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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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Episodes

09-16-21 - Hop Oils with Scott Janish

Scott Janish, author of The New IPA and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, talks about his experiments adding hop oils to beer post-fermentation.

Sep 15, 202151 min

09-09-21 - Dark Sugar Sampler

James and Steve brave the summertime hot porch to sample three Belgian-inspired beers brewed with offbeat dark sugars.

Sep 08, 202145 min

09-02-21 - Eureka Springs Brewery

Father-son team Jeff and Matt Joseph are building on years of homebrewing experience in their brewery in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Sep 01, 202139 min

08-26-21 - Brewing with Cannabis

Dr. Keith Villa, founder of Blue Moon and CERIA Brewing and author of Brewing with Cannabis, gives us tips on brewing non-alcoholic beers and adding THC.

Aug 25, 202158 min

08-19-21 - Forms of Fruit

Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing presents the pros and cons of a long list of different forms of fruit for use in brewing.

Aug 18, 20211 hr 3 min

08-12-21 - The Science of Kveik

Dr. Matt Winans, R and D Scientist at Imperial Organic Yeast, answers questions about traditional Norwegian farmhouse yeast.

Aug 11, 202154 min

08-05-21 - Beer Yeast Meads

Steve shares three delicious meads he made this past year with different strains of yeast typically used for brewing beer.

Aug 04, 202157 min

07-22-21 - Creature Craft Soda

We talk to Kim Welch of Creature Craft Soda in Joplin, Missouri, about her innovative kombucha, water kefir and other delicious fermented products.

Jul 21, 202154 min

07-08-21 - The "Perfect" NEIPA

Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin YouTube channel talks about his three-year quest to brew his perfect example of a New England IPA.

Jul 07, 202157 min

06-24-21 - Biotransformation and GM Yeast

Scott Janish, author of The New IPA and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, talks about new genetically-engineered yeast strains designed to unlock more hop flavor and aroma in beers.

Jun 23, 202152 min

06-17-21 - Five Honeys, Five Meads

Meadmaker Tim Leber takes James and Steve through a tasting of meads made with five honeys: sweet clover, coriander blossom, carrot blossom, quince blossom, and mustard blossom.

Jun 16, 20211 hr 2 min

05-20-21 - Kegging with Dave

Dave Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa (highgravitybrew.com) answers listener questions about kegging equipment and techniques.

May 19, 202152 min

05-06-21 - Adam's Grab Bag

Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing in Iowa shares an Oyster Stout, a Brut IPA with Wine Must, a Hoppy Maibock, and a big Belgian-style Quad.

May 05, 202156 min

04-29-21 - Pre-Prohibition Beers

Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing in Iowa introduces us to two examples of beers that are inspired by brewing before prohibition.

Apr 28, 202155 min

04-22-21 - Water Profile Sampler

Listener Dansey Nickel sent us three water profiles to try in the Malt Sampler recipe – malty, bitter and balanced. Can James and Steve taste the difference?

Apr 21, 202139 min

04-15-21 - Wild Meads

Jake Gorton, brewhouse manager and packaging director of Groennfell and Havoc Meaderies, shares five techniques to use wild microbes to ferment honey.

Apr 14, 202153 min

04-08-21 - Hairless Dog NA

Jeff Hollander, CEO of Hairless Dog Brewing Company, talks about brewing a beer with craft character and no alcohol.

Apr 07, 202149 min

04-01-21 - Colby's Spring Brews

Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer and The Homebrew Recipe Bible, talks about his favorite beers to brew as the weather warms up.

Mar 31, 202148 min

03-25-21 - Brew in a Ziplock Bag

Homebrewer Johannes Fahrenkrug ads a twist (or maybe a zip) to brewing with sous vide by mashing inside Ziplock bags.

Mar 24, 202148 min

03-11-21 - Apple Blossom Reborn

James sits down to sample a flight with Alton Huebner, brewer of the newly-reopened Apple Blossom Brewing Company.

Mar 10, 202146 min

02-25-21 - Sugar Creek Malt Sampler

James and Steve sample small batches brewed with specialty malts from Sugar Creek Malt Company – lavender smoke, crystal rye, and bourbon barrel aged chocolate malt.

Feb 24, 202147 min

02-18-21 - Swedish Hop Sampler

James and Steve taste small batches with Swedish hops sent by listener Marcus: Svalof Mauritz, Korsta and Hulla Norrgard.

Feb 17, 202158 min
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