07-02-20 Space Yeast
Homebrewer Nick Tier sent some brewing yeast above the atmosphere and brewed a beer with it. James and Steve test the results.
Jul 01, 2020•51 min
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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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Episodes
06-25-20 Malt Sampler - Pilsner, 2-Row, 6-Row
James and Steve evaluate the third in the Malt Sampler series, which was more fun and informative than expected.
Jun 24, 2020•47 min
06-18-20 Space Time Mead and Cider Works
Dan Schreffler of Space Time Mead and Cider shares four delicious beverages – three based on honey and one made from maple syrup.
Jun 17, 2020•58 min
06-11-20 Bentonville Brewing Comes Home
After a temporary move to neighboring Rogers, Arkansas, Bentonville Brewing now has a physical-distancing-friendly new location in their home town.
Jun 10, 2020•54 min
06-04-20 Tim Leber Experiments, Part Two
James and Tim taste the second round of meads. These are made with fruit – naranjilla, maranon, and a tropical fruit blend.
Jun 03, 2020•54 min
05-28-20 Tim Leber Experiments, Part One
Mead maker Tim Leber joins James to share the first of a two-part series. James and Tim taste kveik mead (hopped and unhopped), ice cider, and a beet mead.
May 27, 2020•57 min
05-21-20 Malt Sampler - Vienna, 10L Munich, 20L Munich
James and Steve taste the second round of the malt sampler, comparing three small batches brewed with different base malts. Also, Steve talks about his recent illness, and Gary Glass previews Homebrew Con Online.
May 20, 2020•57 min
05-14-20 Cleaning Principles
Jonathan Ettlie from National Chemicals talks about the TACT WINS strategy of cleaning and whether homebrew sanitizers are effective against coronavirus.
May 13, 2020•52 min
05-07-20 Norfork Brewing and Paw Paw Yeast
Kristy Huff and Ben Folta from Norfork Brewing in Norfork, Arkansas, talk about big capacity, small town brewing and fermenting with a local native yeast.
May 06, 2020•46 min
04-30-20 Keptinis and Other Oven Beers
Lars Marius Garshol, author of Larsblog and Historical Brewing Techniques – The Lost Art of Farmhouse Brewing, talks about his work documenting traditional beers and trying duplicate them at home.
Apr 29, 2020•53 min
04-23-20 Isolation Cooking with Beer
Phil Nigash, formerly of My Life as a Foodie - now of cyclingoc.com, talks with James about smart cooking with beer during social distancing.
Apr 22, 2020•52 min
04-16-20 Hop Sampler - Tettnanger, EKG, Hallertau Blanc
James and Steve practice social distancing while sampling three tasty hops from the Old World.
Apr 15, 2020•51 min
04-09-20 Defending Brown Ales
Adam Ross, head brewer at Twin Span Brewing, brings a counterpoint defense of Brown Ales in response to Chris Colby's previous rant.
Apr 08, 2020•46 min
04-02-20 Brown Ale or Brown Fail
Homebrew author Chris Colby gives us tips on brewing the best example of his least favorite style of beer.
Apr 01, 2020•39 min
03-26-20 Lilly Belle Meads
Tricia and Joe Marshall of Lilly Belle Meads in Lancaster, New York, share five delicious honey-based beverages. Our friend, Paul Morstad, helps to sample.
Mar 25, 2020•55 min
03-19-20 Malt Sampler - Maris Otter, Golden Promise, Briess Pale Ale
James and Steve venture into the future with a new series, comparing three malts brewed in small batches.
Mar 18, 2020•52 min
03-12-20 Guile Brews
Homebrewing author Peter Symons talks about his latest historical exploration of beers, Guile Brews, which contains more than a hundred years of recipes from the UK and Ireland.
Mar 11, 2020•58 min
03-05-20 Homebrew Con and AHA Update
Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, joins us to preview Homebrew Con in Nashville in June and other AHA-related topics.
Mar 04, 2020•48 min
02-27-20 Fort Smith Brewing Company
James travels to the old Fort Chaffee Army base that has a rock 'n roll history and talks to brewer Quintin Willard about his beers and Arkansas Craft Beer Week.
Feb 26, 2020•50 min
02-20-20 Hop Sampler - Sterling, Triumph, Horizon
Steve and James sample another round of single-hopped small batches, adding some time in the boil to the recipe.
Feb 19, 2020•36 min
02-13-20 Count Chocula Experiment
Homebrewers Adam Amdor and Roy Ventullo share their experiment comparing milk stouts with and without Count Chocula cereal and one beer with cereal added into the fermenter post fermentation.
Feb 12, 2020•49 min
02-06-20 Whistling Springs Brewing
In the second part of a chat with brewer Chris Nogy, James samples beers from Whistling Springs in southern Missouri.
Feb 05, 2020•53 min
01-30-20 Hop Stand Length Experiment
James and Steve test the results of an experiment comparing different hop stand lengths in the Hop Sampler recipe.
Jan 29, 2020•39 min
01-23-20 Dark Hills Gluten Free Brewery
Chris Nogy of Dark Hills Brewery talks about brewing gluten free beers on a farm in southern Missouri.
Jan 22, 2020•49 min
01-16-20 Dry Hopping Hazy Pale Ales
Scott Janish of Sapwood Cellars and author of The New IPA – A Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor gives us tips on dry hopping delicious hazy beers.
Jan 15, 2020•51 min
01-09-20 Wine for Beer Lovers
Jim Laughren, author of A Beer Drinker's Guide to Knowing and Enjoying Fine Wine, gives us beer folks some tips on demystifying the wine side.
Jan 08, 2020•50 min
01-02-20 Granola Bar Experiment
Brook Baber and Dave Bauter share their nine-part experiment using three different flavors of granola bar to brew beer.
Jan 01, 2020•55 min
12-19-19 Annual Disaster Show
James and Steve get together to read 20 letters of brewing woe submitted by listeners.
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 4 min
12-12-19 A Pint at the Museum
Theresa McCulla from the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian describes collecting stories and objects of American craft beer and homebrewing.
Dec 11, 2019•42 min
12-05-19 Simple Grain Bills
Casey Letellier from Ivory Bill Brewing talks about his strategy to move away from plain two-row to more interesting base malts.
Dec 04, 2019•53 min
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