01-09-14 Ken Schramm on Mead
Ken Schramm, author of The Compleat Meadmaker and owner of Schramm's Mead joins us to talk about his new commercial venture and answer your mead making questions.
Jan 08, 2014•1 hr 2 min
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01-02-14 Brewing Barleywines
Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares tips on brewing high gravity barleywines.
Jan 01, 2014•54 min
12-19-13 Homebrew Disasters '13
James and Steve read listener disaster letters and taste some bottles of homebrew past from James' cellar.
Dec 18, 2013•1 hr 1 min
12-12-13 Homebrew Toxicology Pt. 2
Toxicologist Paul joins us again to follow up on your questions about possible toxic materials in homebrew.
Dec 11, 2013•55 min
12-5-13 Fruit Saisons
Homebrewer Bryan Gold shares tips on brewing his award-winning saison and saisons with fruit.
Dec 04, 2013•53 min
11-21-13 Blending Braggots
James and Steve blend finished beers and honey beverages before bottling to find a tasty braggot.
Nov 20, 2013•40 min
11-14-13 Homebrew Toxicology
Paul, a homebrewer and toxicologist, answers your concerns about materials and chemicals we use in our favorite hobby.
Nov 13, 2013•53 min
11-07-13 IPA Experiment Results
Chris Colby and Denny Conn join James to go over the results of adding increasing amounts of gypsum to an American IPA.
Nov 06, 2013•53 min
10-31-13 Split Batch and Burnt Meads
Home meadmaker Matt Weide shares meads that have been made from a split batch and bochet - a mead from burnt honey.
Oct 30, 2013•50 min
10-24-13 Starting a Homebrew Store
Desiree Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa talks about lessons learned in starting and running a successful LHBS.
Oct 23, 2013•47 min
10-17-13 Homebrew Graf
Homebrewers Brook Baber and David Bauter share fruit beers inspired by Stephen King, brewed with apple and pineapple juice.
Oct 16, 2013•52 min
10-10-13 Sour Solera Project
Homebrewer Ethan Tripp shares the result of his barrel project where he harvests sour beer every six months and replaces it with fresh beer.
Oct 09, 2013•52 min
10-03-13 Ozark Beer Company
James heads to formerly dry Benton County, Arkansas, with Andy Sparks to visit with Andy Coates of Ozark Beer Company and sample some homebrews.
Oct 02, 2013•52 min
09-26-13 German Wheat Beers
Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal gives us details on brewing tasty German wheat beers and kicks off an experiment on brewing hoppy beers.
Sep 25, 2013•53 min
09-19-13 Starting a Brewery
Dick Cantwell, author of The Brewers Association's Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery, talks about going pro.
Sep 18, 2013•50 min
09-12-13 Notch Brewing: American Session Beer
Chris Lohring, brewer at Notch Brewing in Massachusetts, shares tips on brewing satisfying lower gravity beers.
Sep 11, 2013•50 min
09-05-13 The Flip Side
James and Steve have a serious conversation with a very good friend who wants to share a cautionary tale.
Sep 04, 2013•39 min
08-29-13 Hoppy Pale Ales
Chris Colby from Beer and Wine Journal talks about his extensive series on brewing our favorites - hoppy American pale ales, IPAs, and double IPAs.
Aug 28, 2013•54 min
08-22-13 Fossil Cove Sour
James sits down with Ben Mills of Fossil Cove Brewing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to discuss the details of his sour mash beer. They also taste a mystery homebrew from James.
Aug 21, 2013•51 min
08-15-13 2013 Beehive Brewoff
James and Steve head to Salt Lake City to help judge the Beehive Brewoff and celebrate five years of legal brewing in Utah.
Aug 14, 2013•58 min
08-08-13 Earth - Bread + Brewery
Our audio tour of Philadelphia breweries concludes with a visit to Earth - Bread + Brewery in the Mount Airy neighborhood.
Aug 07, 2013•39 min
08-01-13 Fruit Juicer Experiment
Homebrewer Jameson Parker shares his experiment exploring whether it makes a difference to run fruit through a juicer before adding to beer.
Jul 31, 2013•34 min
07-25-13 Forest and Main Brewery
Our tour of the Philadelphia area continues with a visit to Ambler, Pennsylvania, and Forest and Main brewery.
Jul 24, 2013•39 min
07-18-13 No Chill Aging Experiment
Bob Stempski returns with another no-chill experiment. This time, how does storing unpitched no-chill wort for four months affect the final product?
Jul 17, 2013•45 min
07-11-13 Chris LaPierre of Iron Hill
Our tour of the Philadelphia area begins with tasty beers at the Maple Shade, New Jersey, location of Iron Hill and brewer Chris LaPierre.
Jul 10, 2013•45 min
07-04-13 NHC Aeration Experiment
Members of the Barley Legal homebrew club from Maple Shade, New Jersey, share their experiment comparing different aeration techniques.
Jul 03, 2013•53 min
Beer and Wine Journal Announcement
James talks to Chris Colby about a new online resource for homebrewers and home winemakers.
Jun 24, 2013•3 min
05-30-13 Cantillon's Jean van Roy
Phillip Lamb interviews Jean van Roy, owner and brewmaster of historic lambic brewery Cantillon.
May 29, 2013•1 hr
05-23-13 Nebraska Brewing
Paul Kavulak of Nebraska Brewing Company talks about barrel aging as we sample four of his tasty beers.
May 22, 2013•56 min
05-16-13 Alabama Legal
Brant Warren of Alabama's Right to Brew gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his state's new homebrew law and how it passed.
May 15, 2013•32 min
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