06-08-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewers Conference Preview
We preview the National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association.
Jun 08, 2006•54 min
Basic Brewing Radio
Basic 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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06-01-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Experiment Update and Listener E-mail
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.
Jun 01, 2006•45 min
05-25-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 2
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.
May 25, 2006•55 min
05-18-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 1
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.
May 18, 2006•49 min
05-11-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Varieties and Schedules
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.
May 11, 2006•50 min
05-04-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Poor Richard's Ale
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.
May 04, 2006•42 min
04-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Like a Monk
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.
Apr 27, 2006•53 min
04-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Speed Brewing
From grain to glass in one week? Chris Colby from BYO magazine tells us how to brew a finished, drinkable beer in seven days.
Apr 20, 2006•35 min
04-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mini-mashing or Partial Mashing
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.
Apr 13, 2006•35 min
04-06-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Growing Hops at Home
Dave Wills of Freshops walks us through the process of planting, growing, and harvesting our own hoppy goodness at home.
Apr 06, 2006•52 min
03-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Too Much
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.
Mar 30, 2006•32 min
03-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - National Homebrew Competition
Gary Glass of the AHA joins us to talk about how and why to enter the National Homebrew Competition.
Mar 23, 2006•27 min
03-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hot Side Aeration
We travel to Austin, Texas to taste the results of Brian Warren's experiment on Hot Side Aeration.
Mar 16, 2006•39 min
03-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Clones
Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured join us to talk about making copies of our favorite brews.
Mar 09, 2006•36 min
03-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adjuncts with Andy
Andy Sparks joins us to talk about adjuncts - those fermentable ingredients we add to beer in addition to water, yeast, barley malt, and hops.
Mar 02, 2006•36 min
02-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - International Mead Festival Recap
Our man in the field, Brian Warren, recaps the recent mead festival in Boulder, Colorado, and bring us interviews with commercial mead makers.
Feb 23, 2006•54 min
02-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 2
We continue our night of bad beer tastes as we dive into part two of our trying the FlavorActive Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit.
Feb 16, 2006•57 min
02-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - American Pale Ales
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.
Feb 09, 2006•40 min
02-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead with David Myers
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.
Feb 02, 2006•51 min
01-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 1
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.
Jan 26, 2006•51 min
01-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on Lagering
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to talk about lagering at home. John also defends his choice of aluminum for brewpots.
Jan 19, 2006•50 min
01-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - A Six Pack of IPA
James Spencer and Steve Wilkes brew an experimental six pack's worth of extract IPA on the stovetop.
Jan 12, 2006•49 min
01-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Bitterness
Ray Daniels, author of Designing Great Beers joins us to talk about hop bitterness and the factors in brewing that affect it.
Jan 05, 2006•56 min
12-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Vienna Lagers
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine introduces us to Vienna Lagers and how to make them at home.
Dec 29, 2005•50 min
12-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - KGB Homebrew Club
Homebrew clubs are the topic this episode as we talk to Brian Ellis of Kuykendahl Gran Brewers, a Houston homebrew club.
Dec 22, 2005•38 min
12-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Experiments and Wish Lists
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.
Dec 15, 2005•58 min
12-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Blind Mice Brew and All Grain Starter
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.
Dec 08, 2005•44 min
12-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 2
We continue our conversation about all grain brewing with John Palmer, author of How to Brew. This week, we cover lautering and sparging.
Dec 01, 2005•34 min
11-24-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 1
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.
Nov 24, 2005•46 min
11-17-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Difficult Brews and Extract Tips
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.
Nov 17, 2005•57 min
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