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Basic Brewing Radio

English, Cookery, Food, Drink, 1 season, 884 episodes, 2 days, 10 hours, 19 minutes
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Basic Brewing Radio is a weekly show about the basics of brewing beer in your own home. We take the mystery and fear out of brewing the best beer in the world. Look for our podcast in the iTunes Music Store - it's free!
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02-22-24 - Hoppy Raw Ale

From Finland, Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew, tells us how to skip the boil to brew a delicious hoppy beer using historic techniques.
2/21/202454 minutes, 6 seconds
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02-15-24 - Canning Homebrew

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and James get metal as they talk about canning your homebrew.
2/14/202453 minutes
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02-08-24 - Recipe Development, Belgian Single

Chris Colby joins James to formulate the recipe for a delicious Belgian-inspired beer and to taste James' Oat Malt Stout.
2/7/202444 minutes
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02-01-24 - Recipe Development, Grapefruit Soda Shandler

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to formulate a refreshing hybrid brew and to sample Matt's Gingerbread Wit.
1/31/202454 minutes, 50 seconds
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01-25-24 - Mash Your Luck, Anglo Imperial Lager

Homebrewer Scott Housel helps James evaluate the Mash Your Luck beer from Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing - a UK-inspired high gravity lager.
1/24/202456 minutes, 12 seconds
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01-18-24 - Pink Dry Hopping Experiment

James and Steve taste an experiment comparing dry hops floating on top of and sunk into a pale ale.
1/17/20241 hour, 19 seconds
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01-11-24 - Formal Brewing Education

James talks to Andrew Burns of Dakota County Technical College in Minnesota about his course to bring homebrewers to the professional level.
1/10/202443 minutes, 34 seconds
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12-28-23 - Brewing Disasters

James and Steve delve into stories of brewing gone wrong from homebrewers from around the world and sample tasty homebrew from Scott Housel.
12/27/20231 hour, 55 minutes, 44 seconds
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12-21-23 - Saison Variations

Homebrewer Scott Housel shares five beers created from a single base saison with James and Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing.
12/20/202352 minutes, 56 seconds
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12-14-23 - Recipe Development, Oat Malt Stout

James and Chris Colby are joined by beer author and historian Peter Symons to evaluate the Pre-prohibition American Lager from a previous episode and formulate a Stout using malted oats.
12/13/202357 minutes, 27 seconds
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12-07-23 - Flyway Fayetteville

James and Steve visit with Kort Castleberry, who is now head brewer at New Province Brewing and Flyway Brewing's new Fayetteville, Arkansas, location about his dual responsibilities.
12/6/202344 minutes, 5 seconds
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11-30-23 - Recipe Development, Holiday Ale

Special guest Josh Secaur from Gambit Brewing in St. Paul joins James and Matt to compare Kentucky Commons and help formulate a Winter Ale recipe.
11/29/20231 hour, 10 minutes, 5 seconds
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11-16-23 - Hop Sampler - EKG vs Fuggle

James and Steve pit two traditional English favorite hops against each other and then blend them to see how they pair together. They also taste a listener-brewed beer with "Pink" hops.
11/15/202347 minutes, 35 seconds
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10-26-23 - Recipe Development, Kentucky Common

James talks to Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin as they sample the Arkansas Porch Steamer and formulate a beer based on a trip to Canada.
10/25/202354 minutes, 9 seconds
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10-19-23 - Hop Sampler - Vic Secret, Idaho 7, Nectaron

The Hop Sampler is back! James and Steve sample three delicious hops from Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S.
10/18/202354 minutes, 36 seconds
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10-12-23 - Blind Mice Revisited

We visit with Casey Letellier on the fifth anniversary of Ivory Bill Brewing and take a trip back in time to almost 18 years ago.
10/11/202343 minutes, 43 seconds
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09-28-23 - Man Made Meads

James and Steve are guests on Garrett Freeman's Man Made Mead show and sample some of his delicious meads.
9/27/202344 minutes, 13 seconds
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09-21-23 - Recipe Development, Smoked Rotbier

Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins James to develop a recipe for a smoked version of a Nuremberg Red Lager. They also taste James' Porter.
9/20/202345 minutes, 10 seconds
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09-14-23 - Fayetteville Beer Works

James and Steve head to Fayetteville Beer Works to talk to Brian O'Connell about his new brewery with no hot side brewing equipment.
9/13/202350 minutes, 40 seconds
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09-07-23 - Mash Your Luck

Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing joins James to put a random spin on recipe development. James and Adam also talk pressure fermentation.
9/6/202358 minutes, 50 seconds
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08-31-23 - Recipe Development, California Common

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a hot porch version of the famous steamy style.
8/30/202346 minutes, 11 seconds
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08-24-23 - Recipe Development, Porter

Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins James to formulate a recipe for an old favorite style.
8/23/202357 minutes
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08-17-23 - Pressure Fermentation Experiment

Homebrewer Scott Housel shares an experiment with James and Steve testing the effects of fermenting under higher pressure.
8/16/202350 minutes, 9 seconds
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08-10-23 - Lost Cause Meadery

James, Steve and Tim Leber visit Lost Cause Meadery in San Diego to sample out-of-this-world meads and then get advice from founder Billy Beltz on making delicious meads at home.
8/9/202359 minutes, 57 seconds
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08-03-23 - Recipe Development, Red IPA

James and Matt Giovanisci from Brew Cabin formulate a hoppy red ale and sample Matt's Cold IPA.
8/2/202349 minutes, 14 seconds
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07-27-23 - All About Diacetyl

Alex Gruber, Tech Support Specialist at Imperial Yeast, gives us all the buttery details about diacetyl - what it is, where it comes from, and how to remove it from our beer.
7/26/202337 minutes, 14 seconds
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07-20-23 - Barrett Tillman of BlackMan Brewing

Barrett Tillman of BlackMan Brewing talks about nomadic brewing and forming partnerships to share his story and build his brand.
7/19/202344 minutes, 18 seconds
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07-13-23 - Fruit Extraction Experiment

Mead Man Tim Leber shares an experiment comparing three methods to extract fruit flavor for a beer or mead.
7/12/202343 minutes, 37 seconds
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07-06-23 - Recipe Development, Honey Peach IPA

Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins us to sample the Texas Table Beer and formulate a big peachy IPA.
7/5/202340 minutes, 39 seconds
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06-29-23 - Club Night San Diego

James and Steve meet new folks, catch up with old friends, and sample tasty things at San Diego Homebrew Con.
6/28/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 50 seconds
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06-15-23 - Mead Grab Bag, Part 02

Steve Wilkes and Tim Leber share meads in this third recording of a day of meads from the breakfast nook.
6/14/202338 minutes, 53 seconds
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06-08-23 - Ballpark Brew Fest

James and Steve head to Schaumburg, Illinois, to sample local brews and try Ken Kazmierski's hot dog beer in its native environment.
6/7/202359 minutes
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06-01-23 - Recipe Development, Cold IPA

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a Citra-forward hoppy IPA.
5/31/202359 minutes, 8 seconds
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05-25-23 - Metropolitan Brewing

Doug Hurst of Metropolitan Brewing in Chicago sits down with James, Steve, and Greig McGill to share samples and tips on brewing deliciously clean lagers.
5/24/202346 minutes, 27 seconds
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05-18-23 - Chicago Dog Beer Summit

James and Steve travel to Chicago to sample a vertical tasting of a homebrew with the flavors of an authentic Chicago Hot Dog.
5/17/202343 minutes
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05-11-23 - Recipe Development, Texas Table Beer

Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins James to design a recipe for a small and satisfying session beer.
5/10/202350 minutes, 16 seconds
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05-04-23 - Orthodox Farmhouse Brewing

James and Steve visit Orthodox Farmhouse Brewing in Washington County, Arkansas, and sample delicious beers with co-founder Jesse Gagnon.
5/3/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 56 seconds
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04-27-23 - Recipe Development, Pond Hopper Golden Ale

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a trans-continental beer based on British Golden Ale.
4/26/20231 hour, 43 seconds
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04-20-23 - Mead Grab Bag

Tim Leber and Steve Wilkes share some delicious meads they made with desert honey, spruce and cherries.
4/19/202351 minutes, 42 seconds
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04-13-23 - Interpreting Competition Results

James along with Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com help Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin make sense of his competition feedback.
4/12/202359 minutes, 38 seconds
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04-06-23 - Steamed Strawberry Experiment

Mead Man Tim Leber shares an experiment comparing yeast strains in a strawberry mead and introduces us to steam juicing.
4/5/202351 minutes, 49 seconds
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03-30-23 - Origami Sake

James heads to his hometown to meet with Ben Bell and Justin Potts, who are building Origami Sake to brew with Arkansas rice.
3/29/202358 minutes, 4 seconds
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03-23-23 - Recipe Development, Dark Mild

Matt Giovanisci from Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a delicious dark session beer and to taste James' Italian Pilsner and Vienna Lager.
3/22/202355 minutes, 11 seconds
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03-16-23 - Recipe Development, Helles Bock

Chris Colby, editor of beerandgardeningjournal.com and author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, joins James to come up with a recipe for a big golden lager.
3/15/202354 minutes
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03-09-23 - Currant Mead Experiment

James and Steve taste a mead experiment with Tim Leber comparing white, red, and black currants. Also, they sample a delicious lychee blossom honey mead.
3/8/202359 minutes, 17 seconds
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03-02-23 - Frost Fest 2023, Part 3

James and Steve finish their rounds at Frost Fest to talk to brewers about brewing hoppy beers, sour beers, and thriving as small-scale brewers.
3/1/202352 minutes, 51 seconds
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02-23-23 - Frost Fest 2023, Part 2

James and Steve continue to brave the slightly chilly weather to sample delicious beers and talk to talented brewers at Frost Fest in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
2/22/202349 minutes, 15 seconds
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02-16-23 - Frost Fest 2023, Part 1

James and Steve brave chilly weather and a bit of wind to sample delicious beers at the sold-out Frost Fest in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
2/15/202343 minutes, 30 seconds
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02-09-23 - Boston Mountain Brewing and Supply

James and Steve sample tasty beers with Matt Thompson and Daniel Stubblefield at their recently combined brewery and homebrew shop.
2/8/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 6 seconds
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02-02-23 - Recipe Development, Italian Pilsner

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a recipe for a hoppy version of the traditional German Pilsner.
2/1/202356 minutes, 18 seconds
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01-26-23 - Recipe Development, Amber Lagers

Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible and editor of beerandgardeningjournal.com, walks us through formulating two delicious amber beers.
1/25/202347 minutes, 32 seconds
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01-19-23 - Brewing with Birch

Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew and brewingnordic.com, tells us how to use every part of the birch tree to make delicious beers.
1/18/202348 minutes, 13 seconds
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01-12-23 - Social Project Brewing

James and Steve sample beers with head brewer Jamie Conway, now of Social Project Brewing, and brewery founder Chris Spence.
1/11/20231 hour, 1 minute, 29 seconds
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01-05-23 - Mead and Cider Roundup

James and Steve sample non-beer things they've made recently and experiment with ways to add sweetness and acidity at serving time.
1/4/202357 minutes, 16 seconds
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12-29-22 - Brewing Disasters 2022

James and Steve read tales of brewing gone bad from listeners, and they drink some delicious homebrew to pair with it from Scott Housel.
12/28/20221 hour, 39 minutes, 30 seconds
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12-15-22 - Homebrew Evolution

James visits with Marshall Schott, founder of Brulosophy, about the state of homebrewing and the advancements we've seen in the past several years.
12/14/202259 minutes, 51 seconds
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12-08-22 - Recipe Development, Raspberry Wheat

Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and editor of beerandgardeningjournal.com, tastes James' winter ale and formulates a recipe for a raspberry wheat.
12/7/202254 minutes, 6 seconds
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12-01-22 - Adam's Winter Grab Bag

Adam Ross from Twin Span Brewing shares four delicious beers and a tasty seltzer that use a variety of brewing techniques.
11/30/20221 hour, 1 minute, 31 seconds
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11-17-22 - Recipe Development, Belgian Tripel

Matt Giovanisci from Brew Cabin joins James to sample a Belgian Wit and plan a delicious Belgian Tripel.
11/16/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 4 seconds
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11-10-22 - Holiday Tincture Sampler

James and Steve sample some seasonal tinctures in a holiday beer that James and Chris Colby formulated on this show last month.
11/9/202248 minutes, 2 seconds
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11-03-22 - Pressure Fermenting

Adam Ross from Twin Span Brewing in Iowa shares some beers with James and Steve that were fermented under higher pressure.
11/2/20221 hour, 15 minutes, 36 seconds
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10-27-22 - Mead Oak Experiment

Mead man Tim Leber leads James and Steve through an experiment comparing American, French and Hungarian Oak in a simple mead.
10/26/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 59 seconds
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10-20-22 - Rose's Beer Garden

James and some old friends join Rose Schweikhart in the Beer Park next to Superior Bathhouse Brewery to sample beers in a National Park.
10/19/202254 minutes, 35 seconds
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10-13-22 - Recipe Development, Holiday Ale

Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com walks James through the process of formulating a recipe for a spiced holiday beer.
10/12/202259 minutes, 1 second
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10-06-22 - Dark Tincture Sampler 02

James and Steve sample a dark beer flavored with tinctures of five different flavors you probably don't associate with dark beers.
10/5/202253 minutes, 8 seconds
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09-29-22 - Recipe Development, Belgian Wit

James and Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin taste Matt's American Amber Ale and collaborate on an unconventional Belgian Witbier recipe.
9/28/20221 hour, 9 minutes, 11 seconds
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09-15-22 - Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational

James and Steve head to the parking lot of High Gravity Fermentations to sample beers at the Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational.
9/14/20221 hour, 25 minutes, 54 seconds
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09-08-22 - Oklahoma Beer, A Handcrafted History

Brian Welzbacher, Oklahoma beer historian, talks about the challenging history of beer and brewing in the Sooner State.
9/7/202254 minutes, 12 seconds
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09-01-22 - Recipe Development, Dry Stout

Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, walks us through formulating a recipe for a delicious dark beer.
8/31/202257 minutes, 24 seconds
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08-25-22 - Small Batch Home Malting

Sherwin Santiano of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Center, who trains professional maltsters, gives us tips on malting our own barley at home.
8/24/20221 hour, 19 seconds
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08-18-22 - Mead Day Chat

Ricky the Meadmaker of Groennfell and Havoc meaderies joins James and Steve on Mead Day Eve to chat about their favorite honey beverages.
8/17/20221 hour
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08-11-22 - Hop Farm Brewing Pt. 2

We continue our conversation with Malcolm Frazer of Hop Farm Brewing in Pittsburgh with two English Milds and a NEIPA.
8/10/202246 minutes, 49 seconds
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08-04-22 - Hop Farm Brewing Pt. 1

Malcolm Frazer and Melissa Larrick from Hop Farm Brewing in Pittsburgh lead us through a delicious flight of lighter colored beers.
8/3/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 58 seconds
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07-28-22 - Judging Ciders

Matt Jannett of Fenn Valley Vineyards talks about his life as a winemaker and a recent experience judging a cider competition.
7/27/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 7 seconds
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07-21-22 - Pittsburgh Club Night

We hit the floor (not literally) at Homebrew Con Club Night in Pittsburgh to try delicious traditional and not-so-traditional beers and meads.
7/20/20221 hour, 10 minutes, 34 seconds
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07-14-22 - Homebrew Sake and Hybridizing Yeast

We join Dr. Matt Winans of Imperial Organic Yeast R and D at Homebrew Con in Pittsburgh to talk making sake at home and Imperial's work to combine different yeast strains into a new one.
7/13/202246 minutes, 30 seconds
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07-07-22 - Recipe Development, American Amber Ale

Matt Giovanisci joins James to collaborate on formulating a recipe from scratch for a hoppy American favorite.
7/6/20221 hour, 1 minute, 27 seconds
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06-30-22 - Homebrew Con Day One

We head to Pittsburgh for Homebrew Con and collect a series of fun and informative interviews from day one of the conference.
6/29/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 14 seconds
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06-16-22 - Dive Bär

North American transplants David Shotlander and Jonathan Klassen talk about brewing in Gland, Switzerland and taking their brewery to the next level.
6/15/202253 minutes, 33 seconds
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06-09-22 - Vaulted Oak Brewing

We head to Charlotte, North Carolina, to celebrate the first anniversary of Vaulted Oak Brewing with brewer David Carey and co-founder Kiel Arrington.
6/8/202255 minutes, 39 seconds
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06-02-22 - Dark Tincture Sampler

James and Steve go dark as they test tinctures of toasted coconut, mint, and wild blueberries in a darker beer.
6/1/202247 minutes, 26 seconds
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05-19-22 - Italian Grape Ale

Our Italy correspondent, Tony Manzi of the UBeeRadio podcast, introduces us to the world of Italian Grape Ale – a sometimes tart and funky intersection of wine and beer.
5/18/202256 minutes, 50 seconds
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05-12-22 - Recipe Development - Yeast

Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible, Methods of Modern Homebrewing, and How to Make Hard Seltzer, gives us an overview of using yeast in recipe development.
5/11/202256 minutes, 18 seconds
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05-05-22 - Brewing with Kernza

Casey Letellier of Ivory Bill Brewing in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, talks about brewing with Kernza – the first perennial grain. Casey also talks about his recipe development strategy.
5/4/202253 minutes, 11 seconds
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04-28-22 - Recipe Development, Adjuncts

Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, gives us an overview of adjuncts used in developing recipes.
4/27/202259 minutes
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04-21-22 - Recipe Development, Water Made Simple

Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin blog and YouTube channel shares his simplified approach to brewing water chemistry.
4/20/202255 minutes, 31 seconds
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04-14-22 - Recipe Development, Tonsmeire on Hops

Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, talks about his hopping strategies in modern hoppy beers.
4/13/202257 minutes, 43 seconds
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04-07-22 - Citrus Zest Tincture Sampler

James and Steve sample tinctures made with lime, Meyer lemon, and organic Minneola tangelo. We also sample Ivory Bill Meyer Lemon Wheat and talk to brewer Casey Letellier about it.
4/6/202250 minutes, 4 seconds
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03-31-22 - Recipe Development - Specialty Malts and Grains

Chris Colby, author of the Home Brew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, walks us through the most commonly used specialty malts and grains.
3/30/202256 minutes, 9 seconds
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03-24-22 - Twelve Top Tasting Tips

Briony Liebich from flavourlogic.com give us some great advice on honing our senses when we taste our favorite beverage.
3/23/202250 minutes, 33 seconds
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03-17-22 - Recipe Development from Story to Glass

Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin YouTube channel and brewcabin.com talks about his approach taking abstract inspiration onto paper and into the fermenter.
3/16/20221 hour, 59 seconds
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03-10-22 - Recipe Development and Base Malts

Chris Colby, author of The Home Brew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, gives us an overview of the most basic of beer ingredients.
3/9/202256 minutes, 24 seconds
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03-03-22 - Fruit Tincture Sampler

James and Steve use tincures made from dark sweet cherries, strawberries and jalapeños to liven up a basic pale ale.
3/2/202247 minutes, 38 seconds
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02-24-22 - Recipe Development By the Numbers

Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, explains the numbers related to writing recipes and brewing beer.
2/23/202249 minutes, 38 seconds
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02-17-22 - Brewing with Rye

Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew and brewingnordic.com, talks about the challenges and rewards of brewing with rye.
2/16/202251 minutes, 15 seconds
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02-10-22 - Ozark Beer Company Update

Andy Coates brings us up to date on hazy beers, small batch blended barrels, and new gear at Ozark.
2/9/202253 minutes, 45 seconds
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02-03-22 - Pepper Tincture Sampler

James and Steve play with tinctures made with dried chilis to dose into a tasty little pale ale.
2/2/202253 minutes, 50 seconds
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01-27-22 - Fermentation Troubleshooting

Alex Gruber from Imperial Organic Yeast technical support walks us through the process of diagnosing troubled fermentations.
1/26/202252 minutes, 50 seconds
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01-20-22 - Julia Herz, AHA Executive Director

We get to know Julia Herz as she takes the reins as Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association.
1/19/202244 minutes, 44 seconds
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01-13-22 - Ponche Barleywine and Pressure Brewing

Adam Ross from Twin Span Brewing talks about his barleywine infused with Mexican punch along with a rosemary and spruce beer and brewing under pressure.
1/12/202243 minutes, 50 seconds
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01-06-22 - Old Toe Sucker

James attends a brew day at Fossil Cove Brewing to witness the recreation of a historic New Albion Brewing recipe with craft beer pioneer Jack McAuliffe.
1/5/202246 minutes, 29 seconds
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12-30-21 - Annual Disaster Show

It's the longest one ever! James and Steve sit on the porch and read a stack of stories about brewing gone wrong sent in by listeners from around the world.
12/29/20211 hour, 59 minutes, 22 seconds
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12-09-21 - Juleol

Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer and the Homebrew Recipe Bible, talks about traditional Christmas beers from Norway.
12/8/202144 minutes, 52 seconds
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12-02-21 - Beer Yeast Sampler

James and Steve compare beers made with Active Dry and Rapid Rise bread yeast against one made with US-05.
12/1/202151 minutes, 57 seconds
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11-18-21 - U. S. Open Beer Championship

Dow Scoggins and Michael Conger from the U. S. Open Beer Championship talk about their competition and give a bit of advice for competing and judging.
11/17/202158 minutes, 29 seconds
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11-11-21 - Expanding Crisis

Sean Slape of Crisis Brewing Company catches us up on his work to expand his once tiny brewery into a successful small brewery through brewing delicious beers.
11/10/202154 minutes, 13 seconds
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11-04-21 - Mountain Fork Brewery

Johann the Brewer from Mountain Fork Brewery talks about brewing traditionally-inspired beers with river water in southeastern Oklahoma.
11/3/202152 minutes, 50 seconds
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10-28-21 - Space Yeast Mead

Dan Schreffler of Space Time Mead and Cider Works shares a mead made with yeast sent to the edge of space along with three other delicious meads.
10/27/202157 minutes, 19 seconds
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10-21-21 - Building a "Perfect" Keezer

Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin YouTube channel walks us through how he built a keezer that is ideal for his home brewery.
10/20/202158 minutes, 7 seconds
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10-14-21 - Partigyle Techniques

Peter Symons, author of Guile Brews, talks about the process of using brewing software to design partigyle beers.
10/13/202154 minutes, 37 seconds
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10-07-21 - Hatch Wit and Steve's Shop

Steve shares a Belgian Wit chili pepper experiment and sums up his time as owner of Steve's Brew Shop.
10/6/202157 minutes, 16 seconds
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09-30-21 - Natural State Beer Gold

We catch up with Mark and Ryan Smith at Natural State Beer following their taking GABF gold for their maibock.
9/29/202157 minutes, 45 seconds
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09-23-21 - Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational

We travel to Tulsa to sample beers from the Oklahoma breweries gathered for the festival in High Gravity's parking lot.
9/22/202153 minutes, 7 seconds
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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.
9/15/202151 minutes, 13 seconds
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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.
9/8/202144 minutes, 49 seconds
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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.
9/1/202139 minutes, 10 seconds
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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.
8/25/202157 minutes, 34 seconds
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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.
8/18/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 34 seconds
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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.
8/11/202153 minutes, 33 seconds
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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.
8/4/202156 minutes, 59 seconds
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07-29-21 - Core Barrels, Seltzers, and Canned Cocktails

Steve and James pay a visit to Core Brewing in Springdale, Arkansas, to sample some big barrel-aged beers, refreshing hard seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails.
7/28/202158 minutes, 30 seconds
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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.
7/21/202154 minutes, 3 seconds
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07-15-21 - Water Profile Sampler - 100 Percent Wheat

James and Steve taste wheat beers with malty, bitter, and balanced water profiles. They also add a fourth with filtered tap water.
7/14/202151 minutes, 3 seconds
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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.
7/7/202156 minutes, 47 seconds
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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.
6/23/202151 minutes, 33 seconds
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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.
6/16/20211 hour, 1 minute, 32 seconds
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06-10-21 - CERIA Non-Alcoholic and Cannabis-Infused Beers

Keith Villa, founder of Blue Moon Brewing and author of Brewing with Cannabis: Using THC and CBD in Beer, talks about his latest venture bringing cannabis products to brewing.
6/9/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 37 seconds
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06-03-21 - Partial Mash Promulgation

Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, says partial mashing is still relevant in today's homebrewing world.
6/2/202145 minutes, 16 seconds
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05-27-21 - Water Profile Sampler - RO and Roasted Barley

James and Steve take another run at comparing malty, balanced and bitter water profiles. This time with reverse osmosis water and a bit of roasted barley.
5/26/202136 minutes, 8 seconds
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05-20-21 - Kegging with Dave

Dave Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa (highgravitybrew.com) answers listener questions about kegging equipment and techniques.
5/19/202152 minutes, 4 seconds
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05-13-21 - Hop Timing Experiment, Take Two

Homebrewer Brent Langdon shares his experiment comparing hops added at 30, 20, 10 and zero minutes in the boil.
5/12/202152 minutes, 39 seconds
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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.
5/5/202156 minutes, 28 seconds
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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.
4/28/202154 minutes, 57 seconds
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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?
4/21/202138 minutes, 44 seconds
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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.
4/14/202152 minutes, 54 seconds
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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.
4/7/202148 minutes, 49 seconds
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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.
3/31/202148 minutes, 18 seconds
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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.
3/24/202148 minutes, 16 seconds
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03-18-21 - Brewing with Fruit Purees

Chris Hodge of Oregon Fruit Products answers listener questions about using fruit purees in beer and mead.
3/17/202147 minutes, 46 seconds
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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.
3/10/202146 minutes, 4 seconds
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03-04-21 - Cider-Graf Malt and Yeast Experiment

Homebrewer Nick Johnson shares his ambitious experiment brewing graf with apple juice along with four malt extracts and five yeast strains.
3/3/202146 minutes, 31 seconds
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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.
2/24/202147 minutes, 27 seconds
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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.
2/17/202158 minutes, 10 seconds
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02-11-21 - Sugar Creek Malt Company

Caleb Michalke and John Beal from Sugar Creek Malt Company in Indiana talk about using traditional techniques to create some innovative malts.
2/10/202148 minutes, 7 seconds
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02-04-21 - Wort Tests

Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast walks us through three standard procedures to test the quality of our wort.
2/3/202147 minutes, 40 seconds
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01-28-21 - Yeast Nutrition and Health

Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, addresses some of the factors in keeping yeast happy and healthy in fermentations.
1/27/202154 minutes, 16 seconds
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01-21-21 - Man Made Mead Myths

Garrett from the Man Made Mead YouTube channel walks us through four experiments he's done challenging traditional wisdom in brewing meads.
1/20/202145 minutes, 50 seconds
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01-14-21 - Gezellig Brewing Company

James talks with Grant Heuer, Lucas Greta and Betsy Duffy from Gezellig Brewing in Newton, Iowa, about their recent extremely sucessful competition performance.
1/13/202152 minutes, 33 seconds
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01-07-21 - Hop Sampler - Amarillo, Hallertau Mittelfruh Blend

James and Steve taste individual examples and a blend of a traditional European hop and a relatively new American one.
1/6/202146 minutes, 38 seconds
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12-31-20 2020 Brewing Disasters

James and Steve round out a disastrous year with two full hours of brewing disaster letters from listeners.
12/30/20201 hour, 59 minutes, 36 seconds
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12-17-20 Decocting Munich Dunkel

Glenn Cole, brewer at Hofbrauhaus in St. Louis, takes us through the elaborate decoction process he uses to brew Dunkel.
12/16/202045 minutes, 13 seconds
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12-10-20 Dream Homebrewing Space

Homebrewer Matt Giovanisci talks about living the dream of turning a spare garage into a perfect spot to brew.
12/9/202046 minutes, 22 seconds
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12-03-20 New Zealand Rye Wit

Longtime listener Greig McGill of Brewaucracy in Hamilton, New Zealand, collaborates with James on a deliciously hoppy low-gravity rye and wheat beer.
12/2/202051 minutes, 47 seconds
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11-19-20 Malt Sampler - Midnight Wheat, Black Prinz, Black Patent

James and Steve sample three dark beers made with malts designed to contribute color over roastiness.
11/18/202043 minutes, 32 seconds
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11-12-20 Tej Ethiopian Mead

Homebrewer Bruce Hanley shares his version of a traditional Ethiopian mead made of honey with gesho leaves and stems.
11/11/202043 minutes, 3 seconds
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11-05-20 Malt Vinegar

Amahl Turczyn, author of A Year of Good Beer - a page-a-day calendar, joins us to talk about the process of turning beer in to vinegar.
11/4/202035 minutes, 46 seconds
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10-29-20 Hop Sampler - Simcoe, Citra Blend

In the 18th episode of the series, James and Steve taste a Hop Sampler with two very popular hops and a blend of the two.
10/28/202049 minutes, 39 seconds
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10-22-20 Midwest Legend

Glenn Cole of Midwest Ale Works talks about a beer designed to raise money and awareness for farmers and communities devastated by this past summer's derecho.
10/21/202045 minutes, 15 seconds
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10-15-20 Pumpkin and Spice Revisited

Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, gives us ideas to brew some tasty holiday beers and answers questions about flavoring seltzer and using potatoes in brewing.
10/14/202047 minutes, 20 seconds
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10-08-20 English Imperial Stout

Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, gives us tips on going back to the roots of the Imperial Stout style.
10/7/202051 minutes, 50 seconds
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10-01-20 Dampfbier and Tepache

Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing talks about a German barley beer pretending to be a wheat beer and a traditional Mexican pineapple drink.
9/30/202056 minutes, 24 seconds
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09-24-20 Gotahold Brewing

We head to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to visit with Dave Hartmann and Wendy Reese Hartmann who decided to leave the big brewery life and get small.
9/23/202057 minutes, 46 seconds
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09-17-20 Malt Sampler - Red Wheat, White Wheat, Two-Row

James and Steve dive into the fourth malt sampler comparing two wheats and American two-row, and Steve gets on his soapbox.
9/16/202051 minutes, 2 seconds
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09-10-20 How to Make Hard Seltzer

Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, talks about the challenges that come with brewing this fizzy brew.
9/9/202057 minutes, 23 seconds
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09-03-20 Caleb's Bees

We visit the farm of Caleb Hutcherson where he keeps bees that he has collected from wild swarms and invasive hives.
9/2/202040 minutes, 3 seconds
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08-27-20 Fermenting Veggies with Sandor Katz

Sandor Katz, author of Wild Fermentation and The Art of Fermentation, joins us to talk about using lactic fermentation to preserve vegetables and make them more tasty.
8/26/202050 minutes, 32 seconds
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08-20-20 Carbon Dioxide

Chris Colby, author of How To Make Hard Seltzers, goes back to basics about our favorite brewing gas.
8/19/202039 minutes, 6 seconds
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08-13-20 ANXO-Heurich Liberty Cider

Heurich House Museum in Washington DC collaborates with ANXO Cidery to revive a prohibition-era cider. Cider maker Sam Fitz walks us through the proces and talks about single-variety non-adjunct ciders.
8/12/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 4 seconds
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08-06-20 Doug W.

A longtime friend shares his journey of recovery.
8/5/202036 minutes, 3 seconds
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07-16-20 Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout

Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio talks about his Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout and the social initiative connected with it.
7/15/202036 minutes, 45 seconds
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07-09-20 Kveik Harvesting

Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew - The Craft of Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale, walks us through the steps of harvesting, storing and reusing Kveik and other farmhouse yeasts.
7/8/202047 minutes, 50 seconds
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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.
7/1/202051 minutes, 17 seconds
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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.
6/24/202047 minutes, 25 seconds
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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.
6/17/202057 minutes, 52 seconds
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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.
6/10/202054 minutes, 11 seconds
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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.
6/3/202053 minutes, 59 seconds
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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.
5/27/202057 minutes, 3 seconds
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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.
5/20/202056 minutes, 45 seconds
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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.
5/13/202052 minutes, 24 seconds
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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.
5/6/202045 minutes, 58 seconds
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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.
4/29/202052 minutes, 52 seconds
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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.
4/22/202052 minutes, 18 seconds
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04-16-20 Hop Sampler - Tettnanger, EKG, Hallertau Blanc

James and Steve practice social distancing while sampling three tasty hops from the Old World.
4/15/202051 minutes, 12 seconds
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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.
4/8/202045 minutes, 50 seconds
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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.
4/1/202038 minutes, 41 seconds
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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.
3/25/202054 minutes, 51 seconds
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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.
3/18/202052 minutes, 7 seconds
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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.
3/11/202057 minutes, 32 seconds
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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.
3/4/202047 minutes, 52 seconds
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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.
2/26/202049 minutes, 36 seconds
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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.
2/19/202035 minutes, 52 seconds
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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.
2/12/202049 minutes, 12 seconds
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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.
2/5/202052 minutes, 41 seconds
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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.
1/29/202039 minutes, 2 seconds
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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.
1/22/202049 minutes, 6 seconds
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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.
1/15/202051 minutes, 9 seconds
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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.
1/8/202049 minutes, 51 seconds
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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.
1/1/202054 minutes, 57 seconds
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12-19-19 Annual Disaster Show

James and Steve get together to read 20 letters of brewing woe submitted by listeners.
12/18/20191 hour, 4 minutes, 13 seconds
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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.
12/11/201942 minutes, 13 seconds
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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.
12/4/201952 minutes, 39 seconds
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11-21-19 Hop Sampler - Lemon Drop, Bravo, Columbus

James and Steve taste Hop Sampler 14 with accidental oxidation on one of the batches.
11/20/201939 minutes, 59 seconds
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11-14-19 Natural State Beer Company

James talks to Mark Smith, alumnus of the Basic Brewing podcasts, and Head Brewer Will Sonneman about Natural State Beer Company, which opens soon.
11/13/201941 minutes, 49 seconds
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11-07-19 Hot Side Hopping for Hazy IPAs

Scott Janish, author of The New IPA - A Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor, talks about hopping on the hot side for hazy, juicy beers.
11/6/201949 minutes, 38 seconds
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10-31-19 Hop Sampler - Northern Brewer, Chinook, Warrior

James and Steve celebrate Halloween by tasting Hop Sampler number thirteen.
10/30/201941 minutes, 58 seconds
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10-24-19 Rebel Kettle

James samples offbeat and delicious beers in Little Rock with Rebel Kettle founder John Lee.
10/23/201941 minutes
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10-17-19 Lost Forty Visit

James visits with Grant Chandler, quality manager of Lost Forty Brewing, and samples beer from Arkansas' largest brewery.
10/16/201957 minutes, 23 seconds
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10-10-19 Ambitious Brew - A History of American Beer

Author and historian Maureen Ogle talks about the revision of her book documenting the history of the American beer culture and industry.
10/9/201956 minutes, 31 seconds
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10-03-19 West African Sorghum Beer

Homebrewer Ryan Deaver tells us about Tchoukoutou, a fresh, sour sorghum beer he discovered while living in Benin.
10/2/201942 minutes, 16 seconds
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09-26-19 Brewing for Distilling

Aaron Mayer of Pine Bluffs Distilling talks about the process of brewing beer for spirits with local malt from Wyoming Malting Company.
9/25/201952 minutes, 31 seconds
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09-19-19 Hop Sampler - Liberty, Azacca, Jarrylo

James and Steve taste the twelfth in their series of comparing a set of three hops brewed in small batches.
9/18/201934 minutes, 7 seconds
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09-12-19 Hops Breeding and Genetics

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, takes us through the process of creating new hop varieties and putting them through the paces.
9/11/201938 minutes, 51 seconds
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09-05-19 Boston Mountain Brewing

Matt Thompson tells us how he and his business partner went from novice homebrewers to professional brewers and brewery owners in a very short time.
9/4/201951 minutes, 56 seconds
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08-29-19 Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale

Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew - The Craft of Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale, gives us tips on brewing this ancient Finnish beer.
8/28/201949 minutes, 3 seconds
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08-22-19 DC Homebrewers Crystal Malt Experiment

Omar Al-Nidawi shares his club's English Bitter experiment comparing Caramunich 1, Dingemans Cara 45, Carastan and Opal 44. Also, there's a 100 percent Red X beer.
8/21/201941 minutes, 30 seconds
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08-15-19 Hazy Beer Stability

Scott Janish of Sapwood Cellars and author of The New IPA: A Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor gives us tips on preserving hazy hoppy goodness.
8/14/201942 minutes, 6 seconds
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08-08-19 Mike Tonsmeire Meetup

James and Steve sit down with the Mad Fermentationist to talk hoppy beers, sour beers and Sapwood Cellars.
8/7/201955 minutes, 4 seconds
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08-01-19 Providence Social Club

James and Steve sample some tasty beers at the Social Club of Providence Homebrew Con and talk to the brewers who made them.
7/31/201945 minutes, 59 seconds
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07-25-19 Hop Sampler - Styrian Golding, Styrian Celeia, French Strisselspalt

James' son, Drew, joins the panel as they taste three beers made with low alpha acid European hops.
7/24/201942 minutes, 19 seconds
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07-18-19 Insane in the Yeast Strain

Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast leads James and Steve through two split-wort experiments at Homebrew Con that compare six different yeasts.
7/17/201941 minutes, 45 seconds
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07-11-19 RIBS NEIPA Yeast Experiment

Members of the Rhode Island Brewing Society share their experiment comparing six different yeast strains in New England IPAs.
7/10/201952 minutes, 24 seconds
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07-04-19 Club Night in Providence, Rhode Island

James and Steve explore Homebrew Con's incredible night of delicious brews and creative brewers.
7/3/201958 minutes, 26 seconds
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05-30-19 Hop Sampler - Saaz, Cashmere, Green Bullet

James and Steve add a bonus round to the hop sampler as they taste three hops that you'd think would be easy to pick out.
5/29/201939 minutes, 21 seconds
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05-23-19 Stouts vs Porters

Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal explores our favorite dark beers and gives us recipe tips. Also, Gary Glass of the AHA shares a homebrew legislation update.
5/22/201950 minutes, 34 seconds
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05-16-19 Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational

We travel to the parking lot of High Gravity (Pippin's Taproom) to sample from commercial breweries and homebrewers across Oklahoma.
5/15/201952 minutes, 10 seconds
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05-09-19 African Guest Sampler

Homebrewer Steve Frank submits our first guest Hop Sampler ever, featuring African Queen, Southern Aroma, Southern Passion and Sabro.
5/8/201959 minutes, 50 seconds
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05-02-19 Core Homecoming

Homebrewer and alumnus of Basic Brewing Radio, Jamie Conway, joins the team at Core Brewing, where they're refocusing their company's priorities.
5/1/201946 minutes, 18 seconds
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04-25-19 Hop Sampler - Galena, Denali, El Dorado

It's Hop Sampler number nine, pitting three nicely fruity hop varieties against each other.
4/24/201945 minutes, 32 seconds
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04-18-19 Kombucha, the Root of All Starters

Homebrewer Doug Wawrzynski tells us how he's using kombucha to kick-start sour fermentations, such as sauerkraut, sourdough and kettle-soured beers.
4/17/201953 minutes, 52 seconds
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04-11-19 Sparrow Malting

Brad Coker is starting up a new craft malthouse in northwest Arkansas. He shares his techniques of malting small batches of grain at home.
4/10/201955 minutes, 6 seconds
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04-04-19 Catching Up with Fossil Cove

James samples beers with Ben Mills of Fossil Cove Brewing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and learns about the brewery's recent expansion.
4/3/201959 minutes, 19 seconds
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03-28-19 Hop Sampler - Motueka, Rakau, and Nelson Sauvin

James and Steve taste hops from New Zealand, and James faces a possible equipment contamination.
3/27/201950 minutes, 1 second
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03-21-19 DC Homebrewers SMASH

Omar Al-Nidawi shares beers from the DC Homebrewers Club experiment brewing different styles with Pilsner malt and Sterling hops.
3/20/201953 minutes, 48 seconds
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03-14-19 Scaling Up with Sapwood Cellars

Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire talks about the brewery he co-founded in Columbia, Maryland, and the challenges of scaling up from homebrew.
3/13/201959 minutes, 42 seconds
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03-07-19 Lab Testing HSBUs

David Curtis of Bell's General Store in Kalamazoo talks about Select Centennial Hops and shares lab IBU tests of beers brewed for the Hop Sampler series.
3/6/201951 minutes, 59 seconds
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02-28-19 Astarte Bronze-Age-Style Beer

Homebrewer AJ Hart took part in an experimental archeology project on bronze age brewing techniques in Cyprus and collaborated with her husband, Justin, to bring those ideas home.
2/27/201943 minutes, 39 seconds
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02-21-19 Chiller Stirring Experiment

Engineer Alex Roberts joins James again to test the effects on stirring a wort while it's being chilled by an immersion chiller. They also reverse the chiller's water flow.
2/20/201933 minutes, 24 seconds
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02-14-19 Golden Ale Yeast Experiment

Kyle Swallow of Twin Lakes Homebrew Club and Rapps Barren Brewing in Mountain Home, Arkansas, talks about an experiment fermenting one Golden Ale wort with 13 different yeasts.
2/13/201942 minutes, 14 seconds
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02-07-19 Year-Long Stout Collaboration

Homebrewer Chris McKenzie shares his experience collaborating with five other homebrewers in a year-long experiment to design the perfect stout.
2/6/201946 minutes, 5 seconds
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01-31-19 Hawk Moth Brewing

James talks to Bradley Riggs of Hawk Moth Brewing in Rogers, Arkansas - a brewery focused on small batch, old-world-style, wood-aged beers.
1/30/201948 minutes, 47 seconds
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01-24-19 Hop Sampler - Willamette, Amarillo, Falconer's Flight

James and Steve sample an old American standby against a relative newcomer and a hop blend.
1/23/201944 minutes, 57 seconds
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01-17-19 Monster Cereal Beer Roundup

We sample a batch of five monster cereal beers brewed from Frankenberry, Boo Berry and Count Chocula.
1/16/201940 minutes, 51 seconds
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01-10-19 Mead Yeast Sampler - US-05, S-33, BE-134

Steve splits a batch of mead and pitches three different dry beer yeasts to test the effects of each.
1/9/201940 minutes, 19 seconds
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01-03-19 Ivory Bill Brewing

We visit Ivory Bill Brewing in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where long-time friend of the podcast, Casey Letellier, and his partner, Dorothy Hall, are serving up delicious open-fermented, gluten-reduced, English-inspired beers.
1/2/201959 minutes, 32 seconds
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12-20-18 Annual Disaster Show

Steve and James read a ton of letters about homebrewing disasters from listeners across the globe.
12/19/20181 hour, 37 minutes, 21 seconds
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12-13-18 Hop Sampler - Lemondrop, German Mandarina Bavaria, and Simcoe

Steve and James taste a batch of hops chosen by Steve's son, Chase, and introduce the concept of Hop Stand Bittering Units (HSBUs).
12/12/201846 minutes, 44 seconds
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12-06-18 Loki Yeast Temperature Experiment

Casey Helwig and Jess Caudill from Imperial Organic Yeast help James and Steve evaluate an experiment fermenting a kveik strain at two different temperatures.
12/5/201848 minutes, 17 seconds
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11-29-18 AHA 40th Anniversary

American Homebrew Association Director Gary Glass joins us to talk about four decades of the AHA, ongoing homebrew legislation issues, and the upcoming Homebrew Con and National Homebrew Competition.
11/28/201843 minutes, 22 seconds
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11-15-18 Hop Sampler - Centennial, Citra, Galaxy

In our fifth show of the series, we taste some higher alpha hops and get a surprise result.
11/14/201837 minutes, 40 seconds
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11-08-18 Competition Karate

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares his strategies to take home more hardware from homebrew competitions.
11/7/201844 minutes, 33 seconds
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11-01-18 IBUs vs Wort Gravity and Hop Stand Temps

Dr. Chris Hamilton of Hillsdale College in Michigan shares results of his experiments testing the effects of increased wort gravity and different hop stand temperatures on IBU measurements. He also updates us on his research with Clarity Ferm on gluten in beer.
10/31/201858 minutes, 57 seconds
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10-25-18 Chiller Flow Experiment

Engineer Alex Roberts helps James conduct an experiment looking at the effect of varying the flow rate of water through an immersion chiller when chilling wort.
10/24/201841 minutes, 31 seconds
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10-18-18 Ricky the Meadmaker, Too Controversial

Ricky the Meadmaker from Groennfell Meadery in Vermont talks about an article detailing his techniques that was deeemed "too controversial" to print.
10/17/201857 minutes, 3 seconds
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10-11-18 Makgeolli - Korean Rice Wine

Homebrewer Tommy Caillouet introduces us to an easy-to-brew alcoholic rice beverage that has its roots in ancient Korea.
10/10/201846 minutes, 7 seconds
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10-04-18 Wheat and Rye Flour Experiment

Homebrewer Brook Baber drew upon his background as a baker to brew beers using wheat and rye flour in the mash.
10/3/201851 minutes, 9 seconds
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09-27-18 Spontaneous Sours Hopping Rate Experiment

Homebrewer Caleb Buck of archaicpursuit.com shares some delicious sour beers and startling early results of his sour IBU experiment.
9/26/201858 minutes, 10 seconds
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09-20-18 Hop Sampler - Crystal, Glacier, German Huell Melon

James and Steve taste the fourth in the series featuring single hops brewed into three small batches.
9/19/201843 minutes, 12 seconds
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09-13-18 Fal Allen on Brewing Gose

Anderson Valley Brewing Company brewmaster Fal Allen talks about his new book, Gose: Brewing a Classic German Beer for the Modern Era.
9/12/201856 minutes, 15 seconds
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09-06-18 Mead Yeast Experiment

Steve shares an experiment fermenting a split batch of mead with three dry wine yeasts.
9/5/201842 minutes, 15 seconds
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08-30-18 Mead Bottle Pasteurization Experiment

Home meadmaker Tim Leber shares his experiment using sous vide to pasteurize mead after bottling.
8/29/201842 minutes, 52 seconds
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08-23-18 Zero Tolerance Gluten Free Club

Homebrewers Joe Morris, Ed Golden and Bob Keifer join us to share their techniques and recipes for brewing delicious beers without gluten.
8/22/201857 minutes, 25 seconds
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08-16-18 Occidental Brewing

We visit Occidental Brewing in Portland, Oregon, to talk to brewer Sam Carroll about brewing delicious German-style beers.
8/15/20181 hour, 4 minutes, 8 seconds
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08-09-18 Sake-Beer Hybrid

Homebrewer Kevin McEvoy shares his experiment combining sake and beer fermentations into a single beverage with components of each.
8/8/201848 minutes, 18 seconds
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08-02-18 Pichia Apotheca Hybrid Yeast

Dr. Maitreya Dunham of the University of Washington joins us to talk about a new yeast hybrid her lab has isolated from an open fermentation beer. Tim Leber and Norm Kwasinski share mead and beer brewed with the yeast.
8/1/201847 minutes, 11 seconds
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07-26-18 Insane in the Yeast Strain

We join Imperial Organic Yeast and Everybody's Brewing to sample two split-wort experiments.
7/25/201847 minutes, 27 seconds
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07-19-18 Hop Sampler - UK Fuggle, German Hallertau and Perle

James and Steve taste the third in the Hop Sampler series, featuring hops from the UK and Germany.
7/18/201844 minutes, 55 seconds
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07-12-18 Cascade Brewing

We sample delicious sour beers at Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, with Head Brewer Mike Mathis and Lead Blender Kevin Martin.
7/11/20181 hour, 7 minutes, 23 seconds
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07-05-18 Portland Club Night

We roam the floor of Homebrew Con Club Night to sample delicious, and sometimes odd, beers and visit with their talented, sometimes odd, brewers.
7/4/201858 minutes, 34 seconds
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05-31-18 Eclectic IPA with Dick Cantwell

Brewer and author Dick Cantwell talks about his book, Eclectic IPA: Pushing the Boundaries of India Pale Ale, which includes IPA recipes with fruit, vegetables, spices, and other tasty ingredients.
5/30/201848 minutes, 27 seconds
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05-24-18 Hop Sampler - Apollo, Calypso, and Experimental 07270

James and Steve go round two into comparing small batches brewed with single hops. This week increases the alpha acids with Apollo, Calypso, and Experimental 07270.
5/23/201840 minutes, 52 seconds
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05-17-18 Brut IPA

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of The Home Brew Recipe Bible and The Methods of Modern Homebrewing, introduces us to a new dry, sparkling version of our favorite style.
5/16/201846 minutes, 27 seconds
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05-10-18 Jesse Gagnon at West Mountain

The former head brewer at Ozark Beer Company talks about why he shifted his career path toward a smaller place and shares beers and tips.
5/9/201854 minutes, 25 seconds
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05-03-18 Hop Sampler - Cascade, Cluster and Mount Hood

James and Steve break in a new feature to the podcast by sampling small batches brewed with Cascade, Cluster and Mount Hood hops.
5/2/201838 minutes, 31 seconds
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04-26-18 Steve Mead Update

Steve Wilkes of Steve's Brew Shop shares his latest round of meads, which include blueberry and cherry - one of them oaked. We also revisit a cyser to see how it's aging.
4/25/201851 minutes, 55 seconds
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04-19-18 JoCo Brown Ale and Gose Experiments

Homebrewer Joe Covey joins us again to share his split batch experiments comparing two yeasts in a brown ale and the effect of adding cherries to a gose.
4/18/201844 minutes, 13 seconds
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04-12-18 Crisis Brewing

Brewer Sean Slape has used his engineering background and elbow grease to build a small-scale electric brewery just opening in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and already has plans to expand.
4/11/201856 minutes, 22 seconds
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04-05-18 Brewing Darker Beers

Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing gives us rants and tips for brewing beers with dark grains.
4/4/201851 minutes, 35 seconds
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03-29-18 Prestonrose Farm and Brewery

James travels to Paris . . . Arkansas, to visit with Liz Preston and her husband, Preston, about the brewery in their front yard and their efforts to bring good beer and organic farming to their region.
3/28/201858 minutes
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03-22-18 Beer Craft with Jon Finch

Jon Finch, author of Beer Craft - The No-Nonsense Guide to Making and Enjoying Damn Good Craft Beer at Home, talks about brewing in the UK, beer cocktails and using beer in food.
3/21/201849 minutes, 55 seconds
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03-15-18 RIS Collaboration

James and Steve sample a big bourbon-barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout that they contributed to and talk to barrel owner and project coordinator Reece Morrison.
3/14/201841 minutes, 31 seconds
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03-08-18 DC Homebrewers Adjunct Experiment

Omar Al-Nidawi, education co-chair of the DC Homebrewers Club, talks about an experiment comparing a dozen different brewing adjuncts. James and Steve are joined by Reece Morrison to sample.
3/7/201852 minutes, 7 seconds
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03-01-18 Hop Stand Temperature Experiment

James and Steve sample and evaluate a small batch experiment comparing three beers brewed with hop stands set at different temperatures.
2/28/201846 minutes, 32 seconds
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02-22-18 SQZBX Brewery and Pizza Joint

Brewer Zac Smith likes his beer like he likes his pizza and radio: local. James talks to Zac about his Reinheitsgebot-inspired approach to brewing quaffable session beers.
2/21/201854 minutes, 27 seconds
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02-15-18 A Year of Red IPA

Homebrewer Chris McKenzie wanted to perfect a recipe for Red IPA, so he brewed nothing but that style for a whole year. Then, he sent his beer to a competition to see what the judges thought.
2/14/201840 minutes, 41 seconds
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02-08-18 American Solera

We visit American Solera in Tulsa, which was named Best New Brewery in the U.S. in 2016 by RateBeer, and talk to founder Chase Healey about hoppy, fruity, and funky beers.
2/7/201847 minutes, 12 seconds
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02-01-18 John Palmer on NEIPA

John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares brewing tips for one of the most controversial styles today - New England IPA.
1/31/201855 minutes, 55 seconds
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01-25-18 AHA Update with Gary Glass

AHA Director Gary Glass updates us on the National Homebrew Competition, HomebrewCon, and who homebrews nowadays.
1/24/201846 minutes
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01-18-18 Milk Stout, Autumn Seasonal, and Saison Experiments

James talks about the results of a trio of split batch experiments using different strains of yeast with homebrewer Joe Covey.
1/17/201851 minutes, 2 seconds
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01-11-18 Non-Alcoholic Homebrew?

Homebrewer Brock Masters shares his experiment attempting to remove alcohol from a hoppy homebrew while preserving the freshness of the flavor and aroma.
1/10/201846 minutes, 41 seconds
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01-04-18 6 O'CLOCK Brews

Author Peter Symons shares his second book, "6 O'CLOCK Brews: Home Brewing More Old Australian Beers," which includes recipes for historic Australian beers and some of the British imports that influenced them.
1/3/201848 minutes, 41 seconds
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12-21-17 Brewing Disasters

James and Steve read stories of woe from listeners as they share brewing disasters from the past year.
12/20/20171 hour, 19 minutes, 37 seconds
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12-14-17 Tasting Superior Bathhouse Brewery

We sip beers with Rose Schweikhart of Superior Bathhouse Brewery in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, and get some tips on brewing some tasty beers.
12/13/201756 minutes, 12 seconds
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12-07-17 Unusual Ingredients

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal and author of Methods of Modern Homebrewing, gives us advice on when and where to use interesting ingredients to bring some unique flavor to our beer.
12/6/201743 minutes, 38 seconds
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11-30-17 Lost 40 Barrel Beers

Grant Chandler from Lost 40 Brewing in Little Rock shares some delicious beers aged in barrels and brewed with fun ingredients, such as honeysuckle, strawberries, and locally harvested yeast.
11/29/20171 hour, 2 minutes, 48 seconds
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11-16-17 Against All Hops

Butch Heilshorn, author of "Against All Hops: Techniques and Philosophy for Creating Extraordinary Botanical Beers," tells us how he brews new beers with roots to the past.
11/15/201754 minutes, 1 second
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11-09-17 JJ's Brewing Company

We visit JJ's Brewing Company in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to talk to Jennifer "Muck" Muckerman and Andrew Porter about brewing American Lagers and other beers to convert customers to local brews.
11/8/201749 minutes, 24 seconds
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11-02-17 Saison Yeast Experiment

Homebrewer Joe Covey shares his Saison experiment comparing a split wort fermented with Safbrew T-58 and Danstar Belle Saison yeasts.
11/1/201751 minutes, 24 seconds
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10-26-17 Blood Beer

Homebrewer James Sandford talks about how he and his wife, Lucy, rose to the challenge to brew a beer with powdered pig's blood.
10/25/201738 minutes, 47 seconds
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10-19-17 Steve's Porch Meads

James and Steve take a break after shooting videos to share some of Steve's meads and talk mead making tips.
10/18/201752 minutes, 43 seconds
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10-12-17 Ancient Sumerian Happy Juice

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, tells us about the wine, honey, bread and beer beverage he brews based on the Hymn to Ninkasi.
10/11/201743 minutes, 9 seconds
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10-05-17 Pippin's Taproom Session Beers

We visit the taproom at High Gravity in Tulsa where Dave Knott, Amanda Schley and Tim Schley give us tips on brewing delicious beers under 4% ABV.
10/4/201750 minutes, 35 seconds
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09-28-17 Arkansas Beer

Brian Sorensen, author of Arkansas Beer: An Intoxicating History, joins James on the porch for a couple of beers and a chat on the history of beer in The Natural State.
9/27/201752 minutes, 31 seconds
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09-21-17 Fair State Brewing Cooperative

Evan Sallee and Matt Hauck, two of the founders of Fair State Brewing Cooperative in Minneapolis, join us to talk about hoppy and sour beers and their business model.
9/20/201747 minutes, 42 seconds
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09-14-17 Session Beers with Jennifer Talley

Jennifer Talley, author of Session Beers - Brewing for Flavor and Balance, give us tips on brewing lower gravity beers that are tasty and satisfying.
9/13/201750 minutes, 8 seconds
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09-07-17 Olvalde Farmhouse Ales

Joe Pond, founder of Olvalde Farmhouse Ales, talks about brewing rustic beers based on local and native ingredients on a Rollingstone, Minnesota, family farm.
9/6/201739 minutes, 22 seconds
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08-31-17 Imperial Organic Yeast

Owen Lingley, Jess Caudill and Jason Stepper from Imperial Organic Yeast talk about their fairly new company and answer questions from listeners.
8/30/201747 minutes, 2 seconds
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08-24-17 Ozark Beer - Berliner, Bucky, and BDCS

Ozark Beer founder, Andy Coates, and head brewer, Jesse Gagnon, talk new building, yogurt-soured Berliner Weisse, Buckminster Fuller-inspired beer, and Bourbon Double Cream Stout.
8/23/201752 minutes, 1 second
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08-17-17 Home Lab Isolation and Propagation

Zack Taggart, lab manager at 42 North Brewing, continues his presentation on setting up a homebrew lab by talking about isolating and propagating yeast and bacteria.
8/16/201755 minutes, 47 seconds
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08-10-17 Ryan Richardson Mead

Ryan Richardson of The Mead House podcast shares half a dozen fun and delicious meads.
8/9/201752 minutes, 42 seconds
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08-03-17 56 Brewing

Nick Chute, head brewer of 56 Brewing in Minneapolis, shares some delicious beers and some tips on how to brew similar ones at home.
8/2/201738 minutes, 2 seconds
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07-27-17 Home Lab Yeast Analysis

Zack Taggart, lab manager at 42 North Brewing, tells us how to set up our own homebrew lab to analyze yeast health and count cell population.
7/26/201750 minutes, 6 seconds
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07-20-17 Matt Weide Mead Experiments

Former meadmaker of the year Matt Weide joins us at HomebrewCon in Minneapolis to share meads made with walnuts, peanuts and ginger. He also shares a couple of bochet (burnt) meads.
7/19/201749 minutes, 39 seconds
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07-13-17 Boom Island Brewing

Kevin Welch of Boom Island Brewing in Minneapolis has turned passion for music and Belgian beers into a commercial operation designed to carry on a long tradition.
7/12/201741 minutes, 44 seconds
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07-06-17 Hop Chronicles and Club Night

We meet up with the Brulosophy crew at HomebrewCon in Minneapolis to evaluate two varieties of hops, and we chat with brewers and brewing experts on the Club Night floor.
7/5/20171 hour, 9 minutes, 27 seconds
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05-25-17 Hop Timing Experiment

Steve Wilkes and Casey Letellier help James evaluate an experiment comparing three beers with single hop additions at 60 minutes, 30 minutes and flameout.
5/24/201749 minutes, 1 second
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05-18-17 Earthbound Beer

Stuart Keating gives us brewing tips and explains why his brewery brews beers described as the "smallest and weirdest" in St. Louis.
5/17/201746 minutes, 10 seconds
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05-11-17 Brewing Kombucha

Phil Nigash of the podcast My Life As a Foodie joins us to talk about restarting his show and getting into brewing kombucha at home.
5/10/201751 minutes, 58 seconds
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05-04-17 Sean Terrill Attenuation Study

Sean Terrill of Two Mile Brewing in Leadville, Colorado, talks about his study and article examining the effect of mash temperature on attenuation rates of three yeast strains.
5/3/201745 minutes, 10 seconds
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04-27-17 Fruit Flavor Additions

Homebrewer Jamie Conway joins James and Steve as they taste beers and meads with different approaches to integrating fruit character.
4/26/201746 minutes, 43 seconds
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04-20-17 Step Mashing

Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal gets into the details about step mashing and how we can use it to control the character of our beers.
4/19/201745 minutes, 40 seconds
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04-13-17 Recipe Formulation: Playing with Gravity

James and Steve sit down during a brew day to talk about how to calculate and predict starting and finishing gravity levels of beers.
4/12/201751 minutes, 18 seconds
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04-06-17 Indiana Water Experiment

Homebrewer Aaron Winey shares his experiment brewing an American blonde ale using water from four different sources.
4/5/201746 minutes, 41 seconds
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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.
3/29/201741 minutes, 11 seconds
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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.
3/22/201751 minutes, 7 seconds
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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.
3/15/201744 minutes, 18 seconds
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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.
3/8/201745 minutes, 14 seconds
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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.
3/1/201746 minutes, 7 seconds
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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.
2/22/201744 minutes, 46 seconds
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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.
2/15/201742 minutes, 34 seconds
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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.
2/8/201755 minutes, 5 seconds
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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.
2/1/201743 minutes, 20 seconds
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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.
1/25/201745 minutes, 6 seconds
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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.
1/18/201744 minutes, 12 seconds
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01-12-17 Swiss Spruce Porter

Homebrewer Will Schumacher talks about his experiments brewing with spruce that he foraged from his time in Switzerland.
1/11/201749 minutes, 57 seconds
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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.
1/4/201736 minutes, 59 seconds
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12-29-16 Disaster Show 2016

James and Steve carry on the tradition of sharing stories from listeners of brew days gone bad.
12/28/20161 hour, 10 minutes, 10 seconds
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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.
12/14/201656 minutes, 41 seconds
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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.
12/7/201650 minutes, 25 seconds
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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.
11/30/201647 minutes, 39 seconds
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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.
11/16/201651 minutes, 41 seconds
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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.
11/9/201648 minutes, 51 seconds
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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.
11/2/201647 minutes, 30 seconds
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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.
10/26/201656 minutes, 49 seconds
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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.
10/19/201643 minutes, 42 seconds
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10-13-16 Vegetable Saisons

Homebrewer Jason Jackson shares four versions of his saison enhanced with vegetables from his garden. Steve Wilkes helps sample.
10/12/201651 minutes, 31 seconds
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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.
10/5/201650 minutes, 3 seconds
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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.
9/28/20161 hour, 1 minute, 51 seconds
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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."
9/21/201655 minutes, 27 seconds
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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.
9/14/201638 minutes, 36 seconds
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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.
9/7/201657 minutes, 55 seconds
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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.
8/31/201647 minutes, 40 seconds
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08-25-16 Nathan Zeender of Right Proper Brewing

We join head brewer Nathan Zeender in 3-D at the production brewery of Right Proper in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington D.C.
8/24/201640 minutes, 9 seconds
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08-18-16 Grisette and Saison

Homebrewer and beer historian Dave Janssen talks about grisette, a tasty obscure Belgian style, and how it relates to saison.
8/17/201657 minutes, 40 seconds
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08-11-16 Tonsmeire Funky Honey Beer Experiment

Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares an experiment around his dining room table splitting a funky beer batch and adding five different honey varieties.
8/10/201641 minutes, 45 seconds
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08-04-16 Fruit IPA

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about the latest thing in IPAs - fruit!
8/3/201638 minutes, 31 seconds
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07-28-16 Tonsmeire Taps

We sample two delicious Mad Fermentationist beers from the source: a stout reinvigorated with specialty grain tea and a New England IPA.
7/27/201638 minutes, 27 seconds
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07-21-16 Brulosophy New England Pale Ale Experiment

We take part in sampling an experiment testing the effect of gelatin on a tasty, cloudy, hoppy East Coast pale ale.
7/20/201638 minutes, 55 seconds
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07-14-16 Collaborative Flemish Red

Christian Layke, brewer at Gordon Biersch's Rockville Maryland location, and Mad Fermentationist Mike Tonsmeire work together on a tasty barrel-aged sour.
7/13/201648 minutes
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07-07-16 Baltimore Homebrew Con Club Night

We roam the floor of Club Night at Baltimore Homebrew Con to find interesting brewers who brew delicious beers and get brewing tips.
7/6/20161 hour, 2 minutes, 32 seconds
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06-02-16 NZ Kelly Ryan of Fork and Brewer

Roving reporter Will Gallaspy picks the brain of Kelly Ryan, brewer at Fork and Brewer in Wellington, New Zealand.
6/1/201646 minutes, 46 seconds
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05-26-16 NZ Brewing Pioneer Ben Middlemiss

Roving reporter Will Gallaspy catches pioneering New Zealand craft brewer Ben Middlemiss and talks to him about how good beer came to the Kiwis.
5/25/201637 minutes, 29 seconds
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05-19-16 Homebrew All Stars

Denny Conn and Drew Beechum, authors of Homebrew All Stars, divine which category of brewer Steve and James fit into.
5/18/201655 minutes, 20 seconds
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05-12-16 Chris Colby NZ Keynote

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Jounal, dives into the details on foam – how it's created and the positive and negative factors affecting it.
5/11/201641 minutes, 26 seconds
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05-05-16 John Palmer NZ Keynote

John Palmer, homebrew guru, shares his top five brewing priorities in his keynote presentation at the New Zealand Homebrew Conference.
5/4/201640 minutes, 43 seconds
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04-28-16 Chris White NZ Keynote

White Labs Yeast founder, Dr. Chris White, shares some yeast science and practical homebrewing advice at the New Zealand Homebrew Conference.
4/27/201659 minutes, 38 seconds
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04-21-16 NZ Sour Panel

In this panel from the New Zealand Homebrewers Conference, pro and home brewers share advice and experience in brewing delicious sour beers.
4/20/201644 minutes, 2 seconds
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04-14-16 How Enzymes Work

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, dives deeply into science as he describes how enzymes work on a microscopic level and how that applies to your mash tun.
4/13/201657 minutes, 32 seconds
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04-07-16 Brulosophy Vorlauf and Cold Sparge

Ray Found from Brulosophy.com shares two experiments: one on the effects of spent grains in the boil and another on sparging with room temperature water.
4/6/201655 minutes, 17 seconds
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03-31-16 Common Sense Brewing

James moderates a panel from NZHC with Tasty McDole, Will Gallaspy and Nick Wiseman on brewing with common sense.
3/30/201642 minutes, 18 seconds
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03-24-16 Nelson Marchfest Brew-Off

We head to New Zealand for the first homebrew conference in Nelson and take part in a brewing demonstration.
3/23/201653 minutes, 5 seconds
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03-17-16 Episode 500

While James, Andy and Chris head to New Zealand, we celebrate our first 500 episodes with this look back.
3/16/201648 minutes, 55 seconds
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03-10-16 More Sour Hybrids

Homebrewer James Sites shares another round of his tasty sour beer and wine hybrids fermented with his own house sour culture.
3/9/201657 minutes, 51 seconds
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03-03-16 Springtime Hop Care

James Altwies of Gorst Valley Hops give us some excellent advice on making sure our homegrown hops get a good start on the season.
3/2/201657 minutes, 27 seconds
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02-25-16 Fading Alpha Acids

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about how time affects the levels of alpha acids in hops and how to slow their fading.
2/24/201643 minutes, 55 seconds
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02-18-16 Quality Management

Mary Pelletieri, author of Quality Management: Essential Planning for Breweries, joins us to talk about how to bring quality management practices into our home breweries.
2/17/201647 minutes, 46 seconds
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02-11-16 Bentonville Brewing Company

We continue our introductions to northwest Arkansas breweries as we visit with Katie and Beau Boykin of Bentonville Brewing.
2/10/201644 minutes, 11 seconds
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02-04-16 Bronzed Brews

Peter Symons joins us from Sydney to talk about Bronzed Brews, his new book exploring the history of Australian brewing.
2/3/201656 minutes, 28 seconds
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01-28-16 Sugar Staggering Experiment

Malcolm Frazer of Brulosophy.com shares his experiment comparing the results of adding sugar to the fermenter all at once vs staggered over time.
1/27/201658 minutes, 37 seconds
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01-21-16 Hitting Original Gravity

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares tips on hitting original gravity if things go awry during the brew day.
1/20/201642 minutes, 29 seconds
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01-14-16 Homemade Crystal Malt

Homebrewer Phillip McDaniel shares samples of crystal malt he made and his technique for making it.
1/13/201655 minutes, 4 seconds
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01-7-16 Tonsmeire Recipe Tips

Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares his ten tips of what to consider when coming up with a beer recipe.
1/6/201656 minutes, 25 seconds
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12-31-15 Brewing Disaster Stories

In their annual tradition, James and Steve read a collection of listener-submitted brewing disaster stories.
12/30/20151 hour, 3 minutes, 57 seconds
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12-17-15 Gruit Blending Experiment

Homebrewer Dan McCarthy shares ten gruits, and James and Steve sample to find the perfect blend.
12/16/201556 minutes, 56 seconds
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12-10-15 One Hour All Grain Brewing

Brulosopher Marshall Schott talks about his Short and Shoddy brew day, where he brewed an all grain batch of beer in around sixty minutes.
12/9/201547 minutes, 7 seconds
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12-3-15 Columbus House Brewing

Brewer Jason Corral shows us around his professional electric system based on his homebrew setup and controlled with an Arduino controller.
12/2/201542 minutes, 18 seconds
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11-19-15 Holiday Spices

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about four favorite holiday spices for brewing and gives us some tips.
11/18/201550 minutes, 52 seconds
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11-12-15 Small Sour Barrel Strategy Pt. 2

Homebrewer CJ Shamas returns to share beers from his small sour barrel program with James, Steve and Andy.
11/11/201556 minutes, 42 seconds
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11-05-15 Apple Blossom Cream Ale

We get a behind-the-scenes look at the brewing of the collaboration Cream Ale, as Apple Blossom scales up James' homebrew recipe.
11/4/201540 minutes, 11 seconds
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10-29-15 Hefeweizen Fermentation Temperature Experiment

Homebrewer Dennis Pike returns with the results of his experiment testing the effects of different fermentation temperatures on hefeweizen.
10/28/201554 minutes, 4 seconds
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10-22-15 Beer Dispensing Systems

Homebrewer Phil Proctor shares tips on setting up elaborate beer dispensing systems and on designing a homemade glycol chiller.
10/21/201554 minutes, 37 seconds
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10-15-15 Brewing with Mushrooms

Homebrewer Ray Sykes brings mushrooms to homebrew for some really tasty and interesting flavors.
10/14/201559 minutes, 58 seconds
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10-08-15 Fall Ciders

Homebrewer Nick Johnson shares four ciders brewed with ingredients inspired by the season of fall.
10/7/201550 minutes, 15 seconds
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09-24-15 Black Apple Crossing Cidery

James sits down with Trey Holt from Black Apple Crossing Cidery to sample ciders and get homebrewing tips.
9/23/201543 minutes, 55 seconds
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09-17-15 Sour Small Barrel Strategy

In part one of a two-part series, homebrewer CJ Shamas shares tips on using small barrels to produce sour beers.
9/16/201558 minutes, 20 seconds
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09-10-15 Brewing Tripel

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares tips on brewing a delicious Trappist-inspired beer with a simple ingredient list.
9/9/201557 minutes, 23 seconds
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09-03-15 Carolina Reaper Beer Experiment

Doug Wawrzynski unveils the most ambitious split batch experiment in BBR history: Will the numbing effect of Szechuan peppercorns tame the heat of Carolina Reaper peppers and bring out their flavor?
9/2/20151 hour, 5 minutes, 1 second
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08-27-15 Barrel Progression Experiment

Father and son homebrewing team, Nick and Curt Kiest, share their experiment aging a series of beers in an eight gallon oak whiskey barrel.
8/26/201557 minutes, 51 seconds
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08-20-15 Hefeweizen Pitching Rate Experiment

Homebrewer Dennis Pike shares his experiment comparing the effects of three different yeast pitching rates on hefeweizen.
8/19/201558 minutes, 45 seconds
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08-13-15 Bread Yeast Mead and Crock Pot Bochet

Tim Leber joins us with an experiment evaluating bread yeast in mead and shares burnt honey mead made in a Crock Pot. Also, a surprise habanero mead.
8/12/201552 minutes, 2 seconds
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08-06-15 Modern Times Brewing

We visit Modern Times Brewing in San Diego to talk to Jacob McKean and Michael Tonsmeire about starting a brewery based on homebrew, roasting and brewing with coffee, and sour beers, of course.
8/5/201551 minutes, 33 seconds
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07-30-15 Black Malt and Man Boobs

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about the myths surrounding black malt and how versitile it really is. Also, do IPAs really give you "man boobs"?
7/29/201548 minutes, 39 seconds
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07-23-15 White Labs Yeast

We visit with Dr. Chris White of White Labs about their tasting room, new products, and general brewing industry topics.
7/22/201553 minutes, 49 seconds
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07-16-15 Brulosopher NHC Experiments

We join Brulosopher Marshall Schott at the National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego to evaluate experiments on lager fermentation temperatures and first wort hopping.
7/15/201542 minutes, 55 seconds
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07-09-15 Vinnie Cilurzo at NHC and Small Batch Lagers

We talk to Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River about spontaneous fermentation, a new hop exclusively for homebrewers, and brewing Pilsners. Also, homebrewer Holger Michaelis talks about brewing small batch lagers.
7/8/201545 minutes, 30 seconds
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07-02-15 Club Night 2015

James, Steve, and a cast of BBR characters wander Club Night at the National Homebrewers Conference in search of great beers.
7/1/201559 minutes, 41 seconds
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05-28-15 Feeding Big Beers

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about increasing alcohol content of beers by feeding the yeast added sugar in the fermenter.
5/27/201550 minutes, 35 seconds
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05-21-15 Stout Chemistry Brulosophy Experiment

Malcolm Frazer, contributor to Brulosophy.com, shares his experiment brewing a dry Irish stout with water chemistry suited for stouts and for pale ales.
5/20/201551 minutes, 7 seconds
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05-14-15 Sewage Brewage

Mark Jockers from Clean Water Services and Jeremie Landers from the Oregon Brew Crew talk about a challenge in Portland using treated effluent to brew beer.
5/13/201547 minutes, 13 seconds
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05-07-15 Sour Beer Cider Hybrids

Homebrewer James Sites shares two tasty brews that are blends of sour beers and ciders with fruit.
5/6/201550 minutes, 24 seconds
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04-30-15 Ginger Trifecta

Three ginger-infused beers: Half-pound half-boiled ginger beer from Steve Wilkes, ginger-wasabi beer from homebrewer Dan McCarthy, and Soulless Ginger from Apple Blossom Brewing Company.
4/29/201553 minutes, 49 seconds
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04-23-15 Porch Experiments

James and Steve sit on the porch and evaluate two experiments: US 05 vs Nottingham yeast and the effect of a 30-minute boil on an all grain pale ale.
4/22/201540 minutes, 50 seconds
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04-16-15 Homebrew Heroics

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, joins James to reveal the winners of our Homebrew Heroics contest.
4/15/201541 minutes, 42 seconds
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04-09-15 Brulosopher Experiments Part 2

Marshall Schott of Brulosophy returns to the podcast to share two experiments: brewing water chemistry and hybrid lager fermentation.
4/8/201548 minutes, 29 seconds
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04-02-15 Core Distilling

Nathan Traw, brewer and distiller at Core Brewing and Distilling, takes us through the distillation process, and Jesse Core talks about his company's progress.
4/1/201555 minutes, 28 seconds
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03-26-15 To Dump or Not? And NHC Contest

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about how to assess suspicious beers, and Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, helps us introduce a contest to give away two free registrations to this year's National Homebrewers Conference.
3/25/201555 minutes, 44 seconds
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03-19-15 Brewing with Maple

Homebrewer Ryan Leamy from Vermont talks about making maple wine and maple beers and gives us some background on where maple syrup comes from.
3/18/201552 minutes, 39 seconds
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03-12-15 Brulosopher Experiments

Marshall Schott of the blog Brulosophy shares two experiments: testing the effects of a 30-minute boil and the addition of Irish moss.
3/11/201552 minutes, 9 seconds
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03-05-15 Superior Bathhouse Brewing

Brewery owner Rose Schweikhart gets advice from John Palmer on brewing with hot spring water from Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas.
3/4/201553 minutes, 52 seconds
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02-26-15 Blonde Ale Experiment

Homebrewer Dan Kuczmarski joins us again to share his experiment fermenting a blonde ale with four different yeast strains.
2/25/201554 minutes, 5 seconds
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02-19-15 High Gravity Mash Inefficiency

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about why mashes for higher gravity beers can be more inefficient and what to do about it.
2/18/201550 minutes, 29 seconds
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02-12-15 Brewing Software Update

Douglas Wawrzynzki helps sort through listener feedback on what brewing software they're using around the brewpot today.
2/11/201559 minutes, 55 seconds
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02-05-15 Partial Mashing Revisited

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, brings us up to date on a favorite technique - a hybrid of extract and all grain brewing.
2/4/201550 minutes, 36 seconds
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01-29-15 Bike Rack Brewing Company

Joe Zucca, head brewer at Bike Rack Brewing Company in Bentonville, Arkansas, talks about brewing with the Speidel Braumeister system. Also, Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, previews the National Homebrew Competition.
1/28/201545 minutes, 1 second
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01-22-15 Kriek: 3 Step Fermentation

Matt Miller, AKA Dr. Lambic, explains his approach to fermenting lambics - with a fermentation step each for Lactobacillus, Saccharomyces, and Brettanomyces.
1/21/201555 minutes, 3 seconds
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01-15-15 Brewing Maibock

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, give us some tips on brewing Maibock to enjoy in warmer times. Also, Chris answers a couple of carbonation-related mailbag questions.
1/14/201547 minutes, 57 seconds
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01-08-15 BrewTubers and the SJPorr Challenge

SJPorr from YouTube joins us to talk about the YouTube brewing community and the ambitious competition that bears his name.
1/7/201549 minutes, 35 seconds
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01-01-15 Homebrew Disasters

James and Steve read listener letters detailing homebrewing disasters from the past year.
12/31/20141 hour, 39 minutes, 28 seconds
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12-18-14 Roasted Grain Experiment

Christopher Owen and Ted Doll from the Louisville, Kentucky, LAGERS club share their experiment using roasted specialty grains in the mash, hot steeping, and cold steeping.
12/17/201455 minutes, 22 seconds
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12-11-14 Brewing Chili Beers

Sean Terrill from Two Mile Brewing Company shares tips on how to brew with chilis in a way that will give flavor without burning off our taste buds.
12/10/201436 minutes, 1 second
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12-04-14 Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)

Neil Walker from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) talks about his organization's efforts to promote and preserve traditional beer and pubs in the United Kingdom.
12/3/201449 minutes, 9 seconds
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11-20-14 Mad Weird Fermentations

Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire shares beers fermented with "critters" harvested around his home and from bottle dregs. Also, a sour beer dry-hopped in the bottle.
11/19/201450 minutes, 18 seconds
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11-13-14 Mad Berliner Weisse

Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire joins us to share homebrew Berliner Weisse brewed with rhubarb and lemon.
11/12/201446 minutes, 49 seconds
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11-6-14 Beer and Food Course

Julia Herz of the Brewers Association previews the Beer and Food Course that she has written with Chef Adam Dulye. Juila gives us advice on pairing beer and food and on aging craft beer and homebrew.
11/5/201444 minutes, 48 seconds
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10-30-14 Scaling Up with Rare Form

Kevin Mullen of Rare Form Brewing in Troy, New York, talks about working with homebrewers to bring their recipes to life on a larger scale.
10/29/201428 minutes, 53 seconds
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10-23-14 Foraging with Scratch Brewing

Ryan Tockstein of Scratch Brewing in Ava, Illinois, talks about using local ingredients, including those foraged in the woods around his brewery.
10/22/201448 minutes, 15 seconds
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10-16-14 Sour Beer and Wine Hybrid

Homebrewer James Sites shares his experiment blending sour beer and wine to create a new combination.
10/15/201443 minutes, 47 seconds
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10-09-14 Carbonation

We go back to basics with Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal as we talk about proper carbonation in beers.
10/8/201443 minutes, 29 seconds
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10-02-14 Proper Terminology

BIAB pioneer Pat Hollingdale makes an appeal for more standardized terminology when sharing brewing recipes.
10/1/201450 minutes, 12 seconds
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09-25-14 Experimental Homebrewing

Denny Conn and Drew Beechum share tips from their book, Experimental Homebrewing: Mad Science in the Pursuit of Great Beer.
9/24/201452 minutes, 53 seconds
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09-18-14 Short Boil Experiment

Homebrewer Jeff Muse compares a pale ale recipe with extract that has been boiled for 60 minutes against another where the extract has only been boiled for 15.
9/17/201445 minutes, 27 seconds
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09-11-14 Post-Bottle Critter Dosing

Homebrewer Dan Kuczmarski shares an experiment trying to dry out sweet beers by adding Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus after bottling.
9/10/201455 minutes, 31 seconds
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09-04-14 Clarity Ferm Gluten Reduction Experiment

Dr. Chris Hamilton of Hillsdale College talks about his experiment attempting to make practically gluten free beers using Clarity Ferm from White Labs.
9/3/201458 minutes
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08-21-14 Michigan Water Experiment

Homebrewer Alex Baker shares his experiment brewing the same recipe with water from different springs across Michigan.
8/20/201446 minutes, 21 seconds
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08-14-14 Mead Boiling Experiment

Home mead maker Tim Leber shares the result of his experiment comparing meads made with musts that have been boiled and have not.
8/13/201453 minutes, 49 seconds
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08-07-14 Lose Weight, Not Beer

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares his successful weight loss plan that allows him to keep his favorite beverage, while losing pounds.
8/6/201447 minutes, 19 seconds
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07-31-14 No Chill Aging Experiment

Homebrewer Bob Stempski shares his experiment comparing beers brewed with no-chill worts aged for eight and four months with a fresh batch.
7/30/201440 minutes, 17 seconds
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07-24-14 Open Fermentation at Arcadia Brewing

Vaughn Stewart, brewing manager of Arcadia Brewing in Kalamazoo, Michigan, talks about open fermentation and repitching yeast for many generations.
7/23/201442 minutes, 6 seconds
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07-17-14 Local Michigan Ingredients

We join homebrewers and pros to sample and talk about hops and malt grown and produced in Michigan.
7/16/201450 minutes, 2 seconds
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07-10-14 Hopping Technique Experiment Part Two

We join homebrewer David Curtis in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to evaluate the second round of his experiment comparing different hopping techniques.
7/9/201436 minutes, 3 seconds
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07-03-14 Michael Tonsmeire at Club Night

The Mad Fermentationist talks about his new book, "American Sour Beers," as we take a tour of sour homebrew at the National Homebrewers Conference.
7/2/201449 minutes, 40 seconds
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05-29-14 BOSS Barrel Project

We join Casey Letellier and members of the Brewers of Siloam Springs as they sample imperial stouts to go into a whiskey barrel.
5/28/201448 minutes, 57 seconds
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05-22-14 Maple Wine

Homebrewer Andrew Parr shares his experiment using six different yeasts to ferment a beverage made with pure, grade-A maple syrup.
5/21/201442 minutes, 20 seconds
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05-15-14 AHA Update

American Homebrewers Association Director Gary Glass brings us up to speed on the National Homebrew Competition, Homebrewers Conference and legislative efforts.
5/14/201443 minutes, 9 seconds
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05-08-14 Hopping Technique Experiment

Homebrewer David Curtis shares his experiment comparing mash hopping, first wort hopping and traditional 60-minute boil hopping.
5/7/201444 minutes, 19 seconds
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05-01-14 Yeast vs IBUs

Chris White, founder of White Labs Yeast, talks about a survey comparing the effect of different yeast strains on bitterness levels of finished beer. We also talk about safety issues and whether eating yeast will stave off drunkenness.
4/30/201447 minutes, 44 seconds
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04-24-14 BIAB Legacy

Brew in a Bag pioneer Pat Hollingdale and Brew in a Bag enthusiast Bob Stempski talk about the legacy of the technique and the myths surrounding it.
4/23/201455 minutes, 51 seconds
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04-17-14 Non-Barley Brewing Grains

We go back to the basics with Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, who talks about adjunct grains.
4/16/201446 minutes, 15 seconds
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04-10-14 Sprague Farm and Brew Works

Brian Sprague talks about his farm and brewery in Venango, Pennsylvania, where hops and barley are grown and turned into beer.
4/9/201439 minutes, 7 seconds
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04-03-14 Hoppy Brett and Pasta Sour

Sour homebrewer Gail Williams shares two experiments: testing whether Brettanomyces preserves hop character and whether pasta makes a contribution to a sour beer in the fermenter.
4/2/201456 minutes, 21 seconds
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03-27-14 Prairie Artisan Ales

Chase Healey of Prairie Artisan Ales in Tulsa, Oklahoma, talks about his quickly up-and-coming funky brewery and some of his tasty beers.
3/26/201451 minutes, 42 seconds
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03-20-14 Brewing and Blending Gueuze

Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares his multi-year strategy of brewing tasty sour beers at home.
3/19/201452 minutes, 28 seconds
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03-13-14 Apple Blossom Brewing Company

In the final stop of introducing the new breweries of northwest Arkansas, we interview owners Evan McDonald and Sammy Stephenson along with brewer Nathan Traw.
3/12/20141 hour, 16 seconds
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03-06-14 Stout Experiment

Homebrewer Tyson Schindler shares his experiment splitting a stout into smaller batches and flavoring them differently.
3/5/201456 minutes, 9 seconds
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02-27-14 Homebrew Toxicology Pt. 3

Toxicologist Paul joins us for the third part of our exploration of whether our ingredients, processes, or equipment are hazardous.
2/26/201456 minutes, 28 seconds
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02-20-14 Hi Tech Brew in a Bag

Icelandic homebrewers Eyvindur Karlsson and Sigurdur Gudbrandsson talk about the brewing culture in their country and their method of stepping up BIAB.
2/19/201456 minutes
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02-13-14 Sourdough Beer Experiment

Homebrewer Karl Kornfeld talks about his experiment brewing a beer using only sourdough starter for yeast. He also shares a Star Trek inspired beer.
2/12/201438 minutes, 47 seconds
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02-06-14 Scaling Homebrew Batches

Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares tips on scaling up and scaling down homebrew batches and recipes.
2/5/201451 minutes, 56 seconds
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01-30-14 Two-Year Sour Experiment

Homebrewer Dan Pixley takes us through an ongoing experiment brewing sour beers from commercial dregs. Also, Dr. Martin O'Neill talks about the new brewing program at Auburn University.
1/29/201456 minutes, 55 seconds
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01-23-14 Beer Cheese Experiment

Homebrewer Matthew Jannette shares his experiment combining two of our favorite things: beer and cheese.
1/22/201432 minutes, 14 seconds
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01-16-14 NHC Registration

Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, explains the new registration procedure for the National Homebrew Competition and looks forward to the National Homebrewers Conference in June.
1/15/201445 minutes, 32 seconds
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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.
1/8/20141 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds
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01-02-14 Brewing Barleywines

Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares tips on brewing high gravity barleywines.
1/1/201453 minutes, 44 seconds
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12-19-13 Homebrew Disasters '13

James and Steve read listener disaster letters and taste some bottles of homebrew past from James' cellar.
12/18/20131 hour, 43 seconds
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12-12-13 Homebrew Toxicology Pt. 2

Toxicologist Paul joins us again to follow up on your questions about possible toxic materials in homebrew.
12/11/201355 minutes, 25 seconds
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12-5-13 Fruit Saisons

Homebrewer Bryan Gold shares tips on brewing his award-winning saison and saisons with fruit.
12/4/201352 minutes, 59 seconds
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11-21-13 Blending Braggots

James and Steve blend finished beers and honey beverages before bottling to find a tasty braggot.
11/20/201340 minutes, 27 seconds
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11-14-13 Homebrew Toxicology

Paul, a homebrewer and toxicologist, answers your concerns about materials and chemicals we use in our favorite hobby.
11/13/201352 minutes, 59 seconds
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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.
11/6/201352 minutes, 47 seconds
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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.
10/30/201349 minutes, 44 seconds
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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.
10/23/201347 minutes, 18 seconds
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10-17-13 Homebrew Graf

Homebrewers Brook Baber and David Bauter share fruit beers inspired by Stephen King, brewed with apple and pineapple juice.
10/16/201352 minutes, 20 seconds
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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.
10/9/201351 minutes, 35 seconds
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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.
10/2/201352 minutes, 17 seconds
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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.
9/25/201352 minutes, 30 seconds
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09-19-13 Starting a Brewery

Dick Cantwell, author of The Brewers Association's Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery, talks about going pro.
9/18/201350 minutes, 10 seconds
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09-12-13 Notch Brewing: American Session Beer

Chris Lohring, brewer at Notch Brewing in Massachusetts, shares tips on brewing satisfying lower gravity beers.
9/11/201350 minutes, 16 seconds
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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.
9/4/201338 minutes, 50 seconds
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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.
8/28/201354 minutes, 10 seconds
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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.
8/21/201351 minutes, 16 seconds
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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.
8/14/201357 minutes, 32 seconds
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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.
8/7/201339 minutes, 4 seconds
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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.
7/31/201333 minutes, 34 seconds
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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.
7/24/201339 minutes, 18 seconds
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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?
7/17/201344 minutes, 40 seconds
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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.
7/10/201344 minutes, 31 seconds
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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.
7/3/201353 minutes, 25 seconds
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Beer and Wine Journal Announcement

James talks to Chris Colby about a new online resource for homebrewers and home winemakers.
6/24/20133 minutes, 12 seconds
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05-30-13 Cantillon's Jean van Roy

Phillip Lamb interviews Jean van Roy, owner and brewmaster of historic lambic brewery Cantillon.
5/29/20131 hour, 10 seconds
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05-23-13 Nebraska Brewing

Paul Kavulak of Nebraska Brewing Company talks about barrel aging as we sample four of his tasty beers.
5/22/201356 minutes, 12 seconds
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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.
5/15/201331 minutes, 36 seconds
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05-09-13 Gordon Strong on Competitions

Gordon Strong, president of the Beer Judge Certification Program and author of Brewing Better Beer, joins us to talk about entering and judging competitions.
5/8/20131 hour, 4 minutes, 40 seconds
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05-02-13 Andy Barrel Update

James talks to Andy Sparks about what he's been doing with his eight-gallon whiskey barrel since we talked to him last about it.
5/1/201341 minutes, 19 seconds
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04-25-13 Homebrewer's Garden

Joe Fisher and Dennis Fisher, authors of The Homebrewer's Garden, join us to answer your questions from Facebook and Twitter.
4/24/201351 minutes, 28 seconds
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04-18-13 David Conz Tribute

A conversation with the late David Conz, Arizona State University professor and friend to homebrewers and good beer. Introduction by Rob Fullmer, president of the Arizona Society of Homebrewers.
4/17/201350 minutes, 13 seconds
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04-11-13 Perceived Bitterness Experiment

Homebrewer Kevin Ellis shares an experiment comparing a beer with zero calculated IBUs against a more traditionally hopped beer. Brad Sturgeon supplies lab results.
4/10/201338 minutes, 32 seconds
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04-04-13 Alabama House Debate

The Alabama homebrew bill is one step closer to becoming law after passing the state House of Representatives. We listen in on the debate.
4/3/201348 minutes, 37 seconds
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03-28-13 Colorado Malting Company

Jason Cody, president of the Colorado Malting Company, talks about how his family farm went from being a grain supplier to becoming a maltster of craft malt.
3/27/201352 minutes, 18 seconds
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03-21-13 The New Mr. Beer

Shawn Halstead of Mr. Beer talks about changes in his company and product line, and Craig Hendry from Raise Your Pints celebrates legal homebrew in Mississippi.
3/20/201346 minutes, 20 seconds
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03-14-13 West Mountain Brewing

Andy Coates, brewer of West Mountain Brewing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, talks about his current position and plans for launching a new brewery.
3/13/201342 minutes, 17 seconds
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03-07-13 Zot's Specialty Grain Experiment

Zot O'Connor joins us to talk about his experiment in adding specialty grains to a finished beer to taste the effects.
3/6/20131 hour, 27 seconds
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02-28-13 Peoples Brewery

Homebrewer Lamel Moore tells the story of Peoples Brewery - the first African American-owned brewery. Lamel also shares recipes designed to mimic the original Peoples brews.
2/27/201345 minutes, 48 seconds
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02-21-13 Core Brewing Revisit

Jesse Core of Core Brewing and Distilling in Springdale, Arkansas, gives us a grand tour of the expansion that has happened since we first visited a year ago.
2/20/201346 minutes, 46 seconds
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02-14-13 Water Chemistry Calculator

Kai Troester talks about his Mash Chemistry and Brewing water Calculator and walks us through using it to improve our water for brewing.
2/13/201358 minutes, 10 seconds
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02-07-13 Gary Glass Update

Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, talks about the National Homebrewers Conference, homebrew legislation in Mississippi and Alabama, and changes to the National Homebrew Competition.
2/6/201344 minutes, 14 seconds
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01-31-13 Dark Lagers

Brewers Nathan Zeender and Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, bring us up to date on their pro brewing careers and talk about brewing lagers from the dark side.
1/30/201355 minutes, 3 seconds
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01-24-13 Milling Grain

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains the basics of getting the best crush of your grain for all grain brewing.
1/23/201337 minutes, 47 seconds
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01-17-13 Specialty Grain Experiment

Homebrewer Darnell Brawner shares his experiment looking at how Carastan, crystal 40, and crystal 60 affect the same recipe.
1/16/201351 minutes, 27 seconds
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01-10-13 For the Love of Hops

Author Stan Hieronymus joins us to talk about his latest book, For the Love of Hops: The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops.
1/9/201355 minutes, 50 seconds
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01-03-13 Bronze Age Brewing

Archaeologist Ian Hill describes an ancient brewing site in Cyprus and talks about his own homebrew experiment attempting to brew bronze age beer.
1/2/201332 minutes, 50 seconds
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12-20-12 Brewing Disasters

James and Steve share tales of woe from listeners in our annual Brewing Disasters episode.
12/19/20121 hour, 16 minutes, 55 seconds
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12-13-12 Mitch Steele on IPA

Mitch Steele, brewmaster of Stone Brewing Company, talks about the history of India Pale Ale and shares tips on how to brew it.
12/12/201256 minutes, 15 seconds
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12-06-12 Filtering Homebrew

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about filtering your beer to make it as clear as possible, and he shares his holiday cranberry wheat beer recipe.
12/5/201239 minutes, 10 seconds
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11-29-12 Late vs Dry Hopping

Bob Stempski shares his experiment comparing hops added near the end of the boil with hops added in the keg.
11/28/201245 minutes, 27 seconds
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11-15-12 Envisioning Holiday Beers

Gordon Strong, author of Brewing Better Beer: Master Lessons for Advanced Homebrewers, shares his latest Christmas beer recipe and walks us through his creative process.
11/14/201258 minutes, 52 seconds
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11-08-12 ANHC Chilling Experiment

James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, join in an experiment at the Australian National Homebrew Conference to test chilling techniques.
11/7/201247 minutes, 48 seconds
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11-01-12 New Albion Ale

Sam Adams is re-releasing New Albion Ale, recognized as the first American craft beer. We attend the announcement in Denver.
10/31/201252 minutes, 19 seconds
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10-25-12 Sam Adams Longshot

We hear from all the finalists and the winners of the annual Sam Adams Longshot homebrew competition.
10/24/201233 minutes, 58 seconds
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10-18-12 Sour GABF

We get a tour of sour and funky beers at the Great American Beer Festival with Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist. We talk to Chad Yakobson of Crooked Stave, Jason Yester of Trinity Brewing, Will Meyers of Cambridge Brewing, Patrick Rue of The Bruery, and Christopher McGarvey of Front Street Brewery.
10/17/20121 hour, 5 minutes, 6 seconds
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10-04-12 Fossil Cove Brewing Company

Our series on the budding northwest Arkansas craft beer scene continues with Ben Mills of Fossil Cove Brewing Company.
10/3/201248 minutes, 16 seconds
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09-27-12 Drying Homegrown Hops

Dan Dettmers of Gorst Valley Hops tells us how to properly harvest, dry and store our homegrown hops.
9/26/201250 minutes, 15 seconds
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09-20-12 Brewing with Jack McAuliffe

James and Andy brew up a recipe based on New Albion ale under the supervision of New Albion founder Jack McAuliffe.
9/19/201238 minutes, 22 seconds
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09-13-12 Saddlebock Brewing

We continue our series on the emerging craft beer culture in northwest Arkansas with Steve Rehbock of Saddlebock Brewing.
9/12/201245 minutes, 10 seconds
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09-06-12 White House Homebrew and Brewing with Seeds

Beer guy Brad Magerkurth talks about getting a homebrew from the President and Chris Colby gives tips on brewing with seeds and nuts.
9/5/201247 minutes, 55 seconds
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08-30-12 Late Hops, Different Yeast

Home brewer Tyrone Harris shares his experiment adding a bunch of hops to a wort after the boil, then splitting it and fermenting with six different yeasts.
8/29/201241 minutes, 59 seconds
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08-23-12 Gorst Valley Hops Visit

James pays a visit to the experimental hopyard of Gorst Valley Hops in Wisconsin to talk to horticulturist James Altwies.
8/22/201238 minutes, 1 second
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08-16-12 Great Taste of the Midwest

James travels to Madison, Wisconsin to join Bob Stempski for one of the best beer events in the U.S.
8/15/201247 minutes, 54 seconds
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08-09-12 Moonlight Meadery

Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery shares his experience in going from being a home brewer to the owner of a quickly growing meadery. He also answers your questions.
8/8/201254 minutes, 24 seconds
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08-02-12 Chilling Experiment

James, Andy Davison of the Australian National Homebrew Conference, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine launch a collaborative experiment to test the effects of different wort chilling methods.
8/1/201239 minutes, 58 seconds
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07-26-12 Sour Mash Berliner Weisse

Montreal home brewer Sean Coates turns a stinky mash into a refreshing, tart summer brew.
7/25/201247 minutes, 12 seconds
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07-19-12 Extreme Aging Experiment

Zot O'Connor presents examples from a two-year continuation of our experiment on aging beers in different conditions.
7/18/201236 minutes, 5 seconds
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07-12-12 Experimental Hops

Karl Vanevenhoven from Yakima Chief shares some experimental hops and tells us how new hop varieties are born and developed.
7/11/201250 minutes, 21 seconds
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07-05-12 No Chill Experiment

Home brewers Bob Stempski and Noam Shalev compare beers brewed with traditional chilling techniques with no-chill batches.
7/4/201252 minutes, 55 seconds
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06-28-12 Fruit Mead Experiment

Home brewer Tim Leber shares his experiment comparing fruit added to a mead in the primary and in the secondary.
6/27/201245 minutes, 57 seconds
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06-13-12 Extra: Kim Lutz of Maui Brewing

James takes a break from vacation to interview Kim Lutz, lead brewer of the Maui Brewing Company brewpub.
6/12/201213 minutes, 48 seconds
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05-24-12 Secondary Experiment Results

James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, take a look at the results of the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment testing the effect of racking to a secondary fermenter.
5/23/201246 minutes, 15 seconds
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05-17-12 Sasquatch Ale

Mark Emiley of the Washington Homebrewers Association gives us a preview of the Seattle American Homebrewers Conference and tells us what Sasquatch would drink.
5/16/201243 minutes, 50 seconds
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05-10-12 Jack McAuliffe and New Albion Brewery

Craft brewing pioneer Jack McAuliffe shares the story of his founding America's first microbrewery - New Albion of Sonoma, California.
5/9/201247 minutes, 12 seconds
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05-03-12 Really Old Milwaukee

Kevin Cullen and Paul Mech of Discovery World in Milwaukee, Wisconsin tell us about their program to bring ancient brewing recipes back to life.
5/2/201246 minutes, 10 seconds
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04-26-12 Tanglewood Branch Beer Company

We continue our series on the emerging local beer scene in northwest Arkansas with a visit to Tanglewood Branch Beer Company and owner J.T. Wampler.
4/25/201233 minutes, 26 seconds
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04-19-12 Andy's Barrel

Andy Sparks talks about his new eight-gallon bourbon barrel and his plans for the first beer to go inside it.
4/18/201245 minutes, 26 seconds
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04-12-12 Hop Bursting IBU Test

Home Brewer Kim Odland from Norway has brewed a beer with an enormous amount of hops added at the end of the boil. Brad Sturgeon from Monmouth College puts it through his lab to look at its IBUs.
4/11/201247 minutes, 35 seconds
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04-05-12 Solera Tasting Pt. 2

The Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender share some more barrel-aged sour beers with blended ingredients. Also, Kyle Clark reports on Wisconsin homebrew legislation.
4/4/201255 minutes, 14 seconds
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03-29-12 Reverse Mashing

Brewer Sean Terrill joins us to share the results of his experiment comparing step mashing and reverse mashing in producing fermentable worts.
3/28/201237 minutes, 49 seconds
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03-15-12 Secondary Experiment and Fast All Grain Brewing

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James to launch the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment on secondary fermenters. They also talk about trimming time off your all grain brew day.
3/14/201245 minutes, 36 seconds
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03-08-12 Solera Tasting Pt. 1

The Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender share some barrel-aged sour beers with blended ingredients.
3/7/201249 minutes, 47 seconds
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03-01-12 Hop Infused Vodka

Home brewer Bob Stempski shares his technique for infusing vodka with hops to explore different varieties and add some punch to homebrew and commercial beers.
2/29/201240 minutes, 13 seconds
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02-23-12 Trub Experiment Results

James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, go over the results of the BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment on kettle trub in the fermenter.
2/22/20121 hour, 48 seconds
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02-16-12 Cold Brewing

Ottawa, Canada home brewer Pete Hickey joins us to tell us how he brews in the extremely cold Canadian winter.
2/15/201238 minutes, 11 seconds
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02-09-12 Triangle Zombie

It's a trifecta: We have a triangle test of a fermenter experiment, sample our Zombie Apocalypse beer, and hear about brewing on a frozen Wisconsin lake.
2/8/201241 minutes, 51 seconds
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02-02-12 Bourbon Stout Experiment

Home brewer Patrick Bresnahan shares his bourbon stout experiment, trying to find the proper amount of bourbon to add to the beer.
2/1/201244 minutes, 36 seconds
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01-26-12 Kentucky Belgians

Home brewer Christopher Owen shares the Belgian yeast experiment he conducted with the Louisville, Kentucky LAGERS club.
1/25/201247 minutes, 38 seconds
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01-19-12 Core Brewing

Jesse Core of Core Brewing in Springdale, Arkansas, tells us about his jump into pro brewing.
1/18/201246 minutes, 4 seconds
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01-12-12 Sour Blend Experiment

Matt Becker of New Brew Thursday shares his experiment brewing and blending beers made with commercial and homemade sour culture blends.
1/11/201252 minutes, 1 second
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01-05-12 Trub Experiment Intro

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, starts the year off with a new collaborative experiment and tips on tweaking your process.
1/4/201247 minutes, 38 seconds
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12-22-11 Homebrew Disasters

James and Steve read letters from listeners about batches of brew that didn't go the way they had been planned.
12/21/20111 hour, 8 minutes, 35 seconds
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12-15-11 Homebrew Invasion

Brewers Kasey Loman and Jen Royer invade the home of non-brewers and brew up a batch of beer.
12/14/201148 minutes, 55 seconds
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12-08-11 Andy's Brewery

Andy Sparks shows off his home brewery in progress: a remote-controlled, high-tech electric dream machine.
12/7/201147 minutes, 38 seconds
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12-01-11 Fermenter Experiment Results

James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, go over the data from the experiment comparing different fermenter types.
11/30/201152 minutes, 35 seconds
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11-17-11 Brewing Software II

James and Steve read listener recommendations about software designed to better your brew.
11/16/201143 minutes, 3 seconds
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11-10-11 Brewing As a Monk

Sadhaka Rajanatha of Kauai's Hindu Monastery shares some 17-year-old mead and his experiences as brewer for his fellow monks.
11/9/201149 minutes, 43 seconds
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11-03-11 No Sparge Brewing

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, fills us in on the technique of mashing with all your brewing water and not rinsing.
11/2/201150 minutes, 49 seconds
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10-27-11 Melon Blood

A behind-the-scenes look at the Basic Brewing Video episode, where James and Steve brew a watermelon wheat beer using only watermelon juice as the brewing water.
10/26/201141 minutes, 11 seconds
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10-20-11 Spontaneous Homebrew

Home brewer Ken Valley shares beer that he allowed Mother Nature to innoculate instead of pitching yeast.
10/19/201150 minutes, 32 seconds
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10-13-11 Outlaw Homebrew

James heads to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to cover the second annual Outlaw Homebrew Competition at the Keg and Barrel brewpub.
10/12/201151 minutes, 45 seconds
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10-06-11 Brewing French

James and Andy enjoy good conversation, weather, and beer with Phillip Lamb, who shares information on French Brewing.
10/5/201150 minutes, 43 seconds
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09-29-11 Fermenter Experiment and Lager Yeast

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, helps us launch the next collaborative experiment comparing the performance of different fermenters. Also, the roots of lager yeasts.
9/28/201145 minutes, 1 second
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09-22-11 Wheat Wednesdays

Adam Draeger of the Yak and Yeti brewpub in Arvada, Colorado, joins us to talk about his journey going pro and his techniques of adding fruit to wheat beers in a weekly feature at his pub.
9/21/201149 minutes, 32 seconds
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09-15-11 Canning Wort

James sits down with Andy Sparks and Dave Johnson to talk about canning wort for starters as the pressure cooker steams in the background.
9/14/201143 minutes, 46 seconds
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09-08-11 Email and Chickenuts

James and Steve catch up on email and find a missing gem from Club NIght at NHC - Chickenuts.
9/7/201142 minutes, 22 seconds
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09-01-11 Brewing Saison

Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender join James and Andy to sample homebrew Saison and talk about how to brew it.
8/31/201152 minutes, 33 seconds
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08-25-11 IBU Ceiling Follow-Up

Brad Sturgeon is back to answer questions about his experiment to find the IBU ceiling and to unveil further results.
8/24/201154 minutes, 43 seconds
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08-18-11 BYO Belgian Tour

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares his experiences touring breweries and beer places in Belgium.
8/17/201159 minutes, 15 seconds
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08-11-11 IBU Ceiling Experiment

Dr. Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College shares an experiment to try to find the top limit of how many IBUs can fit into a beer.
8/10/201156 minutes, 9 seconds
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08-04-11 English and Belgian Yeast Experiment

James, Steve, and Andy are joined by Danny Seeton and Matt Anderson, who have brought a yeast experiment to San Diego from north of the border.
8/3/201153 minutes, 27 seconds
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07-28-11 BYO-BBR Yeast Rehydration Experiment

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, and Sean Terrill, head brewer of Silverton Brewing Company, help James examine the results of the latest collaboration experiment.
7/27/20111 hour, 2 minutes, 20 seconds
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07-21-11 Cider Priming Sugar Experiment

Zot O'Connor shares his experiment priming cider with different priming sugars. Helping us to judge the results are members of WAHA and a special surprise guest.
7/20/201140 minutes, 18 seconds
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07-14-11 HAZE Hop Experiment

Members of the Hangtown Association of Zymurgy Enthusiasts (HAZE) of Placerville, California share their experiment comparing three hop varieties' flavor and aroma characteristics.
7/13/201152 minutes, 48 seconds
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07-07-11 Vinnie Cilurzo NHC Keynote

Vinnie Cilurzo, founder of Russian River Brewing and inventer of the double IPA, takes us through his trek from home brewer to innovative pro.
7/6/20111 hour, 17 minutes, 43 seconds
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05-26-11 BYO-BBR Glassware Experiment

Will glassware affect the character of your beer? Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James and Steve to investigate.
5/25/20111 hour, 30 seconds
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05-19-11 Cyser and Mead Experiments

James and Steve taste the results of home brewer Dave Scheuing's experiments with mead, cyser and different yeasts.
5/18/201140 minutes, 39 seconds
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05-12-11 Brett Beer

Home brewer Don Osborn shares two beers that were brewed only using Brettanomyces strains to ferment. Don also talks about mashing in the evening and brewing the next morning.
5/11/201151 minutes, 55 seconds
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05-05-11 Gluten Free Brewing

Desiree Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa tells us about her quest to brew the perfect gluten free beer.
5/4/201154 minutes, 53 seconds
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04-28-11 Refractometer Results and High Altitudes

Sean Terrill returns to share the results of his efforts to refine the post fermentation refractometer correction formula and tells about his new job, brewing in thin air.
4/27/201146 minutes, 17 seconds
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04-21-11 Jan Halvor Fjeld

Jan Halvor Fjeld, this past year's Norwegian home brewer of the year, talks about his home system and shares a pale ale experiment.
4/20/201146 minutes, 48 seconds
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04-14-11 New Experiments and Scandinavian Brewing

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, helps James launch two new collaborative experiments and talks about Scandinavian beers.
4/13/201140 minutes, 28 seconds
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04-07-11 Colonial Brewing

Frank Clark of Colonial Williamsburg joins us to talk about the state of beer and brewing in Colonial United States.
4/6/201150 minutes, 3 seconds
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03-31-11 Single Malt Experiment

Home brewer Paul English shares his experiment comparing beers brewed with five different base malts and no other grains.
3/30/201146 minutes, 35 seconds
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03-24-11 Kai Troester on pH Part Two

Home brewer Kai Troester continues a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by taking us into the mash tun.
3/23/201159 minutes, 23 seconds
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03-17-11 Kai Troester on pH Part One

Home brewer Kai Troester begins a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by starting with the basics.
3/16/201154 minutes, 14 seconds
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03-10-11 Berliner Weisse

Andy Sparks and the Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, share their homebrew Berliner Weisse beers and talk about brewing the nicely tart ales.
3/9/201153 minutes, 31 seconds
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03-03-11 BYO-BBR Conversion Experiment

James is joined by Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, along with home brewers Kai Troester and Zot O'Connor, as they look at the results of the starch test collaborative experiment.
3/2/201155 minutes, 20 seconds
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02-24-11 Lagering Alternatives

James and BYO Editor Chris Colby get together to chat about different ways to keep your lagers chilly during fermentation.
2/23/201141 minutes, 17 seconds
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02-17-11 Homebrew Legislation Update

AHA Director Gary Glass brings us up to date on legislation across the country dealing with our favorite hobby. Gary also talks about the upcoming National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego.
2/16/201142 minutes, 34 seconds
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02-10-11 Mash Time Experiment

Home brewer Charles Hoffman and James conduct an experiment comparing the effects of different mash times on a single recipe. Chris Colby and Kai Troester help interpret the results.
2/9/201155 minutes, 16 seconds
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02-03-11 BYO-BBR Conversion Experiment Intro

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, and James invite you to take part in Collaborative Experiment Seven. Also, Steve Wilkes joins James to talk cider, lagering, and other homebrew business.
2/2/201146 minutes, 31 seconds
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01-27-11 Grain Preheating Experiment

Home brewer Darnell Brawner shares the results of an experiment testing whether preheating grain with strike water is beneficial.
1/26/201145 minutes, 2 seconds
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01-20-11 BYO-BBR Mashing Experiment

James talks with Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, as they examine the data from the sixth BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment.
1/19/201151 minutes, 2 seconds
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01-13-11 Blueberry Wheat Experiment

Home brewer Adam Draeger shares his experiment comparing blueberry extract against real blueberries for flavoring a wheat beer base.
1/12/201139 minutes, 24 seconds
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01-06-11 Weyermann Malts

In a presentation recorded in Melbourne, Australia, Thomas Kraus-Weyermann from Weyermann Malts gives background on the malting process and its products.
1/5/201153 minutes, 35 seconds
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12-30-10 Holiday Barleywines

James and Steve enjoy a vertical tasting of end-of-the-year holiday barleywines, starting with the present and ending in 2007.
12/29/201044 minutes, 1 second
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12-16-10 Barrel Aging Update

Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender continue their visit with an update on their barrel aged beers.
12/15/201049 minutes, 54 seconds
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12-09-10 Kvass: Beer with Bread

Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender join us to talk about Kvass, a traditional beer brewed with bread.
12/8/201054 minutes, 4 seconds
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12-02-10 BYO-BBR Bottle Aging Experiment

The guys endure severe weather to evaluate the Brew Your Own - Basic Brewing Radio experiment aging beer in different temperatures.
12/1/201053 minutes, 44 seconds
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11-18-10 E-mail with Steve

James and Steve celebrate the release of their new Extract Brewing and Partial Mashing DVD with a couple homebrews and listener e-mail.
11/17/201044 minutes, 39 seconds
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11-11-10 Stein Brewing in Oklahoma

James heads to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to observe members of the Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers as they brew with hot rocks. He also samples an awesome Berliner Weisse homebrew.
11/10/201037 minutes, 59 seconds
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11-04-10 Mashing Experiment and Winter Brews

James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, announce the new collaborative mashing experiment and talk about winter beers.
11/3/201049 minutes, 56 seconds
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10-28-10 Alternate Priming Sugars

Home brewer Drew Filkins shares his technique of using alternative ingredients to put the bubbles in his brew.
10/27/201042 minutes, 29 seconds
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10-21-10 Kegging Revisited

James and Andy talk about the basics of kegging from Andy's article in the November Brew Your Own magazine.
10/20/201054 minutes, 37 seconds
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10-14-10 Brewtroller Automation

Jeremiah Dillingham and Matt Reba from Open Source Control Systems talk about automating your brewday and their Brewtroller project.
10/13/201045 minutes, 20 seconds
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10-07-10 New Albanian Gruits

Jesse Williams, brewer for New Albian Brewery in Indiana, talks about adventurous beers he's brewed without using hops.
10/6/201035 minutes, 17 seconds
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09-30-10 Sam Adams Longshot

We bring you interviews with all of the finalists in the Sam Adams homebrew competition and the announcement of the winners in Denver.
9/29/201048 minutes, 18 seconds
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09-23-10 GABF Wrap-up

This week, a revisit of James and Andy's trip to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival.
9/22/201039 minutes, 8 seconds
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09-16-10 Thermal Mass and Slaking Heat

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains parameters surrounding the initial temperatures of all grain brewing.
9/15/201052 minutes, 3 seconds
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09-09-10 Nano Brewing in Mississippi

James talks with John Neal and Sam Sorrells from the Keg and Barrel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They're carving a foothold for good beer on a small scale.
9/8/201039 minutes, 12 seconds
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09-02-10 Refractometers and Hydrometers

James has a pint or two with home brewer Sean Terrill as they discuss measuring specific gravity and ask for your help.
9/1/201045 minutes, 57 seconds
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08-26-10 Beehive Brew-Off

James heads to Salt Lake City to take part in the second annual Beehive Brew-Off homebrew competition, celebrating legal homebrew in Utah.
8/25/201038 minutes, 46 seconds
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08-19-10 NHC Banquet with the Homebrew Chef

Steve Wilkes spends a few minutes behind the scenes of the National Homebrewers Conference banquet with Homebrew Chef Sean Paxton.
8/18/201049 minutes, 38 seconds
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08-12-10 NHC Going Pro Panel Part Two - Basic Brewing Radio

Five professional brewers answer questions from the crowd at the "Going Pro" panel at the National Homebrewers Conference.
8/11/201054 minutes, 11 seconds
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08-05-10 NHC Going Pro Panel Part One - Basic Brewing Radio

Four professional brewers share their perspectives and tactics on starting a commercial brewery from scratch.
8/4/20101 hour, 33 seconds
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07-01-10 Mark Stutrud, NHC Keynote - Basic Brewing Radio

Mark Stutrud of Summit Brewing in St. Paul addresses the 2010 National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
6/30/201050 minutes, 40 seconds
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06-24-10 Club Spotlight: Prairie Homebrewing Companions - Basic Brewing Radio

James and Steve profile the Prairie Homebrewing Companions of Fargo, North Dakota in front of a live audience at the National Homebrewers Conference.
6/23/20101 hour, 9 minutes, 9 seconds
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06-10-10 BYO-BBR Irish Moss Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

James, Steve, and Blake Lyon evaluate the experiment that attempts to determine whether Irish Moss or other fining agents make a difference in homebrew.
6/9/201054 minutes, 55 seconds
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06-03-10 A Failed, But Fun, Trifecta - Basic Brewing Radio

James joins Steve for an attempt to brew a mead, a wine, and a beer on the same day on a holiday weekend.
6/2/201034 minutes, 22 seconds
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05-27-10 Kai's Take on Decoction - Basic Brewing Radio

Kai Troester joins us to give us his thoughts and techniques about the time-honored process of decoction mashing.
5/26/201057 minutes, 31 seconds
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05-20-10 Rare Beer and Email - Basic Brewing Radio

James enlists the help of Steve Wilkes, Andy Sparks, and Alex Roberts to answer items from the mailbag as the four sip rare beers.
5/19/201045 minutes, 9 seconds
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05-13-10 Stir Plates and Triangle Tests - Basic Brewing Radio

Home Brewer Sean Terrill joins us again to follow up on his yeast starter aeration experiment. Also, Sean shares the results of his pitching rate experiment, recruiting dozens of home brewers to help evaluate.
5/12/201051 minutes, 20 seconds
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05-06-10 Gorst Valley Hops - Basic Brewing Radio

James Altwies of Gorst Valley Hops joins us to tell us how his company is bringing commercial hops back to Wisconsin. Also, James answers your questions about growing hops at home.
5/5/201049 minutes, 57 seconds
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04-29-10 Electric Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Jeff Karpinski gives us tips on going electric in our home breweries and how to build heat sticks.
4/28/201050 minutes, 10 seconds
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04-22-10 Irish Moss and Aging Beers - Basic Brewing Radio

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James to talk about Collaborative Experiments number four and five.
4/21/201038 minutes, 50 seconds
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04-15-10 Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio

Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, brings us up to date on legislation affecting home brewers across the country.
4/14/201042 minutes, 12 seconds
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04-08-10 Breakfast Beers - Basic Brewing Radio

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us about a series of articles dedicated to breakfast foods we can use to brew.
4/7/201043 minutes, 50 seconds
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04-01-10 Brewing As Art - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Mark Zap has been awarded a grant to create a work of art: a brewing sculpture.
3/31/201043 minutes, 6 seconds
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03-25-10 Beer Dinner Planning - Basic Brewing Radio

Steve Wilkes is planning a charity beer dinner, and he takes a moment while things are in the oven to walk us through the process.
3/24/201037 minutes, 17 seconds
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03-18-10 Brewing with Wheat and Stan Hieronymus - Basic Brewing Radio

Author Stan Hieronymus joins us to talk about his book, Brewing with Wheat - The "Wit" and "Weizen" of World Wheat Styles.
3/18/201058 minutes, 26 seconds
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03-11-10 Starter Aeration Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Sean Terrill shares the results of his experiment testing how aeration affects the amount of yeast cells generated in starters.
3/11/201045 minutes, 14 seconds
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03-04-10 BYO-BBR Experiment III - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
3/4/201056 minutes, 24 seconds
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02-25-10 Mmmm Belgian Sugar Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

Mike Nealy, president and founder of Malt Munching Mash Monsters, shares the results of his club's experiment comparing nine sugars in Belgian Beer.
2/25/201054 minutes, 49 seconds
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02-18-10 The Home Brewer's Recipe Database - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
2/18/201046 minutes, 58 seconds
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02-11-10 Pale Ale Yeast Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Scott Mathis shares his experiment splitting a pale ale wort and fermenting it with six different yeasts.
2/11/201052 minutes, 46 seconds
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02-04-10 Malt Conditioning and Listener Questions - Basic Brewing Radio

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about conditioning malt for better milling and answers listener e-mails.
2/4/201044 minutes, 29 seconds
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01-28-10 Homebrew Club Sites and Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
1/28/201052 minutes, 29 seconds
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01-21-10 Odonata Beer Company - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
1/21/201055 minutes, 38 seconds
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01-14-10 GBS Iron Brewer Competition - Basic Brewing Radio

Jeff Britton, president of the Garage Brewers Society of O'Fallon, Missouri, explains his club's current contest centering around mystery ingredients.
1/14/201039 minutes, 24 seconds
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01-07-10 Beer Foam - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
1/7/201053 minutes, 40 seconds
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12-31-09 Holiday Barleywine Vertical - Basic Brewing Radio

James and Steve end out the year with a little vertical tasting of small-batch holiday barleywines from the past couple of years.
12/31/200940 minutes, 20 seconds
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12-17-09 Partigyles Gone Wild - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewers Greg Pietsch, Scott Schluter, and Mark Glinski describe a partigyle brewday when they used two mashes to generate a lot of beer.
12/17/200949 minutes
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12-10-09 Mixing Yeast and Experiment 3 - Basic Brewing Radio

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about an experiment mixing yeast strains in homebrew. Also, we launch our third collaborative experiment.
12/10/200947 minutes, 40 seconds
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12-03-09 Making the Most of Mr. Beer - Basic Brewing Radio

Derrick Johnson of MrBeerFans.com shares advice on how Mr. Beer brewers should up their game. Also, listener feedback on pumpkin beers.
12/3/200948 minutes, 48 seconds
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11-26-09 Pumpkin Beer Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

Does pumpkin really make an impact on beer flavor? Home brewers Joel Neal and Phil Saylor share the results of their pumpkin beer experiment.
11/26/200941 minutes, 53 seconds
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11-19-09 Solar Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio

Joe Bair of Princeton Homebrew talks about his groundbreaking experiments in using the heat of the sun to brew beer.
11/19/200952 minutes, 10 seconds
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11-12-09 BYO-BBR Yeast Pitching Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

Chris Colby, Andy Sparks, and Mark Smith join James to evaluate the second collaborative experiment with Brew Your Own Magazine.
11/12/200956 minutes, 13 seconds
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11-05-09 AHA Update with Gary Glass - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
11/5/200950 minutes, 29 seconds
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10-29-09 Small Space Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio

Live in an apartment or other small space? That's not a reason not to get into brewing.
10/29/200948 minutes, 1 second
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10-22-09 German Brewing History - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
10/22/200954 minutes, 36 seconds
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10-15-09 Upright Brewing Company - Basic Brewing Radio

In our final audio interview from our Portland trip, we visit Upright Brewing Company and talk to head brewer Alex Ganum.
10/15/200942 minutes, 2 seconds
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10-08-09 Solera Brewing and Barrel Aging - Basic Brewing Radio

Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender talk about their experiments with solera brewing and barrel aging.
10/8/200950 minutes, 14 seconds
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10-01-09 Longshot 2009 and GABF ProAm - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
10/1/200958 minutes, 32 seconds
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09-24-09 FOAM Cup Judging - Basic Brewing Radio

James and Steve head to neighboring Tulsa, Oklahoma, to help judge the FOAM Cup homebrew competition.
9/24/200954 minutes, 5 seconds
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09-17-09 Build-a-beer Experiment and Fred Eckhardt - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
9/17/200946 minutes, 51 seconds
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09-10-09 Partially Crazy - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
9/10/200949 minutes, 16 seconds
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09-03-09 Yeast Ranching - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Greg Pietsch shares his efforts in raising a stable of yeast for use in his own brews and for sharing with friends.
9/3/200947 minutes, 35 seconds
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08-27-09 Strawberry Ale Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Matt Troutman describes the results of his experiment comparing adding strawberries at the end of the boil and into the secondary fermenter.
8/27/200941 minutes, 24 seconds
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08-20-09 Freestyle Home Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Ricky Klein shares beers and his philosophy of brewing around the traditional style guidelines with ingredients found on hand.
8/20/200951 minutes, 13 seconds
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08-13-09 Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
8/13/200953 minutes, 57 seconds
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08-06-09 Utah Legal Homebrew Competition - Basic Brewing Radio

Douglas Wawrzynski shares his observations and interviews following the first legal home brewing competition in Utah's history.
8/6/200953 minutes, 39 seconds
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07-30-09 Yeast Biology and History - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
7/30/200948 minutes, 9 seconds
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07-23-09 WAHA Decoction Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

James and Steve taste a decoction experiment conducted by members of the Washington Homebrewers Association and get guidance from Michael Ferguson of BJ's.
7/23/200954 minutes, 1 second
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07-16-09 NHC Troubleshooting Panel - Basic Brewing Radio

The troubleshooting panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Tomme Arthur, Vinnie Cilurzo, Michael Ferguson, John Palmer, and Ken Grossman.
7/16/20091 hour, 4 minutes, 53 seconds
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07-09-09 NHC Mead Panel - Basic Brewing Radio

The mead panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Byron Burch, Charlie Papazian, Curt Stock and Harold Gulbransen.
7/9/20091 hour, 6 minutes, 11 seconds
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07-02-09 Ken Grossman NHC Keynote - Basic Brewing Radio

In the first of our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Oakland, Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Brewing gives the keynote address.
7/2/20091 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
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05-28-09 BBR-BYO Experiment Results - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
5/28/200955 minutes, 58 seconds
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05-21-09 Mobile Phone Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Alex Roberts joins James in the studio to compare brewing applications and Web sites that work on mobile devices.
5/21/200951 minutes, 52 seconds
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05-14-09 Colby Garden Update and Corking Belgians - Basic Brewing Radio

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how his garden grows and gives us tips on corking Belgian beers.
5/14/200943 minutes, 51 seconds
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05-07-09 Homemade Candi Syrup - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Joshua Smith joins us to tell us how to make our own candi syrup for our Belgian beers.
5/7/200942 minutes, 45 seconds
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04-30-09 "Spontaneous" Fermentation - Basic Brewing Radio

Jason Perkins, head brewer of Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine, talks about his brewery's work in fermenting beer with the native local "critters".
4/30/200950 minutes, 19 seconds
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04-23-09 Brewing on a Budget - Basic Brewing Radio

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares tips to make the already-economical process of home brewing even more efficient.
4/23/200950 minutes, 54 seconds
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04-16-09 APA Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
4/16/200953 minutes, 38 seconds
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04-09-09 BIAB Brew Session - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
4/9/200944 minutes, 49 seconds
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04-02-09 Brew in a Bag - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
4/2/200958 minutes, 16 seconds
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03-26-09 BBR-BYO Collaborative Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
3/26/200952 minutes, 13 seconds
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03-19-09 Mash and Lauter Efficiency - Basic Brewing Radio

Home Brewer Kai Troester explains how to analyze all grain efficiency going into the brewpot and beforehand in the mash tun.
3/19/200955 minutes, 26 seconds
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03-12-09 Hog Haus Partigyle - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
3/12/200942 minutes, 11 seconds
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03-05-09 Wine Kit Pyment - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
3/5/200957 minutes, 25 seconds
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02-26-09 Carboy Top Cropping - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
2/26/200938 minutes, 42 seconds
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02-19-09 Maple Sap Brewday - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
2/19/200941 minutes, 9 seconds
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02-13-09 Homebrew Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
2/13/200916 minutes, 31 seconds
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02-12-09 Mead Honey Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

Mead maker Mike Lozano joins James, Steve, and Andy as they take part in his experiment comparing six different honey varieties in mead.
2/12/200951 minutes, 5 seconds
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02-05-09 Container Hops Revisited - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
2/5/200948 minutes, 30 seconds
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01-29-09 German Techniques - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
1/29/200948 minutes, 32 seconds
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01-22-09 Firestone Walker Vertical - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
1/22/200950 minutes, 26 seconds
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01-15-09 Fermenting in a Keg - Basic Brewing Radio

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how to ferment in Corny kegs . . . and why.
1/15/200940 minutes, 51 seconds
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01-08-09 Propane and Propane Accessory Safety - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
1/8/200944 minutes, 12 seconds
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01-01-09 End of the Year Barleywine - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
1/1/200950 minutes, 9 seconds
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12-18-08 Pet Peeves - Basic Brewing Radio

On the last episode of 2008, James and Steve help listeners air their frustrations with the remarks of the uninitiated.
12/18/200845 minutes, 4 seconds
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12-11-08 Smoked Beers - Basic Brewing Radio

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us about smoked beers and how to make our own at home.
12/11/200855 minutes, 15 seconds
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12-04-08 Beer Blending Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio

Michael Tonsmeire, The Mad Fermentationist, leads James, Steve, and Andy through an exercise of blending beers together to create better ones.
12/4/200857 minutes, 10 seconds
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11-27-08 Brett Pack Beer Dinner - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
11/27/200852 minutes, 44 seconds
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11-20-08 Attenuation Experiments - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer Kai Troester joins us again to take us through his extensive experiments on the factors affecting attenuation in the mash tun.
11/20/200857 minutes, 7 seconds
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11-13-08 Building a Kegerator - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
11/13/200858 minutes, 11 seconds
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11-06-08 GABF Grab Bag - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
11/6/200846 minutes, 30 seconds
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10-30-08 Brewing Against the Grain - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
10/30/200844 minutes, 23 seconds
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10-23-08 Pro Brewers: Odell's and Great Divide - Basic Brewing Radio

James and Andy get brewing tips from Jake O'Mara from Odell Brewing Company and Taylor Rees and Alan Johnson of Great Divide.
10/23/200851 minutes, 20 seconds
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10-16-08 LongShot 2008 Winners - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
10/16/200845 minutes, 6 seconds
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10-09-08 Late Season Hop Care and Listener E-mail - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
10/9/200855 minutes, 2 seconds
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10-02-08 Brewer Profile: Steve Mazylewski, Hog Haus - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
10/2/200848 minutes, 56 seconds
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09-25-08 ANHC and Rogue Harvest Ale - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
9/25/200845 minutes, 41 seconds
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09-18-08 Sour Mashing - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
9/18/200844 minutes, 42 seconds
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09-11-08 Understanding Attenuation - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
9/11/200852 minutes, 32 seconds
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09-04-08 Brewing Gadgets - Basic Brewing Radio

Home brewer John Chubick of Bloomington, Illinois joins us to talk about his homebrew hop dryer, stir plate and temperature controller.
9/4/200848 minutes, 27 seconds
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08-28-08 French Press Hopping - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
8/28/200840 minutes, 42 seconds
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08-21-08 Stretching Hops - Basic Brewing Radio

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.
8/21/200850 minutes, 26 seconds
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08-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Roasting Coffee

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.
8/14/200850 minutes, 40 seconds
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PDF: Effectiveness of Various Methods of Wort Aeration

This is Fred Johnson's paper comparing fermenter shaking vs aquarium pumps for wort aeration.
8/7/20080
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08-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Aeration: Shaking vs Pumping

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.
8/7/200850 minutes, 21 seconds
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07-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mt. Carmel Brewing

We sit down with Mike Dewey of Mt. Carmel Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio - a commercial home-based brewery.
7/31/200854 minutes, 22 seconds
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07-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Turbid Mashing

Chris Colby of Brew Your Own Magazine explains the Belgian technique of turbid mashing, which makes the most of limited mash tun space.
7/24/200846 minutes, 53 seconds
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07-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Randy Mosher - Belgium Nobody Knows

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.
7/17/200846 minutes, 53 seconds
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07-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 2

Our National Homebrewers Conference coverage from Cincinnati continues. We have interviews with Ant Hayes, Greg Doss, Ray Daniels, Ken Schramm and Craig Ballenger.
7/10/200849 minutes, 34 seconds
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07-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 1

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.
7/3/200843 minutes, 56 seconds
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06-26-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Jim Koch NHC Keynote

Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Company, gives an inspiring keynote address to the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati.
6/26/200858 minutes, 33 seconds
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05-29-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Green

James and Steve read letters from listeners with tips on how to brew greener and cheaper.
5/29/200838 minutes, 33 seconds
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05-22-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Basics

Mike Lozano, home brewer and mead maker from Aurora, Colorado, takes us through the basics of mead making from the ground up.
5/22/200853 minutes, 20 seconds
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05-15-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Alternate Hopping Strategies

Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares three beers that have had hops added in "non-traditional" schedules.
5/15/200855 minutes, 18 seconds
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05-08-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Dandelion Wine

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.
5/8/200850 minutes, 37 seconds
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05-01-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Eye for the Wine Guy

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.
5/1/200846 minutes, 49 seconds
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04-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homegrown Hops Revisited

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, answers questions from listeners about growing hops in containers and other home growing issues.
4/24/200848 minutes, 59 seconds
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04-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Michael Lalli of Choc Beer

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.
4/17/200853 minutes, 55 seconds
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PDF: Light Absorption by Various Beer Bottle Glass

This is Brad Sturgeon's paper showing effectiveness of colored glass on absorbing light harmful to beer.
4/10/20080
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04-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - The Science of Skunking

Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College explains the science behind beer skunking and what kind of glass is best to protect against it.
4/10/200849 minutes, 10 seconds
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04-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Tasmanian Hop Harvest

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.
4/3/200845 minutes, 45 seconds
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03-27-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew Goes to College

Dr. Andrew McMichael of Western Kentucky University tells us about his History and Science of Beer and Brewing course that incorporates home brewing.
3/27/200842 minutes, 50 seconds
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03-20-08 Basic Brewing Radio - What Is an IBU . . . Really?

John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares information from a conference that challenged his concept of what defines an International Bitterness Unit (IBU).
3/20/200854 minutes, 40 seconds
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03-13-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment II

The Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire leads us through the second round of his tasty experiments using different sugars in Belgian Beers.
3/13/200856 minutes, 21 seconds
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03-06-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Italian Style

Italian home brewer and beer podcaster Tony Manzi gives us a virtual tour of the beer and home brewing scene in his country.
3/6/200845 minutes, 45 seconds
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02-28-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Update and Hybrid Sparging

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.
2/28/200849 minutes, 39 seconds
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02-21-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Is Homebrew Good for You?

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.
2/21/200844 minutes, 6 seconds
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02-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew History

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.
2/14/200850 minutes, 45 seconds
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02-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Advanced Yeast Handling

Home brewer Anthony Fischer gives James and Steve an overview of advanced yeast storage and propagation techniques he uses in the lab.
2/7/200849 minutes, 36 seconds
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01-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Contest, Letters, "World's Best Beer"

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.
1/31/200859 minutes, 38 seconds
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01-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mash Tun Efficiency

"How to Brew" author John Palmer helps us walk through mash tun efficiency - how to get the most out of our mash.
1/24/200853 minutes, 25 seconds
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01-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels on Beer Education

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.
1/17/200847 minutes, 9 seconds
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01-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Sourdough Bread

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.
1/10/200857 minutes, 40 seconds
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01-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Leftover Brewday

Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James on the patio to brew a partigyle session with leftover ingredients.
1/3/200846 minutes, 32 seconds
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12-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Nightmares

In this low-maintenance holiday episode, we share your brewday mishaps to live, laugh and learn.
12/27/200759 minutes
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12-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Worth Brewing Company

Peter Ausenhus of Worth Brewing Company in Northwood, Iowa talks to us about how he's running a professional brewery with homebrew-scale equipment.
12/20/200743 minutes, 6 seconds
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12-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - The Hop Shortage: What To Do

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.
12/13/200749 minutes, 52 seconds
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12-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Cask Conditioning

Benjy Edwards of Columbus, Ohio teaches us about cask conditioning and how we can make Real Ale at home.
12/6/200755 minutes, 50 seconds
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11-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Sake

Bob Taylor of Anchorage, Alaska shares his knowledge of sake and how he makes it at home during long Alaskan winters.
11/29/200743 minutes, 3 seconds
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11-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reiterated Mashing

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.
11/22/200754 minutes, 58 seconds
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11-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Maui Brewing Company

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.
11/15/200750 minutes, 27 seconds
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11-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Yeast Mead

Mead maker Mike Lozano shares his experiment making mead with beer yeast. We also salute the Mighty Carson Art Players.
11/8/200752 minutes, 13 seconds
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11-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reusing Yeast

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.
11/1/200752 minutes, 34 seconds
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10-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sam Adams LongShot 2007 Winners

Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio reports on the winners of the Samuel Adams LongShot homebrew competition at GABF.
10/25/200749 minutes, 28 seconds
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10-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 2007 Recap

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.
10/18/200748 minutes, 42 seconds
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10-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring Tools

Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon walks us through the basics of using thermometers, hydrometers and refractometers.
10/11/200752 minutes, 5 seconds
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10-4-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Countertop Partial Mashing Revisited

Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us an update on what he's learned about doing partial mashes with a countertop cooler.
10/4/200747 minutes, 50 seconds
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09-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part Two

We continue our tasting with Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C. This week, all the beers are fermented with Brettanomyces.
9/27/200755 minutes, 45 seconds
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09-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part One

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.
9/20/200753 minutes, 14 seconds
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09-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Keeping Bees

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.
9/13/200746 minutes, 29 seconds
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09-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - "Marketing" Homebrew

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.
9/6/200750 minutes, 23 seconds
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08-30-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Blending Beers

Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker gives us advice on blending beers to create new brews and explains his brewery's system of oak aging.
8/30/200750 minutes, 34 seconds
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08-23-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with Coffee

Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us some tips on brewing beer with another brewed beverage - coffee.
8/23/200740 minutes, 42 seconds
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08-16-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Thomas Larsen

Thomas Larsen of Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver gives us his take on making wonderful beers with interesting ingredients.
8/16/200733 minutes, 36 seconds
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08-09-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer John Legnard

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.
8/9/200732 minutes, 35 seconds
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08-02-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Meadmaker Mike Lozano

We sample delicious meads and mead-based experiments with home meadmaker Mike Lozano of Aurora, Colorado.
8/2/200751 minutes, 45 seconds
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07-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Grab Bag

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.
7/26/200741 minutes, 48 seconds
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07-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC: Tips and Tasting

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.
7/19/200738 minutes, 47 seconds
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07-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Water Alkalinity and Beer Styles

John Palmer, Rick Bobbitt and Scott Jackson talk about their experiment at the National Homebrewers Conference pairing beer styles with appropriate water chemistry.
7/12/200736 minutes, 25 seconds
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07-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring and Predicting IBUs

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.
7/5/200758 minutes, 22 seconds
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06-28-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Keynote: Peter Bouckaert

Peter Bouckaert, brewmaster of New Belgium Brewery, addresses the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver and takes Charlie Papazian to task on beer styles.
6/28/200747 minutes, 30 seconds
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05-31-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Same Yeast, Different Flavor

Neva Parker, laboratory manager for White Labs yeast, explains her experiment putting three yeast strains through various temperatures and gravities.
5/31/200741 minutes, 35 seconds
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05-24-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Designing Brewing Experiments

Chris Colby from Brew Your Own magazine walks us through the process of designing experiments in brewing to get accurate, useful results.
5/24/200753 minutes, 48 seconds
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05-17-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Conical Fermenters

We talk with members of Fayetteville Lovers of Pure Suds about their fancy fermenters and why they moved up from carboys.
5/17/200757 minutes, 55 seconds
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05-10-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Aging with Oak

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.
5/10/200753 minutes, 51 seconds
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05-03-07 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA Events

Gary Glass, Director of the American Homebrewers Association, joins us to talk about Big Brew, National Competition and National Conference.
5/3/200747 minutes, 28 seconds
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04-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Software

We read listener reviews of brewing software, and Andy Sparks talks about the Boulder Strong Ale Festival.
4/26/200756 minutes, 47 seconds
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04-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - A Tale of Two IPAs

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.
4/19/200758 minutes, 26 seconds
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04-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Batch Sparging with Denny Conn

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.
4/12/200752 minutes, 1 second
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04-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast Life Cycle

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.
4/5/200742 minutes, 20 seconds
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03-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Bleach and Star San

Charlie Talley of Five Star Chemicals tells us best practices in using household bleach and Star San in sanitizing equipment.
3/29/200748 minutes, 6 seconds
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03-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Iodophor

Murl Landman of National Chemicals talks to us about sanitization in general and using Iodophor specifically.
3/22/200751 minutes, 20 seconds
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03-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Steven Pauwels of Boulevard

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.
3/15/200747 minutes, 3 seconds
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03-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Long Shot Winner Ken Smith

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.
3/8/200736 minutes, 34 seconds
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03-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Malting

Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine tells how we can turn seed into malt in our own kitchens.
3/1/200745 minutes, 17 seconds
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02-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - KC Club Competition

We travel to Kansas City, Missouri (actually Olathe, Kansas) to attend the 24th annual homebrew competition of the Kansas City Biermeisters.
2/22/200730 minutes, 50 seconds
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02-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Collaboration with Adam Avery

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.
2/15/200747 minutes, 59 seconds
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02-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Organic

Amelia Slayton from Seven Bridges Cooperative joins us to tell us about brewing with organic ingredients and why we should consider it.
2/8/200741 minutes, 2 seconds
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02-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Festival and Experiment Tips

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.
2/1/200743 minutes, 19 seconds
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01-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - How to Smell Better

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.
1/25/200741 minutes, 32 seconds
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01-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Gluten Free Brewing

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.
1/18/200744 minutes, 19 seconds
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01-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on pH

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.
1/11/200753 minutes, 54 seconds
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01-04-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Brewing vs. Craft Brewing

We get input from our listeners on "home brewing" vs. "craft brewing" and extract vs. all grain.
1/4/200721 minutes, 24 seconds
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12-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment

James, Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes collaborate to taste home brewer Michael Tonsmeire's experiment comparing six different sugars in Belgian beers.
12/28/200654 minutes, 6 seconds
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12-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing American Pilsner

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.
12/21/200649 minutes, 11 seconds
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12-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Judge Certification Program

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.
12/14/200646 minutes, 38 seconds
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12-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part Two

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.
12/7/200655 minutes, 29 seconds
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11-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part One

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.
11/30/200650 minutes, 27 seconds
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11-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Decoction Mashing

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own Magazine, walks us through the age-old process of decoction mashing.
11/23/200640 minutes, 50 seconds
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11-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing FAQs with John Palmer

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.
11/16/200655 minutes, 53 seconds
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11-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adam Avery of Avery Brewing

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.
11/9/200644 minutes, 53 seconds
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11-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - HSA Experiment - Final Chapter

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.
11/2/200655 minutes, 24 seconds
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10-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Queen of Beers and Recirculating Systems

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.
10/26/200659 minutes, 2 seconds
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10-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - New Belgium Brewing

We travel to Fort Collins, Colorado to speak with Eric Salazar and Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing.
10/19/200659 minutes, 26 seconds
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10-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Beer Judging Demonstration

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.
10/12/200656 minutes, 19 seconds
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10-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewing Contests at GABF

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.
10/5/200643 minutes, 20 seconds
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09-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Our Chat with Charlie Papazian

We join homebrew guru Charlie Papazian near a beautiful stream at his house to share his homebrew and his thoughts about the hobby.
9/28/200643 minutes, 54 seconds
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09-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Fruit Beers with Randy Mosher

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.
9/21/200642 minutes, 48 seconds
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09-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Ciders and Countertop Mashing

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.
9/14/20061 hour, 1 second
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09-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Single-Hop Small Batch Experiment

Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James to taste the results of homebrewer Michael Tonsmeire's single-hop small batch experiment.
9/7/200649 minutes, 53 seconds
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08-31-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with the Ginger Beer Plant

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.
8/31/200658 minutes, 24 seconds
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08-24-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Going Big: Life After 1.064

Bob Hansen, technical services manager of Briess Malt and Ingredients Company, shares thoughts on his presentation from NHC on making big beers.
8/24/20061 hour, 42 seconds
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08-17-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Extract Brewing Strategies

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.
8/17/200650 minutes, 6 seconds
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08-10-06 Basic Brewing Radio - First Wort Hopping and Dry Hopping

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.
8/10/200637 minutes, 6 seconds
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08-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Three

More interviews from the National Homebrewers Conference: Homebrewer Raj Apte on his "one-dollar homebrew barrel" and author John Palmer on wort fermentability.
8/3/200641 minutes, 40 seconds
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07-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Two

NHC coverage continues as James and Steve interview professional brewers and other professionals connected wtih the brewing industry.
7/27/200645 minutes, 33 seconds
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07-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part One

Steve Wilkes joins James as they play interviews with six homebrewers recorded at the National Homebrewers Conference in Orlando. Great tips and useful information.
7/20/200649 minutes, 14 seconds
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07-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Pairing Beer with Food

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.
7/13/200632 minutes, 3 seconds
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07-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels' "Hot Scotchie"

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.
7/3/20063 minutes, 15 seconds
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06-22-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Two Homebrew Experiments

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.
6/22/200648 minutes, 6 seconds
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06-15-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Water with Greg Noonan

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.
6/15/200648 minutes, 14 seconds
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06-08-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewers Conference Preview

We preview the National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association.
6/8/200653 minutes, 33 seconds
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06-01-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Experiment Update and Listener E-mail

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.
6/1/200645 minutes, 16 seconds
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05-25-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 2

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.
5/25/200654 minutes, 59 seconds
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05-18-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 1

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.
5/18/200649 minutes, 19 seconds
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05-11-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Varieties and Schedules

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.
5/11/200650 minutes, 6 seconds
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05-04-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Poor Richard's Ale

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.
5/4/200642 minutes, 24 seconds
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04-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Like a Monk

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.
4/27/200652 minutes, 32 seconds
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04-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Speed Brewing

From grain to glass in one week? Chris Colby from BYO magazine tells us how to brew a finished, drinkable beer in seven days.
4/20/200634 minutes, 51 seconds
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04-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mini-mashing or Partial Mashing

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.
4/13/200634 minutes, 35 seconds
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04-06-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Growing Hops at Home

Dave Wills of Freshops walks us through the process of planting, growing, and harvesting our own hoppy goodness at home.
4/6/200652 minutes, 27 seconds
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03-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Too Much

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.
3/30/200631 minutes, 47 seconds
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03-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - National Homebrew Competition

Gary Glass of the AHA joins us to talk about how and why to enter the National Homebrew Competition.
3/23/200626 minutes, 41 seconds
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03-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hot Side Aeration

We travel to Austin, Texas to taste the results of Brian Warren's experiment on Hot Side Aeration.
3/16/200638 minutes, 32 seconds
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03-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Clones

Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured join us to talk about making copies of our favorite brews.
3/9/200635 minutes, 44 seconds
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03-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adjuncts with Andy

Andy Sparks joins us to talk about adjuncts - those fermentable ingredients we add to beer in addition to water, yeast, barley malt, and hops.
3/2/200636 minutes, 15 seconds
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02-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - International Mead Festival Recap

Our man in the field, Brian Warren, recaps the recent mead festival in Boulder, Colorado, and bring us interviews with commercial mead makers.
2/23/200654 minutes, 19 seconds
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02-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 2

We continue our night of bad beer tastes as we dive into part two of our trying the FlavorActive Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit.
2/16/200657 minutes, 19 seconds
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02-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - American Pale Ales

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.
2/9/200639 minutes, 38 seconds
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02-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead with David Myers

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.
2/2/200651 minutes, 24 seconds
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01-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 1

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.
1/26/200650 minutes, 52 seconds
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01-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on Lagering

John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to talk about lagering at home. John also defends his choice of aluminum for brewpots.
1/19/200650 minutes, 14 seconds
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01-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - A Six Pack of IPA

James Spencer and Steve Wilkes brew an experimental six pack's worth of extract IPA on the stovetop.
1/12/200649 minutes, 27 seconds
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01-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Bitterness

Ray Daniels, author of Designing Great Beers joins us to talk about hop bitterness and the factors in brewing that affect it.
1/5/200656 minutes, 19 seconds
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12-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Vienna Lagers

Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine introduces us to Vienna Lagers and how to make them at home.
12/29/200550 minutes, 28 seconds
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12-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - KGB Homebrew Club

Homebrew clubs are the topic this episode as we talk to Brian Ellis of Kuykendahl Gran Brewers, a Houston homebrew club.
12/22/200538 minutes
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12-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Experiments and Wish Lists

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.
12/15/200557 minutes, 39 seconds
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12-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Blind Mice Brew and All Grain Starter

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.
12/8/200543 minutes, 57 seconds
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12-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 2

We continue our conversation about all grain brewing with John Palmer, author of How to Brew. This week, we cover lautering and sparging.
12/1/200533 minutes, 33 seconds
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11-24-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 1

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.
11/24/200545 minutes, 44 seconds
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11-17-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Difficult Brews and Extract Tips

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.
11/17/200557 minutes, 16 seconds
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11-10-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast III

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!
11/10/200546 minutes, 49 seconds
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11-03-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast II

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.
11/3/200550 minutes, 9 seconds
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10-27-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast I

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.
10/27/200535 minutes, 27 seconds
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10-20-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Kegging

We talk kegging with Andy Sparks. Andy walks us through the process of using Cornelius Kegs to serve up our favorite brews.
10/20/200532 minutes, 10 seconds
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10-13-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 II

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.
10/13/200539 minutes, 41 seconds
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10-06-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 I

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.
10/6/200545 minutes, 29 seconds
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09-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Science of Tasting

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.
9/29/200529 minutes, 55 seconds
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09-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Preview

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.
9/22/200531 minutes, 14 seconds
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09-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitization

Steve Wilkes joins us for our sanitation show as we discuss sanitizing brewing equipment and read listener input.
9/15/200541 minutes, 34 seconds
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09-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Using Hops

We continue our chat with Gerard Lemmens of Brewers Supply Group as he gives us practical tips on using hops in home brewing.
9/8/200514 minutes, 59 seconds
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09-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Hops Background

Gerard Lemmens from Brewers Supply Group joins us to give us some background on hops and trends in the hop industry.
9/1/200522 minutes, 11 seconds
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08-25-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Malt Extract

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.
8/25/200524 minutes, 11 seconds
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08-18-05 Basic Brewing Radio - The Malting Process

We talk to Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients Company about the malting process and about how specialty malts get their flavors.
8/18/200527 minutes, 36 seconds
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08-11-05 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA and a Brewpub Brew

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.
8/11/200524 minutes, 7 seconds
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08-04-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Day

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.
8/4/200529 minutes, 8 seconds
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07-28-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing III

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.
7/28/200519 minutes, 43 seconds
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07-21-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing II

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.
7/21/200520 minutes, 45 seconds
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07-14-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing I

We begin our discussion of homebrewing with Andy Sparks of The Home Brewery.
7/14/200517 minutes, 4 seconds
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07-30-20 Hop Sampler, Galaxy and Centennial Blend

James and Steve blindly sample small batches with two delicious and popular hops by themselves and a third batch that's a blend between the two.
1/1/146 minutes, 15 seconds
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07-23-20 Low ABV Using Extreme Mash Temps

Homebrewer Mark Stevens shares an experiment using extreme low and high mash temps to limit the alcohol on tasty pale ales.
1/1/140 minutes, 47 seconds
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08-28-14 Funky Apple Blossom

Brewer Nathan Traw of Apple Blossom Brewing Company shares some funky beers, including one fermented with sourdough starter.
1/1/147 minutes, 7 seconds
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11-02-23 - Recipe Development, Pre-prohibition American Lager

James is joined by Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com as they taste their Smoked Rotbier and formulate a recipe for a long lost American style.
1/1/149 minutes, 19 seconds
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11-09-23 - Mash Your Luck with The Bru Club

Haven Schultz from The Bru Club joins James to talk about his organization and roll the virtual dice for a club challenge.
1/1/145 minutes, 22 seconds
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01-04-24 - Moist January

James and Steve sit down with Desiree and Dave from High Gravity in Tulsa to sip delicious beers and talk homebrew past, present, and future.
1/1/11 hour, 8 minutes, 30 seconds