09-20-12 Brewing with Jack McAuliffe
James and Andy brew up a recipe based on New Albion ale under the supervision of New Albion founder Jack McAuliffe.
Sep 19, 2012•38 min
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09-13-12 Saddlebock Brewing
We continue our series on the emerging craft beer culture in northwest Arkansas with Steve Rehbock of Saddlebock Brewing.
Sep 12, 2012•45 min
09-06-12 White House Homebrew and Brewing with Seeds
Beer guy Brad Magerkurth talks about getting a homebrew from the President and Chris Colby gives tips on brewing with seeds and nuts.
Sep 05, 2012•48 min
08-30-12 Late Hops, Different Yeast
Home brewer Tyrone Harris shares his experiment adding a bunch of hops to a wort after the boil, then splitting it and fermenting with six different yeasts.
Aug 29, 2012•42 min
08-23-12 Gorst Valley Hops Visit
James pays a visit to the experimental hopyard of Gorst Valley Hops in Wisconsin to talk to horticulturist James Altwies.
Aug 22, 2012•38 min
08-16-12 Great Taste of the Midwest
James travels to Madison, Wisconsin to join Bob Stempski for one of the best beer events in the U.S.
Aug 15, 2012•48 min
08-09-12 Moonlight Meadery
Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery shares his experience in going from being a home brewer to the owner of a quickly growing meadery. He also answers your questions.
Aug 08, 2012•54 min
08-02-12 Chilling Experiment
James, Andy Davison of the Australian National Homebrew Conference, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine launch a collaborative experiment to test the effects of different wort chilling methods.
Aug 01, 2012•40 min
07-26-12 Sour Mash Berliner Weisse
Montreal home brewer Sean Coates turns a stinky mash into a refreshing, tart summer brew.
Jul 25, 2012•47 min
07-19-12 Extreme Aging Experiment
Zot O'Connor presents examples from a two-year continuation of our experiment on aging beers in different conditions.
Jul 18, 2012•36 min
07-12-12 Experimental Hops
Karl Vanevenhoven from Yakima Chief shares some experimental hops and tells us how new hop varieties are born and developed.
Jul 11, 2012•50 min
07-05-12 No Chill Experiment
Home brewers Bob Stempski and Noam Shalev compare beers brewed with traditional chilling techniques with no-chill batches.
Jul 04, 2012•53 min
06-28-12 Fruit Mead Experiment
Home brewer Tim Leber shares his experiment comparing fruit added to a mead in the primary and in the secondary.
Jun 27, 2012•46 min
06-13-12 Extra: Kim Lutz of Maui Brewing
James takes a break from vacation to interview Kim Lutz, lead brewer of the Maui Brewing Company brewpub.
Jun 12, 2012•14 min
05-24-12 Secondary Experiment Results
James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, take a look at the results of the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment testing the effect of racking to a secondary fermenter.
May 23, 2012•46 min
05-17-12 Sasquatch Ale
Mark Emiley of the Washington Homebrewers Association gives us a preview of the Seattle American Homebrewers Conference and tells us what Sasquatch would drink.
May 16, 2012•44 min
05-10-12 Jack McAuliffe and New Albion Brewery
Craft brewing pioneer Jack McAuliffe shares the story of his founding America's first microbrewery - New Albion of Sonoma, California.
May 09, 2012•47 min
05-03-12 Really Old Milwaukee
Kevin Cullen and Paul Mech of Discovery World in Milwaukee, Wisconsin tell us about their program to bring ancient brewing recipes back to life.
May 02, 2012•46 min
04-26-12 Tanglewood Branch Beer Company
We continue our series on the emerging local beer scene in northwest Arkansas with a visit to Tanglewood Branch Beer Company and owner J.T. Wampler.
Apr 25, 2012•33 min
04-19-12 Andy's Barrel
Andy Sparks talks about his new eight-gallon bourbon barrel and his plans for the first beer to go inside it.
Apr 18, 2012•45 min
04-12-12 Hop Bursting IBU Test
Home Brewer Kim Odland from Norway has brewed a beer with an enormous amount of hops added at the end of the boil. Brad Sturgeon from Monmouth College puts it through his lab to look at its IBUs.
Apr 11, 2012•48 min
04-05-12 Solera Tasting Pt. 2
The Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender share some more barrel-aged sour beers with blended ingredients. Also, Kyle Clark reports on Wisconsin homebrew legislation.
Apr 04, 2012•55 min
03-29-12 Reverse Mashing
Brewer Sean Terrill joins us to share the results of his experiment comparing step mashing and reverse mashing in producing fermentable worts.
Mar 28, 2012•38 min
03-15-12 Secondary Experiment and Fast All Grain Brewing
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James to launch the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment on secondary fermenters. They also talk about trimming time off your all grain brew day.
Mar 14, 2012•46 min
03-08-12 Solera Tasting Pt. 1
The Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender share some barrel-aged sour beers with blended ingredients.
Mar 07, 2012•50 min
03-01-12 Hop Infused Vodka
Home brewer Bob Stempski shares his technique for infusing vodka with hops to explore different varieties and add some punch to homebrew and commercial beers.
Feb 29, 2012•40 min
02-23-12 Trub Experiment Results
James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, go over the results of the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment on kettle trub in the fermenter.
Feb 22, 2012•1 hr 1 min
02-16-12 Cold Brewing
Ottawa, Canada home brewer Pete Hickey joins us to tell us how he brews in the extremely cold Canadian winter.
Feb 15, 2012•38 min
02-09-12 Triangle Zombie
It's a trifecta: We have a triangle test of a fermenter experiment, sample our Zombie Apocalypse beer, and hear about brewing on a frozen Wisconsin lake.
Feb 08, 2012•42 min
02-02-12 Bourbon Stout Experiment
Home brewer Patrick Bresnahan shares his bourbon stout experiment, trying to find the proper amount of bourbon to add to the beer.
Feb 01, 2012•45 min
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