03-27-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew Goes to College
Dr. Andrew McMichael of Western Kentucky University tells us about his History and Science of Beer and Brewing course that incorporates home brewing.
Mar 27, 2008•43 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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03-20-08 Basic Brewing Radio - What Is an IBU . . . Really?
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares information from a conference that challenged his concept of what defines an International Bitterness Unit (IBU).
Mar 20, 2008•55 min
03-13-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment II
The Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire leads us through the second round of his tasty experiments using different sugars in Belgian Beers.
Mar 13, 2008•56 min
03-06-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Italian Style
Italian home brewer and beer podcaster Tony Manzi gives us a virtual tour of the beer and home brewing scene in his country.
Mar 06, 2008•46 min
02-28-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Update and Hybrid Sparging
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own Magazine gives some advice on hop substitution and tells us about a hybrid sparging method between batch and fly. Also, we get an update on the Utah home brewing legislation from Douglas Wawrzynski.
Feb 28, 2008•50 min
02-21-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Is Homebrew Good for You?
Steve Wilkes talks about the health effects of homebrew and beer in general with nutritionist Marjorie Fitch-Hilgenberg of the University of Arkansas. Also, we check in on Utah brewing legislation with home brewer Douglas Wawrzynski.
Feb 21, 2008•44 min
02-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew History
Charlie Papazian shares a bit of homebrew history 30 years after legislation legalizing home brewing passed Congress. Also, home brewer Robb Holmes talks about brewing when it was breaking the law.
Feb 14, 2008•51 min
02-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Advanced Yeast Handling
Home brewer Anthony Fischer gives James and Steve an overview of advanced yeast storage and propagation techniques he uses in the lab.
Feb 07, 2008•50 min
01-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Contest, Letters, "World's Best Beer"
James, Steve, and Andy reveal the winners of the "You know you're a home brewer when . . . " contest, read listener letters, and sip rare Belgian beers.
Jan 31, 2008•1 hr
01-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mash Tun Efficiency
"How to Brew" author John Palmer helps us walk through mash tun efficiency - how to get the most out of our mash.
Jan 24, 2008•53 min
01-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels on Beer Education
Ray Daniels introduces us to the Cicerone program, which is designed to educate beer servers and sellers. Also, Ray talks about education opportunities for home and professional brewers.
Jan 17, 2008•47 min
01-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Sourdough Bread
Home brewer and home baker John Owen talks about the similarities between baking and brewing and tells us how to make sourdough bread from scratch.
Jan 10, 2008•58 min
01-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Leftover Brewday
Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James on the patio to brew a partigyle session with leftover ingredients.
Jan 03, 2008•47 min
12-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Nightmares
In this low-maintenance holiday episode, we share your brewday mishaps to live, laugh and learn.
Dec 27, 2007•59 min
12-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Worth Brewing Company
Peter Ausenhus of Worth Brewing Company in Northwood, Iowa talks to us about how he's running a professional brewery with homebrew-scale equipment.
Dec 20, 2007•43 min
12-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - The Hop Shortage: What To Do
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own Magazine fills us in on the hop situation and gives us tips to make it through to better, hoppier times.
Dec 13, 2007•50 min
12-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Cask Conditioning
Benjy Edwards of Columbus, Ohio teaches us about cask conditioning and how we can make Real Ale at home.
Dec 06, 2007•56 min
11-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Sake
Bob Taylor of Anchorage, Alaska shares his knowledge of sake and how he makes it at home during long Alaskan winters.
Nov 29, 2007•43 min
11-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reiterated Mashing
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine walks us through his process of making big beers by putting wort back through a second or third mash.
Nov 22, 2007•55 min
11-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Maui Brewing Company
Garrett Marrero of Maui Brewing Company tells us about brewing in paradise and lets us in on how a couple of his wonderful beers are brewed.
Nov 15, 2007•50 min
11-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Yeast Mead
Mead maker Mike Lozano shares his experiment making mead with beer yeast. We also salute the Mighty Carson Art Players.
Nov 08, 2007•52 min
11-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reusing Yeast
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, gives us tips on reusing all the good yeast we find in the bottom of our primary fermenter.
Nov 01, 2007•53 min
10-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sam Adams LongShot 2007 Winners
Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio reports on the winners of the Samuel Adams LongShot homebrew competition at GABF.
Oct 25, 2007•49 min
10-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 2007 Recap
We talk to Great American Beer Festival first-timers Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio, Rick Sellers of Pacific Brew News Radio and Rick Hagerbaumer of Big Foamy Head.
Oct 18, 2007•49 min
10-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring Tools
Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon walks us through the basics of using thermometers, hydrometers and refractometers.
Oct 11, 2007•52 min
10-4-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Countertop Partial Mashing Revisited
Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us an update on what he's learned about doing partial mashes with a countertop cooler.
Oct 04, 2007•48 min
09-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part Two
We continue our tasting with Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C. This week, all the beers are fermented with Brettanomyces.
Sep 27, 2007•56 min
09-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part One
Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C., shares some of his beers made with other-than-normal yeast. In this episode: Kvass, Flanders Red, and a Strong, Dark Belgian.
Sep 20, 2007•53 min
09-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Keeping Bees
We talk to home brewer and amateur bee keeper Ryan Wilson about how to get insects to make the sweet stuff for our meads and braggots.
Sep 13, 2007•46 min
09-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - "Marketing" Homebrew
Creative Consultants Bob Corscadden and James Gardner of jimbob give us tips on "selling" the idea of drinking homebrew and other good beers in this day of mass-marketed big-boy beers.
Sep 06, 2007•50 min
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