Basic Brewing Radio
898 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 499 ratingsBasic Brewing Radio is a weekly chat about homebrewing - brewing the best beer and mead in the world in your own home.
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Episodes
11-13-14 Mad Berliner Weisse
November 12, 2014 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.6 MBMad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire joins us to share homebrew Berliner Weisse brewed with rhubarb and lemon.
11-6-14 Beer and Food Course
November 05, 2014 00:00 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBJulia 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
October 29, 2014 00:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBKevin 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
October 22, 2014 00:00 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MBRyan 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
October 15, 2014 00:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBHomebrewer James Sites shares his experiment blending sour beer and wine to create a new combination.
10-09-14 Carbonation
October 08, 2014 00:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBWe 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
October 01, 2014 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBBIAB pioneer Pat Hollingdale makes an appeal for more standardized terminology when sharing brewing recipes.
09-25-14 Experimental Homebrewing
September 24, 2014 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBDenny 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
September 17, 2014 00:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBHomebrewer 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
September 10, 2014 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBHomebrewer 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
September 03, 2014 00:00 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBDr. 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
August 28, 2014 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBBrewer Nathan Traw of Apple Blossom Brewing Company shares some funky beers, including one fermented with sourdough starter.
08-21-14 Michigan Water Experiment
August 20, 2014 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBHomebrewer Alex Baker shares his experiment brewing the same recipe with water from different springs across Michigan.
08-14-14 Mead Boiling Experiment
August 13, 2014 00:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBHome 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
August 06, 2014 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBChris 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
July 30, 2014 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBHomebrewer 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
July 23, 2014 00:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBVaughn 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
July 16, 2014 00:00 - 50 minutes - 22.9 MBWe 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
July 09, 2014 00:00 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBWe 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
July 02, 2014 00:00 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBThe 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
May 28, 2014 00:00 - 48 minutes - 22.5 MBWe 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
May 21, 2014 00:00 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBHomebrewer 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
May 14, 2014 00:00 - 43 minutes - 19.8 MBAmerican 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
May 07, 2014 00:00 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBHomebrewer David Curtis shares his experiment comparing mash hopping, first wort hopping and traditional 60-minute boil hopping.
05-01-14 Yeast vs IBUs
April 30, 2014 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBChris 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
April 23, 2014 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBBrew 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
April 16, 2014 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBWe 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
April 09, 2014 00:00 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBBrian 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
April 02, 2014 00:00 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBSour 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
March 26, 2014 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBChase 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
March 19, 2014 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBChris 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
March 12, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBIn 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
March 05, 2014 00:00 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBHomebrewer Tyson Schindler shares his experiment splitting a stout into smaller batches and flavoring them differently.
02-27-14 Homebrew Toxicology Pt. 3
February 26, 2014 00:00 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBToxicologist 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
February 19, 2014 00:00 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBIcelandic 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
February 12, 2014 00:00 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBHomebrewer 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
February 05, 2014 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBChris 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
January 29, 2014 00:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBHomebrewer 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
January 22, 2014 00:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBHomebrewer Matthew Jannette shares his experiment combining two of our favorite things: beer and cheese.
01-16-14 NHC Registration
January 15, 2014 00:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBGary 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
January 08, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBKen 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
January 01, 2014 00:00 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBChris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares tips on brewing high gravity barleywines.
12-19-13 Homebrew Disasters '13
December 18, 2013 00:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBJames and Steve read listener disaster letters and taste some bottles of homebrew past from James' cellar.
12-12-13 Homebrew Toxicology Pt. 2
December 11, 2013 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBToxicologist Paul joins us again to follow up on your questions about possible toxic materials in homebrew.
12-5-13 Fruit Saisons
December 04, 2013 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBHomebrewer Bryan Gold shares tips on brewing his award-winning saison and saisons with fruit.
11-21-13 Blending Braggots
November 20, 2013 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBJames and Steve blend finished beers and honey beverages before bottling to find a tasty braggot.
11-14-13 Homebrew Toxicology
November 13, 2013 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBPaul, a homebrewer and toxicologist, answers your concerns about materials and chemicals we use in our favorite hobby.
11-07-13 IPA Experiment Results
November 06, 2013 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBChris 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
October 30, 2013 00:00 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBHome 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
October 23, 2013 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBDesiree Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa talks about lessons learned in starting and running a successful LHBS.