Basic Brewing Radio
896 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
01-12-17 Swiss Spruce Porter
January 11, 2017 00:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBHomebrewer 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
January 04, 2017 00:00 - 36 minutes - 17 MBJames 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
December 28, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBJames and Steve carry on the tradition of sharing stories from listeners of brew days gone bad.
12-15-16 Brulosophy Boil Experiments
December 14, 2016 00:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBMarshall 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
December 07, 2016 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBChris 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
November 30, 2016 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBSteve 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
November 16, 2016 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBMad 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
November 09, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBWe 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
November 02, 2016 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBGard 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
October 26, 2016 00:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBChris 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
October 19, 2016 00:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBChris 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
October 12, 2016 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBHomebrewer Jason Jackson shares four versions of his saison enhanced with vegetables from his garden. Steve Wilkes helps sample.
10-06-16 New Province Brewing
October 05, 2016 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBOur 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
September 28, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBAuthor 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
September 21, 2016 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBJosh 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
September 14, 2016 00:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBChris 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
September 07, 2016 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBRicky 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
August 31, 2016 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBBrulosophy 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
August 24, 2016 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBWe 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
August 17, 2016 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBHomebrewer 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
August 10, 2016 00:00 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBMike 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
August 03, 2016 00:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBChris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about the latest thing in IPAs - fruit!
07-28-16 Tonsmeire Taps
July 27, 2016 00:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBWe 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
July 20, 2016 00:00 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBWe 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
July 13, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 22 MBChristian 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
July 06, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBWe 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
June 01, 2016 00:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBRoving 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
May 25, 2016 00:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBRoving 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
May 18, 2016 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBDenny 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
May 11, 2016 00:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBChris 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
May 04, 2016 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBJohn 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
April 27, 2016 00:00 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBWhite 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
April 20, 2016 00:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBIn 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
April 13, 2016 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBChris 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
April 06, 2016 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBRay 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
March 30, 2016 00:00 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBJames 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
March 23, 2016 00:00 - 53 minutes - 24.3 MBWe head to New Zealand for the first homebrew conference in Nelson and take part in a brewing demonstration.
03-17-16 Episode 500
March 16, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBWhile James, Andy and Chris head to New Zealand, we celebrate our first 500 episodes with this look back.
03-10-16 More Sour Hybrids
March 09, 2016 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBHomebrewer 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
March 02, 2016 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBJames 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
February 24, 2016 00:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBChris 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
February 17, 2016 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBMary 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
February 10, 2016 00:00 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBWe continue our introductions to northwest Arkansas breweries as we visit with Katie and Beau Boykin of Bentonville Brewing.
02-04-16 Bronzed Brews
February 03, 2016 00:00 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBPeter 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
January 27, 2016 00:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBMalcolm 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
January 20, 2016 00:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBChris 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
January 13, 2016 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBHomebrewer Phillip McDaniel shares samples of crystal malt he made and his technique for making it.
01-7-16 Tonsmeire Recipe Tips
January 06, 2016 00:00 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBMichael 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
December 30, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBIn their annual tradition, James and Steve read a collection of listener-submitted brewing disaster stories.
12-17-15 Gruit Blending Experiment
December 16, 2015 00:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBHomebrewer Dan McCarthy shares ten gruits, and James and Steve sample to find the perfect blend.