Basic Brewing Radio

By James Spencer

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Basic Brewing Radio is a weekly chat about homebrewing - brewing the best beer and mead in the world in your own home.

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07-22-21 - Creature Craft Soda

07.21.2021

We talk to Kim Welch of Creature Craft Soda in Joplin, Missouri, about her innovative kombucha, water kefir and other delicious fermented products.

Basic Brewing Radio episodes:

07.21.2021 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.
07.14.2021 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.
07.07.2021 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.
06.23.2021 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.
06.16.2021 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.
06.09.2021 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.
06.02.2021 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.
05.26.2021 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.
05.19.2021 05-20-21 - Kegging with Dave Dave Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa (highgravitybrew.com) answers listener questions about kegging equipment and techniques.
05.12.2021 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.
05.05.2021 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.
04.28.2021 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.
04.21.2021 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?
04.14.2021 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.
04.07.2021 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.
03.31.2021 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.
03.24.2021 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.
03.17.2021 03-18-21 - Brewing with Fruit Purees Chris Hodge of Oregon Fruit Products answers listener questions about using fruit purees in beer and mead.
03.10.2021 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.
03.03.2021 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.
02.24.2021 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.
02.17.2021 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.
02.10.2021 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.
02.03.2021 02-04-21 - Wort Tests Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast walks us through three standard procedures to test the quality of our wort.
01.27.2021 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.
01.20.2021 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.
01.13.2021 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.
01.06.2021 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.
12.30.2020 12-31-20 2020 Brewing Disasters James and Steve round out a disastrous year with two full hours of brewing disaster letters from listeners.
12.16.2020 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.
12.09.2020 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.
12.02.2020 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.
11.18.2020 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.
11.11.2020 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.
11.04.2020 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.
10.28.2020 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.
10.21.2020 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.
10.14.2020 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.
10.07.2020 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.
09.30.2020 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.
09.23.2020 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.
09.16.2020 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.
09.09.2020 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.
09.02.2020 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.
08.26.2020 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.
08.19.2020 08-20-20 Carbon Dioxide Chris Colby, author of How To Make Hard Seltzers, goes back to basics about our favorite brewing gas.
08.12.2020 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.
08.05.2020 08-06-20 Doug W. A longtime friend shares his journey of recovery.
07.30.2020 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.
07.23.2020 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.

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Basic Brewing Radio episodes:

07-22-21 - Creature Craft Soda

07-15-21 - Water Profile Sampler - 100 Percent Wheat

07-08-21 - The "Perfect" NEIPA

06-24-21 - Biotransformation and GM Yeast

06-17-21 - Five Honeys, Five Meads

06-10-21 - CERIA Non-Alcoholic and Cannabis-Infused Beers

06-03-21 - Partial Mash Promulgation

05-27-21 - Water Profile Sampler - RO and Roasted Barley

05-20-21 - Kegging with Dave

05-13-21 - Hop Timing Experiment, Take Two

05-06-21 - Adam's Grab Bag

04-29-21 - Pre-Prohibition Beers

04-22-21 - Water Profile Sampler

04-15-21 - Wild Meads

04-08-21 - Hairless Dog NA

04-01-21 - Colby's Spring Brews

03-25-21 - Brew in a Ziplock Bag

03-18-21 - Brewing with Fruit Purees

03-11-21 - Apple Blossom Reborn

03-04-21 - Cider-Graf Malt and Yeast Experiment

02-25-21 - Sugar Creek Malt Sampler

02-18-21 - Swedish Hop Sampler

02-11-21 - Sugar Creek Malt Company

02-04-21 - Wort Tests

01-28-21 - Yeast Nutrition and Health

01-21-21 - Man Made Mead Myths

01-14-21 - Gezellig Brewing Company

01-07-21 - Hop Sampler - Amarillo, Hallertau Mittelfruh Blend

12-31-20 2020 Brewing Disasters

12-17-20 Decocting Munich Dunkel

12-10-20 Dream Homebrewing Space

12-03-20 New Zealand Rye Wit

11-19-20 Malt Sampler - Midnight Wheat, Black Prinz, Black Patent

11-12-20 Tej Ethiopian Mead

11-05-20 Malt Vinegar

10-29-20 Hop Sampler - Simcoe, Citra Blend

10-22-20 Midwest Legend

10-15-20 Pumpkin and Spice Revisited

10-08-20 English Imperial Stout

10-01-20 Dampfbier and Tepache

09-24-20 Gotahold Brewing

09-17-20 Malt Sampler - Red Wheat, White Wheat, Two-Row

09-10-20 How to Make Hard Seltzer

09-03-20 Caleb's Bees

08-27-20 Fermenting Veggies with Sandor Katz

08-20-20 Carbon Dioxide

08-13-20 ANXO-Heurich Liberty Cider

08-06-20 Doug W.

07-30-20 Hop Sampler, Galaxy and Centennial Blend

07-23-20 Low ABV Using Extreme Mash Temps

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