02-11-21 - Sugar Creek Malt Company
Caleb Michalke and John Beal from Sugar Creek Malt Company in Indiana talk about using traditional techniques to create some innovative malts.
Feb 10, 2021•48 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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02-04-21 - Wort Tests
Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast walks us through three standard procedures to test the quality of our wort.
Feb 03, 2021•48 min
01-28-21 - Yeast Nutrition and Health
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, addresses some of the factors in keeping yeast happy and healthy in fermentations.
Jan 27, 2021•54 min
01-21-21 - Man Made Mead Myths
Garrett from the Man Made Mead YouTube channel walks us through four experiments he's done challenging traditional wisdom in brewing meads.
Jan 20, 2021•46 min
01-14-21 - Gezellig Brewing Company
James talks with Grant Heuer, Lucas Greta and Betsy Duffy from Gezellig Brewing in Newton, Iowa, about their recent extremely sucessful competition performance.
Jan 13, 2021•53 min
01-07-21 - Hop Sampler - Amarillo, Hallertau Mittelfruh Blend
James and Steve taste individual examples and a blend of a traditional European hop and a relatively new American one.
Jan 06, 2021•47 min
12-31-20 2020 Brewing Disasters
James and Steve round out a disastrous year with two full hours of brewing disaster letters from listeners.
Dec 30, 2020•2 hr
12-17-20 Decocting Munich Dunkel
Glenn Cole, brewer at Hofbrauhaus in St. Louis, takes us through the elaborate decoction process he uses to brew Dunkel.
Dec 16, 2020•45 min
12-10-20 Dream Homebrewing Space
Homebrewer Matt Giovanisci talks about living the dream of turning a spare garage into a perfect spot to brew.
Dec 09, 2020•46 min
12-03-20 New Zealand Rye Wit
Longtime listener Greig McGill of Brewaucracy in Hamilton, New Zealand, collaborates with James on a deliciously hoppy low-gravity rye and wheat beer.
Dec 02, 2020•52 min
11-19-20 Malt Sampler - Midnight Wheat, Black Prinz, Black Patent
James and Steve sample three dark beers made with malts designed to contribute color over roastiness.
Nov 18, 2020•44 min
11-12-20 Tej Ethiopian Mead
Homebrewer Bruce Hanley shares his version of a traditional Ethiopian mead made of honey with gesho leaves and stems.
Nov 11, 2020•43 min
11-05-20 Malt Vinegar
Amahl Turczyn, author of A Year of Good Beer - a page-a-day calendar, joins us to talk about the process of turning beer in to vinegar.
Nov 04, 2020•36 min
10-29-20 Hop Sampler - Simcoe, Citra Blend
In the 18th episode of the series, James and Steve taste a Hop Sampler with two very popular hops and a blend of the two.
Oct 28, 2020•50 min
10-22-20 Midwest Legend
Glenn Cole of Midwest Ale Works talks about a beer designed to raise money and awareness for farmers and communities devastated by this past summer's derecho.
Oct 21, 2020•45 min
10-15-20 Pumpkin and Spice Revisited
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, gives us ideas to brew some tasty holiday beers and answers questions about flavoring seltzer and using potatoes in brewing.
Oct 14, 2020•47 min
10-08-20 English Imperial Stout
Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, gives us tips on going back to the roots of the Imperial Stout style.
Oct 07, 2020•52 min
10-01-20 Dampfbier and Tepache
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing talks about a German barley beer pretending to be a wheat beer and a traditional Mexican pineapple drink.
Sep 30, 2020•56 min
09-24-20 Gotahold Brewing
We head to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to visit with Dave Hartmann and Wendy Reese Hartmann who decided to leave the big brewery life and get small.
Sep 23, 2020•58 min
09-17-20 Malt Sampler - Red Wheat, White Wheat, Two-Row
James and Steve dive into the fourth malt sampler comparing two wheats and American two-row, and Steve gets on his soapbox.
Sep 16, 2020•51 min
09-10-20 How to Make Hard Seltzer
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, talks about the challenges that come with brewing this fizzy brew.
Sep 09, 2020•57 min
09-03-20 Caleb's Bees
We visit the farm of Caleb Hutcherson where he keeps bees that he has collected from wild swarms and invasive hives.
Sep 02, 2020•40 min
08-27-20 Fermenting Veggies with Sandor Katz
Sandor Katz, author of Wild Fermentation and The Art of Fermentation, joins us to talk about using lactic fermentation to preserve vegetables and make them more tasty.
Aug 26, 2020•51 min
08-20-20 Carbon Dioxide
Chris Colby, author of How To Make Hard Seltzers, goes back to basics about our favorite brewing gas.
Aug 19, 2020•39 min
08-13-20 ANXO-Heurich Liberty Cider
Heurich House Museum in Washington DC collaborates with ANXO Cidery to revive a prohibition-era cider. Cider maker Sam Fitz walks us through the proces and talks about single-variety non-adjunct ciders.
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 2 min
08-06-20 Doug W.
A longtime friend shares his journey of recovery.
Aug 05, 2020•36 min
07-30-20 Hop Sampler, Galaxy and Centennial Blend
James and Steve blindly sample small batches with two delicious and popular hops by themselves and a third batch that's a blend between the two.
Jul 30, 2020•46 min
07-23-20 Low ABV Using Extreme Mash Temps
Homebrewer Mark Stevens shares an experiment using extreme low and high mash temps to limit the alcohol on tasty pale ales.
Jul 23, 2020•41 min
07-16-20 Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout
Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio talks about his Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout and the social initiative connected with it.
Jul 15, 2020•37 min
07-09-20 Kveik Harvesting
Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew - The Craft of Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale, walks us through the steps of harvesting, storing and reusing Kveik and other farmhouse yeasts.
Jul 08, 2020•48 min
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