01-26-12 Kentucky Belgians
Home brewer Christopher Owen shares the Belgian yeast experiment he conducted with the Louisville, Kentucky LAGERS club.
Jan 25, 2012•48 min
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01-19-12 Core Brewing
Jesse Core of Core Brewing in Springdale, Arkansas, tells us about his jump into pro brewing.
Jan 18, 2012•46 min
01-12-12 Sour Blend Experiment
Matt Becker of New Brew Thursday shares his experiment brewing and blending beers made with commercial and homemade sour culture blends.
Jan 11, 2012•52 min
01-05-12 Trub Experiment Intro
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, starts the year off with a new collaborative experiment and tips on tweaking your process.
Jan 04, 2012•48 min
12-22-11 Homebrew Disasters
James and Steve read letters from listeners about batches of brew that didn't go the way they had been planned.
Dec 21, 2011•1 hr 9 min
12-15-11 Homebrew Invasion
Brewers Kasey Loman and Jen Royer invade the home of non-brewers and brew up a batch of beer.
Dec 14, 2011•49 min
12-08-11 Andy's Brewery
Andy Sparks shows off his home brewery in progress: a remote-controlled, high-tech electric dream machine.
Dec 07, 2011•48 min
12-01-11 Fermenter Experiment Results
James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, go over the data from the experiment comparing different fermenter types.
Nov 30, 2011•53 min
11-17-11 Brewing Software II
James and Steve read listener recommendations about software designed to better your brew.
Nov 16, 2011•43 min
11-10-11 Brewing As a Monk
Sadhaka Rajanatha of Kauai's Hindu Monastery shares some 17-year-old mead and his experiences as brewer for his fellow monks.
Nov 09, 2011•50 min
11-03-11 No Sparge Brewing
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, fills us in on the technique of mashing with all your brewing water and not rinsing.
Nov 02, 2011•51 min
10-27-11 Melon Blood
A behind-the-scenes look at the Basic Brewing Video episode, where James and Steve brew a watermelon wheat beer using only watermelon juice as the brewing water.
Oct 26, 2011•41 min
10-20-11 Spontaneous Homebrew
Home brewer Ken Valley shares beer that he allowed Mother Nature to innoculate instead of pitching yeast.
Oct 19, 2011•51 min
10-13-11 Outlaw Homebrew
James heads to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to cover the second annual Outlaw Homebrew Competition at the Keg and Barrel brewpub.
Oct 12, 2011•52 min
10-06-11 Brewing French
James and Andy enjoy good conversation, weather, and beer with Phillip Lamb, who shares information on French Brewing.
Oct 05, 2011•51 min
09-29-11 Fermenter Experiment and Lager Yeast
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, helps us launch the next collaborative experiment comparing the performance of different fermenters. Also, the roots of lager yeasts.
Sep 28, 2011•45 min
09-22-11 Wheat Wednesdays
Adam Draeger of the Yak and Yeti brewpub in Arvada, Colorado, joins us to talk about his journey going pro and his techniques of adding fruit to wheat beers in a weekly feature at his pub.
Sep 21, 2011•50 min
09-15-11 Canning Wort
James sits down with Andy Sparks and Dave Johnson to talk about canning wort for starters as the pressure cooker steams in the background.
Sep 14, 2011•44 min
09-08-11 Email and Chickenuts
James and Steve catch up on email and find a missing gem from Club NIght at NHC - Chickenuts.
Sep 07, 2011•42 min
09-01-11 Brewing Saison
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender join James and Andy to sample homebrew Saison and talk about how to brew it.
Aug 31, 2011•53 min
08-25-11 IBU Ceiling Follow-Up
Brad Sturgeon is back to answer questions about his experiment to find the IBU ceiling and to unveil further results.
Aug 24, 2011•55 min
08-18-11 BYO Belgian Tour
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares his experiences touring breweries and beer places in Belgium.
Aug 17, 2011•59 min
08-11-11 IBU Ceiling Experiment
Dr. Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College shares an experiment to try to find the top limit of how many IBUs can fit into a beer.
Aug 10, 2011•56 min
08-04-11 English and Belgian Yeast Experiment
James, Steve, and Andy are joined by Danny Seeton and Matt Anderson, who have brought a yeast experiment to San Diego from north of the border.
Aug 03, 2011•53 min
07-28-11 BYO-BBR Yeast Rehydration Experiment
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, and Sean Terrill, head brewer of Silverton Brewing Company, help James examine the results of the latest collaboration experiment.
Jul 27, 2011•1 hr 2 min
07-21-11 Cider Priming Sugar Experiment
Zot O'Connor shares his experiment priming cider with different priming sugars. Helping us to judge the results are members of WAHA and a special surprise guest.
Jul 20, 2011•40 min
07-14-11 HAZE Hop Experiment
Members of the Hangtown Association of Zymurgy Enthusiasts (HAZE) of Placerville, California share their experiment comparing three hop varieties' flavor and aroma characteristics.
Jul 13, 2011•53 min
07-07-11 Vinnie Cilurzo NHC Keynote
Vinnie Cilurzo, founder of Russian River Brewing and inventer of the double IPA, takes us through his trek from home brewer to innovative pro.
Jul 06, 2011•1 hr 18 min
05-26-11 BYO-BBR Glassware Experiment
Will glassware affect the character of your beer? Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James and Steve to investigate.
May 25, 2011•1 hr 1 min
05-19-11 Cyser and Mead Experiments
James and Steve taste the results of home brewer Dave Scheuing's experiments with mead, cyser and different yeasts.
May 18, 2011•41 min
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