Basic Brewing Radio

01-02-14 Brewing Barleywines 01.01.2014 53:44 ↓

Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares tips on brewing high gravity barleywines.

12-19-13 Homebrew Disasters '13 18.12.2013 1:00:43 ↓

James and Steve read listener disaster letters and taste some bottles of homebrew past from James' cellar.

12-12-13 Homebrew Toxicology Pt. 2 11.12.2013 55:25 ↓

Toxicologist Paul joins us again to follow up on your questions about possible toxic materials in homebrew.

12-5-13 Fruit Saisons 04.12.2013 52:59 ↓

Homebrewer Bryan Gold shares tips on brewing his award-winning saison and saisons with fruit.

11-21-13 Blending Braggots 20.11.2013 40:27 ↓

James and Steve blend finished beers and honey beverages before bottling to find a tasty braggot.

11-14-13 Homebrew Toxicology 13.11.2013 52:59 ↓

Paul, a homebrewer and toxicologist, answers your concerns about materials and chemicals we use in our favorite hobby.

11-07-13 IPA Experiment Results 06.11.2013 52:47 ↓

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 30.10.2013 49:44 ↓

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 23.10.2013 47:18 ↓

Desiree Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa talks about lessons learned in starting and running a successful LHBS.

10-17-13 Homebrew Graf 16.10.2013 52:20 ↓

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 09.10.2013 51:35 ↓

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 02.10.2013 52:17 ↓

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 25.09.2013 52:30 ↓

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 18.09.2013 50:10 ↓

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 11.09.2013 50:16 ↓

Chris Lohring, brewer at Notch Brewing in Massachusetts, shares tips on brewing satisfying lower gravity beers.

09-05-13 The Flip Side 04.09.2013 38:50 ↓

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 28.08.2013 54:10 ↓

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 21.08.2013 51:16 ↓

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 14.08.2013 57:32 ↓

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 07.08.2013 39:04 ↓

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 31.07.2013 33:34 ↓

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 24.07.2013 39:18 ↓

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 17.07.2013 44:40 ↓

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 10.07.2013 44:31 ↓

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 03.07.2013 53:25 ↓

Members of the Barley Legal homebrew club from Maple Shade, New Jersey, share their experiment comparing different aeration techniques.