05-12-11 Brett Beer
Home brewer Don Osborn shares two beers that were brewed only using Brettanomyces strains to ferment. Don also talks about mashing in the evening and brewing the next morning.
May 11, 2011•52 min
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05-05-11 Gluten Free Brewing
Desiree Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa tells us about her quest to brew the perfect gluten free beer.
May 04, 2011•55 min
04-28-11 Refractometer Results and High Altitudes
Sean Terrill returns to share the results of his efforts to refine the post fermentation refractometer correction formula and tells about his new job, brewing in thin air.
Apr 27, 2011•46 min
04-21-11 Jan Halvor Fjeld
Jan Halvor Fjeld, this past year's Norwegian home brewer of the year, talks about his home system and shares a pale ale experiment.
Apr 20, 2011•47 min
04-14-11 New Experiments and Scandinavian Brewing
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, helps James launch two new collaborative experiments and talks about Scandinavian beers.
Apr 13, 2011•40 min
04-07-11 Colonial Brewing
Frank Clark of Colonial Williamsburg joins us to talk about the state of beer and brewing in Colonial United States.
Apr 06, 2011•50 min
03-31-11 Single Malt Experiment
Home brewer Paul English shares his experiment comparing beers brewed with five different base malts and no other grains.
Mar 30, 2011•47 min
03-24-11 Kai Troester on pH Part Two
Home brewer Kai Troester continues a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by taking us into the mash tun.
Mar 23, 2011•59 min
03-17-11 Kai Troester on pH Part One
Home brewer Kai Troester begins a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by starting with the basics.
Mar 16, 2011•54 min
03-10-11 Berliner Weisse
Andy Sparks and the Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, share their homebrew Berliner Weisse beers and talk about brewing the nicely tart ales.
Mar 09, 2011•54 min
03-03-11 BYO-BBR Conversion Experiment
James is joined by Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, along with home brewers Kai Troester and Zot O'Connor, as they look at the results of the starch test collaborative experiment.
Mar 02, 2011•55 min
02-24-11 Lagering Alternatives
James and BYO Editor Chris Colby get together to chat about different ways to keep your lagers chilly during fermentation.
Feb 23, 2011•41 min
02-17-11 Homebrew Legislation Update
AHA Director Gary Glass brings us up to date on legislation across the country dealing with our favorite hobby. Gary also talks about the upcoming National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego.
Feb 16, 2011•43 min
02-10-11 Mash Time Experiment
Home brewer Charles Hoffman and James conduct an experiment comparing the effects of different mash times on a single recipe. Chris Colby and Kai Troester help interpret the results.
Feb 09, 2011•55 min
02-03-11 BYO-BBR Conversion Experiment Intro
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, and James invite you to take part in Collaborative Experiment Seven. Also, Steve Wilkes joins James to talk cider, lagering, and other homebrew business.
Feb 02, 2011•47 min
01-27-11 Grain Preheating Experiment
Home brewer Darnell Brawner shares the results of an experiment testing whether preheating grain with strike water is beneficial.
Jan 26, 2011•45 min
01-20-11 BYO-BBR Mashing Experiment
James talks with Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, as they examine the data from the sixth BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment.
Jan 19, 2011•51 min
01-13-11 Blueberry Wheat Experiment
Home brewer Adam Draeger shares his experiment comparing blueberry extract against real blueberries for flavoring a wheat beer base.
Jan 12, 2011•39 min
01-06-11 Weyermann Malts
In a presentation recorded in Melbourne, Australia, Thomas Kraus-Weyermann from Weyermann Malts gives background on the malting process and its products.
Jan 05, 2011•54 min
12-30-10 Holiday Barleywines
James and Steve enjoy a vertical tasting of end-of-the-year holiday barleywines, starting with the present and ending in 2007.
Dec 29, 2010•44 min
12-16-10 Barrel Aging Update
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender continue their visit with an update on their barrel aged beers.
Dec 15, 2010•50 min
12-09-10 Kvass: Beer with Bread
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender join us to talk about Kvass, a traditional beer brewed with bread.
Dec 08, 2010•54 min
12-02-10 BYO-BBR Bottle Aging Experiment
The guys endure severe weather to evaluate the Brew Your Own - Basic Brewing Radio experiment aging beer in different temperatures.
Dec 01, 2010•54 min
11-18-10 E-mail with Steve
James and Steve celebrate the release of their new Extract Brewing and Partial Mashing DVD with a couple homebrews and listener e-mail.
Nov 17, 2010•45 min
11-11-10 Stein Brewing in Oklahoma
James heads to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to observe members of the Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers as they brew with hot rocks. He also samples an awesome Berliner Weisse homebrew.
Nov 10, 2010•38 min
11-04-10 Mashing Experiment and Winter Brews
James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, announce the new collaborative mashing experiment and talk about winter beers.
Nov 03, 2010•50 min
10-28-10 Alternate Priming Sugars
Home brewer Drew Filkins shares his technique of using alternative ingredients to put the bubbles in his brew.
Oct 27, 2010•42 min
10-21-10 Kegging Revisited
James and Andy talk about the basics of kegging from Andy's article in the November Brew Your Own magazine.
Oct 20, 2010•55 min
10-14-10 Brewtroller Automation
Jeremiah Dillingham and Matt Reba from Open Source Control Systems talk about automating your brewday and their Brewtroller project.
Oct 13, 2010•45 min
10-07-10 New Albanian Gruits
Jesse Williams, brewer for New Albian Brewery in Indiana, talks about adventurous beers he's brewed without using hops.
Oct 06, 2010•35 min
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