Intoxicating History, joins James on the porch for a couple of beers and a chat on the history of beer in The Natural State.
09-21-17 Fair State Brewing Cooperative
20 september 2017 |
48 min
Evan Sallee and Matt Hauck, two of the founders of Fair State Brewing Cooperative in Minneapolis, join us to talk about hoppy and sour beers and their business model.
09-14-17 Session Beers with Jennifer Talley
13 september 2017 |
50 min
Jennifer Talley, author of Session Beers - Brewing for Flavor and Balance, give us tips on brewing lower gravity beers that are tasty and satisfying.
09-07-17 Olvalde Farmhouse Ales
6 september 2017 |
39 min
Joe Pond, founder of Olvalde Farmhouse Ales, talks about brewing rustic beers based on local and native ingredients on a Rollingstone, Minnesota, family farm.
08-31-17 Imperial Organic Yeast
30 augusti 2017 |
47 min
Owen Lingley, Jess Caudill and Jason Stepper from Imperial Organic Yeast talk about their fairly new company and answer questions from listeners.
08-24-17 Ozark Beer - Berliner, Bucky, and BDCS
23 augusti 2017 |
52 min
Ozark Beer founder, Andy Coates, and head brewer, Jesse Gagnon, talk new building, yogurt-soured Berliner Weisse, Buckminster Fuller-inspired beer, and Bourbon Double Cream Stout.
08-17-17 Home Lab Isolation and Propagation
16 augusti 2017 |
56 min
Zack Taggart, lab manager at 42 North Brewing, continues his presentation on setting up a homebrew lab by talking about isolating and propagating yeast and bacteria.
08-10-17 Ryan Richardson Mead
9 augusti 2017 |
53 min
Ryan Richardson of The Mead House podcast shares half a dozen fun and delicious meads.
08-03-17 56 Brewing
2 augusti 2017 |
38 min
Nick Chute, head brewer of 56 Brewing in Minneapolis, shares some delicious beers and some tips on how to brew similar ones at home.
07-27-17 Home Lab Yeast Analysis
26 juli 2017 |
50 min
Zack Taggart, lab manager at 42 North Brewing, tells us how to set up our own homebrew lab to analyze yeast health and count cell population.
07-20-17 Matt Weide Mead Experiments
19 juli 2017 |
50 min
Former meadmaker of the year Matt Weide joins us at HomebrewCon in Minneapolis to share meads made with walnuts, peanuts and ginger. He also shares a couple of bochet (burnt) meads.
07-13-17 Boom Island Brewing
12 juli 2017 |
42 min
Kevin Welch of Boom Island Brewing in Minneapolis has turned passion for music and Belgian beers into a commercial operation designed to carry on a long tradition.
07-06-17 Hop Chronicles and Club Night
5 juli 2017 |
69 min
We meet up with the Brulosophy crew at HomebrewCon in Minneapolis to evaluate two varieties of hops, and we chat with brewers and brewing experts on the Club Night floor.
05-25-17 Hop Timing Experiment
24 maj 2017 |
49 min
Steve Wilkes and Casey Letellier help James evaluate an experiment comparing three beers with single hop additions at 60 minutes, 30 minutes and flameout.
05-18-17 Earthbound Beer
17 maj 2017 |
46 min
Stuart Keating gives us brewing tips and explains why his brewery brews beers described as the "smallest and weirdest" in St. Louis.
05-11-17 Brewing Kombucha
10 maj 2017 |
52 min
Phil Nigash of the podcast My Life As a Foodie joins us to talk about restarting his show and getting into brewing kombucha at home.
05-04-17 Sean Terrill Attenuation Study
3 maj 2017 |
45 min
Sean Terrill of Two Mile Brewing in Leadville, Colorado, talks about his study and article examining the effect of mash temperature on attenuation rates of three yeast strains.
04-27-17 Fruit Flavor Additions
26 april 2017 |
47 min
Homebrewer Jamie Conway joins James and Steve as they taste beers and meads with different approaches to integrating fruit character.
04-20-17 Step Mashing
19 april 2017 |
46 min
Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal gets into the details about step mashing and how we can use it to control the character of our beers.
04-13-17 Recipe Formulation: Playing with Gravity
12 april 2017 |
51 min
James and Steve sit down during a brew day to talk about how to calculate and predict starting and finishing gravity levels of beers.
04-06-17 Indiana Water Experiment
5 april 2017 |
47 min
Homebrewer Aaron Winey shares his experiment brewing an American blonde ale using water from four different sources.
03-30-17 Callister and Lightheart Brewing
29 mars 2017 |
41 min
Homebrewer-turned-pro Nathaniel Senff of Lightheart Brewing talks about being a part of the collaborative Callister Brewing in Vancouver, British Columbia.
03-23-17 Casey Goes Pro, Part Two
22 mars 2017 |
51 min
In this second part of a two-parter, Casey Letellier, currently brewing at West Mountain Brewing Company, talks about his plans to open his own – Ivory Bill Brewing.
03-16-17 Casey Goes Pro, Part One
15 mars 2017 |
44 min
In this first part of a two-parter, Casey Letellier, currently brewing at West Mountain Brewing Company, talks about his plans to open his own – Ivory Bill Brewing.
03-09-17 Kettle Fermentation
8 mars 2017 |
45 min
Homebrewer Scott Koue shares his experience in fermenting beer in the same kettle that he used to boil the wort.
03-02-17 Homebrew Stout Collaboration
1 mars 2017 |
46 min
Homebrewers Ron Schmidt and Jamie Conway share their collaborative stout that was split to age on vanilla and a rye whiskey barrel.
02-23-17 Frost Fest 2017
22 februari 2017 |
45 min
James wanders around Frost Fest in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to sample beers and get some homebrewing tips from professional brewers.
02-16-17 Hop Tweaking
15 februari 2017 |
43 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, talks about hop substitution and ways to change up the hopping of your beers.
02-09-17 Mead Best Practices
8 februari 2017 |
55 min
Ricky the Meadmaker from Groennfell and Havoc Meaderies in Vermont talks about sharing his recipes online and shares his best meadmaking practices.
02-02-17 African Palm Wine
1 februari 2017 |
43 min
Homebrewer Ryan Deaver joins us to talk about spontaneously fermented palm wine he researched in the west African country of Benin.
01-26-17 Recipe Formulation Tips
25 januari 2017 |
45 min
Brad Ring and Betsy Parks from Brew Your Own magazine talk about their new Big Book of Homebrewing and share tips on coming up with your own homebrew recipes.
01-19-17 AHA Update
18 januari 2017 |
44 min
Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, updates us on the state of our hobby, upcoming National Homebrew Competition deadlines and new events at the Minneapolis HomebrewCon.
01-12-17 Swiss Spruce Porter
11 januari 2017 |
50 min
Homebrewer Will Schumacher talks about his experiments brewing with spruce that he foraged from his time in Switzerland.
01-05-17 Plain, Coconut, and Mole Porter
4 januari 2017 |
37 min
James and Steve take advantage of a beautiful day to sample three porters on the porch, all from the same batch.
12-29-16 Disaster Show 2016
28 december 2016 |
70 min
James and Steve carry on the tradition of sharing stories from listeners of brew days gone bad.
12-15-16 Brulosophy Boil Experiments
14 december 2016 |
57 min
Marshall Schott and Malcolm Frazer from Brulosophy.com share their experiments - the effect of keeping the lid on during the boil and not boiling a Berliner Weisse.
12-08-16 Holiday Brewing Time Management
7 december 2016 |
50 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, gives us tips on carving time out during the holidays for the important thing - brewing.
12-01-16 Steve's Brew Shop
30 november 2016 |
48 min
Steve Wilkes is now the owner of a shiny new local homebrew shop in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He talks about the process of starting the shop and plans for the future.
11-17-16 Hoppy Sour Beers
16 november 2016 |
52 min
Mad Fermentationist Mike Tonsmeire shares his techniques for brewing tart beers with lots of hop character, and he samples three interpretations from James.
11-10-16 Bryggerhuset Pilot Brewery Part Two
9 november 2016 |
49 min
We continue the discussion with Gard Karlsnes, who runs the pilot brewery at Aass Brewery in Norway. This time, we sample a ginger beer and Christmas stout. Part two of two.
11-03-16 Bryggerhuset Pilot Brewery Part One
2 november 2016 |
48 min
Gard Karlsnes runs the pilot brewery at Aass Brewery in Norway and is expanding its horizons beyond Reinheitsgebot roots. Part one of two.
10-27-16 Hermit Thrush Brewing
26 oktober 2016 |
57 min
Chris Gagne of Hermit Thrush Brewing in Brattleboro, Vermont, talks about brewing beer with only wild yeast he's harvested from the environment.
10-20-16 Competition Cream Ales
19 oktober 2016 |
44 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, shares tips on how to make your cream ale stand out in a competition setting.
10-13-16 Vegetable Saisons
12 oktober 2016 |
52 min
Homebrewer Jason Jackson shares four versions of his saison enhanced with vegetables from his garden. Steve Wilkes helps sample.
10-06-16 New Province Brewing
5 oktober 2016 |
50 min
Our series on northwest Arkansas brewing continues with New Province Brewing in Rogers and a visit with owner-head brewer Derek McEnroe.
09-29-16 Brewing Local - American Grown Beer
28 september 2016 |
62 min
Author Stan Hieronymus talks about his latest book that takes a look at how American brewers are using local ingredients to put their stamp on our favorite beverage.
09-22-16 Bluejacket/The Arsenal
21 september 2016 |
55 min
Josh Chapman, head brewer of Bluejacket in Washington DC, shows us around what Mike Tonsmeire describes as the "Disney World of Brewpubs."
09-15-16 Managing Tannins
14 september 2016 |
39 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible, walks us through tannins: when they're good or bad and how to control them in our beer.
09-08-16 Groennfell and Havoc Meaderies
7 september 2016 |
58 min
Ricky the Meadmaker returns to the program with his wife and business partner, Kelly Klein, to share some wonderful "beer-strength" meads and tips for our own meads.
09-01-16 Brulosophy Starter and Mash Experiments
31 augusti 2016 |
48 min
Brulosophy team member Jake Huolihan shares two experiments comparing vitality vs viability starters and batch vs no sparging.
08-25-16 Nathan Zeender of Right Proper Brewing
24 augusti 2016 |
40 min
We join head brewer Nathan Zeender in 3-D at the production brewery of Right Proper in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington D.C.
08-18-16 Grisette and Saison
17 augusti 2016 |
58 min
Homebrewer and beer historian Dave Janssen talks about grisette, a tasty obscure Belgian style, and how it relates to saison.
08-11-16 Tonsmeire Funky Honey Beer Experiment
10 augusti 2016 |
42 min
Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares an experiment around his dining room table splitting a funky beer batch and adding five different honey varieties.
08-04-16 Fruit IPA
3 augusti 2016 |
39 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about the latest thing in IPAs - fruit!
07-28-16 Tonsmeire Taps
27 juli 2016 |
38 min
We sample two delicious Mad Fermentationist beers from the source: a stout reinvigorated with specialty grain tea and a New England IPA.
07-21-16 Brulosophy New England Pale Ale Experiment
20 juli 2016 |
39 min
We take part in sampling an experiment testing the effect of gelatin on a tasty, cloudy, hoppy East Coast pale ale.
07-14-16 Collaborative Flemish Red
13 juli 2016 |
48 min
Christian Layke, brewer at Gordon Biersch's Rockville Maryland location, and Mad Fermentationist Mike Tonsmeire work together on a tasty barrel-aged sour.
07-07-16 Baltimore Homebrew Con Club Night
6 juli 2016 |
63 min
We roam the floor of Club Night at Baltimore Homebrew Con to find interesting brewers who brew delicious beers and get brewing tips.
06-02-16 NZ Kelly Ryan of Fork and Brewer
1 juni 2016 |
47 min
Roving reporter Will Gallaspy picks the brain of Kelly Ryan, brewer at Fork and Brewer in Wellington, New Zealand.
05-26-16 NZ Brewing Pioneer Ben Middlemiss
25 maj 2016 |
37 min
Roving reporter Will Gallaspy catches pioneering New Zealand craft brewer Ben Middlemiss and talks to him about how good beer came to the Kiwis.
05-19-16 Homebrew All Stars
18 maj 2016 |
55 min
Denny Conn and Drew Beechum, authors of Homebrew All Stars, divine which category of brewer Steve and James fit into.
05-12-16 Chris Colby NZ Keynote
11 maj 2016 |
41 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Jounal, dives into the details on foam – how it's created and the positive and negative factors affecting it.
05-05-16 John Palmer NZ Keynote
4 maj 2016 |
41 min
John Palmer, homebrew guru, shares his top five brewing priorities in his keynote presentation at the New Zealand Homebrew Conference.
04-28-16 Chris White NZ Keynote
27 april 2016 |
60 min
White Labs Yeast founder, Dr. Chris White, shares some yeast science and practical homebrewing advice at the New Zealand Homebrew Conference.
04-21-16 NZ Sour Panel
20 april 2016 |
44 min
In this panel from the New Zealand Homebrewers Conference, pro and home brewers share advice and experience in brewing delicious sour beers.
04-14-16 How Enzymes Work
13 april 2016 |
58 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, dives deeply into science as he describes how enzymes work on a microscopic level and how that applies to your mash tun.
04-07-16 Brulosophy Vorlauf and Cold Sparge
6 april 2016 |
55 min
Ray Found from Brulosophy.com shares two experiments: one on the effects of spent grains in the boil and another on sparging with room temperature water.
03-31-16 Common Sense Brewing
30 mars 2016 |
42 min
James moderates a panel from NZHC with Tasty McDole, Will Gallaspy and Nick Wiseman on brewing with common sense.
03-24-16 Nelson Marchfest Brew-Off
23 mars 2016 |
53 min
We head to New Zealand for the first homebrew conference in Nelson and take part in a brewing demonstration.
03-17-16 Episode 500
16 mars 2016 |
49 min
While James, Andy and Chris head to New Zealand, we celebrate our first 500 episodes with this look back.
03-10-16 More Sour Hybrids
9 mars 2016 |
58 min
Homebrewer James Sites shares another round of his tasty sour beer and wine hybrids fermented with his own house sour culture.
03-03-16 Springtime Hop Care
2 mars 2016 |
57 min
James Altwies of Gorst Valley Hops give us some excellent advice on making sure our homegrown hops get a good start on the season.
02-25-16 Fading Alpha Acids
24 februari 2016 |
44 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about how time affects the levels of alpha acids in hops and how to slow their fading.
02-18-16 Quality Management
17 februari 2016 |
48 min
Mary Pelletieri, author of Quality Management: Essential Planning for Breweries, joins us to talk about how to bring quality management practices into our home breweries.
02-11-16 Bentonville Brewing Company
10 februari 2016 |
44 min
We continue our introductions to northwest Arkansas breweries as we visit with Katie and Beau Boykin of Bentonville Brewing.
02-04-16 Bronzed Brews
3 februari 2016 |
56 min
Peter Symons joins us from Sydney to talk about Bronzed Brews, his new book exploring the history of Australian brewing.
01-28-16 Sugar Staggering Experiment
27 januari 2016 |
59 min
Malcolm Frazer of Brulosophy.com shares his experiment comparing the results of adding sugar to the fermenter all at once vs staggered over time.
01-21-16 Hitting Original Gravity
20 januari 2016 |
42 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares tips on hitting original gravity if things go awry during the brew day.
01-14-16 Homemade Crystal Malt
13 januari 2016 |
55 min
Homebrewer Phillip McDaniel shares samples of crystal malt he made and his technique for making it.
01-7-16 Tonsmeire Recipe Tips
6 januari 2016 |
56 min
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares his ten tips of what to consider when coming up with a beer recipe.
12-31-15 Brewing Disaster Stories
30 december 2015 |
64 min
In their annual tradition, James and Steve read a collection of listener-submitted brewing disaster stories.
12-17-15 Gruit Blending Experiment
16 december 2015 |
57 min
Homebrewer Dan McCarthy shares ten gruits, and James and Steve sample to find the perfect blend.
12-10-15 One Hour All Grain Brewing
9 december 2015 |
47 min
Brulosopher Marshall Schott talks about his Short and Shoddy brew day, where he brewed an all grain batch of beer in around sixty minutes.
12-3-15 Columbus House Brewing
2 december 2015 |
42 min
Brewer Jason Corral shows us around his professional electric system based on his homebrew setup and controlled with an Arduino controller.
11-19-15 Holiday Spices
18 november 2015 |
51 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about four favorite holiday spices for brewing and gives us some tips.
11-12-15 Small Sour Barrel Strategy Pt. 2
11 november 2015 |
57 min
Homebrewer CJ Shamas returns to share beers from his small sour barrel program with James, Steve and Andy.
11-05-15 Apple Blossom Cream Ale
4 november 2015 |
40 min
We get a behind-the-scenes look at the brewing of the collaboration Cream Ale, as Apple Blossom scales up James' homebrew recipe.
10-29-15 Hefeweizen Fermentation Temperature Experiment
28 oktober 2015 |
54 min
Homebrewer Dennis Pike returns with the results of his experiment testing the effects of different fermentation temperatures on hefeweizen.
10-22-15 Beer Dispensing Systems
21 oktober 2015 |
55 min
Homebrewer Phil Proctor shares tips on setting up elaborate beer dispensing systems and on designing a homemade glycol chiller.
10-15-15 Brewing with Mushrooms
14 oktober 2015 |
60 min
Homebrewer Ray Sykes brings mushrooms to homebrew for some really tasty and interesting flavors.
10-08-15 Fall Ciders
7 oktober 2015 |
50 min
Homebrewer Nick Johnson shares four ciders brewed with ingredients inspired by the season of fall.
09-24-15 Black Apple Crossing Cidery
23 september 2015 |
44 min
James sits down with Trey Holt from Black Apple Crossing Cidery to sample ciders and get homebrewing tips.
09-17-15 Sour Small Barrel Strategy
16 september 2015 |
58 min
In part one of a two-part series, homebrewer CJ Shamas shares tips on using small barrels to produce sour beers.
09-10-15 Brewing Tripel
9 september 2015 |
57 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares tips on brewing a delicious Trappist-inspired beer with a simple ingredient list.
09-03-15 Carolina Reaper Beer Experiment
2 september 2015 |
65 min
Doug Wawrzynski unveils the most ambitious split batch experiment in BBR history: Will the numbing effect of Szechuan peppercorns tame the heat of Carolina Reaper peppers and bring out their flavor?
08-27-15 Barrel Progression Experiment
26 augusti 2015 |
58 min
Father and son homebrewing team, Nick and Curt Kiest, share their experiment aging a series of beers in an eight gallon oak whiskey barrel.
08-20-15 Hefeweizen Pitching Rate Experiment
19 augusti 2015 |
59 min
Homebrewer Dennis Pike shares his experiment comparing the effects of three different yeast pitching rates on hefeweizen.
08-13-15 Bread Yeast Mead and Crock Pot Bochet
12 augusti 2015 |
52 min
Tim Leber joins us with an experiment evaluating bread yeast in mead and shares burnt honey mead made in a Crock Pot. Also, a surprise habanero mead.
08-06-15 Modern Times Brewing
5 augusti 2015 |
52 min
We visit Modern Times Brewing in San Diego to talk to Jacob McKean and Michael Tonsmeire about starting a brewery based on homebrew, roasting and brewing with coffee, and sour beers, of course.
07-30-15 Black Malt and Man Boobs
29 juli 2015 |
49 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about the myths surrounding black malt and how versitile it really is. Also, do IPAs really give you "man boobs"?
07-23-15 White Labs Yeast
22 juli 2015 |
54 min
We visit with Dr. Chris White of White Labs about their tasting room, new products, and general brewing industry topics.
07-16-15 Brulosopher NHC Experiments
15 juli 2015 |
43 min
We join Brulosopher Marshall Schott at the National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego to evaluate experiments on lager fermentation temperatures and first wort hopping.
07-09-15 Vinnie Cilurzo at NHC and Small Batch Lagers
8 juli 2015 |
46 min
We talk to Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River about spontaneous fermentation, a new hop exclusively for homebrewers, and brewing Pilsners. Also, homebrewer Holger Michaelis talks about brewing small batch lagers.
07-02-15 Club Night 2015
1 juli 2015 |
60 min
James, Steve, and a cast of BBR characters wander Club Night at the National Homebrewers Conference in search of great beers.
05-28-15 Feeding Big Beers
27 maj 2015 |
51 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about increasing alcohol content of beers by feeding the yeast added sugar in the fermenter.
05-21-15 Stout Chemistry Brulosophy Experiment
20 maj 2015 |
51 min
Malcolm Frazer, contributor to Brulosophy.com, shares his experiment brewing a dry Irish stout with water chemistry suited for stouts and for pale ales.
05-14-15 Sewage Brewage
13 maj 2015 |
47 min
Mark Jockers from Clean Water Services and Jeremie Landers from the Oregon Brew Crew talk about a challenge in Portland using treated effluent to brew beer.
05-07-15 Sour Beer Cider Hybrids
6 maj 2015 |
50 min
Homebrewer James Sites shares two tasty brews that are blends of sour beers and ciders with fruit.
04-30-15 Ginger Trifecta
29 april 2015 |
54 min
Three ginger-infused beers: Half-pound half-boiled ginger beer from Steve Wilkes, ginger-wasabi beer from homebrewer Dan McCarthy, and Soulless Ginger from Apple Blossom Brewing Company.
04-23-15 Porch Experiments
22 april 2015 |
41 min
James and Steve sit on the porch and evaluate two experiments: US 05 vs Nottingham yeast and the effect of a 30-minute boil on an all grain pale ale.
04-16-15 Homebrew Heroics
15 april 2015 |
42 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, joins James to reveal the winners of our Homebrew Heroics contest.
04-09-15 Brulosopher Experiments Part 2
8 april 2015 |
48 min
Marshall Schott of Brulosophy returns to the podcast to share two experiments: brewing water chemistry and hybrid lager fermentation.
04-02-15 Core Distilling
1 april 2015 |
55 min
Nathan Traw, brewer and distiller at Core Brewing and Distilling, takes us through the distillation process, and Jesse Core talks about his company's progress.
03-26-15 To Dump or Not? And NHC Contest
25 mars 2015 |
56 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about how to assess suspicious beers, and Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, helps us introduce a contest to give away two free registrations to this year's National Homebrewers Conference.
03-19-15 Brewing with Maple
18 mars 2015 |
53 min
Homebrewer Ryan Leamy from Vermont talks about making maple wine and maple beers and gives us some background on where maple syrup comes from.
03-12-15 Brulosopher Experiments
11 mars 2015 |
52 min
Marshall Schott of the blog Brulosophy shares two experiments: testing the effects of a 30-minute boil and the addition of Irish moss.
03-05-15 Superior Bathhouse Brewing
4 mars 2015 |
54 min
Brewery owner Rose Schweikhart gets advice from John Palmer on brewing with hot spring water from Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas.
02-26-15 Blonde Ale Experiment
25 februari 2015 |
54 min
Homebrewer Dan Kuczmarski joins us again to share his experiment fermenting a blonde ale with four different yeast strains.
02-19-15 High Gravity Mash Inefficiency
18 februari 2015 |
50 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about why mashes for higher gravity beers can be more inefficient and what to do about it.
02-12-15 Brewing Software Update
11 februari 2015 |
60 min
Douglas Wawrzynzki helps sort through listener feedback on what brewing software they're using around the brewpot today.
02-05-15 Partial Mashing Revisited
4 februari 2015 |
51 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, brings us up to date on a favorite technique - a hybrid of extract and all grain brewing.
01-29-15 Bike Rack Brewing Company
28 januari 2015 |
45 min
Joe Zucca, head brewer at Bike Rack Brewing Company in Bentonville, Arkansas, talks about brewing with the Speidel Braumeister system. Also, Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, previews the National Homebrew Competition.
01-22-15 Kriek: 3 Step Fermentation
21 januari 2015 |
55 min
Matt Miller, AKA Dr. Lambic, explains his approach to fermenting lambics - with a fermentation step each for Lactobacillus, Saccharomyces, and Brettanomyces.
01-15-15 Brewing Maibock
14 januari 2015 |
48 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, give us some tips on brewing Maibock to enjoy in warmer times. Also, Chris answers a couple of carbonation-related mailbag questions.
01-08-15 BrewTubers and the SJPorr Challenge
7 januari 2015 |
50 min
SJPorr from YouTube joins us to talk about the YouTube brewing community and the ambitious competition that bears his name.
01-01-15 Homebrew Disasters
31 december 2014 |
99 min
James and Steve read listener letters detailing homebrewing disasters from the past year.
12-18-14 Roasted Grain Experiment
17 december 2014 |
55 min
Christopher Owen and Ted Doll from the Louisville, Kentucky, LAGERS club share their experiment using roasted specialty grains in the mash, hot steeping, and cold steeping.
12-11-14 Brewing Chili Beers
10 december 2014 |
36 min
Sean Terrill from Two Mile Brewing Company shares tips on how to brew with chilis in a way that will give flavor without burning off our taste buds.
12-04-14 Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)
3 december 2014 |
49 min
Neil Walker from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) talks about his organization's efforts to promote and preserve traditional beer and pubs in the United Kingdom.
11-20-14 Mad Weird Fermentations
19 november 2014 |
50 min
Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire shares beers fermented with "critters" harvested around his home and from bottle dregs. Also, a sour beer dry-hopped in the bottle.
11-13-14 Mad Berliner Weisse
12 november 2014 |
47 min
Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire joins us to share homebrew Berliner Weisse brewed with rhubarb and lemon.
11-6-14 Beer and Food Course
5 november 2014 |
45 min
Julia Herz of the Brewers Association previews the Beer and Food Course that she has written with Chef Adam Dulye. Juila gives us advice on pairing beer and food and on aging craft beer and homebrew.
10-30-14 Scaling Up with Rare Form
29 oktober 2014 |
29 min
Kevin Mullen of Rare Form Brewing in Troy, New York, talks about working with homebrewers to bring their recipes to life on a larger scale.
10-23-14 Foraging with Scratch Brewing
22 oktober 2014 |
48 min
Ryan Tockstein of Scratch Brewing in Ava, Illinois, talks about using local ingredients, including those foraged in the woods around his brewery.
10-16-14 Sour Beer and Wine Hybrid
15 oktober 2014 |
44 min
Homebrewer James Sites shares his experiment blending sour beer and wine to create a new combination.
10-09-14 Carbonation
8 oktober 2014 |
43 min
We go back to basics with Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal as we talk about proper carbonation in beers.
10-02-14 Proper Terminology
1 oktober 2014 |
50 min
BIAB pioneer Pat Hollingdale makes an appeal for more standardized terminology when sharing brewing recipes.
09-25-14 Experimental Homebrewing
24 september 2014 |
53 min
Denny Conn and Drew Beechum share tips from their book, Experimental Homebrewing: Mad Science in the Pursuit of Great Beer.
09-18-14 Short Boil Experiment
17 september 2014 |
45 min
Homebrewer Jeff Muse compares a pale ale recipe with extract that has been boiled for 60 minutes against another where the extract has only been boiled for 15.
09-11-14 Post-Bottle Critter Dosing
10 september 2014 |
56 min
Homebrewer Dan Kuczmarski shares an experiment trying to dry out sweet beers by adding Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus after bottling.
09-04-14 Clarity Ferm Gluten Reduction Experiment
3 september 2014 |
58 min
Dr. Chris Hamilton of Hillsdale College talks about his experiment attempting to make practically gluten free beers using Clarity Ferm from White Labs.
08-28-14 Funky Apple Blossom
28 augusti 2014 |
47 min
Brewer Nathan Traw of Apple Blossom Brewing Company shares some funky beers, including one fermented with sourdough starter.
08-21-14 Michigan Water Experiment
20 augusti 2014 |
46 min
Homebrewer Alex Baker shares his experiment brewing the same recipe with water from different springs across Michigan.
08-14-14 Mead Boiling Experiment
13 augusti 2014 |
54 min
Home mead maker Tim Leber shares the result of his experiment comparing meads made with musts that have been boiled and have not.
08-07-14 Lose Weight, Not Beer
6 augusti 2014 |
47 min
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares his successful weight loss plan that allows him to keep his favorite beverage, while losing pounds.
07-31-14 No Chill Aging Experiment
30 juli 2014 |
40 min
Homebrewer Bob Stempski shares his experiment comparing beers brewed with no-chill worts aged for eight and four months with a fresh batch.
07-24-14 Open Fermentation at Arcadia Brewing
23 juli 2014 |
42 min
Vaughn Stewart, brewing manager of Arcadia Brewing in Kalamazoo, Michigan, talks about open fermentation and repitching yeast for many generations.
07-17-14 Local Michigan Ingredients
16 juli 2014 |
50 min
We join homebrewers and pros to sample and talk about hops and malt grown and produced in Michigan.
07-10-14 Hopping Technique Experiment Part Two
9 juli 2014 |
36 min
We join homebrewer David Curtis in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to evaluate the second round of his experiment comparing different hopping techniques.
07-03-14 Michael Tonsmeire at Club Night
2 juli 2014 |
50 min
The Mad Fermentationist talks about his new book, "American Sour Beers," as we take a tour of sour homebrew at the National Homebrewers Conference.
05-29-14 BOSS Barrel Project
28 maj 2014 |
49 min
We join Casey Letellier and members of the Brewers of Siloam Springs as they sample imperial stouts to go into a whiskey barrel.
05-22-14 Maple Wine
21 maj 2014 |
42 min
Homebrewer Andrew Parr shares his experiment using six different yeasts to ferment a beverage made with pure, grade-A maple syrup.
05-15-14 AHA Update
14 maj 2014 |
43 min
American Homebrewers Association Director Gary Glass brings us up to speed on the National Homebrew Competition, Homebrewers Conference and legislative efforts.
05-08-14 Hopping Technique Experiment
7 maj 2014 |
44 min
Homebrewer David Curtis shares his experiment comparing mash hopping, first wort hopping and traditional 60-minute boil hopping.
05-01-14 Yeast vs IBUs
30 april 2014 |
48 min
Chris White, founder of White Labs Yeast, talks about a survey comparing the effect of different yeast strains on bitterness levels of finished beer. We also talk about safety issues and whether eating yeast will stave off drunkenness.
04-24-14 BIAB Legacy
23 april 2014 |
56 min
Brew in a Bag pioneer Pat Hollingdale and Brew in a Bag enthusiast Bob Stempski talk about the legacy of the technique and the myths surrounding it.
04-17-14 Non-Barley Brewing Grains
16 april 2014 |
46 min
We go back to the basics with Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, who talks about adjunct grains.
04-10-14 Sprague Farm and Brew Works
9 april 2014 |
39 min
Brian Sprague talks about his farm and brewery in Venango, Pennsylvania, where hops and barley are grown and turned into beer.
04-03-14 Hoppy Brett and Pasta Sour
2 april 2014 |
56 min
Sour homebrewer Gail Williams shares two experiments: testing whether Brettanomyces preserves hop character and whether pasta makes a contribution to a sour beer in the fermenter.
03-27-14 Prairie Artisan Ales
26 mars 2014 |
52 min
Chase Healey of Prairie Artisan Ales in Tulsa, Oklahoma, talks about his quickly up-and-coming funky brewery and some of his tasty beers.
03-20-14 Brewing and Blending Gueuze
19 mars 2014 |
52 min
Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares his multi-year strategy of brewing tasty sour beers at home.
03-13-14 Apple Blossom Brewing Company
12 mars 2014 |
60 min
In the final stop of introducing the new breweries of northwest Arkansas, we interview owners Evan McDonald and Sammy Stephenson along with brewer Nathan Traw.
03-06-14 Stout Experiment
5 mars 2014 |
56 min
Homebrewer Tyson Schindler shares his experiment splitting a stout into smaller batches and flavoring them differently.
02-27-14 Homebrew Toxicology Pt. 3
26 februari 2014 |
56 min
Toxicologist Paul joins us for the third part of our exploration of whether our ingredients, processes, or equipment are hazardous.
02-20-14 Hi Tech Brew in a Bag
19 februari 2014 |
56 min
Icelandic homebrewers Eyvindur Karlsson and Sigurdur Gudbrandsson talk about the brewing culture in their country and their method of stepping up BIAB.
02-13-14 Sourdough Beer Experiment
12 februari 2014 |
39 min
Homebrewer Karl Kornfeld talks about his experiment brewing a beer using only sourdough starter for yeast. He also shares a Star Trek inspired beer.
02-06-14 Scaling Homebrew Batches
5 februari 2014 |
52 min
Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares tips on scaling up and scaling down homebrew batches and recipes.
01-30-14 Two-Year Sour Experiment
29 januari 2014 |
57 min
Homebrewer Dan Pixley takes us through an ongoing experiment brewing sour beers from commercial dregs. Also, Dr. Martin O'Neill talks about the new brewing program at Auburn University.
01-23-14 Beer Cheese Experiment
22 januari 2014 |
32 min
Homebrewer Matthew Jannette shares his experiment combining two of our favorite things: beer and cheese.
01-16-14 NHC Registration
15 januari 2014 |
46 min
Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, explains the new registration procedure for the National Homebrew Competition and looks forward to the National Homebrewers Conference in June.
01-09-14 Ken Schramm on Mead
8 januari 2014 |
62 min
Ken Schramm, author of The Compleat Meadmaker and owner of Schramm's Mead joins us to talk about his new commercial venture and answer your mead making questions.
01-02-14 Brewing Barleywines
1 januari 2014 |
54 min
Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares tips on brewing high gravity barleywines.
12-19-13 Homebrew Disasters '13
18 december 2013 |
61 min
James and Steve read listener disaster letters and taste some bottles of homebrew past from James' cellar.
12-12-13 Homebrew Toxicology Pt. 2
11 december 2013 |
55 min
Toxicologist Paul joins us again to follow up on your questions about possible toxic materials in homebrew.
12-5-13 Fruit Saisons
4 december 2013 |
53 min
Homebrewer Bryan Gold shares tips on brewing his award-winning saison and saisons with fruit.
11-21-13 Blending Braggots
20 november 2013 |
40 min
James and Steve blend finished beers and honey beverages before bottling to find a tasty braggot.
11-14-13 Homebrew Toxicology
13 november 2013 |
53 min
Paul, a homebrewer and toxicologist, answers your concerns about materials and chemicals we use in our favorite hobby.
11-07-13 IPA Experiment Results
6 november 2013 |
53 min
Chris Colby and Denny Conn join James to go over the results of adding increasing amounts of gypsum to an American IPA.
10-31-13 Split Batch and Burnt Meads
30 oktober 2013 |
50 min
Home meadmaker Matt Weide shares meads that have been made from a split batch and bochet - a mead from burnt honey.
10-24-13 Starting a Homebrew Store
23 oktober 2013 |
47 min
Desiree Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa talks about lessons learned in starting and running a successful LHBS.
10-17-13 Homebrew Graf
16 oktober 2013 |
52 min
Homebrewers Brook Baber and David Bauter share fruit beers inspired by Stephen King, brewed with apple and pineapple juice.
10-10-13 Sour Solera Project
9 oktober 2013 |
52 min
Homebrewer Ethan Tripp shares the result of his barrel project where he harvests sour beer every six months and replaces it with fresh beer.
10-03-13 Ozark Beer Company
2 oktober 2013 |
52 min
James heads to formerly dry Benton County, Arkansas, with Andy Sparks to visit with Andy Coates of Ozark Beer Company and sample some homebrews.
09-26-13 German Wheat Beers
25 september 2013 |
53 min
Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal gives us details on brewing tasty German wheat beers and kicks off an experiment on brewing hoppy beers.
09-19-13 Starting a Brewery
18 september 2013 |
50 min
Dick Cantwell, author of The Brewers Association's Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery, talks about going pro.
09-12-13 Notch Brewing: American Session Beer
11 september 2013 |
50 min
Chris Lohring, brewer at Notch Brewing in Massachusetts, shares tips on brewing satisfying lower gravity beers.
09-05-13 The Flip Side
4 september 2013 |
39 min
James and Steve have a serious conversation with a very good friend who wants to share a cautionary tale.
08-29-13 Hoppy Pale Ales
28 augusti 2013 |
54 min
Chris Colby from Beer and Wine Journal talks about his extensive series on brewing our favorites - hoppy American pale ales, IPAs, and double IPAs.
08-22-13 Fossil Cove Sour
21 augusti 2013 |
51 min
James sits down with Ben Mills of Fossil Cove Brewing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to discuss the details of his sour mash beer. They also taste a mystery homebrew from James.
08-15-13 2013 Beehive Brewoff
14 augusti 2013 |
58 min
James and Steve head to Salt Lake City to help judge the Beehive Brewoff and celebrate five years of legal brewing in Utah.
08-08-13 Earth - Bread + Brewery
7 augusti 2013 |
39 min
Our audio tour of Philadelphia breweries concludes with a visit to Earth - Bread + Brewery in the Mount Airy neighborhood.
08-01-13 Fruit Juicer Experiment
31 juli 2013 |
34 min
Homebrewer Jameson Parker shares his experiment exploring whether it makes a difference to run fruit through a juicer before adding to beer.
07-25-13 Forest and Main Brewery
24 juli 2013 |
39 min
Our tour of the Philadelphia area continues with a visit to Ambler, Pennsylvania, and Forest and Main brewery.
07-18-13 No Chill Aging Experiment
17 juli 2013 |
45 min
Bob Stempski returns with another no-chill experiment. This time, how does storing unpitched no-chill wort for four months affect the final product?
07-11-13 Chris LaPierre of Iron Hill
10 juli 2013 |
45 min
Our tour of the Philadelphia area begins with tasty beers at the Maple Shade, New Jersey, location of Iron Hill and brewer Chris LaPierre.
07-04-13 NHC Aeration Experiment
3 juli 2013 |
53 min
Members of the Barley Legal homebrew club from Maple Shade, New Jersey, share their experiment comparing different aeration techniques.
Beer and Wine Journal Announcement
24 juni 2013 |
3 min
James talks to Chris Colby about a new online resource for homebrewers and home winemakers.
05-30-13 Cantillon's Jean van Roy
29 maj 2013 |
60 min
Phillip Lamb interviews Jean van Roy, owner and brewmaster of historic lambic brewery Cantillon.
05-23-13 Nebraska Brewing
22 maj 2013 |
56 min
Paul Kavulak of Nebraska Brewing Company talks about barrel aging as we sample four of his tasty beers.
05-16-13 Alabama Legal
15 maj 2013 |
32 min
Brant Warren of Alabama's Right to Brew gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his state's new homebrew law and how it passed.
05-09-13 Gordon Strong on Competitions
8 maj 2013 |
65 min
Gordon Strong, president of the Beer Judge Certification Program and author of Brewing Better Beer, joins us to talk about entering and judging competitions.
05-02-13 Andy Barrel Update
1 maj 2013 |
41 min
James talks to Andy Sparks about what he's been doing with his eight-gallon whiskey barrel since we talked to him last about it.
04-25-13 Homebrewer's Garden
24 april 2013 |
51 min
Joe Fisher and Dennis Fisher, authors of The Homebrewer's Garden, join us to answer your questions from Facebook and Twitter.
04-18-13 David Conz Tribute
17 april 2013 |
50 min
A conversation with the late David Conz, Arizona State University professor and friend to homebrewers and good beer. Introduction by Rob Fullmer, president of the Arizona Society of Homebrewers.
04-11-13 Perceived Bitterness Experiment
10 april 2013 |
39 min
Homebrewer Kevin Ellis shares an experiment comparing a beer with zero calculated IBUs against a more traditionally hopped beer. Brad Sturgeon supplies lab results.
04-04-13 Alabama House Debate
3 april 2013 |
49 min
The Alabama homebrew bill is one step closer to becoming law after passing the state House of Representatives. We listen in on the debate.
03-28-13 Colorado Malting Company
27 mars 2013 |
52 min
Jason Cody, president of the Colorado Malting Company, talks about how his family farm went from being a grain supplier to becoming a maltster of craft malt.
03-21-13 The New Mr. Beer
20 mars 2013 |
46 min
Shawn Halstead of Mr. Beer talks about changes in his company and product line, and Craig Hendry from Raise Your Pints celebrates legal homebrew in Mississippi.
03-14-13 West Mountain Brewing
13 mars 2013 |
42 min
Andy Coates, brewer of West Mountain Brewing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, talks about his current position and plans for launching a new brewery.
03-07-13 Zot's Specialty Grain Experiment
6 mars 2013 |
60 min
Zot O'Connor joins us to talk about his experiment in adding specialty grains to a finished beer to taste the effects.
02-28-13 Peoples Brewery
27 februari 2013 |
46 min
Homebrewer Lamel Moore tells the story of Peoples Brewery - the first African American-owned brewery. Lamel also shares recipes designed to mimic the original Peoples brews.
02-21-13 Core Brewing Revisit
20 februari 2013 |
47 min
Jesse Core of Core Brewing and Distilling in Springdale, Arkansas, gives us a grand tour of the expansion that has happened since we first visited a year ago.
02-14-13 Water Chemistry Calculator
13 februari 2013 |
58 min
Kai Troester talks about his Mash Chemistry and Brewing water Calculator and walks us through using it to improve our water for brewing.
02-07-13 Gary Glass Update
6 februari 2013 |
44 min
Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, talks about the National Homebrewers Conference, homebrew legislation in Mississippi and Alabama, and changes to the National Homebrew Competition.
01-31-13 Dark Lagers
30 januari 2013 |
55 min
Brewers Nathan Zeender and Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, bring us up to date on their pro brewing careers and talk about brewing lagers from the dark side.
01-24-13 Milling Grain
23 januari 2013 |
38 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains the basics of getting the best crush of your grain for all grain brewing.
01-17-13 Specialty Grain Experiment
16 januari 2013 |
51 min
Homebrewer Darnell Brawner shares his experiment looking at how Carastan, crystal 40, and crystal 60 affect the same recipe.
01-10-13 For the Love of Hops
9 januari 2013 |
56 min
Author Stan Hieronymus joins us to talk about his latest book, For the Love of Hops: The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops.
01-03-13 Bronze Age Brewing
2 januari 2013 |
33 min
Archaeologist Ian Hill describes an ancient brewing site in Cyprus and talks about his own homebrew experiment attempting to brew bronze age beer.
12-20-12 Brewing Disasters
19 december 2012 |
77 min
James and Steve share tales of woe from listeners in our annual Brewing Disasters episode.
12-13-12 Mitch Steele on IPA
12 december 2012 |
56 min
Mitch Steele, brewmaster of Stone Brewing Company, talks about the history of India Pale Ale and shares tips on how to brew it.
12-06-12 Filtering Homebrew
5 december 2012 |
39 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about filtering your beer to make it as clear as possible, and he shares his holiday cranberry wheat beer recipe.
11-29-12 Late vs Dry Hopping
28 november 2012 |
45 min
Bob Stempski shares his experiment comparing hops added near the end of the boil with hops added in the keg.
11-15-12 Envisioning Holiday Beers
14 november 2012 |
59 min
Gordon Strong, author of Brewing Better Beer: Master Lessons for Advanced Homebrewers, shares his latest Christmas beer recipe and walks us through his creative process.
11-08-12 ANHC Chilling Experiment
7 november 2012 |
48 min
James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, join in an experiment at the Australian National Homebrew Conference to test chilling techniques.
11-01-12 New Albion Ale
31 oktober 2012 |
52 min
Sam Adams is re-releasing New Albion Ale, recognized as the first American craft beer. We attend the announcement in Denver.
10-25-12 Sam Adams Longshot
24 oktober 2012 |
34 min
We hear from all the finalists and the winners of the annual Sam Adams Longshot homebrew competition.
10-18-12 Sour GABF
17 oktober 2012 |
65 min
We get a tour of sour and funky beers at the Great American Beer Festival with Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist. We talk to Chad Yakobson of Crooked Stave, Jason Yester of Trinity Brewing, Will Meyers of Cambridge Brewing, Patrick Rue of The Bruery, and Christopher McGarvey of Front Street Brewery.
10-04-12 Fossil Cove Brewing Company
3 oktober 2012 |
48 min
Our series on the budding northwest Arkansas craft beer scene continues with Ben Mills of Fossil Cove Brewing Company.
09-27-12 Drying Homegrown Hops
26 september 2012 |
50 min
Dan Dettmers of Gorst Valley Hops tells us how to properly harvest, dry and store our homegrown hops.
09-20-12 Brewing with Jack McAuliffe
19 september 2012 |
38 min
James and Andy brew up a recipe based on New Albion ale under the supervision of New Albion founder Jack McAuliffe.
09-13-12 Saddlebock Brewing
12 september 2012 |
45 min
We continue our series on the emerging craft beer culture in northwest Arkansas with Steve Rehbock of Saddlebock Brewing.
09-06-12 White House Homebrew and Brewing with Seeds
5 september 2012 |
48 min
Beer guy Brad Magerkurth talks about getting a homebrew from the President and Chris Colby gives tips on brewing with seeds and nuts.
08-30-12 Late Hops, Different Yeast
29 augusti 2012 |
42 min
Home brewer Tyrone Harris shares his experiment adding a bunch of hops to a wort after the boil, then splitting it and fermenting with six different yeasts.
08-23-12 Gorst Valley Hops Visit
22 augusti 2012 |
38 min
James pays a visit to the experimental hopyard of Gorst Valley Hops in Wisconsin to talk to horticulturist James Altwies.
08-16-12 Great Taste of the Midwest
15 augusti 2012 |
48 min
James travels to Madison, Wisconsin to join Bob Stempski for one of the best beer events in the U.S.
08-09-12 Moonlight Meadery
8 augusti 2012 |
54 min
Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery shares his experience in going from being a home brewer to the owner of a quickly growing meadery. He also answers your questions.
08-02-12 Chilling Experiment
1 augusti 2012 |
40 min
James, Andy Davison of the Australian National Homebrew Conference, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine launch a collaborative experiment to test the effects of different wort chilling methods.
07-26-12 Sour Mash Berliner Weisse
25 juli 2012 |
47 min
Montreal home brewer Sean Coates turns a stinky mash into a refreshing, tart summer brew.
07-19-12 Extreme Aging Experiment
18 juli 2012 |
36 min
Zot O'Connor presents examples from a two-year continuation of our experiment on aging beers in different conditions.
07-12-12 Experimental Hops
11 juli 2012 |
50 min
Karl Vanevenhoven from Yakima Chief shares some experimental hops and tells us how new hop varieties are born and developed.
07-05-12 No Chill Experiment
4 juli 2012 |
53 min
Home brewers Bob Stempski and Noam Shalev compare beers brewed with traditional chilling techniques with no-chill batches.
06-28-12 Fruit Mead Experiment
27 juni 2012 |
46 min
Home brewer Tim Leber shares his experiment comparing fruit added to a mead in the primary and in the secondary.
06-13-12 Extra: Kim Lutz of Maui Brewing
12 juni 2012 |
14 min
James takes a break from vacation to interview Kim Lutz, lead brewer of the Maui Brewing Company brewpub.
05-24-12 Secondary Experiment Results
23 maj 2012 |
46 min
James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, take a look at the results of the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment testing the effect of racking to a secondary fermenter.
05-17-12 Sasquatch Ale
16 maj 2012 |
44 min
Mark Emiley of the Washington Homebrewers Association gives us a preview of the Seattle American Homebrewers Conference and tells us what Sasquatch would drink.
05-10-12 Jack McAuliffe and New Albion Brewery
9 maj 2012 |
47 min
Craft brewing pioneer Jack McAuliffe shares the story of his founding America's first microbrewery - New Albion of Sonoma, California.
05-03-12 Really Old Milwaukee
2 maj 2012 |
46 min
Kevin Cullen and Paul Mech of Discovery World in Milwaukee, Wisconsin tell us about their program to bring ancient brewing recipes back to life.
04-26-12 Tanglewood Branch Beer Company
25 april 2012 |
33 min
We continue our series on the emerging local beer scene in northwest Arkansas with a visit to Tanglewood Branch Beer Company and owner J.T. Wampler.
04-19-12 Andy's Barrel
18 april 2012 |
45 min
Andy Sparks talks about his new eight-gallon bourbon barrel and his plans for the first beer to go inside it.
04-12-12 Hop Bursting IBU Test
11 april 2012 |
48 min
Home Brewer Kim Odland from Norway has brewed a beer with an enormous amount of hops added at the end of the boil. Brad Sturgeon from Monmouth College puts it through his lab to look at its IBUs.
04-05-12 Solera Tasting Pt. 2
4 april 2012 |
55 min
The Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender share some more barrel-aged sour beers with blended ingredients. Also, Kyle Clark reports on Wisconsin homebrew legislation.
03-29-12 Reverse Mashing
28 mars 2012 |
38 min
Brewer Sean Terrill joins us to share the results of his experiment comparing step mashing and reverse mashing in producing fermentable worts.
03-15-12 Secondary Experiment and Fast All Grain Brewing
14 mars 2012 |
46 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James to launch the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment on secondary fermenters. They also talk about trimming time off your all grain brew day.
03-08-12 Solera Tasting Pt. 1
7 mars 2012 |
50 min
The Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender share some barrel-aged sour beers with blended ingredients.
03-01-12 Hop Infused Vodka
29 februari 2012 |
40 min
Home brewer Bob Stempski shares his technique for infusing vodka with hops to explore different varieties and add some punch to homebrew and commercial beers.
02-23-12 Trub Experiment Results
22 februari 2012 |
61 min
James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, go over the results of the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment on kettle trub in the fermenter.
02-16-12 Cold Brewing
15 februari 2012 |
38 min
Ottawa, Canada home brewer Pete Hickey joins us to tell us how he brews in the extremely cold Canadian winter.
02-09-12 Triangle Zombie
8 februari 2012 |
42 min
It's a trifecta: We have a triangle test of a fermenter experiment, sample our Zombie Apocalypse beer, and hear about brewing on a frozen Wisconsin lake.
02-02-12 Bourbon Stout Experiment
1 februari 2012 |
45 min
Home brewer Patrick Bresnahan shares his bourbon stout experiment, trying to find the proper amount of bourbon to add to the beer.
01-26-12 Kentucky Belgians
25 januari 2012 |
48 min
Home brewer Christopher Owen shares the Belgian yeast experiment he conducted with the Louisville, Kentucky LAGERS club.
01-19-12 Core Brewing
18 januari 2012 |
46 min
Jesse Core of Core Brewing in Springdale, Arkansas, tells us about his jump into pro brewing.
01-12-12 Sour Blend Experiment
11 januari 2012 |
52 min
Matt Becker of New Brew Thursday shares his experiment brewing and blending beers made with commercial and homemade sour culture blends.
01-05-12 Trub Experiment Intro
4 januari 2012 |
48 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, starts the year off with a new collaborative experiment and tips on tweaking your process.
12-22-11 Homebrew Disasters
21 december 2011 |
69 min
James and Steve read letters from listeners about batches of brew that didn't go the way they had been planned.
12-15-11 Homebrew Invasion
14 december 2011 |
49 min
Brewers Kasey Loman and Jen Royer invade the home of non-brewers and brew up a batch of beer.
12-08-11 Andy's Brewery
7 december 2011 |
48 min
Andy Sparks shows off his home brewery in progress: a remote-controlled, high-tech electric dream machine.
12-01-11 Fermenter Experiment Results
30 november 2011 |
53 min
James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, go over the data from the experiment comparing different fermenter types.
11-17-11 Brewing Software II
16 november 2011 |
43 min
James and Steve read listener recommendations about software designed to better your brew.
11-10-11 Brewing As a Monk
9 november 2011 |
50 min
Sadhaka Rajanatha of Kauai's Hindu Monastery shares some 17-year-old mead and his experiences as brewer for his fellow monks.
11-03-11 No Sparge Brewing
2 november 2011 |
51 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, fills us in on the technique of mashing with all your brewing water and not rinsing.
10-27-11 Melon Blood
26 oktober 2011 |
41 min
A behind-the-scenes look at the Basic Brewing Video episode, where James and Steve brew a watermelon wheat beer using only watermelon juice as the brewing water.
10-20-11 Spontaneous Homebrew
19 oktober 2011 |
51 min
Home brewer Ken Valley shares beer that he allowed Mother Nature to innoculate instead of pitching yeast.
10-13-11 Outlaw Homebrew
12 oktober 2011 |
52 min
James heads to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to cover the second annual Outlaw Homebrew Competition at the Keg and Barrel brewpub.
10-06-11 Brewing French
5 oktober 2011 |
51 min
James and Andy enjoy good conversation, weather, and beer with Phillip Lamb, who shares information on French Brewing.
09-29-11 Fermenter Experiment and Lager Yeast
28 september 2011 |
45 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, helps us launch the next collaborative experiment comparing the performance of different fermenters. Also, the roots of lager yeasts.
09-22-11 Wheat Wednesdays
21 september 2011 |
50 min
Adam Draeger of the Yak and Yeti brewpub in Arvada, Colorado, joins us to talk about his journey going pro and his techniques of adding fruit to wheat beers in a weekly feature at his pub.
09-15-11 Canning Wort
14 september 2011 |
44 min
James sits down with Andy Sparks and Dave Johnson to talk about canning wort for starters as the pressure cooker steams in the background.
09-08-11 Email and Chickenuts
7 september 2011 |
42 min
James and Steve catch up on email and find a missing gem from Club NIght at NHC - Chickenuts.
09-01-11 Brewing Saison
31 augusti 2011 |
53 min
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender join James and Andy to sample homebrew Saison and talk about how to brew it.
08-25-11 IBU Ceiling Follow-Up
24 augusti 2011 |
55 min
Brad Sturgeon is back to answer questions about his experiment to find the IBU ceiling and to unveil further results.
08-18-11 BYO Belgian Tour
17 augusti 2011 |
59 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares his experiences touring breweries and beer places in Belgium.
08-11-11 IBU Ceiling Experiment
10 augusti 2011 |
56 min
Dr. Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College shares an experiment to try to find the top limit of how many IBUs can fit into a beer.
08-04-11 English and Belgian Yeast Experiment
3 augusti 2011 |
53 min
James, Steve, and Andy are joined by Danny Seeton and Matt Anderson, who have brought a yeast experiment to San Diego from north of the border.
07-28-11 BYO-BBR Yeast Rehydration Experiment
27 juli 2011 |
62 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, and Sean Terrill, head brewer of Silverton Brewing Company, help James examine the results of the latest collaboration experiment.
07-21-11 Cider Priming Sugar Experiment
20 juli 2011 |
40 min
Zot O'Connor shares his experiment priming cider with different priming sugars. Helping us to judge the results are members of WAHA and a special surprise guest.
07-14-11 HAZE Hop Experiment
13 juli 2011 |
53 min
Members of the Hangtown Association of Zymurgy Enthusiasts (HAZE) of Placerville, California share their experiment comparing three hop varieties' flavor and aroma characteristics.
07-07-11 Vinnie Cilurzo NHC Keynote
6 juli 2011 |
78 min
Vinnie Cilurzo, founder of Russian River Brewing and inventer of the double IPA, takes us through his trek from home brewer to innovative pro.
05-26-11 BYO-BBR Glassware Experiment
25 maj 2011 |
61 min
Will glassware affect the character of your beer? Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James and Steve to investigate.
05-19-11 Cyser and Mead Experiments
18 maj 2011 |
41 min
James and Steve taste the results of home brewer Dave Scheuing's experiments with mead, cyser and different yeasts.
05-12-11 Brett Beer
11 maj 2011 |
52 min
Home brewer Don Osborn shares two beers that were brewed only using Brettanomyces strains to ferment. Don also talks about mashing in the evening and brewing the next morning.
05-05-11 Gluten Free Brewing
4 maj 2011 |
55 min
Desiree Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa tells us about her quest to brew the perfect gluten free beer.
04-28-11 Refractometer Results and High Altitudes
27 april 2011 |
46 min
Sean Terrill returns to share the results of his efforts to refine the post fermentation refractometer correction formula and tells about his new job, brewing in thin air.
04-21-11 Jan Halvor Fjeld
20 april 2011 |
47 min
Jan Halvor Fjeld, this past year's Norwegian home brewer of the year, talks about his home system and shares a pale ale experiment.
04-14-11 New Experiments and Scandinavian Brewing
13 april 2011 |
40 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, helps James launch two new collaborative experiments and talks about Scandinavian beers.
04-07-11 Colonial Brewing
6 april 2011 |
50 min
Frank Clark of Colonial Williamsburg joins us to talk about the state of beer and brewing in Colonial United States.
03-31-11 Single Malt Experiment
30 mars 2011 |
47 min
Home brewer Paul English shares his experiment comparing beers brewed with five different base malts and no other grains.
03-24-11 Kai Troester on pH Part Two
23 mars 2011 |
59 min
Home brewer Kai Troester continues a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by taking us into the mash tun.
03-17-11 Kai Troester on pH Part One
16 mars 2011 |
54 min
Home brewer Kai Troester begins a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by starting with the basics.
03-10-11 Berliner Weisse
9 mars 2011 |
54 min
Andy Sparks and the Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, share their homebrew Berliner Weisse beers and talk about brewing the nicely tart ales.
03-03-11 BYO-BBR Conversion Experiment
2 mars 2011 |
55 min
James is joined by Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, along with home brewers Kai Troester and Zot O'Connor, as they look at the results of the starch test collaborative experiment.
02-24-11 Lagering Alternatives
23 februari 2011 |
41 min
James and BYO Editor Chris Colby get together to chat about different ways to keep your lagers chilly during fermentation.
02-17-11 Homebrew Legislation Update
16 februari 2011 |
43 min
AHA Director Gary Glass brings us up to date on legislation across the country dealing with our favorite hobby. Gary also talks about the upcoming National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego.
02-10-11 Mash Time Experiment
9 februari 2011 |
55 min
Home brewer Charles Hoffman and James conduct an experiment comparing the effects of different mash times on a single recipe. Chris Colby and Kai Troester help interpret the results.
02-03-11 BYO-BBR Conversion Experiment Intro
2 februari 2011 |
47 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, and James invite you to take part in Collaborative Experiment Seven. Also, Steve Wilkes joins James to talk cider, lagering, and other homebrew business.
01-27-11 Grain Preheating Experiment
26 januari 2011 |
45 min
Home brewer Darnell Brawner shares the results of an experiment testing whether preheating grain with strike water is beneficial.
01-20-11 BYO-BBR Mashing Experiment
19 januari 2011 |
51 min
James talks with Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, as they examine the data from the sixth BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment.
01-13-11 Blueberry Wheat Experiment
12 januari 2011 |
39 min
Home brewer Adam Draeger shares his experiment comparing blueberry extract against real blueberries for flavoring a wheat beer base.
01-06-11 Weyermann Malts
5 januari 2011 |
54 min
In a presentation recorded in Melbourne, Australia, Thomas Kraus-Weyermann from Weyermann Malts gives background on the malting process and its products.
12-30-10 Holiday Barleywines
29 december 2010 |
44 min
James and Steve enjoy a vertical tasting of end-of-the-year holiday barleywines, starting with the present and ending in 2007.
12-16-10 Barrel Aging Update
15 december 2010 |
50 min
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender continue their visit with an update on their barrel aged beers.
12-09-10 Kvass: Beer with Bread
8 december 2010 |
54 min
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender join us to talk about Kvass, a traditional beer brewed with bread.
12-02-10 BYO-BBR Bottle Aging Experiment
1 december 2010 |
54 min
The guys endure severe weather to evaluate the Brew Your Own - Basic Brewing Radio experiment aging beer in different temperatures.
11-18-10 E-mail with Steve
17 november 2010 |
45 min
James and Steve celebrate the release of their new Extract Brewing and Partial Mashing DVD with a couple homebrews and listener e-mail.
11-11-10 Stein Brewing in Oklahoma
10 november 2010 |
38 min
James heads to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to observe members of the Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers as they brew with hot rocks. He also samples an awesome Berliner Weisse homebrew.
11-04-10 Mashing Experiment and Winter Brews
3 november 2010 |
50 min
James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, announce the new collaborative mashing experiment and talk about winter beers.
10-28-10 Alternate Priming Sugars
27 oktober 2010 |
42 min
Home brewer Drew Filkins shares his technique of using alternative ingredients to put the bubbles in his brew.
10-21-10 Kegging Revisited
20 oktober 2010 |
55 min
James and Andy talk about the basics of kegging from Andy's article in the November Brew Your Own magazine.
10-14-10 Brewtroller Automation
13 oktober 2010 |
45 min
Jeremiah Dillingham and Matt Reba from Open Source Control Systems talk about automating your brewday and their Brewtroller project.
10-07-10 New Albanian Gruits
6 oktober 2010 |
35 min
Jesse Williams, brewer for New Albian Brewery in Indiana, talks about adventurous beers he's brewed without using hops.
09-30-10 Sam Adams Longshot
29 september 2010 |
48 min
We bring you interviews with all of the finalists in the Sam Adams homebrew competition and the announcement of the winners in Denver.
09-23-10 GABF Wrap-up
22 september 2010 |
39 min
This week, a revisit of James and Andy's trip to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival.
09-16-10 Thermal Mass and Slaking Heat
15 september 2010 |
52 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains parameters surrounding the initial temperatures of all grain brewing.
09-09-10 Nano Brewing in Mississippi
8 september 2010 |
39 min
James talks with John Neal and Sam Sorrells from the Keg and Barrel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They're carving a foothold for good beer on a small scale.
09-02-10 Refractometers and Hydrometers
1 september 2010 |
46 min
James has a pint or two with home brewer Sean Terrill as they discuss measuring specific gravity and ask for your help.
08-26-10 Beehive Brew-Off
25 augusti 2010 |
39 min
James heads to Salt Lake City to take part in the second annual Beehive Brew-Off homebrew competition, celebrating legal homebrew in Utah.
08-19-10 NHC Banquet with the Homebrew Chef
18 augusti 2010 |
50 min
Steve Wilkes spends a few minutes behind the scenes of the National Homebrewers Conference banquet with Homebrew Chef Sean Paxton.
08-12-10 NHC Going Pro Panel Part Two - Basic Brewing Radio
11 augusti 2010 |
54 min
Five professional brewers answer questions from the crowd at the "Going Pro" panel at the National Homebrewers Conference.
08-05-10 NHC Going Pro Panel Part One - Basic Brewing Radio
4 augusti 2010 |
61 min
Four professional brewers share their perspectives and tactics on starting a commercial brewery from scratch.
07-01-10 Mark Stutrud, NHC Keynote - Basic Brewing Radio
30 juni 2010 |
51 min
Mark Stutrud of Summit Brewing in St. Paul addresses the 2010 National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
06-24-10 Club Spotlight: Prairie Homebrewing Companions - Basic Brewing Radio
23 juni 2010 |
69 min
James and Steve profile the Prairie Homebrewing Companions of Fargo, North Dakota in front of a live audience at the National Homebrewers Conference.
06-10-10 BYO-BBR Irish Moss Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
9 juni 2010 |
55 min
James, Steve, and Blake Lyon evaluate the experiment that attempts to determine whether Irish Moss or other fining agents make a difference in homebrew.
06-03-10 A Failed, But Fun, Trifecta - Basic Brewing Radio
2 juni 2010 |
34 min
James joins Steve for an attempt to brew a mead, a wine, and a beer on the same day on a holiday weekend.
05-27-10 Kai's Take on Decoction - Basic Brewing Radio
26 maj 2010 |
58 min
Kai Troester joins us to give us his thoughts and techniques about the time-honored process of decoction mashing.
05-20-10 Rare Beer and Email - Basic Brewing Radio
19 maj 2010 |
45 min
James enlists the help of Steve Wilkes, Andy Sparks, and Alex Roberts to answer items from the mailbag as the four sip rare beers.
05-13-10 Stir Plates and Triangle Tests - Basic Brewing Radio
12 maj 2010 |
51 min
Home Brewer Sean Terrill joins us again to follow up on his yeast starter aeration experiment. Also, Sean shares the results of his pitching rate experiment, recruiting dozens of home brewers to help evaluate.
05-06-10 Gorst Valley Hops - Basic Brewing Radio
5 maj 2010 |
50 min
James Altwies of Gorst Valley Hops joins us to tell us how his company is bringing commercial hops back to Wisconsin. Also, James answers your questions about growing hops at home.
04-29-10 Electric Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
28 april 2010 |
50 min
Home brewer Jeff Karpinski gives us tips on going electric in our home breweries and how to build heat sticks.
04-22-10 Irish Moss and Aging Beers - Basic Brewing Radio
21 april 2010 |
39 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James to talk about Collaborative Experiments number four and five.
04-15-10 Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio
14 april 2010 |
42 min
Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, brings us up to date on legislation affecting home brewers across the country.
04-08-10 Breakfast Beers - Basic Brewing Radio
7 april 2010 |
44 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us about a series of articles dedicated to breakfast foods we can use to brew.
04-01-10 Brewing As Art - Basic Brewing Radio
31 mars 2010 |
43 min
Home brewer Mark Zap has been awarded a grant to create a work of art: a brewing sculpture.
03-25-10 Beer Dinner Planning - Basic Brewing Radio
24 mars 2010 |
37 min
Steve Wilkes is planning a charity beer dinner, and he takes a moment while things are in the oven to walk us through the process.
03-18-10 Brewing with Wheat and Stan Hieronymus - Basic Brewing Radio
18 mars 2010 |
58 min
Author Stan Hieronymus joins us to talk about his book, Brewing with Wheat - The "Wit" and "Weizen" of World Wheat Styles.
03-11-10 Starter Aeration Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
11 mars 2010 |
45 min
Home brewer Sean Terrill shares the results of his experiment testing how aeration affects the amount of yeast cells generated in starters.
03-04-10 BYO-BBR Experiment III - Basic Brewing Radio
4 mars 2010 |
56 min
We bring in a panel of experts and data from home brewers to test the effects of a partial boil and adding extract late to the brewpot.
02-25-10 Mmmm Belgian Sugar Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
25 februari 2010 |
55 min
Mike Nealy, president and founder of Malt Munching Mash Monsters, shares the results of his club's experiment comparing nine sugars in Belgian Beer.
02-18-10 The Home Brewer's Recipe Database - Basic Brewing Radio
18 februari 2010 |
47 min
Les Howarth, author of The Home Brewer's Recipe Database, joins us to talk about his book that lists the ingredients of nearly 3,000 beers.
02-11-10 Pale Ale Yeast Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
11 februari 2010 |
53 min
Home brewer Scott Mathis shares his experiment splitting a pale ale wort and fermenting it with six different yeasts.
02-04-10 Malt Conditioning and Listener Questions - Basic Brewing Radio
4 februari 2010 |
44 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about conditioning malt for better milling and answers listener e-mails.
01-28-10 Homebrew Club Sites and Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio
28 januari 2010 |
52 min
Ryan Thompson-Jewell walks us through some tips on creating or improving homebrew club Web sites. Also, Gary Glass, director of the AHA, brings us up-to-date on homebrew legislation.
01-21-10 Odonata Beer Company - Basic Brewing Radio
21 januari 2010 |
56 min
Peter Hoey of Odonata Beer Company in Sacramento joins us to talk about launching a new brewery and gives tips for brewing Saisons, Chocolate Stouts, and hoppy Beers.
01-14-10 GBS Iron Brewer Competition - Basic Brewing Radio
14 januari 2010 |
39 min
Jeff Britton, president of the Garage Brewers Society of O'Fallon, Missouri, explains his club's current contest centering around mystery ingredients.
01-07-10 Beer Foam - Basic Brewing Radio
7 januari 2010 |
54 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins us to talk about factors affecting foam on beer. Also, we catch up on the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment.
12-31-09 Holiday Barleywine Vertical - Basic Brewing Radio
31 december 2009 |
40 min
James and Steve end out the year with a little vertical tasting of small-batch holiday barleywines from the past couple of years.
12-17-09 Partigyles Gone Wild - Basic Brewing Radio
17 december 2009 |
49 min
Home brewers Greg Pietsch, Scott Schluter, and Mark Glinski describe a partigyle brewday when they used two mashes to generate a lot of beer.
12-10-09 Mixing Yeast and Experiment 3 - Basic Brewing Radio
10 december 2009 |
48 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about an experiment mixing yeast strains in homebrew. Also, we launch our third collaborative experiment.
12-03-09 Making the Most of Mr. Beer - Basic Brewing Radio
3 december 2009 |
49 min
Derrick Johnson of MrBeerFans.com shares advice on how Mr. Beer brewers should up their game. Also, listener feedback on pumpkin beers.
11-26-09 Pumpkin Beer Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
26 november 2009 |
42 min
Does pumpkin really make an impact on beer flavor? Home brewers Joel Neal and Phil Saylor share the results of their pumpkin beer experiment.
11-19-09 Solar Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
19 november 2009 |
52 min
Joe Bair of Princeton Homebrew talks about his groundbreaking experiments in using the heat of the sun to brew beer.
11-12-09 BYO-BBR Yeast Pitching Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
12 november 2009 |
56 min
Chris Colby, Andy Sparks, and Mark Smith join James to evaluate the second collaborative experiment with Brew Your Own Magazine.
11-05-09 AHA Update with Gary Glass - Basic Brewing Radio
5 november 2009 |
50 min
We talk with American Homebrewers Association Director Gary Glass about goings-on at the AHA, how to start a club, and the legal status of home brewing in Kentucky.
10-29-09 Small Space Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
29 oktober 2009 |
48 min
Live in an apartment or other small space? That's not a reason not to get into brewing.
10-22-09 German Brewing History - Basic Brewing Radio
22 oktober 2009 |
55 min
Home brewer Kai Troester brings us a bit of insight into brewing techniques from 1860s Germany from texts that he has translated from that time.
10-15-09 Upright Brewing Company - Basic Brewing Radio
15 oktober 2009 |
42 min
In our final audio interview from our Portland trip, we visit Upright Brewing Company and talk to head brewer Alex Ganum.
10-08-09 Solera Brewing and Barrel Aging - Basic Brewing Radio
8 oktober 2009 |
50 min
Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender talk about their experiments with solera brewing and barrel aging.
10-01-09 Longshot 2009 and GABF ProAm - Basic Brewing Radio
1 oktober 2009 |
59 min
Jeff Bearer from Craft Beer Radio steps in to bring us interviews with the 2009 Sam Adams Longshot finalists and the results of the competition.
09-24-09 FOAM Cup Judging - Basic Brewing Radio
24 september 2009 |
54 min
James and Steve head to neighboring Tulsa, Oklahoma, to help judge the FOAM Cup homebrew competition.
09-17-09 Build-a-beer Experiment and Fred Eckhardt - Basic Brewing Radio
17 september 2009 |
47 min
In our first show from Portland, we attend a meeting of the Oregon Brew Crew homebrew club. We talk to brewing legend Fred Eckhardt and also find out about a project to build the perfect APA.
09-10-09 Partially Crazy - Basic Brewing Radio
10 september 2009 |
49 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, revisits his countertop partial mashing technique with some recipes that are a bit out of the ordinary.
09-03-09 Yeast Ranching - Basic Brewing Radio
3 september 2009 |
48 min
Home brewer Greg Pietsch shares his efforts in raising a stable of yeast for use in his own brews and for sharing with friends.
08-27-09 Strawberry Ale Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
27 augusti 2009 |
41 min
Home brewer Matt Troutman describes the results of his experiment comparing adding strawberries at the end of the boil and into the secondary fermenter.
08-20-09 Freestyle Home Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
20 augusti 2009 |
51 min
Home brewer Ricky Klein shares beers and his philosophy of brewing around the traditional style guidelines with ingredients found on hand.
08-13-09 Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef - Basic Brewing Radio
13 augusti 2009 |
54 min
Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef, sits down with James and Steve after his National Homebrewers Conference presentation to talk about the philosophy of beer and food.
08-06-09 Utah Legal Homebrew Competition - Basic Brewing Radio
6 augusti 2009 |
54 min
Douglas Wawrzynski shares his observations and interviews following the first legal home brewing competition in Utah's history.
07-30-09 Yeast Biology and History - Basic Brewing Radio
30 juli 2009 |
48 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, sheds some light on the scientific workings and background of our favorite fungus. We also talk about the next phase of the collaborative experiment.
07-23-09 WAHA Decoction Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
23 juli 2009 |
54 min
James and Steve taste a decoction experiment conducted by members of the Washington Homebrewers Association and get guidance from Michael Ferguson of BJ's.
07-16-09 NHC Troubleshooting Panel - Basic Brewing Radio
16 juli 2009 |
65 min
The troubleshooting panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Tomme Arthur, Vinnie Cilurzo, Michael Ferguson, John Palmer, and Ken Grossman.
07-09-09 NHC Mead Panel - Basic Brewing Radio
9 juli 2009 |
66 min
The mead panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Byron Burch, Charlie Papazian, Curt Stock and Harold Gulbransen.
07-02-09 Ken Grossman NHC Keynote - Basic Brewing Radio
2 juli 2009 |
66 min
In the first of our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Oakland, Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Brewing gives the keynote address.
05-28-09 BBR-BYO Experiment Results - Basic Brewing Radio
28 maj 2009 |
56 min
James Spencer, Steve Wilkes, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, taste James' experiment beer and read the results from brewers around the world.
05-21-09 Mobile Phone Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
21 maj 2009 |
52 min
Home brewer Alex Roberts joins James in the studio to compare brewing applications and Web sites that work on mobile devices.
05-14-09 Colby Garden Update and Corking Belgians - Basic Brewing Radio
14 maj 2009 |
44 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how his garden grows and gives us tips on corking Belgian beers.
05-07-09 Homemade Candi Syrup - Basic Brewing Radio
7 maj 2009 |
43 min
Home brewer Joshua Smith joins us to tell us how to make our own candi syrup for our Belgian beers.
04-30-09 "Spontaneous" Fermentation - Basic Brewing Radio
30 april 2009 |
50 min
Jason Perkins, head brewer of Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine, talks about his brewery's work in fermenting beer with the native local "critters".
04-23-09 Brewing on a Budget - Basic Brewing Radio
23 april 2009 |
51 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares tips to make the already-economical process of home brewing even more efficient.
04-16-09 APA Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
16 april 2009 |
54 min
Home brewers Jim Lewellyn and Darren Goad join us to share the results of their American Pale Ale experiment, playing with yeast and dry hopping.
04-09-09 BIAB Brew Session - Basic Brewing Radio
9 april 2009 |
45 min
James flies solo at the brewpot to test out the "Brew in a Bag" Australian technique of all grain brewing with a Maris Otter session ale.
04-02-09 Brew in a Bag - Basic Brewing Radio
2 april 2009 |
58 min
Australian home brewers Dan Walker and Geoff Hammond explain the all grain technique of Brew in a Bag, which they advocate as a good way to get into brewing with grain.
03-26-09 BBR-BYO Collaborative Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
26 mars 2009 |
52 min
James travels to Bastrop, Texas, home of Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine. James and Chris introduce an experiment that invites participation from home brewers everywhere.
03-19-09 Mash and Lauter Efficiency - Basic Brewing Radio
19 mars 2009 |
55 min
Home Brewer Kai Troester explains how to analyze all grain efficiency going into the brewpot and beforehand in the mash tun.
03-12-09 Hog Haus Partigyle - Basic Brewing Radio
12 mars 2009 |
42 min
James joins Mehmet Kadiev, head brewer, and David Mathews, assistant brewer, at the Hog Haus brewery in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as they brew two beers from one mash.
03-05-09 Wine Kit Pyment - Basic Brewing Radio
5 mars 2009 |
57 min
Mead maker Mike Lozano walks us through making a pyment using a wine kit as a shortcut. Also, Douglas Wawrzynski fills us in on the victory in Utah.
02-26-09 Carboy Top Cropping - Basic Brewing Radio
26 februari 2009 |
39 min
James talks to home brewer Sam Scott of Hamilton, New Jersey about a method he's using to harvest yeast from a carboy during primary fermentation. Also, we get another homebrew legislation update.
02-19-09 Maple Sap Brewday - Basic Brewing Radio
19 februari 2009 |
41 min
Andy and James join home brewers Kasey Loman and Jen Royer as they brew a batch of beer using maple sap as most of the brew water. We also learn how sap is harvested.
02-13-09 Homebrew Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio
13 februari 2009 |
17 min
In this "extra" episode, Douglas Wawrzynski interviews Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, on a victory for home brewing in Utah and on legislation efforts across the country.
02-12-09 Mead Honey Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
12 februari 2009 |
51 min
Mead maker Mike Lozano joins James, Steve, and Andy as they take part in his experiment comparing six different honey varieties in mead.
02-05-09 Container Hops Revisited - Basic Brewing Radio
5 februari 2009 |
49 min
Don't have space to plant hops? Don't be too sure. Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, brings us up to date on his efforts to grow hops in containers.
01-29-09 German Techniques - Basic Brewing Radio
29 januari 2009 |
49 min
Home brewer Kai Troester shares some tips and techniques he's found while researching German brewing. Also, we get an update on beer-related legislation across the country.
01-22-09 Firestone Walker Vertical - Basic Brewing Radio
22 januari 2009 |
50 min
Matt Brynildson, brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing, walks us through a vertical tasting of 10, 11 and 12. Matt talks about blending, wood aging, bottle aging and more.
01-15-09 Fermenting in a Keg - Basic Brewing Radio
15 januari 2009 |
41 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how to ferment in Corny kegs . . . and why.
01-08-09 Propane and Propane Accessory Safety - Basic Brewing Radio
8 januari 2009 |
44 min
Bruce Swiecicki, senior technical advisor for the National Propane Gas Association, joins us to answer your questions about propane safety and getting the most out of your propane burner setup.
01-01-09 End of the Year Barleywine - Basic Brewing Radio
1 januari 2009 |
50 min
Our first episode of the year features the last brewing session of 2008: a barleywine with James, Andy and Casey Letellier. Casey gives us his perspective on beer and brewing in England and the U.S.
12-18-08 Pet Peeves - Basic Brewing Radio
18 december 2008 |
45 min
On the last episode of 2008, James and Steve help listeners air their frustrations with the remarks of the uninitiated.
12-11-08 Smoked Beers - Basic Brewing Radio
11 december 2008 |
55 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us about smoked beers and how to make our own at home.
12-04-08 Beer Blending Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
4 december 2008 |
57 min
Michael Tonsmeire, The Mad Fermentationist, leads James, Steve, and Andy through an exercise of blending beers together to create better ones.
11-27-08 Brett Pack Beer Dinner - Basic Brewing Radio
27 november 2008 |
53 min
We celebrate Thanksgiving week by remembering our beer dinner with the Brett Pack. Join James and Andy for dinner with Adam Avery, Vinnie Cilurzo, Rob Tod, Tomme Arthur, and Sam Calagione.
11-20-08 Attenuation Experiments - Basic Brewing Radio
20 november 2008 |
57 min
Home brewer Kai Troester joins us again to take us through his extensive experiments on the factors affecting attenuation in the mash tun.
11-13-08 Building a Kegerator - Basic Brewing Radio
13 november 2008 |
58 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, give us tips on how to build our own kegerator at home. Chris also updates us on the world hop situation.
11-06-08 GABF Grab Bag - Basic Brewing Radio
6 november 2008 |
47 min
A collection of short interviews from Denver: David Myers of Redstone Meadery, Pro-Am brewer David Schollmeyer, author Maureen Ogle, and Greg Koch of Stone Brewery.
10-30-08 Brewing Against the Grain - Basic Brewing Radio
30 oktober 2008 |
44 min
We talk to home brewers Vickie Watson and Ken Dollar from Mississippi, where home brewing is illegal. We also talk to Mazen Hajjar, owner of the first brewpub in Beirut, Lebanon.
10-23-08 Pro Brewers: Odell's and Great Divide - Basic Brewing Radio
23 oktober 2008 |
51 min
James and Andy get brewing tips from Jake O'Mara from Odell Brewing Company and Taylor Rees and Alan Johnson of Great Divide.
10-16-08 LongShot 2008 Winners - Basic Brewing Radio
16 oktober 2008 |
45 min
In our first episode back from the Great American Beer Festival, we talk to the winners and runners up in the Sam Adams LongShot competition.
10-09-08 Late Season Hop Care and Listener E-mail - Basic Brewing Radio
9 oktober 2008 |
55 min
James and Andy sit on the deck, talk about how to take care of homegrown hops at the end of the season, and answer some listener e-mail.
10-02-08 Brewer Profile: Steve Mazylewski, Hog Haus - Basic Brewing Radio
2 oktober 2008 |
49 min
Steve Mazylewski, brewer at The Hog Haus in Fayetteville, Arkansas, sits down with James and Steve to sample his Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Spice Ale and IPA.
09-25-08 ANHC and Rogue Harvest Ale - Basic Brewing Radio
25 september 2008 |
46 min
Andy Davison, chairman of the Australian National Homebrewing Conference, talks with us about preparations for their inaugural event. Also, Brett Joyce, president of Rogue tells us about their venture into growing hops.
09-18-08 Sour Mashing - Basic Brewing Radio
18 september 2008 |
45 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains the process of sour mashing. Whether you're adjusting pH or making a sour beer, Chris says sour mashing is easy to do.
09-11-08 Understanding Attenuation - Basic Brewing Radio
11 september 2008 |
53 min
Home brewer Kai Troester explains the concept of attenuation, the factors that affect it and how we can test the attenuation potential of our wort.
09-04-08 Brewing Gadgets - Basic Brewing Radio
4 september 2008 |
48 min
Home brewer John Chubick of Bloomington, Illinois joins us to talk about his homebrew hop dryer, stir plate and temperature controller.
08-28-08 French Press Hopping - Basic Brewing Radio
28 augusti 2008 |
41 min
James and Andy try out one of the hop stretching methods explained by Chris Colby on the previous show: steeping hops in a French press coffee maker.
08-21-08 Stretching Hops - Basic Brewing Radio
21 augusti 2008 |
50 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains some tips on how to get the most out of our precious hops. Also, how to use a French press coffee maker in the process.
08-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Roasting Coffee
14 augusti 2008 |
51 min
Home brewer and coffee roaster Scott Koue of San Francisco joins us to talk about roasting our own coffee. Home roasted coffee can add more creative control into home brewed coffee beers.
PDF: Effectiveness of Various Methods of Wort Aeration
7 augusti 2008 |
min
This is Fred Johnson's paper comparing fermenter shaking vs aquarium pumps for wort aeration.
08-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Aeration: Shaking vs Pumping
7 augusti 2008 |
50 min
Scientist and home brewer Fred Johnson of Apex North Carolina shares his experiment comparing fermenter shaking against aquarium pumping for aeration. Also, advice for cleaning Better Bottles.
07-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mt. Carmel Brewing
31 juli 2008 |
54 min
We sit down with Mike Dewey of Mt. Carmel Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio - a commercial home-based brewery.
07-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Turbid Mashing
24 juli 2008 |
47 min
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own Magazine explains the Belgian technique of turbid mashing, which makes the most of limited mash tun space.
07-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Randy Mosher - Belgium Nobody Knows
17 juli 2008 |
47 min
Our National Homebrewers Conference coverage from Cincinnati concludes with an interview from Randy Mosher. Randy talks about Belgian beer history and culture he found in a rare book.
07-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 2
10 juli 2008 |
50 min
Our National Homebrewers Conference coverage from Cincinnati continues. We have interviews with Ant Hayes, Greg Doss, Ray Daniels, Ken Schramm and Craig Ballenger.
07-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 1
3 juli 2008 |
44 min
Steve joins James as they begin their collection of interviews gathered from experts at the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati. This week: Dave Wills, Michael Ferguson and Chris White.
06-26-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Jim Koch NHC Keynote
26 juni 2008 |
59 min
Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Company, gives an inspiring keynote address to the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati.
05-29-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Green
29 maj 2008 |
39 min
James and Steve read letters from listeners with tips on how to brew greener and cheaper.
05-22-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Basics
22 maj 2008 |
53 min
Mike Lozano, home brewer and mead maker from Aurora, Colorado, takes us through the basics of mead making from the ground up.
05-15-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Alternate Hopping Strategies
15 maj 2008 |
55 min
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares three beers that have had hops added in "non-traditional" schedules.
05-08-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Dandelion Wine
8 maj 2008 |
51 min
Tired of looking at those dandelions in your yard? Home brewer Don Osborn tells us how to put them to good use in the fermenter.
05-01-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Eye for the Wine Guy
1 maj 2008 |
47 min
Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV brings the thunder to BBR and gives us his perspectives on the art of tasting as he samples homebrew.
04-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homegrown Hops Revisited
24 april 2008 |
49 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, answers questions from listeners about growing hops in containers and other home growing issues.
04-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Michael Lalli of Choc Beer
17 april 2008 |
54 min
James and Steve sit down with the head brewer of the largest brewery in Oklahoma to share beers and tips on how to brew better beers.
PDF: Light Absorption by Various Beer Bottle Glass
10 april 2008 |
min
This is Brad Sturgeon's paper showing effectiveness of colored glass on absorbing light harmful to beer.
04-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - The Science of Skunking
10 april 2008 |
49 min
Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College explains the science behind beer skunking and what kind of glass is best to protect against it.
04-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Tasmanian Hop Harvest
3 april 2008 |
46 min
Matt Kirkegaard, editor of Beer and Brewer Magazine fills us in on the state of the hop harvest in Australia and tells us about the beer and brewing culture in his part of the world.
03-27-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew Goes to College
27 mars 2008 |
43 min
Dr. Andrew McMichael of Western Kentucky University tells us about his History and Science of Beer and Brewing course that incorporates home brewing.
03-20-08 Basic Brewing Radio - What Is an IBU . . . Really?
20 mars 2008 |
55 min
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares information from a conference that challenged his concept of what defines an International Bitterness Unit (IBU).
03-13-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment II
13 mars 2008 |
56 min
The Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire leads us through the second round of his tasty experiments using different sugars in Belgian Beers.
03-06-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Italian Style
6 mars 2008 |
46 min
Italian home brewer and beer podcaster Tony Manzi gives us a virtual tour of the beer and home brewing scene in his country.
02-28-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Update and Hybrid Sparging
28 februari 2008 |
50 min
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own Magazine gives some advice on hop substitution and tells us about a hybrid sparging method between batch and fly. Also, we get an update on the Utah home brewing legislation from Douglas Wawrzynski.
02-21-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Is Homebrew Good for You?
21 februari 2008 |
44 min
Steve Wilkes talks about the health effects of homebrew and beer in general with nutritionist Marjorie Fitch-Hilgenberg of the University of Arkansas. Also, we check in on Utah brewing legislation with home brewer Douglas Wawrzynski.
02-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew History
14 februari 2008 |
51 min
Charlie Papazian shares a bit of homebrew history 30 years after legislation legalizing home brewing passed Congress. Also, home brewer Robb Holmes talks about brewing when it was breaking the law.
02-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Advanced Yeast Handling
7 februari 2008 |
50 min
Home brewer Anthony Fischer gives James and Steve an overview of advanced yeast storage and propagation techniques he uses in the lab.
01-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Contest, Letters, "World's Best Beer"
31 januari 2008 |
60 min
James, Steve, and Andy reveal the winners of the "You know you're a home brewer when . . . " contest, read listener letters, and sip rare Belgian beers.
01-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mash Tun Efficiency
24 januari 2008 |
53 min
"How to Brew" author John Palmer helps us walk through mash tun efficiency - how to get the most out of our mash.
01-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels on Beer Education
17 januari 2008 |
47 min
Ray Daniels introduces us to the Cicerone program, which is designed to educate beer servers and sellers. Also, Ray talks about education opportunities for home and professional brewers.
01-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Sourdough Bread
10 januari 2008 |
58 min
Home brewer and home baker John Owen talks about the similarities between baking and brewing and tells us how to make sourdough bread from scratch.
01-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Leftover Brewday
3 januari 2008 |
47 min
Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James on the patio to brew a partigyle session with leftover ingredients.
12-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Nightmares
27 december 2007 |
59 min
In this low-maintenance holiday episode, we share your brewday mishaps to live, laugh and learn.
12-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Worth Brewing Company
20 december 2007 |
43 min
Peter Ausenhus of Worth Brewing Company in Northwood, Iowa talks to us about how he's running a professional brewery with homebrew-scale equipment.
12-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - The Hop Shortage: What To Do
13 december 2007 |
50 min
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own Magazine fills us in on the hop situation and gives us tips to make it through to better, hoppier times.
12-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Cask Conditioning
6 december 2007 |
56 min
Benjy Edwards of Columbus, Ohio teaches us about cask conditioning and how we can make Real Ale at home.
11-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Sake
29 november 2007 |
43 min
Bob Taylor of Anchorage, Alaska shares his knowledge of sake and how he makes it at home during long Alaskan winters.
11-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reiterated Mashing
22 november 2007 |
55 min
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine walks us through his process of making big beers by putting wort back through a second or third mash.
11-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Maui Brewing Company
15 november 2007 |
50 min
Garrett Marrero of Maui Brewing Company tells us about brewing in paradise and lets us in on how a couple of his wonderful beers are brewed.
11-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Yeast Mead
8 november 2007 |
52 min
Mead maker Mike Lozano shares his experiment making mead with beer yeast. We also salute the Mighty Carson Art Players.
11-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reusing Yeast
1 november 2007 |
53 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, gives us tips on reusing all the good yeast we find in the bottom of our primary fermenter.
10-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sam Adams LongShot 2007 Winners
25 oktober 2007 |
49 min
Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio reports on the winners of the Samuel Adams LongShot homebrew competition at GABF.
10-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 2007 Recap
18 oktober 2007 |
49 min
We talk to Great American Beer Festival first-timers Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio, Rick Sellers of Pacific Brew News Radio and Rick Hagerbaumer of Big Foamy Head.
10-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring Tools
11 oktober 2007 |
52 min
Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon walks us through the basics of using thermometers, hydrometers and refractometers.
10-4-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Countertop Partial Mashing Revisited
4 oktober 2007 |
48 min
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us an update on what he's learned about doing partial mashes with a countertop cooler.
09-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part Two
27 september 2007 |
56 min
We continue our tasting with Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C. This week, all the beers are fermented with Brettanomyces.
09-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part One
20 september 2007 |
53 min
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C., shares some of his beers made with other-than-normal yeast. In this episode: Kvass, Flanders Red, and a Strong, Dark Belgian.
09-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Keeping Bees
13 september 2007 |
46 min
We talk to home brewer and amateur bee keeper Ryan Wilson about how to get insects to make the sweet stuff for our meads and braggots.
09-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - "Marketing" Homebrew
6 september 2007 |
50 min
Creative Consultants Bob Corscadden and James Gardner of jimbob give us tips on "selling" the idea of drinking homebrew and other good beers in this day of mass-marketed big-boy beers.
08-30-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Blending Beers
30 augusti 2007 |
51 min
Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker gives us advice on blending beers to create new brews and explains his brewery's system of oak aging.
08-23-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with Coffee
23 augusti 2007 |
41 min
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us some tips on brewing beer with another brewed beverage - coffee.
08-16-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Thomas Larsen
16 augusti 2007 |
34 min
Thomas Larsen of Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver gives us his take on making wonderful beers with interesting ingredients.
08-09-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer John Legnard
9 augusti 2007 |
33 min
John Legnard of The Sandlot at Coors Field gives us brewing tips and lets us in on what it's like to brew at a small brewery owned by one of the big guys.
08-02-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Meadmaker Mike Lozano
2 augusti 2007 |
52 min
We sample delicious meads and mead-based experiments with home meadmaker Mike Lozano of Aurora, Colorado.
07-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Grab Bag
26 juli 2007 |
42 min
This week, we have an assortment of sound from the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver. We talk to David Myers of Redstone Meadery, Tony Simmons of Pagosa Brewing and Vinnie Cilurzo from Russian River.
07-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC: Tips and Tasting
19 juli 2007 |
39 min
Our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver continues with brewing tips from David Houseman and tasting tips from Lauren Salazar of New Belgium.
07-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Water Alkalinity and Beer Styles
12 juli 2007 |
36 min
John Palmer, Rick Bobbitt and Scott Jackson talk about their experiment at the National Homebrewers Conference pairing beer styles with appropriate water chemistry.
07-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring and Predicting IBUs
5 juli 2007 |
58 min
Two chemistry professors, Bradley Sturgeon and Paul Charlesworth, join BBR veterans James Spencer, Andy Sparks, Steve Wilkes and Mark Smith to share the results of an experiment putting IBU prediction formulas through their paces.
06-28-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Keynote: Peter Bouckaert
28 juni 2007 |
48 min
Peter Bouckaert, brewmaster of New Belgium Brewery, addresses the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver and takes Charlie Papazian to task on beer styles.
05-31-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Same Yeast, Different Flavor
31 maj 2007 |
42 min
Neva Parker, laboratory manager for White Labs yeast, explains her experiment putting three yeast strains through various temperatures and gravities.
05-24-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Designing Brewing Experiments
24 maj 2007 |
54 min
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own magazine walks us through the process of designing experiments in brewing to get accurate, useful results.
05-17-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Conical Fermenters
17 maj 2007 |
58 min
We talk with members of Fayetteville Lovers of Pure Suds about their fancy fermenters and why they moved up from carboys.
05-10-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Aging with Oak
10 maj 2007 |
54 min
Dan Carey, Brewmaster of New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, shares his tips on aging beer in oak chips and in oak barrels.
05-03-07 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA Events
3 maj 2007 |
47 min
Gary Glass, Director of the American Homebrewers Association, joins us to talk about Big Brew, National Competition and National Conference.
04-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Software
26 april 2007 |
57 min
We read listener reviews of brewing software, and Andy Sparks talks about the Boulder Strong Ale Festival.
04-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - A Tale of Two IPAs
19 april 2007 |
58 min
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own Magazine takes us behind the scenes with the two personalities of one of our favorite styles: English and American IPAs.
04-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Batch Sparging with Denny Conn
12 april 2007 |
52 min
Noted batch sparging advocate Denny Conn gives us his side of the batch/fly-sparging debate and answers listener questions and concerns about the process.
04-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast Life Cycle
5 april 2007 |
42 min
David Logsdon from Wyeast takes us through the life cycle of our favorite micoorganism and lets know how we can help our yeast thrive and make great beer.
03-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Bleach and Star San
29 mars 2007 |
48 min
Charlie Talley of Five Star Chemicals tells us best practices in using household bleach and Star San in sanitizing equipment.
03-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Iodophor
22 mars 2007 |
51 min
Murl Landman of National Chemicals talks to us about sanitization in general and using Iodophor specifically.
03-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Steven Pauwels of Boulevard
15 mars 2007 |
47 min
Steven Pauwels of Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri lets us in on home brewing tips as he talks about some adventurous brews he has planned.
03-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Long Shot Winner Ken Smith
8 mars 2007 |
37 min
Ken Smith of the Boston Beer Company tells us about how he came up with his winning Boysenberry Wheat, which has been included in the Samuael Adams Long Shot six pack.
03-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Malting
1 mars 2007 |
45 min
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine tells how we can turn seed into malt in our own kitchens.
02-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - KC Club Competition
22 februari 2007 |
31 min
We travel to Kansas City, Missouri (actually Olathe, Kansas) to attend the 24th annual homebrew competition of the Kansas City Biermeisters.
02-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Collaboration with Adam Avery
15 februari 2007 |
48 min
Adam Avery from Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado lets us in on some of the behind-the-scenes details of brewing "Collaboration not Litigation Ale" with Vinnie Cilurzo of Russion River Brewing.
02-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Organic
8 februari 2007 |
41 min
Amelia Slayton from Seven Bridges Cooperative joins us to tell us about brewing with organic ingredients and why we should consider it.
02-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Festival and Experiment Tips
1 februari 2007 |
43 min
David Myers from Redstone Meadery gives us a preview of the upcoming International Mead Festival in Denver. David also has some advice for our upcoming multi-batch mead experiment.
01-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - How to Smell Better
25 januari 2007 |
42 min
Researcher Dr. Jay Gottfried explains how the sense of smell works and how a study he's conducting may help us to improve our brews by being able to smell more accurately.
01-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Gluten Free Brewing
18 januari 2007 |
44 min
Connie Rieper-Estes and Leigh Nogy from Dark Hills Brewery talk with us about brewing gluten free beer at home and their dream of founding a commercial gluten free brewery.
01-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on pH
11 januari 2007 |
54 min
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, walks us through the potentially intimidating topic of pH. John tells us how to measure pH and what to do with our measurements to improve our beers.
01-04-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Brewing vs. Craft Brewing
4 januari 2007 |
21 min
We get input from our listeners on "home brewing" vs. "craft brewing" and extract vs. all grain.
12-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment
28 december 2006 |
54 min
James, Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes collaborate to taste home brewer Michael Tonsmeire's experiment comparing six different sugars in Belgian beers.
12-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing American Pilsner
21 december 2006 |
49 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, walks us through the hoops and hurdles home brewers have to go through to brew American Pilsner, the most maligned of all styles.
12-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Judge Certification Program
14 december 2006 |
47 min
Ed Westemeier, communications director of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP), gives us the history behind the organization and talks about its role in brewing today.
12-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part Two
7 december 2006 |
55 min
We continue our discussion about the history of beer in the USA with Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer. Part two takes us from Prohibition to present day.
11-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part One
30 november 2006 |
50 min
We learn about the history of beer in the USA from Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer. Part one takes us from the Pilgrims to Prohibition.
11-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Decoction Mashing
23 november 2006 |
41 min
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own Magazine, walks us through the age-old process of decoction mashing.
11-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing FAQs with John Palmer
16 november 2006 |
56 min
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to answer frequently asked questions on home brewing. John also tells us the causes of common off flavors.
11-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adam Avery of Avery Brewing
9 november 2006 |
45 min
Andy, Brian and James spend some time chatting with Adam Avery of Avery Brewing. Adam talks about making the move from home brewer to brewery owner, dry hopping and making big beers at home.
11-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - HSA Experiment - Final Chapter
2 november 2006 |
55 min
Andy Sparks and James Spencer join Brian Warren and John Holder in Denver to taste the last round of samples in the Hot Side Aeration experiment. We also get feedback about the experiment from John Palmer.
10-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Queen of Beers and Recirculating Systems
26 oktober 2006 |
59 min
Rick Sellers from Pacific Brew News Radio reports on a California brewing competition for women only. Also, Chris Colby from BYO explains high-end RIMS and HERMS brewing systems.
10-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - New Belgium Brewing
19 oktober 2006 |
59 min
We travel to Fort Collins, Colorado to speak with Eric Salazar and Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing.
10-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Beer Judging Demonstration
12 oktober 2006 |
56 min
Thanks to a demonstration hosted by the Brewers Association, we see what happens behind the scenes in the judging of the Great American Beer Festival competition.
10-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewing Contests at GABF
5 oktober 2006 |
43 min
We cover two homebrewing competitions in connection with the Great American Beer Festival: the GABF Pro Am and the Long Shot competition from the Boston Beer Company.
09-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Our Chat with Charlie Papazian
28 september 2006 |
44 min
We join homebrew guru Charlie Papazian near a beautiful stream at his house to share his homebrew and his thoughts about the hobby.
09-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Fruit Beers with Randy Mosher
21 september 2006 |
43 min
Randy Mosher, author of Radical Brewing, talks to us about fruit beers and getting the most out of them. Randy also gives us his favorite approach to pumpkin beers.
09-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Ciders and Countertop Mashing
14 september 2006 |
60 min
Ben Watson, author of Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own, introduces us to the world of homemade ciders. Also, Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine lets us in on his method of partial mashing using an unmodified two-gallon drink cooler.
09-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Single-Hop Small Batch Experiment
7 september 2006 |
50 min
Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James to taste the results of homebrewer Michael Tonsmeire's single-hop small batch experiment.
08-31-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with the Ginger Beer Plant
31 augusti 2006 |
58 min
Homebrewer Raj Apte lets us in on the long-lost process of brewing with the Ginger Beer plant. This way of brewing soft drinks at home was commonplace decades ago.
08-24-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Going Big: Life After 1.064
24 augusti 2006 |
61 min
Bob Hansen, technical services manager of Briess Malt and Ingredients Company, shares thoughts on his presentation from NHC on making big beers.
08-17-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Extract Brewing Strategies
17 augusti 2006 |
50 min
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine joins us to share his favorite strategies for getting the best beer out of a split-boil extract brewing session.
08-10-06 Basic Brewing Radio - First Wort Hopping and Dry Hopping
10 augusti 2006 |
37 min
The last interview from Orlando: James talks to Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker Brewing and John Mallet of Bell's Brewery about first wort hopping and dry hopping.
08-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Three
3 augusti 2006 |
42 min
More interviews from the National Homebrewers Conference: Homebrewer Raj Apte on his "one-dollar homebrew barrel" and author John Palmer on wort fermentability.
07-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Two
27 juli 2006 |
46 min
NHC coverage continues as James and Steve interview professional brewers and other professionals connected wtih the brewing industry.
07-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part One
20 juli 2006 |
49 min
Steve Wilkes joins James as they play interviews with six homebrewers recorded at the National Homebrewers Conference in Orlando. Great tips and useful information.
07-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Pairing Beer with Food
13 juli 2006 |
32 min
Randy Mosher, author of "Radical Brewing," talks with Steve Wilkes about pairing beer with food and cooking with beer. Randy says beer is a much better partner with food than wine.
07-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels' "Hot Scotchie"
3 juli 2006 |
3 min
James sneaks away from the family during his vacation to post a quick interview between Steve Wilkes and Ray Daniels on a treat to taste while brewing.
06-22-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Two Homebrew Experiments
22 juni 2006 |
48 min
We hear from two homebrew experiments: William Tope, a high school student from Houston, Texas, delves into whether alpha acid levels of hops affect fermentation rates, and the Hot Side Aeration experiment continues with Brian Warren and John Holder.
06-15-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Water with Greg Noonan
15 juni 2006 |
48 min
We talk brewing water with Greg Noonan, author of "New Brewing Lager Beer" and other noted brewing books. Greg is also owner and brewer at the Vermont Pub and Brewery in Burlington.
06-08-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewers Conference Preview
8 juni 2006 |
54 min
We preview the National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association.
06-01-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Experiment Update and Listener E-mail
1 juni 2006 |
45 min
Steve Wilkes joins James to talk about flavoring the Great Mead Experiment from the video side of Basic Brewing. James and Steve also answer listener e-mail.
05-25-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 2
25 maj 2006 |
55 min
We continue our look at the foundation of making beer at home: good equipment. In this episode, Andy Sparks helps us look at gear that goes beyond the absolute necessities.
05-18-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 1
18 maj 2006 |
49 min
We take a look at the foundation of making beer at home: good equipment. In this episode, Andy Sparks joins James to start with what is absolutely necessary to make an extract batch.
05-11-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Varieties and Schedules
11 maj 2006 |
50 min
Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured, help us make sense of the wide variety of hops and give us tips on the most effective hop schedules.
05-04-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Poor Richard's Ale
4 maj 2006 |
42 min
Tony Simmons of Pagosa Brewing Company, creator of Poor Richard's Ale, joins us to talk about his historic brew and the challenges of getting a new brewery off the ground.
04-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Like a Monk
27 april 2006 |
53 min
Stan Hieronymus, author of Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them, tells us about his book and gives us tips on how to brew wonderful Belgian beers at home.
04-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Speed Brewing
20 april 2006 |
35 min
From grain to glass in one week? Chris Colby from BYO magazine tells us how to brew a finished, drinkable beer in seven days.
04-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mini-mashing or Partial Mashing
13 april 2006 |
35 min
Kevin DeLange of The Brew Hut and Drydock Brewing Company helps us clear up the process of mini-mashing and what makes it different from steeping in an extract batch.
04-06-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Growing Hops at Home
6 april 2006 |
52 min
Dave Wills of Freshops walks us through the process of planting, growing, and harvesting our own hoppy goodness at home.
03-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Too Much
30 mars 2006 |
32 min
We get help from Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association to answer a listener's question about putting too much of a good thing into our brews.
03-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - National Homebrew Competition
23 mars 2006 |
27 min
Gary Glass of the AHA joins us to talk about how and why to enter the National Homebrew Competition.
03-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hot Side Aeration
16 mars 2006 |
39 min
We travel to Austin, Texas to taste the results of Brian Warren's experiment on Hot Side Aeration.
03-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Clones
9 mars 2006 |
36 min
Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured join us to talk about making copies of our favorite brews.
03-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adjuncts with Andy
2 mars 2006 |
36 min
Andy Sparks joins us to talk about adjuncts - those fermentable ingredients we add to beer in addition to water, yeast, barley malt, and hops.
02-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - International Mead Festival Recap
23 februari 2006 |
54 min
Our man in the field, Brian Warren, recaps the recent mead festival in Boulder, Colorado, and bring us interviews with commercial mead makers.
02-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 2
16 februari 2006 |
57 min
We continue our night of bad beer tastes as we dive into part two of our trying the FlavorActive Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit.
02-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - American Pale Ales
9 februari 2006 |
40 min
We talk to Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine about one of our favorite styles - American Pale Ales. Great taste and easy to brew.
02-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead with David Myers
2 februari 2006 |
51 min
David Myers, Chairman of the Mead for Redstone Meadery, joins us to talk about the beginnings of Redstone, the International Mead Festival, and brewing mead at home.
01-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 1
26 januari 2006 |
51 min
Andy Sparks, Steve Wilkes, and Chris Milum join James to take the FlavorActiv Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit for a test run. The group tastes off flavors that could be found in homebrew and talks about how to prevent them.
01-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on Lagering
19 januari 2006 |
50 min
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to talk about lagering at home. John also defends his choice of aluminum for brewpots.
01-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - A Six Pack of IPA
12 januari 2006 |
49 min
James Spencer and Steve Wilkes brew an experimental six pack's worth of extract IPA on the stovetop.
01-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Bitterness
5 januari 2006 |
56 min
Ray Daniels, author of Designing Great Beers joins us to talk about hop bitterness and the factors in brewing that affect it.
12-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Vienna Lagers
29 december 2005 |
50 min
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine introduces us to Vienna Lagers and how to make them at home.
12-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - KGB Homebrew Club
22 december 2005 |
38 min
Homebrew clubs are the topic this episode as we talk to Brian Ellis of Kuykendahl Gran Brewers, a Houston homebrew club.
12-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Experiments and Wish Lists
15 december 2005 |
58 min
We try our first test with video as we taste the results of our small extract batch hopping experiment. We also taste three different batches of the same recipe and read holiday wish lists.
12-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Blind Mice Brew and All Grain Starter
8 december 2005 |
44 min
In this episode, we're invited to a big brew at the house of Casey from Siloam Springs. Also, Casey shows us how to make an all grain starter in a French press coffee maker.
12-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 2
1 december 2005 |
34 min
We continue our conversation about all grain brewing with John Palmer, author of How to Brew. This week, we cover lautering and sparging.
11-24-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 1
24 november 2005 |
46 min
John Palmer, Author of How to Brew joins us for the first half of a discussion of all grain brewing. We cover from milling to mashing this week.
11-17-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Difficult Brews and Extract Tips
17 november 2005 |
57 min
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own magazine goes over his list of ten difficult beers to brew at home. Also, Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients joins us with extract brewing tips.
11-10-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast III
10 november 2005 |
47 min
We finish our chat with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast as he answers listener questions. Also, we answer other questions from the mailbag and introduce our new T-shirts!
11-03-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast II
3 november 2005 |
50 min
Our conversation continues with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast as we begin to answer questions from listeners on how to get the most out of yeast.
10-27-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast I
27 oktober 2005 |
35 min
This week, we begin our three-part series on yeast based on our conversation with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast. We talk to Dave about the history of Wyeast and single-stage vs. two-stage fermentation.
10-20-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Kegging
20 oktober 2005 |
32 min
We talk kegging with Andy Sparks. Andy walks us through the process of using Cornelius Kegs to serve up our favorite brews.
10-13-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 II
13 oktober 2005 |
40 min
We complete our coverage of the Great American Beer Festival by talking to Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing about American Wild Ales, David Myers of Redstone Meadery about mead, and Ray Daniels of the Brewers Association about Poor Richard's Ale.
10-06-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 I
6 oktober 2005 |
45 min
We begin our coverage of the Great American Beer Festival with an overview of the event, an interview on how professionals evaluate hops, and a peek behind the scenes of Utopias from Samuel Adams with one of its brewers.
09-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Science of Tasting
29 september 2005 |
30 min
Dr. Scott Herness of Ohio State University joins us to talk about the science of tasting and how that relates to beer. Also, we read listener mail.
09-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Preview
22 september 2005 |
31 min
We preview the Great American Beer Festival with Gary Glass of the Brewers Association. Also, we answer listener mail and get reaction from our sanitation show.
09-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitization
15 september 2005 |
42 min
Steve Wilkes joins us for our sanitation show as we discuss sanitizing brewing equipment and read listener input.
09-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Using Hops
8 september 2005 |
15 min
We continue our chat with Gerard Lemmens of Brewers Supply Group as he gives us practical tips on using hops in home brewing.
09-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Hops Background
1 september 2005 |
22 min
Gerard Lemmens from Brewers Supply Group joins us to give us some background on hops and trends in the hop industry.
08-25-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Malt Extract
25 augusti 2005 |
24 min
We talk to Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients Company about how malt extract is made and how to buy the best extract and maintain its quality.
08-18-05 Basic Brewing Radio - The Malting Process
18 augusti 2005 |
28 min
We talk to Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients Company about the malting process and about how specialty malts get their flavors.
08-11-05 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA and a Brewpub Brew
11 augusti 2005 |
24 min
We continue our chat with Paul Gatza of the Brewers Association to talk about the American Homebrewers Association and brewing in the USA. Also, we hear the story of a homebrewer who decided to go pro.
08-04-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Day
4 augusti 2005 |
29 min
Mead Day is the topic. We talk to Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association and sample homemade meads on the porch with Steve Wilkes.
07-28-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing III
28 juli 2005 |
20 min
We conclude our discussion on the basics of homebrewing with Andy Sparks, talking about hops, mostly. We also talk about a special offer for podcast listeners and look ahead to our show celebrating National Mead Day.
07-21-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing II
21 juli 2005 |
21 min
We continue our discussion on the basics of homebrewing with Andy Sparks, talking about the nuts and bolts of brewing, ales vs. lagers, and more.
07-14-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing I
14 juli 2005 |
17 min
We begin our discussion of homebrewing with Andy Sparks of The Home Brewery.
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