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Podcast title	Basic Brewing Radio
Website URL	http://www.basicbrewingradio.c...
Description	Basic Brewing Radio is a weekly chat about homebrewing - brewing the best beer and mead in the world in your own home.
Updated	Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:30:00 GMT
Category	Food
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1. 03-18-10 Brewing with Wheat and Stan Hieronymus - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 26.79Mb) Description: Author Stan Hieronymus joins us to talk about his book, Brewing with Wheat - The "Wit" and "Weizen" of World Wheat Styles.
2. 03-11-10 Starter Aeration Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 20.75Mb) Description: Home brewer Sean Terrill shares the results of his experiment testing how aeration affects the amount of yeast cells generated in starters.
3. 03-04-10 BYO-BBR Experiment III - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 25.86Mb) Description: We bring in a panel of experts and data from home brewers to test the effects of a partial boil and adding extract late to the brewpot.
4. 02-25-10 Mmmm Belgian Sugar Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.59Mb) Description: Mike Nealy, president and founder of Malt Munching Mash Monsters, shares the results of his club's experiment comparing nine sugars in Belgian Beer.
5. 02-18-10 The Home Brewer's Recipe Database - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.79Mb) Description: Les Howarth, author of The Home Brewer's Recipe Database, joins us to talk about his book that lists the ingredients of nearly 3,000 beers.
6. 02-11-10 Pale Ale Yeast Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.12Mb) Description: Home brewer Scott Mathis shares his experiment splitting a pale ale wort and fermenting it with six different yeasts.
7. 02-04-10 Malt Conditioning and Listener Questions - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.22Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about conditioning malt for better milling and answers listener e-mails.
8. 01-28-10 Homebrew Club Sites and Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.05Mb) Description: Ryan Thompson-Jewell walks us through some tips on creating or improving homebrew club Web sites. Also, Gary Glass, director of the AHA, brings us up-to-date on homebrew legislation.
9. 01-21-10 Odonata Beer Company - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.77Mb) Description: Peter Hoey of Odonata Beer Company in Sacramento joins us to talk about launching a new brewery and gives tips for brewing Saisons, Chocolate Stouts, and hoppy Beers.
10. 01-14-10 GBS Iron Brewer Competition - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.06Mb) Description: Jeff Britton, president of the Garage Brewers Society of O'Fallon, Missouri, explains his club's current contest centering around mystery ingredients.
11. 01-07-10 Beer Foam - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.32Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins us to talk about factors affecting foam on beer. Also, we catch up on the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment.
12. 12-31-09 Holiday Barleywine Vertical - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.27Mb) Description: James and Steve end out the year with a little vertical tasting of small-batch holiday barleywines from the past couple of years.
13. 12-17-09 Partigyles Gone Wild - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.26Mb) Description: Home brewers Greg Pietsch, Scott Schluter, and Mark Glinski describe a partigyle brewday when they used two mashes to generate a lot of beer.
14. 12-10-09 Mixing Yeast and Experiment 3 - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.95Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about an experiment mixing yeast strains in homebrew. Also, we launch our third collaborative experiment.
15. 12-03-09 Making the Most of Mr. Beer - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.21Mb) Description: Derrick Johnson of MrBeerFans.com shares advice on how Mr. Beer brewers should up their game. Also, listener feedback on pumpkin beers.
16. 11-26-09 Pumpkin Beer Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.63Mb) Description: Does pumpkin really make an impact on beer flavor? Home brewers Joel Neal and Phil Saylor share the results of their pumpkin beer experiment.
17. 11-19-09 Solar Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.98Mb) Description: Joe Bair of Princeton Homebrew talks about his groundbreaking experiments in using the heat of the sun to brew beer.
18. 11-12-09 BYO-BBR Yeast Pitching Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.91Mb) Description: Chris Colby, Andy Sparks, and Mark Smith join James to evaluate the second collaborative experiment with Brew Your Own Magazine.
19. 11-05-09 AHA Update with Gary Glass - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.60Mb) Description: We talk with American Homebrewers Association Director Gary Glass about goings-on at the AHA, how to start a club, and the legal status of home brewing in Kentucky.
20. 10-29-09 Small Space Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.03Mb) Description: Live in an apartment or other small space? That's not a reason not to get into brewing.
21. 10-22-09 German Brewing History - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.54Mb) Description: Home brewer Kai Troester brings us a bit of insight into brewing techniques from 1860s Germany from texts that he has translated from that time.
22. 10-15-09 Upright Brewing Company - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.66Mb) Description: In our final audio interview from our Portland trip, we visit Upright Brewing Company and talk to head brewer Alex Ganum.
23. 10-08-09 Solera Brewing and Barrel Aging - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.54Mb) Description: Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender talk about their experiments with solera brewing and barrel aging.
24. 10-01-09 Longshot 2009 and GABF ProAm - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 13.44Mb) Description: Jeff Bearer from Craft Beer Radio steps in to bring us interviews with the 2009 Sam Adams Longshot finalists and the results of the competition.
25. 09-24-09 FOAM Cup Judging - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.42Mb) Description: James and Steve head to neighboring Tulsa, Oklahoma, to help judge the FOAM Cup homebrew competition.
26. 09-17-09 Build-a-beer Experiment and Fred Eckhardt - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.76Mb) Description: In our first show from Portland, we attend a meeting of the Oregon Brew Crew homebrew club. We talk to brewing legend Fred Eckhardt and also find out about a project to build the perfect APA.
27. 09-10-09 Partially Crazy - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.32Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, revisits his countertop partial mashing technique with some recipes that are a bit out of the ordinary.
28. 09-03-09 Yeast Ranching - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.93Mb) Description: Home brewer Greg Pietsch shares his efforts in raising a stable of yeast for use in his own brews and for sharing with friends.
29. 08-27-09 Strawberry Ale Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.52Mb) Description: Home brewer Matt Troutman describes the results of his experiment comparing adding strawberries at the end of the boil and into the secondary fermenter.
30. 08-20-09 Freestyle Home Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.76Mb) Description: Home brewer Ricky Klein shares beers and his philosophy of brewing around the traditional style guidelines with ingredients found on hand.
31. 08-13-09 Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.39Mb) Description: Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef, sits down with James and Steve after his National Homebrewers Conference presentation to talk about the philosophy of beer and food.
32. 08-06-09 Utah Legal Homebrew Competition - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.32Mb) Description: Douglas Wawrzynski shares his observations and interviews following the first legal home brewing competition in Utah's history.
33. 07-30-09 Yeast Biology and History - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.06Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, sheds some light on the scientific workings and background of our favorite fungus. We also talk about the next phase of the collaborative experiment.
34. 07-23-09 WAHA Decoction Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.40Mb) Description: James and Steve taste a decoction experiment conducted by members of the Washington Homebrewers Association and get guidance from Michael Ferguson of BJ's.
35. 07-16-09 NHC Troubleshooting Panel - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 14.89Mb) Description: The troubleshooting panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Tomme Arthur, Vinnie Cilurzo, Michael Ferguson, John Palmer, and Ken Grossman.
36. 07-09-09 NHC Mead Panel - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 15.19Mb) Description: The mead panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Byron Burch, Charlie Papazian, Curt Stock and Harold Gulbransen.
37. 07-02-09 Ken Grossman NHC Keynote - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 15.06Mb) Description: In the first of our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Oakland, Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Brewing gives the keynote address.
38. 05-28-09 BBR-BYO Experiment Results - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.85Mb) Description: James Spencer, Steve Wilkes, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, taste James' experiment beer and read the results from brewers around the world.
39. 05-21-09 Mobile Phone Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.91Mb) Description: Home brewer Alex Roberts joins James in the studio to compare brewing applications and Web sites that work on mobile devices.
40. 05-14-09 Colby Garden Update and Corking Belgians - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.08Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how his garden grows and gives us tips on corking Belgian beers.
41. 05-07-09 Homemade Candi Syrup - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.82Mb) Description: Home brewer Joshua Smith joins us to tell us how to make our own candi syrup for our Belgian beers.
42. 04-30-09 "Spontaneous" Fermentation - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.56Mb) Description: Jason Perkins, head brewer of Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine, talks about his brewery's work in fermenting beer with the native local "critters".
43. 04-23-09 Brewing on a Budget - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.69Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares tips to make the already-economical process of home brewing even more efficient.
44. 04-16-09 APA Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.32Mb) Description: Home brewers Jim Lewellyn and Darren Goad join us to share the results of their American Pale Ale experiment, playing with yeast and dry hopping.
45. 04-09-09 BIAB Brew Session - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.30Mb) Description: James flies solo at the brewpot to test out the "Brew in a Bag" Australian technique of all grain brewing with a Maris Otter session ale.
46. 04-02-09 Brew in a Bag - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 13.38Mb) Description: Australian home brewers Dan Walker and Geoff Hammond explain the all grain technique of Brew in a Bag, which they advocate as a good way to get into brewing with grain.
47. 03-26-09 BBR-BYO Collaborative Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.99Mb) Description: James travels to Bastrop, Texas, home of Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine. James and Chris introduce an experiment that invites participation from home brewers everywhere.
48. 03-19-09 Mash and Lauter Efficiency - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.73Mb) Description: Home Brewer Kai Troester explains how to analyze all grain efficiency going into the brewpot and beforehand in the mash tun.
49. 03-12-09 Hog Haus Partigyle - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.69Mb) Description: James joins Mehmet Kadiev, head brewer, and David Mathews, assistant brewer, at the Hog Haus brewery in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as they brew two beers from one mash.
50. 03-05-09 Wine Kit Pyment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 13.17Mb) Description: Mead maker Mike Lozano walks us through making a pyment using a wine kit as a shortcut. Also, Douglas Wawrzynski fills us in on the victory in Utah.
51. 02-26-09 Carboy Top Cropping - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 8.89Mb) Description: James talks to home brewer Sam Scott of Hamilton, New Jersey about a method he's using to harvest yeast from a carboy during primary fermentation. Also, we get another homebrew legislation update.
52. 02-19-09 Maple Sap Brewday - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.45Mb) Description: Andy and James join home brewers Kasey Loman and Jen Royer as they brew a batch of beer using maple sap as most of the brew water. We also learn how sap is harvested.
53. 02-13-09 Homebrew Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 3.81Mb) Description: In this "extra" episode, Douglas Wawrzynski interviews Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, on a victory for home brewing in Utah and on legislation efforts across the country.
54. 02-12-09 Mead Honey Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.72Mb) Description: Mead maker Mike Lozano joins James, Steve, and Andy as they take part in his experiment comparing six different honey varieties in mead.
55. 02-05-09 Container Hops Revisited - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.13Mb) Description: Don't have space to plant hops? Don't be too sure. Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, brings us up to date on his efforts to grow hops in containers.
56. 01-29-09 German Techniques - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.14Mb) Description: Home brewer Kai Troester shares some tips and techniques he's found while researching German brewing. Also, we get an update on beer-related legislation across the country.
57. 01-22-09 Firestone Walker Vertical - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.57Mb) Description: Matt Brynildson, brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing, walks us through a vertical tasting of 10, 11 and 12. Matt talks about blending, wood aging, bottle aging and more.
58. 01-15-09 Fermenting in a Keg - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.38Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how to ferment in Corny kegs . . . and why.
59. 01-08-09 Propane and Propane Accessory Safety - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.15Mb) Description: Bruce Swiecicki, senior technical advisor for the National Propane Gas Association, joins us to answer your questions about propane safety and getting the most out of your propane burner setup.
60. 01-01-09 End of the Year Barleywine - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.51Mb) Description: Our first episode of the year features the last brewing session of 2008: a barleywine with James, Andy and Casey Letellier. Casey gives us his perspective on beer and brewing in England and the U.S.
61. 12-18-08 Pet Peeves - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.35Mb) Description: On the last episode of 2008, James and Steve help listeners air their frustrations with the remarks of the uninitiated.
62. 12-11-08 Smoked Beers - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.67Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us about smoked beers and how to make our own at home.
63. 12-04-08 Beer Blending Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 13.11Mb) Description: Michael Tonsmeire, The Mad Fermentationist, leads James, Steve, and Andy through an exercise of blending beers together to create better ones.
64. 11-27-08 Brett Pack Beer Dinner - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.10Mb) Description: We celebrate Thanksgiving week by remembering our beer dinner with the Brett Pack. Join James and Andy for dinner with Adam Avery, Vinnie Cilurzo, Rob Tod, Tomme Arthur, and Sam Calagione.
65. 11-20-08 Attenuation Experiments - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 13.10Mb) Description: Home brewer Kai Troester joins us again to take us through his extensive experiments on the factors affecting attenuation in the mash tun.
66. 11-13-08 Building a Kegerator - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 13.35Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, give us tips on how to build our own kegerator at home. Chris also updates us on the world hop situation.
67. 11-06-08 GABF Grab Bag - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.67Mb) Description: A collection of short interviews from Denver: David Myers of Redstone Meadery, Pro-Am brewer David Schollmeyer, author Maureen Ogle, and Greg Koch of Stone Brewery.
68. 10-30-08 Brewing Against the Grain - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.19Mb) Description: We talk to home brewers Vickie Watson and Ken Dollar from Mississippi, where home brewing is illegal. We also talk to Mazen Hajjar, owner of the first brewpub in Beirut, Lebanon.
69. 10-23-08 Pro Brewers: Odell's and Great Divide - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.78Mb) Description: James and Andy get brewing tips from Jake O'Mara from Odell Brewing Company and Taylor Rees and Alan Johnson of Great Divide.
70. 10-16-08 LongShot 2008 Winners - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.35Mb) Description: In our first episode back from the Great American Beer Festival, we talk to the winners and runners up in the Sam Adams LongShot competition.
71. 10-09-08 Late Season Hop Care and Listener E-mail - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.63Mb) Description: James and Andy sit on the deck, talk about how to take care of homegrown hops at the end of the season, and answer some listener e-mail.
72. 10-02-08 Brewer Profile: Steve Mazylewski, Hog Haus - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.23Mb) Description: Steve Mazylewski, brewer at The Hog Haus in Fayetteville, Arkansas, sits down with James and Steve to sample his Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Spice Ale and IPA.
73. 09-25-08 ANHC and Rogue Harvest Ale - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.49Mb) Description: Andy Davison, chairman of the Australian National Homebrewing Conference, talks with us about preparations for their inaugural event. Also, Brett Joyce, president of Rogue tells us about their venture into growing hops.
74. 09-18-08 Sour Mashing - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 10.26Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains the process of sour mashing. Whether you're adjusting pH or making a sour beer, Chris says sour mashing is easy to do.
75. 09-11-08 Understanding Attenuation - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 12.05Mb) Description: Home brewer Kai Troester explains the concept of attenuation, the factors that affect it and how we can test the attenuation potential of our wort.
76. 09-04-08 Brewing Gadgets - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.12Mb) Description: Home brewer John Chubick of Bloomington, Illinois joins us to talk about his homebrew hop dryer, stir plate and temperature controller.
77. 08-28-08 French Press Hopping - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 9.35Mb) Description: James and Andy try out one of the hop stretching methods explained by Chris Colby on the previous show: steeping hops in a French press coffee maker.
78. 08-21-08 Stretching Hops - Basic Brewing Radio download (audio/mpeg, 11.58Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains some tips on how to get the most out of our precious hops. Also, how to use a French press coffee maker in the process.
79. 08-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Roasting Coffee download (audio/mpeg, 11.63Mb) Description: Home brewer and coffee roaster Scott Koue of San Francisco joins us to talk about roasting our own coffee. Home roasted coffee can add more creative control into home brewed coffee beers.
80. PDF: Effectiveness of Various Methods of Wort Aeration download (application/pdf, 0.16Mb) Description: This is Fred Johnson's paper comparing fermenter shaking vs aquarium pumps for wort aeration.
81. 08-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Aeration: Shaking vs Pumping download (audio/mpeg, 11.56Mb) Description: Scientist and home brewer Fred Johnson of Apex North Carolina shares his experiment comparing fermenter shaking against aquarium pumping for aeration. Also, advice for cleaning Better Bottles.
82. 07-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mt. Carmel Brewing download (audio/mpeg, 12.47Mb) Description: We sit down with Mike Dewey of Mt. Carmel Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio - a commercial home-based brewery.
83. 07-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Turbid Mashing download (audio/mpeg, 10.76Mb) Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own Magazine explains the Belgian technique of turbid mashing, which makes the most of limited mash tun space.
84. 07-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Randy Mosher - Belgium Nobody Knows download (audio/mpeg, 10.76Mb) Description: Our National Homebrewers Conference coverage from Cincinnati concludes with an interview from Randy Mosher. Randy talks about Belgian beer history and culture he found in a rare book.
85. 07-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 2 download (audio/mpeg, 11.38Mb) Description: Our National Homebrewers Conference coverage from Cincinnati continues. We have interviews with Ant Hayes, Greg Doss, Ray Daniels, Ken Schramm and Craig Ballenger.
86. 07-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 1 download (audio/mpeg, 10.08Mb) Description: Steve joins James as they begin their collection of interviews gathered from experts at the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati. This week: Dave Wills, Michael Ferguson and Chris White.
87. 06-26-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Jim Koch NHC Keynote download (audio/mpeg, 13.52Mb) Description: Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Company, gives an inspiring keynote address to the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati.
88. 05-29-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Green download (audio/mpeg, 8.85Mb) Description: James and Steve read letters from listeners with tips on how to brew greener and cheaper.
89. 05-22-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Basics download (audio/mpeg, 12.24Mb) Description: Mike Lozano, home brewer and mead maker from Aurora, Colorado, takes us through the basics of mead making from the ground up.
90. 05-15-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Alternate Hopping Strategies download (audio/mpeg, 12.69Mb) Description: Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares three beers that have had hops added in "non-traditional" schedules.
91. 05-08-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Dandelion Wine download (audio/mpeg, 11.61Mb) Description: Tired of looking at those dandelions in your yard? Home brewer Don Osborn tells us how to put them to good use in the fermenter.
92. 05-01-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Eye for the Wine Guy download (audio/mpeg, 10.74Mb) Description: Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV brings the thunder to BBR and gives us his perspectives on the art of tasting as he samples homebrew.
93. 04-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homegrown Hops Revisited download (audio/mpeg, 11.24Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, answers questions from listeners about growing hops in containers and other home growing issues.
94. 04-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Michael Lalli of Choc Beer download (audio/mpeg, 12.37Mb) Description: James and Steve sit down with the head brewer of the largest brewery in Oklahoma to share beers and tips on how to brew better beers.
95. 04-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - The Science of Skunking download (audio/mpeg, 11.28Mb) Description: Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College explains the science behind beer skunking and what kind of glass is best to protect against it.
96. PDF: Light Absorption by Various Beer Bottle Glass download (application/pdf, 1.39Mb) Description: This is Brad Sturgeon's paper showing effectiveness of colored glass on absorbing light harmful to beer.
97. 04-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Tasmanian Hop Harvest download (audio/mpeg, 10.50Mb) Description: Matt Kirkegaard, editor of Beer and Brewer Magazine fills us in on the state of the hop harvest in Australia and tells us about the beer and brewing culture in his part of the world.
98. 03-27-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew Goes to College download (audio/mpeg, 9.84Mb) Description: Dr. Andrew McMichael of Western Kentucky University tells us about his History and Science of Beer and Brewing course that incorporates home brewing.
99. 03-20-08 Basic Brewing Radio - What Is an IBU . . . Really? download (audio/mpeg, 12.54Mb) Description: John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares information from a conference that challenged his concept of what defines an International Bitterness Unit (IBU).
100. 03-13-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment II download (audio/mpeg, 12.93Mb) Description: The Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire leads us through the second round of his tasty experiments using different sugars in Belgian Beers.
101. 03-06-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Italian Style download (audio/mpeg, 10.50Mb) Description: Italian home brewer and beer podcaster Tony Manzi gives us a virtual tour of the beer and home brewing scene in his country.
102. 02-28-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Update and Hybrid Sparging download (audio/mpeg, 11.39Mb) Description: 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.
103. 02-21-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Is Homebrew Good for You? download (audio/mpeg, 10.12Mb) Description: 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.
104. 02-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew History download (audio/mpeg, 11.65Mb) Description: 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.
105. 02-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Advanced Yeast Handling download (audio/mpeg, 11.38Mb) Description: Home brewer Anthony Fischer gives James and Steve an overview of advanced yeast storage and propagation techniques he uses in the lab.
106. 01-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Contest, Letters, "World's Best Beer" download (audio/mpeg, 13.68Mb) Description: 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.
107. 01-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mash Tun Efficiency download (audio/mpeg, 12.26Mb) Description: "How to Brew" author John Palmer helps us walk through mash tun efficiency - how to get the most out of our mash.
108. 01-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels on Beer Education download (audio/mpeg, 10.82Mb) Description: 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.
109. 01-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Sourdough Bread download (audio/mpeg, 13.23Mb) Description: 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.
110. 01-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Leftover Brewday download (audio/mpeg, 10.68Mb) Description: Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James on the patio to brew a partigyle session with leftover ingredients.
111. 12-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Nightmares download (audio/mpeg, 13.53Mb) Description: In this low-maintenance holiday episode, we share your brewday mishaps to live, laugh and learn.
112. 12-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Worth Brewing Company download (audio/mpeg, 9.89Mb) Description: Peter Ausenhus of Worth Brewing Company in Northwood, Iowa talks to us about how he's running a professional brewery with homebrew-scale equipment.
113. 12-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - The Hop Shortage: What To Do download (audio/mpeg, 11.53Mb) Description: 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.
114. 12-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Cask Conditioning download (audio/mpeg, 12.81Mb) Description: Benjy Edwards of Columbus, Ohio teaches us about cask conditioning and how we can make Real Ale at home.
115. 11-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Sake download (audio/mpeg, 9.88Mb) Description: Bob Taylor of Anchorage, Alaska shares his knowledge of sake and how he makes it at home during long Alaskan winters.
116. 11-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reiterated Mashing download (audio/mpeg, 12.61Mb) Description: 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.
117. 11-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Maui Brewing Company download (audio/mpeg, 11.58Mb) Description: 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.
118. 11-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Yeast Mead download (audio/mpeg, 11.98Mb) Description: Mead maker Mike Lozano shares his experiment making mead with beer yeast. We also salute the Mighty Carson Art Players.
119. 11-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reusing Yeast download (audio/mpeg, 12.06Mb) Description: 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.
120. 10-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sam Adams LongShot 2007 Winners download (audio/mpeg, 11.35Mb) Description: Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio reports on the winners of the Samuel Adams LongShot homebrew competition at GABF.
121. 10-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 2007 Recap download (audio/mpeg, 11.18Mb) Description: 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.
122. 10-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring Tools download (audio/mpeg, 11.95Mb) Description: Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon walks us through the basics of using thermometers, hydrometers and refractometers.
123. 10-4-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Countertop Partial Mashing Revisited download (audio/mpeg, 10.98Mb) Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us an update on what he's learned about doing partial mashes with a countertop cooler.
124. 09-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part Two download (audio/mpeg, 12.79Mb) Description: We continue our tasting with Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C. This week, all the beers are fermented with Brettanomyces.
125. 09-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part One download (audio/mpeg, 12.22Mb) Description: 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.
126. 09-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Keeping Bees download (audio/mpeg, 10.67Mb) Description: 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.
127. 09-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - "Marketing" Homebrew download (audio/mpeg, 11.56Mb) Description: 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.
128. 08-30-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Blending Beers download (audio/mpeg, 11.60Mb) Description: Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker gives us advice on blending beers to create new brews and explains his brewery's system of oak aging.
129. 08-23-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with Coffee download (audio/mpeg, 9.35Mb) Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us some tips on brewing beer with another brewed beverage - coffee.
130. 08-16-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Thomas Larsen download (audio/mpeg, 7.72Mb) Description: Thomas Larsen of Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver gives us his take on making wonderful beers with interesting ingredients.
131. 08-09-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer John Legnard download (audio/mpeg, 7.49Mb) Description: John Legnard of The Sandlot at Coors Field gives us brewing tips and lets us in on what it's like to brew at a small brewery owned by one of the big guys.
132. 08-02-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Meadmaker Mike Lozano download (audio/mpeg, 11.88Mb) Description: We sample delicious meads and mead-based experiments with home meadmaker Mike Lozano of Aurora, Colorado.
133. 07-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Grab Bag download (audio/mpeg, 9.60Mb) Description: This week, we have an assortment of sound from the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver. We talk to David Myers of Redstone Meadery, Tony Simmons of Pagosa Brewing and Vinnie Cilurzo from Russian River.
134. 07-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC: Tips and Tasting download (audio/mpeg, 8.91Mb) Description: Our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver continues with brewing tips from David Houseman and tasting tips from Lauren Salazar of New Belgium.
135. 07-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Water Alkalinity and Beer Styles download (audio/mpeg, 8.34Mb) Description: John Palmer, Rick Bobbitt and Scott Jackson talk about their experiment at the National Homebrewers Conference pairing beer styles with appropriate water chemistry.
136. 07-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring and Predicting IBUs download (audio/mpeg, 13.39Mb) Description: Two chemistry professors, Bradley Sturgeon and Paul Charlesworth, join BBR veterans James Spencer, Andy Sparks, Steve Wilkes and Mark Smith to share the results of an experiment putting IBU prediction formulas through their paces.
137. 06-28-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Keynote: Peter Bouckaert download (audio/mpeg, 10.90Mb) Description: Peter Bouckaert, brewmaster of New Belgium Brewery, addresses the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver and takes Charlie Papazian to task on beer styles.
138. 05-31-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Same Yeast, Different Flavor download (audio/mpeg, 9.55Mb) Description: Neva Parker, laboratory manager for White Labs yeast, explains her experiment putting three yeast strains through various temperatures and gravities.
139. 05-24-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Designing Brewing Experiments download (audio/mpeg, 12.34Mb) Description: Chris Colby from Brew Your Own magazine walks us through the process of designing experiments in brewing to get accurate, useful results.
140. 05-17-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Conical Fermenters download (audio/mpeg, 13.29Mb) Description: We talk with members of Fayetteville Lovers of Pure Suds about their fancy fermenters and why they moved up from carboys.
141. 05-10-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Aging with Oak download (audio/mpeg, 12.36Mb) Description: Dan Carey, Brewmaster of New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, shares his tips on aging beer in oak chips and in oak barrels.
142. 05-03-07 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA Events download (audio/mpeg, 10.90Mb) Description: Gary Glass, Director of the American Homebrewers Association, joins us to talk about Big Brew, National Competition and National Conference.
143. 04-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Software download (audio/mpeg, 13.03Mb) Description: We read listener reviews of brewing software, and Andy Sparks talks about the Boulder Strong Ale Festival.
144. 04-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - A Tale of Two IPAs download (audio/mpeg, 13.40Mb) Description: Chris Colby from Brew Your Own Magazine takes us behind the scenes with the two personalities of one of our favorite styles: English and American IPAs.
145. 04-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Batch Sparging with Denny Conn download (audio/mpeg, 11.94Mb) Description: Noted batch sparging advocate Denny Conn gives us his side of the batch/fly-sparging debate and answers listener questions and concerns about the process.
146. 04-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast Life Cycle download (audio/mpeg, 9.72Mb) Description: David Logsdon from Wyeast takes us through the life cycle of our favorite micoorganism and lets know how we can help our yeast thrive and make great beer.
147. 03-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Bleach and Star San download (audio/mpeg, 11.04Mb) Description: Charlie Talley of Five Star Chemicals tells us best practices in using household bleach and Star San in sanitizing equipment.
148. 03-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Iodophor download (audio/mpeg, 11.78Mb) Description: Murl Landman of National Chemicals talks to us about sanitization in general and using Iodophor specifically.
149. 03-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Steven Pauwels of Boulevard download (audio/mpeg, 10.80Mb) Description: Steven Pauwels of Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri lets us in on home brewing tips as he talks about some adventurous brews he has planned.
150. 03-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Long Shot Winner Ken Smith download (audio/mpeg, 8.40Mb) Description: Ken Smith of the Boston Beer Company tells us about how he came up with his winning Boysenberry Wheat, which has been included in the Samuael Adams Long Shot six pack.
151. 03-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Malting download (audio/mpeg, 10.39Mb) Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine tells how we can turn seed into malt in our own kitchens.
152. 02-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - KC Club Competition download (audio/mpeg, 7.09Mb) Description: We travel to Kansas City, Missouri (actually Olathe, Kansas) to attend the 24th annual homebrew competition of the Kansas City Biermeisters.
153. 02-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Collaboration with Adam Avery download (audio/mpeg, 11.01Mb) Description: Adam Avery from Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado lets us in on some of the behind-the-scenes details of brewing "Collaboration not Litigation Ale" with Vinnie Cilurzo of Russion River Brewing.
154. 02-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Organic download (audio/mpeg, 9.42Mb) Description: Amelia Slayton from Seven Bridges Cooperative joins us to tell us about brewing with organic ingredients and why we should consider it.
155. 02-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Festival and Experiment Tips download (audio/mpeg, 9.95Mb) Description: David Myers from Redstone Meadery gives us a preview of the upcoming International Mead Festival in Denver. David also has some advice for our upcoming multi-batch mead experiment.
156. 01-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - How to Smell Better download (audio/mpeg, 9.54Mb) Description: Researcher Dr. Jay Gottfried explains how the sense of smell works and how a study he's conducting may help us to improve our brews by being able to smell more accurately.
157. 01-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Gluten Free Brewing download (audio/mpeg, 10.18Mb) Description: Connie Rieper-Estes and Leigh Nogy from Dark Hills Brewery talk with us about brewing gluten free beer at home and their dream of founding a commercial gluten free brewery.
158. 01-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on pH download (audio/mpeg, 12.37Mb) Description: John Palmer, author of How to Brew, walks us through the potentially intimidating topic of pH. John tells us how to measure pH and what to do with our measurements to improve our beers.
159. 01-04-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Brewing vs. Craft Brewing download (audio/mpeg, 4.93Mb) Description: We get input from our listeners on "home brewing" vs. "craft brewing" and extract vs. all grain.
160. 12-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment download (audio/mpeg, 12.41Mb) Description: James, Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes collaborate to taste home brewer Michael Tonsmeire's experiment comparing six different sugars in Belgian beers.
161. 12-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing American Pilsner download (audio/mpeg, 11.29Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, walks us through the hoops and hurdles home brewers have to go through to brew American Pilsner, the most maligned of all styles.
162. 12-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Judge Certification Program download (audio/mpeg, 10.70Mb) Description: Ed Westemeier, communications director of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP), gives us the history behind the organization and talks about its role in brewing today.
163. 12-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part Two download (audio/mpeg, 12.73Mb) Description: We continue our discussion about the history of beer in the USA with Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer. Part two takes us from Prohibition to present day.
164. 11-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part One download (audio/mpeg, 11.58Mb) Description: We learn about the history of beer in the USA from Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer. Part one takes us from the Pilgrims to Prohibition.
165. 11-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Decoction Mashing download (audio/mpeg, 9.38Mb) Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own Magazine, walks us through the age-old process of decoction mashing.
166. 11-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing FAQs with John Palmer download (audio/mpeg, 12.82Mb) Description: John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to answer frequently asked questions on home brewing. John also tells us the causes of common off flavors.
167. 11-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adam Avery of Avery Brewing download (audio/mpeg, 10.31Mb) Description: Andy, Brian and James spend some time chatting with Adam Avery of Avery Brewing. Adam talks about making the move from home brewer to brewery owner, dry hopping and making big beers at home.
168. 11-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - HSA Experiment - Final Chapter download (audio/mpeg, 12.71Mb) Description: Andy Sparks and James Spencer join Brian Warren and John Holder in Denver to taste the last round of samples in the Hot Side Aeration experiment. We also get feedback about the experiment from John Palmer.
169. 10-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Queen of Beers and Recirculating Systems download (audio/mpeg, 13.54Mb) Description: Rick Sellers from Pacific Brew News Radio reports on a California brewing competition for women only. Also, Chris Colby from BYO explains high-end RIMS and HERMS brewing systems.
170. 10-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - New Belgium Brewing download (audio/mpeg, 13.63Mb) Description: We travel to Fort Collins, Colorado to speak with Eric Salazar and Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing.
171. 10-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Beer Judging Demonstration download (audio/mpeg, 12.92Mb) Description: Thanks to a demonstration hosted by the Brewers Association, we see what happens behind the scenes in the judging of the Great American Beer Festival competition.
172. 10-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewing Contests at GABF download (audio/mpeg, 9.95Mb) Description: We cover two homebrewing competitions in connection with the Great American Beer Festival: the GABF Pro Am and the Long Shot competition from the Boston Beer Company.
173. 09-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Our Chat with Charlie Papazian download (audio/mpeg, 10.08Mb) Description: We join homebrew guru Charlie Papazian near a beautiful stream at his house to share his homebrew and his thoughts about the hobby.
174. 09-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Fruit Beers with Randy Mosher download (audio/mpeg, 9.83Mb) Description: Randy Mosher, author of Radical Brewing, talks to us about fruit beers and getting the most out of them. Randy also gives us his favorite approach to pumpkin beers.
175. 09-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Ciders and Countertop Mashing download (audio/mpeg, 13.77Mb) Description: Ben Watson, author of Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own, introduces us to the world of homemade ciders. Also, Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine lets us in on his method of partial mashing using an unmodified two-gallon drink cooler.
176. 09-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Single-Hop Small Batch Experiment download (audio/mpeg, 11.45Mb) Description: Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James to taste the results of homebrewer Michael Tonsmeire's single-hop small batch experiment.
177. 08-31-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with the Ginger Beer Plant download (audio/mpeg, 13.40Mb) Description: Homebrewer Raj Apte lets us in on the long-lost process of brewing with the Ginger Beer plant. This way of brewing soft drinks at home was commonplace decades ago.
178. 08-24-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Going Big: Life After 1.064 download (audio/mpeg, 13.92Mb) Description: Bob Hansen, technical services manager of Briess Malt and Ingredients Company, shares thoughts on his presentation from NHC on making big beers.
179. 08-17-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Extract Brewing Strategies download (audio/mpeg, 11.50Mb) Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine joins us to share his favorite strategies for getting the best beer out of a split-boil extract brewing session.
180. 08-10-06 Basic Brewing Radio - First Wort Hopping and Dry Hopping download (audio/mpeg, 8.52Mb) Description: The last interview from Orlando: James talks to Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker Brewing and John Mallet of Bell's Brewery about first wort hopping and dry hopping.
181. 08-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Three download (audio/mpeg, 9.57Mb) Description: More interviews from the National Homebrewers Conference: Homebrewer Raj Apte on his "one-dollar homebrew barrel" and author John Palmer on wort fermentability.
182. 07-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Two download (audio/mpeg, 10.46Mb) Description: NHC coverage continues as James and Steve interview professional brewers and other professionals connected wtih the brewing industry.
183. 07-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part One download (audio/mpeg, 11.30Mb) Description: Steve Wilkes joins James as they play interviews with six homebrewers recorded at the National Homebrewers Conference in Orlando. Great tips and useful information.
184. 07-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Pairing Beer with Food download (audio/mpeg, 7.37Mb) Description: Randy Mosher, author of "Radical Brewing," talks with Steve Wilkes about pairing beer with food and cooking with beer. Randy says beer is a much better partner with food than wine.
185. 07-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels' "Hot Scotchie" download (audio/mpeg, 0.77Mb) Description: James sneaks away from the family during his vacation to post a quick interview between Steve Wilkes and Ray Daniels on a treat to taste while brewing.
186. 06-22-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Two Homebrew Experiments download (audio/mpeg, 11.04Mb) Description: We hear from two homebrew experiments: William Tope, a high school student from Houston, Texas, delves into whether alpha acid levels of hops affect fermentation rates, and the Hot Side Aeration experiment continues with Brian Warren and John Holder.
187. 06-15-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Water with Greg Noonan download (audio/mpeg, 11.07Mb) Description: We talk brewing water with Greg Noonan, author of "New Brewing Lager Beer" and other noted brewing books. Greg is also owner and brewer at the Vermont Pub and Brewery in Burlington.
188. 06-08-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewers Conference Preview download (audio/mpeg, 12.29Mb) Description: We preview the National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association.
189. 06-01-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Experiment Update and Listener E-mail download (audio/mpeg, 10.39Mb) Description: Steve Wilkes joins James to talk about flavoring the Great Mead Experiment from the video side of Basic Brewing. James and Steve also answer listener e-mail.
190. 05-25-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 2 download (audio/mpeg, 12.62Mb) Description: We continue our look at the foundation of making beer at home: good equipment. In this episode, Andy Sparks helps us look at gear that goes beyond the absolute necessities.
191. 05-18-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 1 download (audio/mpeg, 11.32Mb) Description: We take a look at the foundation of making beer at home: good equipment. In this episode, Andy Sparks joins James to start with what is absolutely necessary to make an extract batch.
192. 05-11-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Varieties and Schedules download (audio/mpeg, 11.50Mb) Description: Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured, help us make sense of the wide variety of hops and give us tips on the most effective hop schedules.
193. 05-04-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Poor Richard's Ale download (audio/mpeg, 9.74Mb) Description: Tony Simmons of Pagosa Brewing Company, creator of Poor Richard's Ale, joins us to talk about his historic brew and the challenges of getting a new brewery off the ground.
194. 04-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Like a Monk download (audio/mpeg, 12.05Mb) Description: Stan Hieronymus, author of Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them, tells us about his book and gives us tips on how to brew wonderful Belgian beers at home.
195. 04-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Speed Brewing download (audio/mpeg, 8.01Mb) Description: From grain to glass in one week? Chris Colby from BYO magazine tells us how to brew a finished, drinkable beer in seven days.
196. 04-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mini-mashing or Partial Mashing download (audio/mpeg, 8.04Mb) Description: Kevin DeLange of The Brew Hut and Drydock Brewing Company helps us clear up the process of mini-mashing and what makes it different from steeping in an extract batch.
197. 04-06-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Growing Hops at Home download (audio/mpeg, 12.04Mb) Description: Dave Wills of Freshops walks us through the process of planting, growing, and harvesting our own hoppy goodness at home.
198. 03-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Too Much download (audio/mpeg, 7.31Mb) Description: We get help from Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association to answer a listener's question about putting too much of a good thing into our brews.
199. 03-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - National Homebrew Competition download (audio/mpeg, 6.14Mb) Description: Gary Glass of the AHA joins us to talk about how and why to enter the National Homebrew Competition.
200. 03-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hot Side Aeration download (audio/mpeg, 8.86Mb) Description: We travel to Austin, Texas to taste the results of Brian Warren's experiment on Hot Side Aeration.
201. 03-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Clones download (audio/mpeg, 8.22Mb) Description: Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured join us to talk about making copies of our favorite brews.
202. 03-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adjuncts with Andy download (audio/mpeg, 8.33Mb) Description: Andy Sparks joins us to talk about adjuncts - those fermentable ingredients we add to beer in addition to water, yeast, barley malt, and hops.
203. 02-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - International Mead Festival Recap download (audio/mpeg, 12.47Mb) Description: Our man in the field, Brian Warren, recaps the recent mead festival in Boulder, Colorado, and bring us interviews with commercial mead makers.
204. 02-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 2 download (audio/mpeg, 13.16Mb) Description: We continue our night of bad beer tastes as we dive into part two of our trying the FlavorActive Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit.
205. 02-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - American Pale Ales download (audio/mpeg, 9.11Mb) Description: We talk to Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine about one of our favorite styles - American Pale Ales. Great taste and easy to brew.
206. 02-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead with David Myers download (audio/mpeg, 11.80Mb) Description: David Myers, Chairman of the Mead for Redstone Meadery, joins us to talk about the beginnings of Redstone, the International Mead Festival, and brewing mead at home.
207. 01-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 1 download (audio/mpeg, 11.68Mb) Description: Andy Sparks, Steve Wilkes, and Chris Milum join James to take the FlavorActiv Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit for a test run. The group tastes off flavors that could be found in homebrew and talks about how to prevent them.
208. 01-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on Lagering download (audio/mpeg, 11.54Mb) Description: John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to talk about lagering at home. John also defends his choice of aluminum for brewpots.
209. 01-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - A Six Pack of IPA download (audio/mpeg, 11.36Mb) Description: James Spencer and Steve Wilkes brew an experimental six pack's worth of extract IPA on the stovetop.
210. 01-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Bitterness download (audio/mpeg, 12.93Mb) Description: Ray Daniels, author of Designing Great Beers joins us to talk about hop bitterness and the factors in brewing that affect it.
211. 12-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Vienna Lagers download (audio/mpeg, 11.59Mb) Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine introduces us to Vienna Lagers and how to make them at home.
212. 12-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - KGB Homebrew Club download (audio/mpeg, 8.70Mb) Description: Homebrew clubs are the topic this episode as we talk to Brian Ellis of Kuykendahl Gran Brewers, a Houston homebrew club.
213. 12-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Experiments and Wish Lists download (audio/mpeg, 13.23Mb) Description: We try our first test with video as we taste the results of our small extract batch hopping experiment. We also taste three different batches of the same recipe and read holiday wish lists.
214. 12-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Blind Mice Brew and All Grain Starter download (audio/mpeg, 10.10Mb) Description: In this episode, we're invited to a big brew at the house of Casey from Siloam Springs. Also, Casey shows us how to make an all grain starter in a French press coffee maker.
215. 12-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 2 download (audio/mpeg, 7.72Mb) Description: We continue our conversation about all grain brewing with John Palmer, author of How to Brew. This week, we cover lautering and sparging.
216. 11-24-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 1 download (audio/mpeg, 10.51Mb) Description: John Palmer, Author of How to Brew joins us for the first half of a discussion of all grain brewing. We cover from milling to mashing this week.
217. 11-17-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Difficult Brews and Extract Tips download (audio/mpeg, 13.15Mb) Description: Chris Colby from Brew Your Own magazine goes over his list of ten difficult beers to brew at home. Also, Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients joins us with extract brewing tips.
218. 11-10-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast III download (audio/mpeg, 10.75Mb) Description: We finish our chat with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast as he answers listener questions. Also, we answer other questions from the mailbag and introduce our new T-shirts!
219. 11-03-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast II download (audio/mpeg, 11.52Mb) Description: Our conversation continues with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast as we begin to answer questions from listeners on how to get the most out of yeast.
220. 10-27-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast I download (audio/mpeg, 8.15Mb) Description: This week, we begin our three-part series on yeast based on our conversation with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast. We talk to Dave about the history of Wyeast and single-stage vs. two-stage fermentation.
221. 10-20-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Kegging download (audio/mpeg, 7.40Mb) Description: We talk kegging with Andy Sparks. Andy walks us through the process of using Cornelius Kegs to serve up our favorite brews.
222. 10-13-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 II download (audio/mpeg, 9.12Mb) Description: We complete our coverage of the Great American Beer Festival by talking to Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing about American Wild Ales, David Myers of Redstone Meadery about mead, and Ray Daniels of the Brewers Association about Poor Richard's Ale.
223. 10-06-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 I download (audio/mpeg, 10.45Mb) Description: We begin our coverage of the Great American Beer Festival with an overview of the event, an interview on how professionals evaluate hops, and a peek behind the scenes of Utopias from Samuel Adams with one of its brewers.
224. 09-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Science of Tasting download (audio/mpeg, 6.88Mb) Description: Dr. Scott Herness of Ohio State University joins us to talk about the science of tasting and how that relates to beer. Also, we read listener mail.
225. 09-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Preview download (audio/mpeg, 7.19Mb) Description: We preview the Great American Beer Festival with Gary Glass of the Brewers Association. Also, we answer listener mail and get reaction from our sanitation show.
226. 09-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitization download (audio/mpeg, 9.55Mb) Description: Steve Wilkes joins us for our sanitation show as we discuss sanitizing brewing equipment and read listener input.
227. 09-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Using Hops download (audio/mpeg, 4.74Mb) Description: We continue our chat with Gerard Lemmens of Brewers Supply Group as he gives us practical tips on using hops in home brewing.
228. 09-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Hops Background download (audio/mpeg, 5.11Mb) Description: Gerard Lemmens from Brewers Supply Group joins us to give us some background on hops and trends in the hop industry.
229. 08-25-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Malt Extract download (audio/mpeg, 5.58Mb) Description: We talk to Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients Company about how malt extract is made and how to buy the best extract and maintain its quality.
230. 08-18-05 Basic Brewing Radio - The Malting Process download (audio/mpeg, 6.36Mb) Description: We talk to Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients Company about the malting process and about how specialty malts get their flavors.
231. 08-11-05 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA and a Brewpub Brew download (audio/mpeg, 5.52Mb) Description: We continue our chat with Paul Gatza of the Brewers Association to talk about the American Homebrewers Association and brewing in the USA. Also, we hear the story of a homebrewer who decided to go pro.
232. 08-04-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Day download (audio/mpeg, 6.71Mb) Description: Mead Day is the topic. We talk to Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association and sample homemade meads on the porch with Steve Wilkes.
233. 07-28-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing III download (audio/mpeg, 4.55Mb) Description: We conclude our discussion on the basics of homebrewing with Andy Sparks, talking about hops, mostly. We also talk about a special offer for podcast listeners and look ahead to our show celebrating National Mead Day.
234. 07-21-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing II download (audio/mpeg, 4.79Mb) Description: We continue our discussion on the basics of homebrewing with Andy Sparks, talking about the nuts and bolts of brewing, ales vs. lagers, and more.
235. 07-14-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing I download (audio/mpeg, 3.91Mb) Description: We begin our discussion of homebrewing with Andy Sparks of The Home Brewery.