Basic Brewing Radio
892 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 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
03-11-21 - Apple Blossom Reborn
March 10, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBJames 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
March 03, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBHomebrewer 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
February 24, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBJames 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
February 17, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBJames 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
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MBCaleb 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
February 03, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBCasey 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
January 27, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBChris 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
January 20, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MBGarrett 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
January 13, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBJames 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
January 06, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBJames 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
December 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBJames and Steve round out a disastrous year with two full hours of brewing disaster letters from listeners.
12-17-20 Decocting Munich Dunkel
December 16, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBGlenn 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
December 09, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBHomebrewer 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
December 02, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBLongtime 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
November 18, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBJames and Steve sample three dark beers made with malts designed to contribute color over roastiness.
11-12-20 Tej Ethiopian Mead
November 11, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 19.7 MBHomebrewer Bruce Hanley shares his version of a traditional Ethiopian mead made of honey with gesho leaves and stems.
11-05-20 Malt Vinegar
November 04, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBAmahl 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
October 28, 2020 00:00 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBIn 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
October 21, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBGlenn 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
October 14, 2020 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBChris 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
October 07, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBMike 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
September 30, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBAdam 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
September 23, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBWe 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
September 16, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBJames 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
September 09, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBChris 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
September 02, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBWe 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
August 26, 2020 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBSandor 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
August 19, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBChris Colby, author of How To Make Hard Seltzers, goes back to basics about our favorite brewing gas.
08-13-20 ANXO-Heurich Liberty Cider
August 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBHeurich 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.
August 05, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBA longtime friend shares his journey of recovery.
07-30-20 Hop Sampler, Galaxy and Centennial Blend
July 30, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBJames 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
July 23, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBHomebrewer 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
July 15, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBMarcus 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
July 08, 2020 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBMika 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
July 01, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBHomebrewer 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
June 24, 2020 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBJames 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
June 17, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBDan 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
June 10, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBAfter 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
June 03, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 24.8 MBJames 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
May 27, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBMead 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
May 20, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBJames 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
May 13, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBJonathan 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
May 06, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 21.1 MBKristy 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
April 29, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBLars 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
April 22, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBPhil 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
April 15, 2020 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBJames and Steve practice social distancing while sampling three tasty hops from the Old World.
04-09-20 Defending Brown Ales
April 08, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MBAdam 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
April 01, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBHomebrew author Chris Colby gives us tips on brewing the best example of his least favorite style of beer.
03-26-20 Lilly Belle Meads
March 25, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBTricia 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
March 18, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBJames and Steve venture into the future with a new series, comparing three malts brewed in small batches.