12-31-15 Brewing Disaster Stories
In their annual tradition, James and Steve read a collection of listener-submitted brewing disaster stories.
Dec 30, 2015•1 hr 4 min
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Episodes
12-17-15 Gruit Blending Experiment
Homebrewer Dan McCarthy shares ten gruits, and James and Steve sample to find the perfect blend.
Dec 16, 2015•57 min
12-10-15 One Hour All Grain Brewing
Brulosopher Marshall Schott talks about his Short and Shoddy brew day, where he brewed an all grain batch of beer in around sixty minutes.
Dec 09, 2015•47 min
12-3-15 Columbus House Brewing
Brewer Jason Corral shows us around his professional electric system based on his homebrew setup and controlled with an Arduino controller.
Dec 02, 2015•42 min
11-19-15 Holiday Spices
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about four favorite holiday spices for brewing and gives us some tips.
Nov 18, 2015•51 min
11-12-15 Small Sour Barrel Strategy Pt. 2
Homebrewer CJ Shamas returns to share beers from his small sour barrel program with James, Steve and Andy.
Nov 11, 2015•57 min
11-05-15 Apple Blossom Cream Ale
We get a behind-the-scenes look at the brewing of the collaboration Cream Ale, as Apple Blossom scales up James' homebrew recipe.
Nov 04, 2015•40 min
10-29-15 Hefeweizen Fermentation Temperature Experiment
Homebrewer Dennis Pike returns with the results of his experiment testing the effects of different fermentation temperatures on hefeweizen.
Oct 28, 2015•54 min
10-22-15 Beer Dispensing Systems
Homebrewer Phil Proctor shares tips on setting up elaborate beer dispensing systems and on designing a homemade glycol chiller.
Oct 21, 2015•55 min
10-15-15 Brewing with Mushrooms
Homebrewer Ray Sykes brings mushrooms to homebrew for some really tasty and interesting flavors.
Oct 14, 2015•1 hr
10-08-15 Fall Ciders
Homebrewer Nick Johnson shares four ciders brewed with ingredients inspired by the season of fall.
Oct 07, 2015•50 min
09-24-15 Black Apple Crossing Cidery
James sits down with Trey Holt from Black Apple Crossing Cidery to sample ciders and get homebrewing tips.
Sep 23, 2015•44 min
09-17-15 Sour Small Barrel Strategy
In part one of a two-part series, homebrewer CJ Shamas shares tips on using small barrels to produce sour beers.
Sep 16, 2015•58 min
09-10-15 Brewing Tripel
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares tips on brewing a delicious Trappist-inspired beer with a simple ingredient list.
Sep 09, 2015•57 min
09-03-15 Carolina Reaper Beer Experiment
Doug Wawrzynski unveils the most ambitious split batch experiment in BBR history: Will the numbing effect of Szechuan peppercorns tame the heat of Carolina Reaper peppers and bring out their flavor?
Sep 02, 2015•1 hr 5 min
08-27-15 Barrel Progression Experiment
Father and son homebrewing team, Nick and Curt Kiest, share their experiment aging a series of beers in an eight gallon oak whiskey barrel.
Aug 26, 2015•58 min
08-20-15 Hefeweizen Pitching Rate Experiment
Homebrewer Dennis Pike shares his experiment comparing the effects of three different yeast pitching rates on hefeweizen.
Aug 19, 2015•59 min
08-13-15 Bread Yeast Mead and Crock Pot Bochet
Tim Leber joins us with an experiment evaluating bread yeast in mead and shares burnt honey mead made in a Crock Pot. Also, a surprise habanero mead.
Aug 12, 2015•52 min
08-06-15 Modern Times Brewing
We visit Modern Times Brewing in San Diego to talk to Jacob McKean and Michael Tonsmeire about starting a brewery based on homebrew, roasting and brewing with coffee, and sour beers, of course.
Aug 05, 2015•52 min
07-30-15 Black Malt and Man Boobs
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about the myths surrounding black malt and how versitile it really is. Also, do IPAs really give you "man boobs"?
Jul 29, 2015•49 min
07-23-15 White Labs Yeast
We visit with Dr. Chris White of White Labs about their tasting room, new products, and general brewing industry topics.
Jul 22, 2015•54 min
07-16-15 Brulosopher NHC Experiments
We join Brulosopher Marshall Schott at the National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego to evaluate experiments on lager fermentation temperatures and first wort hopping.
Jul 15, 2015•43 min
07-09-15 Vinnie Cilurzo at NHC and Small Batch Lagers
We talk to Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River about spontaneous fermentation, a new hop exclusively for homebrewers, and brewing Pilsners. Also, homebrewer Holger Michaelis talks about brewing small batch lagers.
Jul 08, 2015•46 min
07-02-15 Club Night 2015
James, Steve, and a cast of BBR characters wander Club Night at the National Homebrewers Conference in search of great beers.
Jul 01, 2015•1 hr
05-28-15 Feeding Big Beers
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about increasing alcohol content of beers by feeding the yeast added sugar in the fermenter.
May 27, 2015•51 min
05-21-15 Stout Chemistry Brulosophy Experiment
Malcolm Frazer, contributor to Brulosophy.com, shares his experiment brewing a dry Irish stout with water chemistry suited for stouts and for pale ales.
May 20, 2015•51 min
05-14-15 Sewage Brewage
Mark Jockers from Clean Water Services and Jeremie Landers from the Oregon Brew Crew talk about a challenge in Portland using treated effluent to brew beer.
May 13, 2015•47 min
05-07-15 Sour Beer Cider Hybrids
Homebrewer James Sites shares two tasty brews that are blends of sour beers and ciders with fruit.
May 06, 2015•50 min
04-30-15 Ginger Trifecta
Three ginger-infused beers: Half-pound half-boiled ginger beer from Steve Wilkes, ginger-wasabi beer from homebrewer Dan McCarthy, and Soulless Ginger from Apple Blossom Brewing Company.
Apr 29, 2015•54 min
04-23-15 Porch Experiments
James and Steve sit on the porch and evaluate two experiments: US 05 vs Nottingham yeast and the effect of a 30-minute boil on an all grain pale ale.
Apr 22, 2015•41 min
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