Basic Brewing Radio
Episodes
09-26-19 Brewing for Distilling
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Mayer of Pine Bluffs Distilling talks about the process of brewing beer for spirits with local malt from Wyoming Malting Company.
09-19-19 Hop Sampler - Liberty, Azacca, Jarrylo
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve taste the twelfth in their series of comparing a set of three hops brewed in small batches.
09-12-19 Hops Breeding and Genetics
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, takes us through the process of creating new hop varieties and putting them through the paces.
09-05-19 Boston Mountain Brewing
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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.
08-29-19 Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew - The Craft of Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale, gives us tips on brewing this ancient Finnish beer.
08-22-19 DC Homebrewers Crystal Malt Experiment
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 percen...
08-15-19 Hazy Beer Stability
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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.
08-08-19 Mike Tonsmeire Meetup
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve sit down with the Mad Fermentationist to talk hoppy beers, sour beers and Sapwood Cellars.
08-01-19 Providence Social Club
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve sample some tasty beers at the Social Club of Providence Homebrew Con and talk to the brewers who made them.
07-25-19 Hop Sampler - Styrian Golding, Styrian Celeia, French Strisselspalt
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James' son, Drew, joins the panel as they taste three beers made with low alpha acid European hops.
07-18-19 Insane in the Yeast Strain
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast leads James and Steve through two split-wort experiments at Homebrew Con that compare six different yeasts.
07-11-19 RIBS NEIPA Yeast Experiment
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Members of the Rhode Island Brewing Society share their experiment comparing six different yeast strains in New England IPAs.
07-04-19 Club Night in Providence, Rhode Island
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve explore Homebrew Con's incredible night of delicious brews and creative brewers.
05-30-19 Hop Sampler - Saaz, Cashmere, Green Bullet
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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.
05-23-19 Stouts vs Porters
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 legislat...
05-16-19 Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We travel to the parking lot of High Gravity (Pippin's Taproom) to sample from commercial breweries and homebrewers across Oklahoma.
05-09-19 African Guest Sampler
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer Steve Frank submits our first guest Hop Sampler ever, featuring African Queen, Southern Aroma, Southern Passion and Sabro.
05-02-19 Core Homecoming
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer and alumnus of Basic Brewing Radio, Jamie Conway, joins the team at Core Brewing, where they're refocusing their company's priorities.
04-25-19 Hop Sampler - Galena, Denali, El Dorado
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's Hop Sampler number nine, pitting three nicely fruity hop varieties against each other.
04-18-19 Kombucha, the Root of All Starters
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer Doug Wawrzynski tells us how he's using kombucha to kick-start sour fermentations, such as sauerkraut, sourdough and kettle-soured beers.
04-11-19 Sparrow Malting
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Coker is starting up a new craft malthouse in northwest Arkansas. He shares his techniques of malting small batches of grain at home.
04-04-19 Catching Up with Fossil Cove
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James samples beers with Ben Mills of Fossil Cove Brewing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and learns about the brewery's recent expansion.
03-28-19 Hop Sampler - Motueka, Rakau, and Nelson Sauvin
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve taste hops from New Zealand, and James faces a possible equipment contamination.
03-21-19 DC Homebrewers SMASH
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Omar Al-Nidawi shares beers from the DC Homebrewers Club experiment brewing different styles with Pilsner malt and Sterling hops.
03-14-19 Scaling Up with Sapwood Cellars
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire talks about the brewery he co-founded in Columbia, Maryland, and the challenges of scaling up from homebrew.
03-07-19 Lab Testing HSBUs
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 seri...
02-28-19 Astarte Bronze-Age-Style Beer
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer AJ Hart took part in an experimental archeology project on bronze age brewing techniques in Cyprus and collaborated with her husband, Justi...
02-21-19 Chiller Stirring Experiment
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
02-14-19 Golden Ale Yeast Experiment
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Swallow of Twin Lakes Homebrew Club and Rapps Barren Brewing in Mountain Home, Arkansas, talks about an experiment fermenting one Golden Ale wort...
02-07-19 Year-Long Stout Collaboration
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer Chris McKenzie shares his experience collaborating with five other homebrewers in a year-long experiment to design the perfect stout.
01-31-19 Hawk Moth Brewing
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James talks to Bradley Riggs of Hawk Moth Brewing in Rogers, Arkansas - a brewery focused on small batch, old-world-style, wood-aged beers.
01-24-19 Hop Sampler - Willamette, Amarillo, Falconer's Flight
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve sample an old American standby against a relative newcomer and a hop blend.
01-17-19 Monster Cereal Beer Roundup
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We sample a batch of five monster cereal beers brewed from Frankenberry, Boo Berry and Count Chocula.
01-10-19 Mead Yeast Sampler - US-05, S-33, BE-134
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steve splits a batch of mead and pitches three different dry beer yeasts to test the effects of each.
01-03-19 Ivory Bill Brewing
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We visit Ivory Bill Brewing in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where long-time friend of the podcast, Casey Letellier, and his partner, Dorothy Hall, are se...
12-20-18 Annual Disaster Show
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Steve and James read a ton of letters about homebrewing disasters from listeners across the globe.
12-13-18 Hop Sampler - Lemondrop, German Mandarina Bavaria, and Simcoe
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Steve and James taste a batch of hops chosen by Steve's son, Chase, and introduce the concept of Hop Stand Bittering Units (HSBUs).
12-06-18 Loki Yeast Temperature Experiment
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Casey Helwig and Jess Caudill from Imperial Organic Yeast help James and Steve evaluate an experiment fermenting a kveik strain at two different tempe...
11-29-18 AHA 40th Anniversary
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
American Homebrew Association Director Gary Glass joins us to talk about four decades of the AHA, ongoing homebrew legislation issues, and the upcomin...
11-15-18 Hop Sampler - Centennial, Citra, Galaxy
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our fifth show of the series, we taste some higher alpha hops and get a surprise result.
11-08-18 Competition Karate
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares his strategies to take home more hardware from homebrew competitions.
11-01-18 IBUs vs Wort Gravity and Hop Stand Temps
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Chris Hamilton of Hillsdale College in Michigan shares results of his experiments testing the effects of increased wort gravity and different hop ...
10-25-18 Chiller Flow Experiment
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Engineer Alex Roberts helps James conduct an experiment looking at the effect of varying the flow rate of water through an immersion chiller when chil...
10-18-18 Ricky the Meadmaker, Too Controversial
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ricky the Meadmaker from Groennfell Meadery in Vermont talks about an article detailing his techniques that was deeemed "too controversial" to print.
10-11-18 Makgeolli - Korean Rice Wine
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer Tommy Caillouet introduces us to an easy-to-brew alcoholic rice beverage that has its roots in ancient Korea.
10-04-18 Wheat and Rye Flour Experiment
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer Brook Baber drew upon his background as a baker to brew beers using wheat and rye flour in the mash.
09-27-18 Spontaneous Sours Hopping Rate Experiment
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer Caleb Buck of archaicpursuit.com shares some delicious sour beers and startling early results of his sour IBU experiment.
09-20-18 Hop Sampler - Crystal, Glacier, German Huell Melon
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve taste the fourth in the series featuring single hops brewed into three small batches.
09-13-18 Fal Allen on Brewing Gose
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Anderson Valley Brewing Company brewmaster Fal Allen talks about his new book, Gose: Brewing a Classic German Beer for the Modern Era.
09-06-18 Mead Yeast Experiment
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Steve shares an experiment fermenting a split batch of mead with three dry wine yeasts.
08-30-18 Mead Bottle Pasteurization Experiment
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Home meadmaker Tim Leber shares his experiment using sous vide to pasteurize mead after bottling.
08-23-18 Zero Tolerance Gluten Free Club
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewers Joe Morris, Ed Golden and Bob Keifer join us to share their techniques and recipes for brewing delicious beers without gluten.
08-16-18 Occidental Brewing
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We visit Occidental Brewing in Portland, Oregon, to talk to brewer Sam Carroll about brewing delicious German-style beers.
08-09-18 Sake-Beer Hybrid
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer Kevin McEvoy shares his experiment combining sake and beer fermentations into a single beverage with components of each.
08-02-18 Pichia Apotheca Hybrid Yeast
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
07-26-18 Insane in the Yeast Strain
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We join Imperial Organic Yeast and Everybody's Brewing to sample two split-wort experiments.
07-19-18 Hop Sampler - UK Fuggle, German Hallertau and Perle
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve taste the third in the Hop Sampler series, featuring hops from the UK and Germany.
07-12-18 Cascade Brewing
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We sample delicious sour beers at Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, with Head Brewer Mike Mathis and Lead Blender Kevin Martin.
07-05-18 Portland Club Night
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We roam the floor of Homebrew Con Club Night to sample delicious, and sometimes odd, beers and visit with their talented, sometimes odd, brewers.
05-31-18 Eclectic IPA with Dick Cantwell
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Brewer and author Dick Cantwell talks about his book, Eclectic IPA: Pushing the Boundaries of India Pale Ale, which includes IPA recipes with fruit, v...
05-24-18 Hop Sampler - Apollo, Calypso, and Experimental 07270
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve go round two into comparing small batches brewed with single hops. This week increases the alpha acids with Apollo, Calypso, and Exper...
05-17-18 Brut IPA
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 dr...
05-10-18 Jesse Gagnon at West Mountain
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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.
05-03-18 Hop Sampler - Cascade, Cluster and Mount Hood
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve break in a new feature to the podcast by sampling small batches brewed with Cascade, Cluster and Mount Hood hops.
04-26-18 Steve Mead Update
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
04-19-18 JoCo Brown Ale and Gose Experiments
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 go...
04-12-18 Crisis Brewing
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Brewer Sean Slape has used his engineering background and elbow grease to build a small-scale electric brewery just opening in Fayetteville, Arkansas,...
04-05-18 Brewing Darker Beers
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing gives us rants and tips for brewing beers with dark grains.
03-29-18 Prestonrose Farm and Brewery
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
03-22-18 Beer Craft with Jon Finch
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 cockt...
03-15-18 RIS Collaboration
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve sample a big bourbon-barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout that they contributed to and talk to barrel owner and project coordinator Reec...
03-08-18 DC Homebrewers Adjunct Experiment
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Omar Al-Nidawi, education co-chair of the DC Homebrewers Club, talks about an experiment comparing a dozen different brewing adjuncts. James and Steve...
03-01-18 Hop Stand Temperature Experiment
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve sample and evaluate a small batch experiment comparing three beers brewed with hop stands set at different temperatures.
02-22-18 SQZBX Brewery and Pizza Joint
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 qua...
02-15-18 A Year of Red IPA
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 co...
02-08-18 American Solera
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, fru...
02-01-18 John Palmer on NEIPA
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares brewing tips for one of the most controversial styles today - New England IPA.
01-25-18 AHA Update with Gary Glass
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
AHA Director Gary Glass updates us on the National Homebrew Competition, HomebrewCon, and who homebrews nowadays.
01-18-18 Milk Stout, Autumn Seasonal, and Saison Experiments
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James talks about the results of a trio of split batch experiments using different strains of yeast with homebrewer Joe Covey.
01-11-18 Non-Alcoholic Homebrew?
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer Brock Masters shares his experiment attempting to remove alcohol from a hoppy homebrew while preserving the freshness of the flavor and aro...
01-04-18 6 O'CLOCK Brews
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Author Peter Symons shares his second book, "6 O'CLOCK Brews: Home Brewing More Old Australian Beers," which includes recipes for historic Australian ...
12-21-17 Brewing Disasters
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve read stories of woe from listeners as they share brewing disasters from the past year.
12-14-17 Tasting Superior Bathhouse Brewery
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
12-07-17 Unusual Ingredients
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ingredi...
11-30-17 Lost 40 Barrel Beers
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Grant Chandler from Lost 40 Brewing in Little Rock shares some delicious beers aged in barrels and brewed with fun ingredients, such as honeysuckle, s...
11-16-17 Against All Hops
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Butch Heilshorn, author of "Against All Hops: Techniques and Philosophy for Creating Extraordinary Botanical Beers," tells us how he brews new beers w...
11-09-17 JJ's Brewing Company
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We visit JJ's Brewing Company in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to talk to Jennifer "Muck" Muckerman and Andrew Porter about brewing American Lagers and othe...
11-02-17 Saison Yeast Experiment
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer Joe Covey shares his Saison experiment comparing a split wort fermented with Safbrew T-58 and Danstar Belle Saison yeasts.
10-26-17 Blood Beer
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Homebrewer James Sandford talks about how he and his wife, Lucy, rose to the challenge to brew a beer with powdered pig's blood.
10-19-17 Steve's Porch Meads
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James and Steve take a break after shooting videos to share some of Steve's meads and talk mead making tips.
10-12-17 Ancient Sumerian Happy Juice
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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.
10-05-17 Pippin's Taproom Session Beers
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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.
09-28-17 Arkansas Beer
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
09-21-17 Fair State Brewing Cooperative
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
09-14-17 Session Beers with Jennifer Talley
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Talley, author of Session Beers - Brewing for Flavor and Balance, give us tips on brewing lower gravity beers that are tasty and satisfying.
09-07-17 Olvalde Farmhouse Ales
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Pond, founder of Olvalde Farmhouse Ales, talks about brewing rustic beers based on local and native ingredients on a Rollingstone, Minnesota, fami...
08-31-17 Imperial Organic Yeast
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Owen Lingley, Jess Caudill and Jason Stepper from Imperial Organic Yeast talk about their fairly new company and answer questions from listeners.
08-24-17 Ozark Beer - Berliner, Bucky, and BDCS
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ozark Beer founder, Andy Coates, and head brewer, Jesse Gagnon, talk new building, yogurt-soured Berliner Weisse, Buckminster Fuller-inspired beer, an...
08-17-17 Home Lab Isolation and Propagation
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Zack Taggart, lab manager at 42 North Brewing, continues his presentation on setting up a homebrew lab by talking about isolating and propagating yeas...
08-10-17 Ryan Richardson Mead
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Richardson of The Mead House podcast shares half a dozen fun and delicious meads.