04-06-17 Indiana Water Experiment
Homebrewer Aaron Winey shares his experiment brewing an American blonde ale using water from four different sources.
Apr 05, 2017•47 min
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03-30-17 Callister and Lightheart Brewing
Homebrewer-turned-pro Nathaniel Senff of Lightheart Brewing talks about being a part of the collaborative Callister Brewing in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Mar 29, 2017•41 min
03-23-17 Casey Goes Pro, Part Two
In this second part of a two-parter, Casey Letellier, currently brewing at West Mountain Brewing Company, talks about his plans to open his own – Ivory Bill Brewing.
Mar 22, 2017•51 min
03-16-17 Casey Goes Pro, Part One
In this first part of a two-parter, Casey Letellier, currently brewing at West Mountain Brewing Company, talks about his plans to open his own – Ivory Bill Brewing.
Mar 15, 2017•44 min
03-09-17 Kettle Fermentation
Homebrewer Scott Koue shares his experience in fermenting beer in the same kettle that he used to boil the wort.
Mar 08, 2017•45 min
03-02-17 Homebrew Stout Collaboration
Homebrewers Ron Schmidt and Jamie Conway share their collaborative stout that was split to age on vanilla and a rye whiskey barrel.
Mar 01, 2017•46 min
02-23-17 Frost Fest 2017
James wanders around Frost Fest in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to sample beers and get some homebrewing tips from professional brewers.
Feb 22, 2017•45 min
02-16-17 Hop Tweaking
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, talks about hop substitution and ways to change up the hopping of your beers.
Feb 15, 2017•43 min
02-09-17 Mead Best Practices
Ricky the Meadmaker from Groennfell and Havoc Meaderies in Vermont talks about sharing his recipes online and shares his best meadmaking practices.
Feb 08, 2017•55 min
02-02-17 African Palm Wine
Homebrewer Ryan Deaver joins us to talk about spontaneously fermented palm wine he researched in the west African country of Benin.
Feb 01, 2017•43 min
01-26-17 Recipe Formulation Tips
Brad Ring and Betsy Parks from Brew Your Own magazine talk about their new Big Book of Homebrewing and share tips on coming up with your own homebrew recipes.
Jan 25, 2017•45 min
01-19-17 AHA Update
Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, updates us on the state of our hobby, upcoming National Homebrew Competition deadlines and new events at the Minneapolis HomebrewCon.
Jan 18, 2017•44 min
01-12-17 Swiss Spruce Porter
Homebrewer Will Schumacher talks about his experiments brewing with spruce that he foraged from his time in Switzerland.
Jan 11, 2017•50 min
01-05-17 Plain, Coconut, and Mole Porter
James and Steve take advantage of a beautiful day to sample three porters on the porch, all from the same batch.
Jan 04, 2017•37 min
12-29-16 Disaster Show 2016
James and Steve carry on the tradition of sharing stories from listeners of brew days gone bad.
Dec 28, 2016•1 hr 10 min
12-15-16 Brulosophy Boil Experiments
Marshall Schott and Malcolm Frazer from Brulosophy.com share their experiments - the effect of keeping the lid on during the boil and not boiling a Berliner Weisse.
Dec 14, 2016•57 min
12-08-16 Holiday Brewing Time Management
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, gives us tips on carving time out during the holidays for the important thing - brewing.
Dec 07, 2016•50 min
12-01-16 Steve's Brew Shop
Steve Wilkes is now the owner of a shiny new local homebrew shop in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He talks about the process of starting the shop and plans for the future.
Nov 30, 2016•48 min
11-17-16 Hoppy Sour Beers
Mad Fermentationist Mike Tonsmeire shares his techniques for brewing tart beers with lots of hop character, and he samples three interpretations from James.
Nov 16, 2016•52 min
11-10-16 Bryggerhuset Pilot Brewery Part Two
We continue the discussion with Gard Karlsnes, who runs the pilot brewery at Aass Brewery in Norway. This time, we sample a ginger beer and Christmas stout. Part two of two.
Nov 09, 2016•49 min
11-03-16 Bryggerhuset Pilot Brewery Part One
Gard Karlsnes runs the pilot brewery at Aass Brewery in Norway and is expanding its horizons beyond Reinheitsgebot roots. Part one of two.
Nov 02, 2016•48 min
10-27-16 Hermit Thrush Brewing
Chris Gagne of Hermit Thrush Brewing in Brattleboro, Vermont, talks about brewing beer with only wild yeast he's harvested from the environment.
Oct 26, 2016•57 min
10-20-16 Competition Cream Ales
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, shares tips on how to make your cream ale stand out in a competition setting.
Oct 19, 2016•44 min
10-13-16 Vegetable Saisons
Homebrewer Jason Jackson shares four versions of his saison enhanced with vegetables from his garden. Steve Wilkes helps sample.
Oct 12, 2016•52 min
10-06-16 New Province Brewing
Our series on northwest Arkansas brewing continues with New Province Brewing in Rogers and a visit with owner-head brewer Derek McEnroe.
Oct 05, 2016•50 min
09-29-16 Brewing Local - American Grown Beer
Author Stan Hieronymus talks about his latest book that takes a look at how American brewers are using local ingredients to put their stamp on our favorite beverage.
Sep 28, 2016•1 hr 2 min
09-22-16 Bluejacket/The Arsenal
Josh Chapman, head brewer of Bluejacket in Washington DC, shows us around what Mike Tonsmeire describes as the "Disney World of Brewpubs."
Sep 21, 2016•55 min
09-15-16 Managing Tannins
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible, walks us through tannins: when they're good or bad and how to control them in our beer.
Sep 14, 2016•39 min
09-08-16 Groennfell and Havoc Meaderies
Ricky the Meadmaker returns to the program with his wife and business partner, Kelly Klein, to share some wonderful "beer-strength" meads and tips for our own meads.
Sep 07, 2016•58 min
09-01-16 Brulosophy Starter and Mash Experiments
Brulosophy team member Jake Huolihan shares two experiments comparing vitality vs viability starters and batch vs no sparging.
Aug 31, 2016•48 min
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