Joe Bair of Princeton Homebrew talks about his groundbreaking experiments in using the heat of the sun to brew beer.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
11-12-09 BYO-BBR Yeast Pitching Experiment - Basic Brewing RadioChris Colby, Andy Sparks, and Mark Smith join James to evaluate the second collaborative experiment with Brew Your Own Magazine.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
11-05-09 AHA Update with Gary Glass - Basic Brewing RadioWe 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.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
10-29-09 Small Space Brewing - Basic Brewing RadioLive in an apartment or other small space? That's not a reason not to get into brewing.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
10-22-09 German Brewing History - Basic Brewing RadioHome brewer Kai Troester brings us a bit of insight into brewing techniques from 1860s Germany from texts that he has translated from that time.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
10-15-09 Upright Brewing Company - Basic Brewing RadioIn our final audio interview from our Portland trip, we visit Upright Brewing Company and talk to head brewer Alex Ganum.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
10-08-09 Solera Brewing and Barrel Aging - Basic Brewing RadioMad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender talk about their experiments with solera brewing and barrel aging.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
10-01-09 Longshot 2009 and GABF ProAm - Basic Brewing RadioJeff Bearer from Craft Beer Radio steps in to bring us interviews with the 2009 Sam Adams Longshot finalists and the results of the competition.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
09-24-09 FOAM Cup Judging - Basic Brewing RadioJames and Steve head to neighboring Tulsa, Oklahoma, to help judge the FOAM Cup homebrew competition.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
09-17-09 Build-a-beer Experiment and Fred Eckhardt - Basic Brewing RadioIn 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.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
09-10-09 Partially Crazy - Basic Brewing RadioChris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, revisits his countertop partial mashing technique with some recipes that are a bit out of the ordinary.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
09-03-09 Yeast Ranching - Basic Brewing RadioHome brewer Greg Pietsch shares his efforts in raising a stable of yeast for use in his own brews and for sharing with friends.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
08-27-09 Strawberry Ale Experiment - Basic Brewing RadioHome brewer Matt Troutman describes the results of his experiment comparing adding strawberries at the end of the boil and into the secondary fermenter.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
08-20-09 Freestyle Home Brewing - Basic Brewing RadioHome brewer Ricky Klein shares beers and his philosophy of brewing around the traditional style guidelines with ingredients found on hand.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
08-13-09 Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef - Basic Brewing RadioSean 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.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
08-06-09 Utah Legal Homebrew Competition - Basic Brewing RadioDouglas Wawrzynski shares his observations and interviews following the first legal home brewing competition in Utah's history.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
07-30-09 Yeast Biology and History - Basic Brewing RadioChris 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.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
07-23-09 WAHA Decoction Experiment - Basic Brewing RadioJames and Steve taste a decoction experiment conducted by members of the Washington Homebrewers Association and get guidance from Michael Ferguson of BJ's.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
07-09-09 NHC Mead Panel - Basic Brewing RadioThe mead panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Byron Burch, Charlie Papazian, Curt Stock and Harold Gulbransen.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
07-16-09 NHC Troubleshooting Panel - Basic Brewing RadioThe troubleshooting panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Tomme Arthur, Vinnie Cilurzo, Michael Ferguson, John Palmer, and Ken Grossman.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website