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- 10-09-08 Late Season Hop Care and Listener E-mail - Basic Brewing Radio
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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:30:00 GMT
James and Andy sit on the deck, talk about how to take care of homegrown hops at the end of the season, and answer some listener e-mail. - 10-02-08 Brewer Profile: Steve Mazylewski, Hog Haus - Basic Brewing Radio (12mb)
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Steve Mazylewski, brewer at The Hog Haus in Fayetteville, Arkansas, sits down with James and Steve to sample his Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Spice Ale and IPA. - 09-25-08 ANHC and Rogue Harvest Ale - Basic Brewing Radio (11mb)
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Andy Davison, chairman of the Australian National Homebrewing Conference, talks with us about preparations for their inaugural event. Also, Brett Joyce, president of Rogue tells us about their venture into growing hops. - 09-18-08 Sour Mashing - Basic Brewing Radio (11mb)
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains the process of sour mashing. Whether you're adjusting pH or making a sour beer, Chris says sour mashing is easy to do. - 09-11-08 Understanding Attenuation - Basic Brewing Radio (13mb)
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Home brewer Kai Troester explains the concept of attenuation, the factors that affect it and how we can test the attenuation potential of our wort. - 09-04-08 Brewing Gadgets - Basic Brewing Radio (12mb)
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Home brewer John Chubick of Bloomington, Illinois joins us to talk about his homebrew hop dryer, stir plate and temperature controller. - 08-28-08 French Press Hopping - Basic Brewing Radio (10mb)
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:30:00 GMT
James and Andy try out one of the hop stretching methods explained by Chris Colby on the previous show: steeping hops in a French press coffee maker. - 08-21-08 Stretching Hops - Basic Brewing Radio (12mb)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains some tips on how to get the most out of our precious hops. Also, how to use a French press coffee maker in the process. - 08-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Roasting Coffee (12mb)
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Home brewer and coffee roaster Scott Koue of San Francisco joins us to talk about roasting our own coffee. Home roasted coffee can add more creative control into home brewed coffee beers. - PDF: Effectiveness of Various Methods of Wort Aeration (0mb)
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 23:30:00 GMT
This is Fred Johnson's paper comparing fermenter shaking vs aquarium pumps for wort aeration. - 08-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Aeration: Shaking vs Pumping (12mb)
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Scientist and home brewer Fred Johnson of Apex North Carolina shares his experiment comparing fermenter shaking against aquarium pumping for aeration. Also, advice for cleaning Better Bottles. - 07-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mt. Carmel Brewing (13mb)
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:30:00 GMT
We sit down with Mike Dewey of Mt. Carmel Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio - a commercial home-based brewery. - 07-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Turbid Mashing (11mb)
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own Magazine explains the Belgian technique of turbid mashing, which makes the most of limited mash tun space. - 07-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Randy Mosher - Belgium Nobody Knows (11mb)
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Our National Homebrewers Conference coverage from Cincinnati concludes with an interview from Randy Mosher. Randy talks about Belgian beer history and culture he found in a rare book. - 07-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 2 (12mb)
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Our National Homebrewers Conference coverage from Cincinnati continues. We have interviews with Ant Hayes, Greg Doss, Ray Daniels, Ken Schramm and Craig Ballenger. - 07-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 1 (11mb)
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Steve joins James as they begin their collection of interviews gathered from experts at the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati. This week: Dave Wills, Michael Ferguson and Chris White. - 06-26-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Jim Koch NHC Keynote (14mb)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Company, gives an inspiring keynote address to the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati. - 05-29-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Green (9mb)
Thu, 29 May 2008 20:30:00 GMT
James and Steve read letters from listeners with tips on how to brew greener and cheaper. - 05-22-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Basics (13mb)
Thu, 22 May 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Mike Lozano, home brewer and mead maker from Aurora, Colorado, takes us through the basics of mead making from the ground up. - 05-15-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Alternate Hopping Strategies (13mb)
Thu, 15 May 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares three beers that have had hops added in "non-traditional" schedules. - 05-08-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Dandelion Wine (12mb)
Thu, 8 May 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Tired of looking at those dandelions in your yard? Home brewer Don Osborn tells us how to put them to good use in the fermenter. - 05-01-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Eye for the Wine Guy (11mb)
Thu, 1 May 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV brings the thunder to BBR and gives us his perspectives on the art of tasting as he samples homebrew. - 04-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homegrown Hops Revisited (12mb)
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, answers questions from listeners about growing hops in containers and other home growing issues. - 04-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Michael Lalli of Choc Beer (13mb)
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:30:00 GMT
James and Steve sit down with the head brewer of the largest brewery in Oklahoma to share beers and tips on how to brew better beers. - 04-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - The Science of Skunking (12mb)
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College explains the science behind beer skunking and what kind of glass is best to protect against it. - PDF: Light Absorption by Various Beer Bottle Glass (1mb)
Mon, 10 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT
This is Brad Sturgeon's paper showing effectiveness of colored glass on absorbing light harmful to beer. - 04-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Tasmanian Hop Harvest (11mb)
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Matt Kirkegaard, editor of Beer and Brewer Magazine fills us in on the state of the hop harvest in Australia and tells us about the beer and brewing culture in his part of the world. - 03-27-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew Goes to College (10mb)
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Dr. Andrew McMichael of Western Kentucky University tells us about his History and Science of Beer and Brewing course that incorporates home brewing. - 03-20-08 Basic Brewing Radio - What Is an IBU . . . Really? (13mb)
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:30:00 GMT
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares information from a conference that challenged his concept of what defines an International Bitterness Unit (IBU). - 03-13-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment II (14mb)
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:30:00 GMT
The Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire leads us through the second round of his tasty experiments using different sugars in Belgian Beers. - 03-06-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Italian Style (11mb)
Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Italian home brewer and beer podcaster Tony Manzi gives us a virtual tour of the beer and home brewing scene in his country. - 02-28-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Update and Hybrid Sparging (12mb)
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own Magazine gives some advice on hop substitution and tells us about a hybrid sparging method between batch and fly. Also, we get an update on the Utah home brewing legislation from Douglas Wawrzynski. - 02-21-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Is Homebrew Good for You? (11mb)
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Steve Wilkes talks about the health effects of homebrew and beer in general with nutritionist Marjorie Fitch-Hilgenberg of the University of Arkansas. Also, we check in on Utah brewing legislation with home brewer Douglas Wawrzynski. - 02-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew History (12mb)
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Charlie Papazian shares a bit of homebrew history 30 years after legislation legalizing home brewing passed Congress. Also, home brewer Robb Holmes talks about brewing when it was breaking the law. - 02-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Advanced Yeast Handling (12mb)
Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Home brewer Anthony Fischer gives James and Steve an overview of advanced yeast storage and propagation techniques he uses in the lab. - 01-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Contest, Letters, "World's Best Beer" (14mb)
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:30:00 GMT
James, Steve, and Andy reveal the winners of the "You know you're a home brewer when . . . " contest, read listener letters, and sip rare Belgian beers. - 01-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mash Tun Efficiency (13mb)
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:30:00 GMT
"How to Brew" author John Palmer helps us walk through mash tun efficiency - how to get the most out of our mash. - 01-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels on Beer Education (11mb)
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Ray Daniels introduces us to the Cicerone program, which is designed to educate beer servers and sellers. Also, Ray talks about education opportunities for home and professional brewers. - 01-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Sourdough Bread (14mb)
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Home brewer and home baker John Owen talks about the similarities between baking and brewing and tells us how to make sourdough bread from scratch. - 01-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Leftover Brewday (11mb)
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:30:00 GMT
Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James on the patio to brew a partigyle session with leftover ingredients. - 12-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Nightmares (14mb)
Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:30:00 GMT
In this low-maintenance holiday episode, we share your brewday mishaps to live, laugh and learn. - 12-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Worth Brewing Company (10mb)
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Peter Ausenhus of Worth Brewing Company in Northwood, Iowa talks to us about how he's running a professional brewery with homebrew-scale equipment. - 12-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - The Hop Shortage: What To Do (12mb)
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own Magazine fills us in on the hop situation and gives us tips to make it through to better, hoppier times. - 12-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Cask Conditioning (13mb)
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Benjy Edwards of Columbus, Ohio teaches us about cask conditioning and how we can make Real Ale at home. - 11-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Sake (10mb)
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Bob Taylor of Anchorage, Alaska shares his knowledge of sake and how he makes it at home during long Alaskan winters. - 11-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reiterated Mashing (13mb)
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine walks us through his process of making big beers by putting wort back through a second or third mash. - 11-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Maui Brewing Company (12mb)
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Garrett Marrero of Maui Brewing Company tells us about brewing in paradise and lets us in on how a couple of his wonderful beers are brewed. - 11-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Yeast Mead (13mb)
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Mead maker Mike Lozano shares his experiment making mead with beer yeast. We also salute the Mighty Carson Art Players. - 11-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reusing Yeast (13mb)
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, gives us tips on reusing all the good yeast we find in the bottom of our primary fermenter. - 10-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sam Adams LongShot 2007 Winners (12mb)
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio reports on the winners of the Samuel Adams LongShot homebrew competition at GABF. - 10-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 2007 Recap (12mb)
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:30:00 GMT
We talk to Great American Beer Festival first-timers Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio, Rick Sellers of Pacific Brew News Radio and Rick Hagerbaumer of Big Foamy Head. - 10-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring Tools (13mb)
Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon walks us through the basics of using thermometers, hydrometers and refractometers. - 10-4-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Countertop Partial Mashing Revisited (12mb)
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us an update on what he's learned about doing partial mashes with a countertop cooler. - 09-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part Two (13mb)
Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:30:00 GMT
We continue our tasting with Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C. This week, all the beers are fermented with Brettanomyces. - 09-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part One (13mb)
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C., shares some of his beers made with other-than-normal yeast. In this episode: Kvass, Flanders Red, and a Strong, Dark Belgian. - 09-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Keeping Bees (11mb)
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:30:00 GMT
We talk to home brewer and amateur bee keeper Ryan Wilson about how to get insects to make the sweet stuff for our meads and braggots. - 09-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - "Marketing" Homebrew (12mb)
Thu, 6 Sep 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Creative Consultants Bob Corscadden and James Gardner of jimbob give us tips on "selling" the idea of drinking homebrew and other good beers in this day of mass-marketed big-boy beers. - 08-30-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Blending Beers (12mb)
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker gives us advice on blending beers to create new brews and explains his brewery's system of oak aging. - 08-23-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with Coffee (10mb)
Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us some tips on brewing beer with another brewed beverage - coffee. - 08-16-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Thomas Larsen (8mb)
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Thomas Larsen of Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver gives us his take on making wonderful beers with interesting ingredients. - 08-09-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer John Legnard (8mb)
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 20:30:00 GMT
John Legnard of The Sandlot at Coors Field gives us brewing tips and lets us in on what it's like to brew at a small brewery owned by one of the big guys. - 08-02-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Meadmaker Mike Lozano (12mb)
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 20:30:00 GMT
We sample delicious meads and mead-based experiments with home meadmaker Mike Lozano of Aurora, Colorado. - 07-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Grab Bag (10mb)
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:30:00 GMT
This week, we have an assortment of sound from the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver. We talk to David Myers of Redstone Meadery, Tony Simmons of Pagosa Brewing and Vinnie Cilurzo from Russian River. - 07-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC: Tips and Tasting (9mb)
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver continues with brewing tips from David Houseman and tasting tips from Lauren Salazar of New Belgium. - 07-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Water Alkalinity and Beer Styles (9mb)
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:30:00 GMT
John Palmer, Rick Bobbitt and Scott Jackson talk about their experiment at the National Homebrewers Conference pairing beer styles with appropriate water chemistry. - 07-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring and Predicting IBUs (14mb)
Thu, 5 Jul 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Two chemistry professors, Bradley Sturgeon and Paul Charlesworth, join BBR veterans James Spencer, Andy Sparks, Steve Wilkes and Mark Smith to share the results of an experiment putting IBU prediction formulas through their paces. - 06-28-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Keynote: Peter Bouckaert (11mb)
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Peter Bouckaert, brewmaster of New Belgium Brewery, addresses the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver and takes Charlie Papazian to task on beer styles. - 05-31-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Same Yeast, Different Flavor (10mb)
Thu, 31 May 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Neva Parker, laboratory manager for White Labs yeast, explains her experiment putting three yeast strains through various temperatures and gravities. - 05-24-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Designing Brewing Experiments (13mb)
Thu, 24 May 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own magazine walks us through the process of designing experiments in brewing to get accurate, useful results. - 05-17-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Conical Fermenters (14mb)
Thu, 17 May 2007 20:30:00 GMT
We talk with members of Fayetteville Lovers of Pure Suds about their fancy fermenters and why they moved up from carboys. - 05-10-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Aging with Oak (13mb)
Thu, 10 May 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Dan Carey, Brewmaster of New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, shares his tips on aging beer in oak chips and in oak barrels. - 05-03-07 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA Events (11mb)
Thu, 3 May 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Gary Glass, Director of the American Homebrewers Association, joins us to talk about Big Brew, National Competition and National Conference. - 04-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Software (14mb)
Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:30:00 GMT
We read listener reviews of brewing software, and Andy Sparks talks about the Boulder Strong Ale Festival. - 04-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - A Tale of Two IPAs (14mb)
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own Magazine takes us behind the scenes with the two personalities of one of our favorite styles: English and American IPAs. - 04-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Batch Sparging with Denny Conn (13mb)
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Noted batch sparging advocate Denny Conn gives us his side of the batch/fly-sparging debate and answers listener questions and concerns about the process. - 04-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast Life Cycle (10mb)
Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:30:00 GMT
David Logsdon from Wyeast takes us through the life cycle of our favorite micoorganism and lets know how we can help our yeast thrive and make great beer. - 03-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Bleach and Star San (12mb)
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Charlie Talley of Five Star Chemicals tells us best practices in using household bleach and Star San in sanitizing equipment. - 03-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Iodophor (12mb)
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Murl Landman of National Chemicals talks to us about sanitization in general and using Iodophor specifically. - 03-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Steven Pauwels of Boulevard (11mb)
Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Steven Pauwels of Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri lets us in on home brewing tips as he talks about some adventurous brews he has planned. - 03-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Long Shot Winner Ken Smith (9mb)
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Ken Smith of the Boston Beer Company tells us about how he came up with his winning Boysenberry Wheat, which has been included in the Samuael Adams Long Shot six pack. - 03-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Malting (11mb)
Thu, 1 Mar 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine tells how we can turn seed into malt in our own kitchens. - 02-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - KC Club Competition (7mb)
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:30:00 GMT
We travel to Kansas City, Missouri (actually Olathe, Kansas) to attend the 24th annual homebrew competition of the Kansas City Biermeisters. - 02-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Collaboration with Adam Avery (12mb)
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Adam Avery from Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado lets us in on some of the behind-the-scenes details of brewing "Collaboration not Litigation Ale" with Vinnie Cilurzo of Russion River Brewing. - 02-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Organic (10mb)
Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:30:00 GMT
Amelia Slayton from Seven Bridges Cooperative joins us to tell us about brewing with organic ingredients and why we should consider it. - 02-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Festival and Experiment Tips (10mb)
February 1, 2007
David Myers from Redstone Meadery gives us a preview of the upcoming International Mead Festival in Denver. David also has some advice for our upcoming multi-batch mead experiment. - 01-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - How to Smell Better (10mb)
January 25, 2007
Researcher Dr. Jay Gottfried explains how the sense of smell works and how a study he's conducting may help us to improve our brews by being able to smell more accurately. - 01-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Gluten Free Brewing (11mb)
January 18, 2007
Connie Rieper-Estes and Leigh Nogy from Dark Hills Brewery talk with us about brewing gluten free beer at home and their dream of founding a commercial gluten free brewery. - 01-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on pH (13mb)
January 11, 2007
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, walks us through the potentially intimidating topic of pH. John tells us how to measure pH and what to do with our measurements to improve our beers. - 01-04-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Brewing vs. Craft Brewing (5mb)
January 4, 2007
We get input from our listeners on "home brewing" vs. "craft brewing" and extract vs. all grain. - 12-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment (13mb)
December 28, 2006
James, Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes collaborate to taste home brewer Michael Tonsmeire's experiment comparing six different sugars in Belgian beers. - 12-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing American Pilsner (12mb)
December 21, 2006
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, walks us through the hoops and hurdles home brewers have to go through to brew American Pilsner, the most maligned of all styles. - 12-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Judge Certification Program (11mb)
December 14, 2006
Ed Westemeier, communications director of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP), gives us the history behind the organization and talks about its role in brewing today. - 12-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part Two (13mb)
December 7, 2006
We continue our discussion about the history of beer in the USA with Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer. Part two takes us from Prohibition to present day. - 11-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part One (12mb)
November 30, 2006
We learn about the history of beer in the USA from Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer. Part one takes us from the Pilgrims to Prohibition. - 11-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Decoction Mashing (10mb)
November 23, 2006
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own Magazine, walks us through the age-old process of decoction mashing. - 11-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing FAQs with John Palmer (13mb)
November 16, 2006
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to answer frequently asked questions on home brewing. John also tells us the causes of common off flavors. - 11-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adam Avery of Avery Brewing (11mb)
November 9, 2006
Andy, Brian and James spend some time chatting with Adam Avery of Avery Brewing. Adam talks about making the move from home brewer to brewery owner, dry hopping and making big beers at home. - 11-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - HSA Experiment - Final Chapter (13mb)
November 2, 2006
Andy Sparks and James Spencer join Brian Warren and John Holder in Denver to taste the last round of samples in the Hot Side Aeration experiment. We also get feedback about the experiment from John Palmer. - 10-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Queen of Beers and Recirculating Systems (14mb)
October 26, 2006
Rick Sellers from Pacific Brew News Radio reports on a California brewing competition for women only. Also, Chris Colby from BYO explains high-end RIMS and HERMS brewing systems. - 10-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - New Belgium Brewing (14mb)
October 19, 2006
We travel to Fort Collins, Colorado to speak with Eric Salazar and Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing. - 10-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Beer Judging Demonstration (14mb)
October 12, 2006
Thanks to a demonstration hosted by the Brewers Association, we see what happens behind the scenes in the judging of the Great American Beer Festival competition. - 10-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewing Contests at GABF (10mb)
October 5, 2006
We cover two homebrewing competitions in connection with the Great American Beer Festival: the GABF Pro Am and the Long Shot competition from the Boston Beer Company. - 09-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Our Chat with Charlie Papazian (11mb)
September 28, 2006
We join homebrew guru Charlie Papazian near a beautiful stream at his house to share his homebrew and his thoughts about the hobby. - 09-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Fruit Beers with Randy Mosher (10mb)
September 21, 2006
Randy Mosher, author of Radical Brewing, talks to us about fruit beers and getting the most out of them. Randy also gives us his favorite approach to pumpkin beers. - 09-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Ciders and Countertop Mashing (14mb)
September 14, 2006
Ben Watson, author of Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own, introduces us to the world of homemade ciders. Also, Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine lets us in on his method of partial mashing using an unmodified two-gallon drink cooler. - 09-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Single-Hop Small Batch Experiment (12mb)
September 7, 2006
Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James to taste the results of homebrewer Michael Tonsmeire's single-hop small batch experiment. - 08-31-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with the Ginger Beer Plant (14mb)
August 31, 2006
Homebrewer Raj Apte lets us in on the long-lost process of brewing with the Ginger Beer plant. This way of brewing soft drinks at home was commonplace decades ago. - 08-24-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Going Big: Life After 1.064 (15mb)
August 24, 2006
Bob Hansen, technical services manager of Briess Malt and Ingredients Company, shares thoughts on his presentation from NHC on making big beers. - 08-17-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Extract Brewing Strategies (12mb)
August 17, 2006
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine joins us to share his favorite strategies for getting the best beer out of a split-boil extract brewing session. - 08-10-06 Basic Brewing Radio - First Wort Hopping and Dry Hopping (9mb)
August 10, 2006
The last interview from Orlando: James talks to Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker Brewing and John Mallet of Bell's Brewery about first wort hopping and dry hopping. - 08-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Three (10mb)
August 3, 2006
More interviews from the National Homebrewers Conference: Homebrewer Raj Apte on his "one-dollar homebrew barrel" and author John Palmer on wort fermentability. - 07-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Two (11mb)
July 27, 2006
NHC coverage continues as James and Steve interview professional brewers and other professionals connected wtih the brewing industry. - 07-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part One (12mb)
July 20, 2006
Steve Wilkes joins James as they play interviews with six homebrewers recorded at the National Homebrewers Conference in Orlando. Great tips and useful information. - 07-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Pairing Beer with Food (8mb)
July 13, 2006
Randy Mosher, author of "Radical Brewing," talks with Steve Wilkes about pairing beer with food and cooking with beer. Randy says beer is a much better partner with food than wine. - 07-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels' "Hot Scotchie" (1mb)
July 3, 2006
James sneaks away from the family during his vacation to post a quick interview between Steve Wilkes and Ray Daniels on a treat to taste while brewing. - 06-22-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Two Homebrew Experiments (12mb)
June 22, 2006
We hear from two homebrew experiments: William Tope, a high school student from Houston, Texas, delves into whether alpha acid levels of hops affect fermentation rates, and the Hot Side Aeration experiment continues with Brian Warren and John Holder. - 06-15-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Water with Greg Noonan (12mb)
June 15, 2006
We talk brewing water with Greg Noonan, author of "New Brewing Lager Beer" and other noted brewing books. Greg is also owner and brewer at the Vermont Pub and Brewery in Burlington. - 06-08-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewers Conference Preview (13mb)
June 8, 2006
We preview the National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association. - 06-01-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Experiment Update and Listener E-mail (11mb)
June 1, 2006
Steve Wilkes joins James to talk about flavoring the Great Mead Experiment from the video side of Basic Brewing. James and Steve also answer listener e-mail. - 05-25-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 2 (13mb)
May 25, 2006
We continue our look at the foundation of making beer at home: good equipment. In this episode, Andy Sparks helps us look at gear that goes beyond the absolute necessities. - 05-18-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 1 (12mb)
May 18, 2006
We take a look at the foundation of making beer at home: good equipment. In this episode, Andy Sparks joins James to start with what is absolutely necessary to make an extract batch. - 05-11-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Varieties and Schedules (12mb)
May 11, 2006
Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured, help us make sense of the wide variety of hops and give us tips on the most effective hop schedules. - 05-04-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Poor Richard's Ale (10mb)
May 4, 2006
Tony Simmons of Pagosa Brewing Company, creator of Poor Richard's Ale, joins us to talk about his historic brew and the challenges of getting a new brewery off the ground. - 04-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Like a Monk (13mb)
April 27, 2006
Stan Hieronymus, author of Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them, tells us about his book and gives us tips on how to brew wonderful Belgian beers at home. - 04-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Speed Brewing (8mb)
April 20, 2006
From grain to glass in one week? Chris Colby from BYO magazine tells us how to brew a finished, drinkable beer in seven days. - 04-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mini-mashing or Partial Mashing (8mb)
April 13, 2006
Kevin DeLange of The Brew Hut and Drydock Brewing Company helps us clear up the process of mini-mashing and what makes it different from steeping in an extract batch. - 04-06-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Growing Hops at Home (13mb)
April 6, 2006
Dave Wills of Freshops walks us through the process of planting, growing, and harvesting our own hoppy goodness at home. - 03-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Too Much (8mb)
March 30, 2006
We get help from Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association to answer a listener's question about putting too much of a good thing into our brews. - 03-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - National Homebrew Competition (6mb)
March 23, 2006
Gary Glass of the AHA joins us to talk about how and why to enter the National Homebrew Competition. - 03-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hot Side Aeration (9mb)
March 16, 2006
We travel to Austin, Texas to taste the results of Brian Warren's experiment on Hot Side Aeration. - 03-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Clones (9mb)
March 9, 2006
Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured join us to talk about making copies of our favorite brews. - 03-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adjuncts with Andy (9mb)
March 2, 2006
Andy Sparks joins us to talk about adjuncts - those fermentable ingredients we add to beer in addition to water, yeast, barley malt, and hops. - 02-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - International Mead Festival Recap (13mb)
February 23, 2006
Our man in the field, Brian Warren, recaps the recent mead festival in Boulder, Colorado, and bring us interviews with commercial mead makers. - 02-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 2 (14mb)
February 16, 2006
We continue our night of bad beer tastes as we dive into part two of our trying the FlavorActive Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit. - 02-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - American Pale Ales (10mb)
February 9, 2006
We talk to Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine about one of our favorite styles - American Pale Ales. Great taste and easy to brew. - 02-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead with David Myers (12mb)
February 2, 2006
David Myers, Chairman of the Mead for Redstone Meadery, joins us to talk about the beginnings of Redstone, the International Mead Festival, and brewing mead at home. - 01-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 1 (12mb)
January 26, 2006
Andy Sparks, Steve Wilkes, and Chris Milum join James to take the FlavorActiv Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit for a test run. The group tastes off flavors that could be found in homebrew and talks about how to prevent them. - 01-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on Lagering (12mb)
January 19, 2006
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to talk about lagering at home. John also defends his choice of aluminum for brewpots. - 01-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - A Six Pack of IPA (12mb)
January 12, 2006
James Spencer and Steve Wilkes brew an experimental six pack's worth of extract IPA on the stovetop. - 01-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Bitterness (14mb)
January 5, 2006
Ray Daniels, author of Designing Great Beers joins us to talk about hop bitterness and the factors in brewing that affect it. - 12-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Vienna Lagers (12mb)
December 29, 2005
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine introduces us to Vienna Lagers and how to make them at home. - 12-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - KGB Homebrew Club (9mb)
December 22, 2005
Homebrew clubs are the topic this episode as we talk to Brian Ellis of Kuykendahl Gran Brewers, a Houston homebrew club. - 12-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Experiments and Wish Lists (14mb)
December 15, 2005
We try our first test with video as we taste the results of our small extract batch hopping experiment. We also taste three different batches of the same recipe and read holiday wish lists. - 12-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Blind Mice Brew and All Grain Starter (11mb)
December 8, 2005
In this episode, we're invited to a big brew at the house of Casey from Siloam Springs. Also, Casey shows us how to make an all grain starter in a French press coffee maker. - 12-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 2 (8mb)
December 1, 2005
We continue our conversation about all grain brewing with John Palmer, author of How to Brew. This week, we cover lautering and sparging. - 11-24-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 1 (11mb)
November 24, 2005
John Palmer, Author of How to Brew joins us for the first half of a discussion of all grain brewing. We cover from milling to mashing this week. - 11-17-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Difficult Brews and Extract Tips (14mb)
November 17, 2005
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own magazine goes over his list of ten difficult beers to brew at home. Also, Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients joins us with extract brewing tips. - 11-10-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast III (11mb)
November 10, 2005
We finish our chat with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast as he answers listener questions. Also, we answer other questions from the mailbag and introduce our new T-shirts! - 11-03-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast II (12mb)
November 3, 2005
Our conversation continues with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast as we begin to answer questions from listeners on how to get the most out of yeast. - 10-27-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast I (9mb)
October 27, 2005
This week, we begin our three-part series on yeast based on our conversation with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast. We talk to Dave about the history of Wyeast and single-stage vs. two-stage fermentation. - 10-20-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Kegging (8mb)
October 20, 2005
We talk kegging with Andy Sparks. Andy walks us through the process of using Cornelius Kegs to serve up our favorite brews. - 10-13-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 II (10mb)
October 13, 2005
We complete our coverage of the Great American Beer Festival by talking to Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing about American Wild Ales, David Myers of Redstone Meadery about mead, and Ray Daniels of the Brewers Association about Poor Richard's Ale. - 10-06-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 I (11mb)
October 6, 2005
We begin our coverage of the Great American Beer Festival with an overview of the event, an interview on how professionals evaluate hops, and a peek behind the scenes of Utopias from Samuel Adams with one of its brewers. - 09-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Science of Tasting (7mb)
September 29, 2005
Dr. Scott Herness of Ohio State University joins us to talk about the science of tasting and how that relates to beer. Also, we read listener mail. - 09-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Preview (8mb)
September 22, 2005
We preview the Great American Beer Festival with Gary Glass of the Brewers Association. Also, we answer listener mail and get reaction from our sanitation show. - 09-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitization (10mb)
September 15, 2005
Steve Wilkes joins us for our sanitation show as we discuss sanitizing brewing equipment and read listener input. - 09-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Using Hops (5mb)
September 8, 2005
We continue our chat with Gerard Lemmens of Brewers Supply Group as he gives us practical tips on using hops in home brewing. - 09-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Hops Background (5mb)
September 1, 2005
Gerard Lemmens from Brewers Supply Group joins us to give us some background on hops and trends in the hop industry. - 08-25-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Malt Extract (6mb)
August 25, 2005
We talk to Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients Company about how malt extract is made and how to buy the best extract and maintain its quality. - 08-18-05 Basic Brewing Radio - The Malting Process (7mb)
August 18, 2005
We talk to Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients Company about the malting process and about how specialty malts get their flavors. - 08-11-05 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA and a Brewpub Brew (6mb)
August 11, 2005
We continue our chat with Paul Gatza of the Brewers Association to talk about the American Homebrewers Association and brewing in the USA. Also, we hear the story of a homebrewer who decided to go pro. - 08-04-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Day (7mb)
August 4, 2005
Mead Day is the topic. We talk to Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association and sample homemade meads on the porch with Steve Wilkes. - 07-28-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing III (5mb)
July 28, 2005
We conclude our discussion on the basics of homebrewing with Andy Sparks, talking about hops, mostly. We also talk about a special offer for podcast listeners and look ahead to our show celebrating National Mead Day. - 07-21-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing II (5mb)
July 21, 2005
We continue our discussion on the basics of homebrewing with Andy Sparks, talking about the nuts and bolts of brewing, ales vs. lagers, and more. - 07-14-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing I (4mb)
July 14, 2005
We begin our discussion of homebrewing with Andy Sparks of The Home Brewery.