Basic Brewing Radio™

At Basic Brewing Radio, we're all about home brewing. Each week, we hope to bring to you interesting interviews with people who can shed light on the hobby, share an interesting story, or give expert advice to help us all become better home brewers.

We plan to make each show short and to the point, because we know how precious your time (and bandwidth) can be.

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Also, check out links to supporters of this podcast.


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Archived Episodes: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

March 11, 2010 - Starter Aeration Experiment

Home brewer Sean Terrill shares the results of his experiment testing how aeration affects the amount of yeast cells generated in starters.

iTunes | Streaming mp3

March 4, 2010 - BYO-BBR Experiment III

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.

iTunes | Streaming mp3

February 25, 2010 - Mmmm Belgian Sugar Experiment

Mike Nealy, president and founder of Malt Munching Mash Monsters, shares the results of his club's experiment comparing nine sugars in Belgian beer.

iTunes | Streaming mp3

February 18, 2010 - The Home Brewer's Recipe Database

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.

iTunes | Streaming mp3

February 11, 2010 - Pale Ale Yeast Experiment

Home brewer Scott Mathis shares his experiment splitting a pale ale wort and fermenting it with six different yeasts.

iTunes | Streaming mp3

February 4, 2010 - Malt Conditioning and Listener Questions

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about conditioning malt for better milling and answers listener e-mails.

iTunes | Streaming mp3

January 28, 2010 - Homebrew Club Sites and Legislation Update

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.

iTunes | Streaming mp3

January 21, 2010 - Odonata Beer Company

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.

- Twitter links: Peter (@Krausen), Rick (@PacificBrewNews), Odonata (@OdonataBeer)

iTunes | Streaming mp3

January 14, 2010 - GBS Iron Brewer Competition

Jeff Britton, president of the Garage Brewers Society of O'Fallon, Missouri, explains his club's current contest centering around mystery ingredients.

iTunes | Streaming mp3

January 7, 2010 - Beer Foam

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.

iTunes | Streaming mp3

Archived Episodes: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

Here are some links to supporters of Basic Brewing Radio: 

Craft Beer Radio
Pacific Brew News
Big Foamy Head
The Good Beer Show
Brew Bubbas


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