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
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.
12-10-15 One Hour All Grain Brewing
December 09, 2015 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBBrulosopher 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
December 02, 2015 00:00 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBBrewer 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
November 18, 2015 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBChris 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
November 11, 2015 00:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBHomebrewer CJ Shamas returns to share beers from his small sour barrel program with James, Steve and Andy.
11-05-15 Apple Blossom Cream Ale
November 04, 2015 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBWe 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
October 28, 2015 00:00 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBHomebrewer Dennis Pike returns with the results of his experiment testing the effects of different fermentation temperatures on hefeweizen.
10-22-15 Beer Dispensing Systems
October 21, 2015 00:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBHomebrewer Phil Proctor shares tips on setting up elaborate beer dispensing systems and on designing a homemade glycol chiller.
10-15-15 Brewing with Mushrooms
October 14, 2015 00:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBHomebrewer Ray Sykes brings mushrooms to homebrew for some really tasty and interesting flavors.
10-08-15 Fall Ciders
October 07, 2015 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBHomebrewer Nick Johnson shares four ciders brewed with ingredients inspired by the season of fall.
09-24-15 Black Apple Crossing Cidery
September 23, 2015 00:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBJames sits down with Trey Holt from Black Apple Crossing Cidery to sample ciders and get homebrewing tips.
09-17-15 Sour Small Barrel Strategy
September 16, 2015 00:00 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBIn 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
September 09, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBChris 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
September 02, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBDoug 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
August 26, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBFather 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
August 19, 2015 00:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBHomebrewer 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
August 12, 2015 00:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBTim 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
August 05, 2015 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBWe 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
July 29, 2015 00:00 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBChris 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
July 22, 2015 00:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBWe 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
July 15, 2015 00:00 - 42 minutes - 19.7 MBWe 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
July 08, 2015 00:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBWe 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
July 01, 2015 00:00 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBJames, 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
May 27, 2015 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBChris 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
May 20, 2015 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBMalcolm 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
May 13, 2015 00:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBMark 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
May 06, 2015 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBHomebrewer James Sites shares two tasty brews that are blends of sour beers and ciders with fruit.
04-30-15 Ginger Trifecta
April 29, 2015 00:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBThree 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
April 22, 2015 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBJames 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
April 15, 2015 00:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBChris 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
April 08, 2015 00:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBMarshall Schott of Brulosophy returns to the podcast to share two experiments: brewing water chemistry and hybrid lager fermentation.
04-02-15 Core Distilling
April 01, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBNathan 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
March 25, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBChris 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
March 18, 2015 00:00 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBHomebrewer 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
March 11, 2015 00:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBMarshall 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
March 04, 2015 00:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBBrewery 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
February 25, 2015 00:00 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBHomebrewer 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
February 18, 2015 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBChris 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
February 11, 2015 00:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBDouglas Wawrzynzki helps sort through listener feedback on what brewing software they're using around the brewpot today.
02-05-15 Partial Mashing Revisited
February 04, 2015 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBChris 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
January 28, 2015 00:00 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBJoe 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
January 21, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBMatt 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
January 14, 2015 00:00 - 47 minutes - 22 MBChris 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
January 07, 2015 00:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBSJPorr from YouTube joins us to talk about the YouTube brewing community and the ambitious competition that bears his name.
01-01-15 Homebrew Disasters
December 31, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBJames and Steve read listener letters detailing homebrewing disasters from the past year.
12-18-14 Roasted Grain Experiment
December 17, 2014 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBChristopher 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
December 10, 2014 00:00 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBSean 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)
December 03, 2014 00:00 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBNeil 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
November 19, 2014 00:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBMad 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.