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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.
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January 14, 2021 - 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.
January 7, 2021 - 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.
December 31, 2020 - 2020 Brewing Disasters
James and Steve round out a disastrous year with two full hours of brewing disaster letters from listeners.
December 17, 2020 - Decocting Munich Dunkel
Glenn Cole, brewer at Hofbrauhaus in St. Louis, takes us through the elaborate decoction process he uses to brew Dunkel.
December 10, 2020 - Dream Homebrewing Space
Homebrewer Matt Giovanisci talks about living the dream of turning a spare garage into a perfect spot to brew.
December 3, 2020 - 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.
November 19, 2020 - Malt Sampler - Midnight Wheat, Black Prinz, Black Patent
James and Steve sample three dark beers made with malts designed to contribute color over roastiness.
November 12, 2020 - Tej Ethiopian Mead
Homebrewer Bruce Hanley shares his version of a traditional Ethiopian mead made of honey with gesho leaves and stems.
November 5, 2020 - 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.
October 29, 2020 - 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.
October 22, 2020 - 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.
October 15, 2020 - 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.
October 8, 2020 - 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.
October 1, 2020 - 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.
September 24, 2020 - 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.
September 17, 2020 - Malt Sampler - Red Wheat, White Wheat, Two-Row
September 10, 2020 - How to Make Hard Seltzer
September 3, 2020 - Caleb's Bees
August 27, 2020 - Fermenting Veggies with Sandor Katz
August 20, 2020 - Carbon Dioxide
August 13, 2020 - ANXO-Heurich Liberty Cider
August 6, 2020 - Doug W.
July 30, 2020 - Hop Sampler, Galaxy and Centennial Blend
July 23, 2020 - Low ABV Using Extreme Mash Temps
July 16, 2020 - Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout
July 9, 2020 - Kveik Harvesting
July 2, 2020 - Space Yeast
June 25, 2020 - Malt Sampler - Pilsner, 2-Row, 6-Row
June 18, 2020 - Space Time Mead and Cider Works
June 11, 2020 - Bentonville Brewing Comes Home
June 4, 2020 - Tim Leber Experiments, Part Two
May 28, 2020 - Tim Leber Experiments, Part One
May 21, 2020 - Malt Sampler - Vienna, 10L Munich, 20L Munich
May 14, 2020 - Cleaning Principles
Jonathan Ettlie from National Chemicals talks about the TACT WINS strategy of cleaning and whether homebrew sanitizers are effective against coronavirus.
- The 2007 Iodophor episode with Murl Landman
May 7, 2020 - Norfork Brewing and Paw Paw Yeast
April 30, 2020 - Keptinis and Other Oven Beers
April 23, 2020 - 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.
- Pandemic Cookbook: How to Eat Your Way Through an Unmitigated Disaster (free ebook)
April 16, 2020 - Hop Sampler - Tettnanger, EKG, Hallertau Blanc
April 9, 2020 - Defending Brown Ales
April 2, 2020 - Brown Ale or Brown Fail
March 26, 2020 - Lilly Belle Meads
March 19, 2020 - Malt Sampler - Maris Otter, Golden Promise, Briess Pale Ale
March 12, 2020 - 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.
March 5, 2020 - Homebrew Con and AHA Update
February 27, 2020 - Fort Smith Brewing Company
February 20, 2020 - Hop Sampler - Sterling, Triumph, Horizon
February 13, 2020 - Count Chocula Experiment
February 6, 2020 - Whistling Springs Brewing
January 30, 2020 - Hop Stand Length Experiment
January 23, 2020 - Dark Hills Gluten Free Brewery
January 16, 2020 - Dry Hopping Hazy Pale Ales
January 9, 2020 - Wine for Beer Lovers
January 2, 2020 - Granola Bar Experiment