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02-09-12 Triangle Zombie
Updated: 2012-02-08 00:00:00
Description: It's a trifecta: We have a triangle test of a fermenter experiment, sample our Zombie Apocalypse beer, and hear about brewing on a frozen Wisconsin lake....more...

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02-02-12 Bourbon Stout Experiment
Updated: 2012-02-01 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Patrick Bresnahan shares his bourbon stout experiment, trying to find the proper amount of bourbon to add to the beer....more...

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01-26-12 Kentucky Belgians
Updated: 2012-01-25 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Christopher Owen shares the Belgian yeast experiment he conducted with the Louisville, Kentucky LAGERS club....more...

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01-26-12 Kentucky Belgians
Updated: 2012-01-25 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Christopher Owen shares the Belgian yeast experiment he conducted with the Louisville, Kentucky LAGERS club....more...

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01-19-12 Core Brewing
Updated: 2012-01-18 00:00:00
Description: Jesse Core of Core Brewing in Springdale, Arkansas, tells us about his jump into pro brewing....more...

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01-12-12 Sour Blend Experiment
Updated: 2012-01-11 00:00:00
Description: Matt Becker of New Brew Thursday shares his experiment brewing and blending beers made with commercial and homemade sour culture blends....more...

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01-05-12 Trub Experiment Intro
Updated: 2012-01-04 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, starts the year off with a new collaborative experiment and tips on tweaking your process....more...

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12-22-11 Homebrew Disasters
Updated: 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Description: James and Steve read letters from listeners about batches of brew that didn't go the way they had been planned....more...

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12-15-11 Homebrew Invasion
Updated: 2011-12-14 00:00:00
Description: Brewers Kasey Loman and Jen Royer invade the home of non-brewers and brew up a batch of beer....more...

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12-08-11 Andy's Brewery
Updated: 2011-12-07 00:00:00
Description: Andy Sparks shows off his home brewery in progress: a remote-controlled, high-tech electric dream machine....more...

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12-01-11 Fermenter Experiment Results
Updated: 2011-11-30 00:00:00
Description: James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, go over the data from the experiment comparing different fermenter types....more...

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11-17-11 Brewing Software II
Updated: 2011-11-16 00:00:00
Description: James and Steve read listener recommendations about software designed to better your brew....more...

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11-10-11 Brewing As a Monk
Updated: 2011-11-09 00:00:00
Description: Sadhaka Rajanatha of Kauai's Hindu Monastery shares some 17-year-old mead and his experiences as brewer for his fellow monks....more...

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11-03-11 No Sparge Brewing
Updated: 2011-11-02 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, fills us in on the technique of mashing with all your brewing water and not rinsing....more...

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10-27-11 Melon Blood
Updated: 2011-10-26 00:00:00
Description: A behind-the-scenes look at the Basic Brewing Video episode, where James and Steve brew a watermelon wheat beer using only watermelon juice as the brewing water....more...

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10-20-11 Spontaneous Homebrew
Updated: 2011-10-19 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Ken Valley shares beer that he allowed Mother Nature to innoculate instead of pitching yeast....more...

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10-13-11 Outlaw Homebrew
Updated: 2011-10-12 00:00:00
Description: James heads to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to cover the second annual Outlaw Homebrew Competition at the Keg and Barrel brewpub....more...

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10-06-11 Brewing French
Updated: 2011-10-05 00:00:00
Description: James and Andy enjoy good conversation, weather, and beer with Phillip Lamb, who shares information on French Brewing....more...

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09-29-11 Fermenter Experiment and Lager Yeast
Updated: 2011-09-28 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, helps us launch the next collaborative experiment comparing the performance of different fermenters. Also, the roots of lager yeasts....more...

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09-22-11 Wheat Wednesdays
Updated: 2011-09-21 00:00:00
Description: Adam Draeger of the Yak and Yeti brewpub in Arvada, Colorado, joins us to talk about his journey going pro and his techniques of adding fruit to wheat beers in a weekly feature at his pub....more...

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09-15-11 Canning Wort
Updated: 2011-09-14 00:00:00
Description: James sits down with Andy Sparks and Dave Johnson to talk about canning wort for starters as the pressure cooker steams in the background....more...

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09-08-11 Email and Chickenuts
Updated: 2011-09-07 00:00:00
Description: James and Steve catch up on email and find a missing gem from Club NIght at NHC - Chickenuts....more...

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09-01-11 Brewing Saison
Updated: 2011-08-31 00:00:00
Description: Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender join James and Andy to sample homebrew Saison and talk about how to brew it....more...

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08-25-11 IBU Ceiling Follow-Up
Updated: 2011-08-24 00:00:00
Description: Brad Sturgeon is back to answer questions about his experiment to find the IBU ceiling and to unveil further results....more...

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08-18-11 BYO Belgian Tour
Updated: 2011-08-17 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares his experiences touring breweries and beer places in Belgium....more...

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08-11-11 IBU Ceiling Experiment
Updated: 2011-08-10 00:00:00
Description: Dr. Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College shares an experiment to try to find the top limit of how many IBUs can fit into a beer....more...

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08-04-11 English and Belgian Yeast Experiment
Updated: 2011-08-03 00:00:00
Description: James, Steve, and Andy are joined by Danny Seeton and Matt Anderson, who have brought a yeast experiment to San Diego from north of the border....more...

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07-28-11 BYO-BBR Yeast Rehydration Experiment
Updated: 2011-07-27 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, and Sean Terrill, head brewer of Silverton Brewing Company, help James examine the results of the latest collaboration experiment....more...

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07-21-11 Cider Priming Sugar Experiment
Updated: 2011-07-20 00:00:00
Description: Zot O'Connor shares his experiment priming cider with different priming sugars. Helping us to judge the results are members of WAHA and a special surprise guest....more...

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07-14-11 HAZE Hop Experiment
Updated: 2011-07-13 00:00:00
Description: Members of the Hangtown Association of Zymurgy Enthusiasts (HAZE) of Placerville, California share their experiment comparing three hop varieties' flavor and aroma characteristics....more...

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07-07-11 Vinnie Cilurzo NHC Keynote
Updated: 2011-07-06 00:00:00
Description: Vinnie Cilurzo, founder of Russian River Brewing and inventer of the double IPA, takes us through his trek from home brewer to innovative pro....more...

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05-26-11 BYO-BBR Glassware Experiment
Updated: 2011-05-25 00:00:00
Description: Will glassware affect the character of your beer? Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James and Steve to investigate....more...

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05-19-11 Cyser and Mead Experiments
Updated: 2011-05-18 00:00:00
Description: James and Steve taste the results of home brewer Dave Scheuing's experiments with mead, cyser and different yeasts....more...

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05-12-11 Brett Beer
Updated: 2011-05-11 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Don Osborn shares two beers that were brewed only using Brettanomyces strains to ferment. Don also talks about mashing in the evening and brewing the next morning....more...

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05-05-11 Gluten Free Brewing
Updated: 2011-05-04 00:00:00
Description: Desiree Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa tells us about her quest to brew the perfect gluten free beer....more...

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04-28-11 Refractometer Results and High Altitudes
Updated: 2011-04-27 00:00:00
Description: Sean Terrill returns to share the results of his efforts to refine the post fermentation refractometer correction formula and tells about his new job, brewing in thin air....more...

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04-21-11 Jan Halvor Fjeld
Updated: 2011-04-20 00:00:00
Description: Jan Halvor Fjeld, this past year's Norwegian home brewer of the year, talks about his home system and shares a pale ale experiment....more...

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04-14-11 New Experiments and Scandinavian Brewing
Updated: 2011-04-13 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, helps James launch two new collaborative experiments and talks about Scandinavian beers....more...

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04-07-11 Colonial Brewing
Updated: 2011-04-06 00:00:00
Description: Frank Clark of Colonial Williamsburg joins us to talk about the state of beer and brewing in Colonial United States....more...

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03-31-11 Single Malt Experiment
Updated: 2011-03-30 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Paul English shares his experiment comparing beers brewed with five different base malts and no other grains....more...

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03-24-11 Kai Troester on pH Part Two
Updated: 2011-03-23 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Kai Troester continues a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by taking us into the mash tun....more...

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03-17-11 Kai Troester on pH Part One
Updated: 2011-03-16 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Kai Troester begins a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by starting with the basics....more...

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03-10-11 Berliner Weisse
Updated: 2011-03-09 00:00:00
Description: Andy Sparks and the Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, share their homebrew Berliner Weisse beers and talk about brewing the nicely tart ales....more...

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03-03-11 BYO-BBR Conversion Experiment
Updated: 2011-03-02 00:00:00
Description: James is joined by Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, along with home brewers Kai Troester and Zot O'Connor, as they look at the results of the starch test collaborative experiment....more...

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02-24-11 Lagering Alternatives
Updated: 2011-02-23 00:00:00
Description: James and BYO Editor Chris Colby get together to chat about different ways to keep your lagers chilly during fermentation....more...

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02-17-11 Homebrew Legislation Update
Updated: 2011-02-16 00:00:00
Description: AHA Director Gary Glass brings us up to date on legislation across the country dealing with our favorite hobby. Gary also talks about the upcoming National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego....more...

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02-10-11 Mash Time Experiment
Updated: 2011-02-09 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Charles Hoffman and James conduct an experiment comparing the effects of different mash times on a single recipe. Chris Colby and Kai Troester help interpret the results....more...

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02-03-11 BYO-BBR Conversion Experiment Intro
Updated: 2011-02-02 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, and James invite you to take part in Collaborative Experiment Seven. Also, Steve Wilkes joins James to talk cider, lagering, and other homebrew business....more...

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01-27-11 Grain Preheating Experiment
Updated: 2011-01-26 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Darnell Brawner shares the results of an experiment testing whether preheating grain with strike water is beneficial....more...

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01-20-11 BYO-BBR Mashing Experiment
Updated: 2011-01-19 00:00:00
Description: James talks with Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, as they examine the data from the sixth BYO-BBR Collaborative Experiment....more...

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01-13-11 Blueberry Wheat Experiment
Updated: 2011-01-12 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Adam Draeger shares his experiment comparing blueberry extract against real blueberries for flavoring a wheat beer base....more...

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01-06-11 Weyermann Malts
Updated: 2011-01-05 00:00:00
Description: In a presentation recorded in Melbourne, Australia, Thomas Kraus-Weyermann from Weyermann Malts gives background on the malting process and its products....more...

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12-30-10 Holiday Barleywines
Updated: 2010-12-29 00:00:00
Description: James and Steve enjoy a vertical tasting of end-of-the-year holiday barleywines, starting with the present and ending in 2007....more...

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12-16-10 Barrel Aging Update
Updated: 2010-12-15 00:00:00
Description: Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender continue their visit with an update on their barrel aged beers....more...

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12-09-10 Kvass: Beer with Bread
Updated: 2010-12-08 00:00:00
Description: Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender join us to talk about Kvass, a traditional beer brewed with bread....more...

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12-02-10 BYO-BBR Bottle Aging Experiment
Updated: 2010-12-01 00:00:00
Description: The guys endure severe weather to evaluate the Brew Your Own - Basic Brewing Radio experiment aging beer in different temperatures....more...

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11-18-10 E-mail with Steve
Updated: 2010-11-17 00:00:00
Description: James and Steve celebrate the release of their new Extract Brewing and Partial Mashing DVD with a couple homebrews and listener e-mail....more...

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11-11-10 Stein Brewing in Oklahoma
Updated: 2010-11-10 00:00:00
Description: James heads to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to observe members of the Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers as they brew with hot rocks. He also samples an awesome Berliner Weisse homebrew....more...

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11-04-10 Mashing Experiment and Winter Brews
Updated: 2010-11-03 00:00:00
Description: James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, announce the new collaborative mashing experiment and talk about winter beers....more...

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10-28-10 Alternate Priming Sugars
Updated: 2010-10-27 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Drew Filkins shares his technique of using alternative ingredients to put the bubbles in his brew....more...

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10-21-10 Kegging Revisited
Updated: 2010-10-20 00:00:00
Description: James and Andy talk about the basics of kegging from Andy's article in the November Brew Your Own magazine....more...

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10-14-10 Brewtroller Automation
Updated: 2010-10-13 00:00:00
Description: Jeremiah Dillingham and Matt Reba from Open Source Control Systems talk about automating your brewday and their Brewtroller project....more...

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10-07-10 New Albanian Gruits
Updated: 2010-10-06 00:00:00
Description: Jesse Williams, brewer for New Albian Brewery in Indiana, talks about adventurous beers he's brewed without using hops....more...

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09-30-10 Sam Adams Longshot
Updated: 2010-09-29 00:00:00
Description: We bring you interviews with all of the finalists in the Sam Adams homebrew competition and the announcement of the winners in Denver....more...

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09-23-10 GABF Wrap-up
Updated: 2010-09-22 00:00:00
Description: This week, a revisit of James and Andy's trip to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival....more...

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09-16-10 Thermal Mass and Slaking Heat
Updated: 2010-09-15 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains parameters surrounding the initial temperatures of all grain brewing....more...

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09-09-10 Nano Brewing in Mississippi
Updated: 2010-09-08 00:00:00
Description: James talks with John Neal and Sam Sorrells from the Keg and Barrel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They're carving a foothold for good beer on a small scale....more...

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09-02-10 Refractometers and Hydrometers
Updated: 2010-09-01 00:00:00
Description: James has a pint or two with home brewer Sean Terrill as they discuss measuring specific gravity and ask for your help....more...

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08-26-10 Beehive Brew-Off
Updated: 2010-08-25 00:00:00
Description: James heads to Salt Lake City to take part in the second annual Beehive Brew-Off homebrew competition, celebrating legal homebrew in Utah....more...

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08-19-10 NHC Banquet with the Homebrew Chef
Updated: 2010-08-18 00:00:00
Description: Steve Wilkes spends a few minutes behind the scenes of the National Homebrewers Conference banquet with Homebrew Chef Sean Paxton....more...

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08-12-10 NHC Going Pro Panel Part Two - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-08-11 00:00:00
Description: Five professional brewers answer questions from the crowd at the "Going Pro" panel at the National Homebrewers Conference....more...

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08-05-10 NHC Going Pro Panel Part One - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-08-04 00:00:00
Description: Four professional brewers share their perspectives and tactics on starting a commercial brewery from scratch....more...

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07-01-10 Mark Stutrud, NHC Keynote - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-06-30 00:00:00
Description: Mark Stutrud of Summit Brewing in St. Paul addresses the 2010 National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota....more...

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06-24-10 Club Spotlight: Prairie Homebrewing Companions - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-06-23 00:00:00
Description: James and Steve profile the Prairie Homebrewing Companions of Fargo, North Dakota in front of a live audience at the National Homebrewers Conference....more...

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06-10-10 BYO-BBR Irish Moss Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-06-09 00:00:00
Description: James, Steve, and Blake Lyon evaluate the experiment that attempts to determine whether Irish Moss or other fining agents make a difference in homebrew....more...

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06-03-10 A Failed, But Fun, Trifecta - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-06-02 00:00:00
Description: James joins Steve for an attempt to brew a mead, a wine, and a beer on the same day on a holiday weekend....more...

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05-27-10 Kai's Take on Decoction - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-05-26 00:00:00
Description: Kai Troester joins us to give us his thoughts and techniques about the time-honored process of decoction mashing....more...

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05-20-10 Rare Beer and Email - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-05-19 00:00:00
Description: James enlists the help of Steve Wilkes, Andy Sparks, and Alex Roberts to answer items from the mailbag as the four sip rare beers....more...

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05-13-10 Stir Plates and Triangle Tests - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-05-12 00:00:00
Description: Home Brewer Sean Terrill joins us again to follow up on his yeast starter aeration experiment. Also, Sean shares the results of his pitching rate experiment, recruiting dozens of home brewers to help evaluate....more...

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05-06-10 Gorst Valley Hops - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-05-05 00:00:00
Description: James Altwies of Gorst Valley Hops joins us to tell us how his company is bringing commercial hops back to Wisconsin. Also, James answers your questions about growing hops at home....more...

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04-29-10 Electric Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-04-28 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Jeff Karpinski gives us tips on going electric in our home breweries and how to build heat sticks....more...

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04-22-10 Irish Moss and Aging Beers - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-04-21 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, joins James to talk about Collaborative Experiments number four and five....more...

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04-15-10 Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-04-14 00:00:00
Description: Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, brings us up to date on legislation affecting home brewers across the country....more...

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04-08-10 Breakfast Beers - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-04-07 00:00:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us about a series of articles dedicated to breakfast foods we can use to brew....more...

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04-01-10 Brewing As Art - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-03-31 00:00:00
Description: Home brewer Mark Zap has been awarded a grant to create a work of art: a brewing sculpture....more...

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03-25-10 Beer Dinner Planning - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-03-24 03:30:00
Description: Steve Wilkes is planning a charity beer dinner, and he takes a moment while things are in the oven to walk us through the process....more...

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03-18-10 Brewing with Wheat and Stan Hieronymus - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-03-18 20:30:00
Description: Author Stan Hieronymus joins us to talk about his book, Brewing with Wheat - The "Wit" and "Weizen" of World Wheat Styles....more...

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03-11-10 Starter Aeration Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-03-11 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Sean Terrill shares the results of his experiment testing how aeration affects the amount of yeast cells generated in starters....more...

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03-04-10 BYO-BBR Experiment III - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-03-04 20:30:00
Description: 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....more...

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02-25-10 Mmmm Belgian Sugar Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-02-25 20:30:00
Description: Mike Nealy, president and founder of Malt Munching Mash Monsters, shares the results of his club's experiment comparing nine sugars in Belgian Beer....more...

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02-18-10 The Home Brewer's Recipe Database - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-02-18 20:30:00
Description: 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....more...

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02-11-10 Pale Ale Yeast Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-02-11 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Scott Mathis shares his experiment splitting a pale ale wort and fermenting it with six different yeasts....more...

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02-04-10 Malt Conditioning and Listener Questions - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-02-04 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about conditioning malt for better milling and answers listener e-mails....more...

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01-28-10 Homebrew Club Sites and Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-01-28 20:30:00
Description: 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....more...

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01-21-10 Odonata Beer Company - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-01-21 20:30:00
Description: 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....more...

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01-14-10 GBS Iron Brewer Competition - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-01-14 20:30:00
Description: Jeff Britton, president of the Garage Brewers Society of O'Fallon, Missouri, explains his club's current contest centering around mystery ingredients....more...

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01-07-10 Beer Foam - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2010-01-07 20:30:00
Description: 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....more...

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12-31-09 Holiday Barleywine Vertical - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-12-31 20:30:00
Description: James and Steve end out the year with a little vertical tasting of small-batch holiday barleywines from the past couple of years....more...

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12-17-09 Partigyles Gone Wild - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-12-17 20:30:00
Description: Home brewers Greg Pietsch, Scott Schluter, and Mark Glinski describe a partigyle brewday when they used two mashes to generate a lot of beer....more...

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12-10-09 Mixing Yeast and Experiment 3 - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-12-10 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, talks about an experiment mixing yeast strains in homebrew. Also, we launch our third collaborative experiment....more...

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12-03-09 Making the Most of Mr. Beer - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-12-03 20:30:00
Description: Derrick Johnson of MrBeerFans.com shares advice on how Mr. Beer brewers should up their game. Also, listener feedback on pumpkin beers....more...

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11-26-09 Pumpkin Beer Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-11-26 20:30:00
Description: Does pumpkin really make an impact on beer flavor? Home brewers Joel Neal and Phil Saylor share the results of their pumpkin beer experiment....more...

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11-19-09 Solar Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-11-19 20:30:00
Description: Joe Bair of Princeton Homebrew talks about his groundbreaking experiments in using the heat of the sun to brew beer....more...

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11-12-09 BYO-BBR Yeast Pitching Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-11-12 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, Andy Sparks, and Mark Smith join James to evaluate the second collaborative experiment with Brew Your Own Magazine....more...

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11-05-09 AHA Update with Gary Glass - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-11-05 20:30:00
Description: We 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....more...

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10-29-09 Small Space Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-10-29 20:30:00
Description: Live in an apartment or other small space? That's not a reason not to get into brewing....more...

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10-22-09 German Brewing History - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-10-22 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Kai Troester brings us a bit of insight into brewing techniques from 1860s Germany from texts that he has translated from that time....more...

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10-15-09 Upright Brewing Company - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-10-15 20:30:00
Description: In our final audio interview from our Portland trip, we visit Upright Brewing Company and talk to head brewer Alex Ganum....more...

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10-08-09 Solera Brewing and Barrel Aging - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-10-08 20:30:00
Description: Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire and fellow brewer Nathan Zeender talk about their experiments with solera brewing and barrel aging....more...

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10-01-09 Longshot 2009 and GABF ProAm - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-10-01 20:30:00
Description: Jeff Bearer from Craft Beer Radio steps in to bring us interviews with the 2009 Sam Adams Longshot finalists and the results of the competition....more...

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09-24-09 FOAM Cup Judging - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-09-24 20:30:00
Description: James and Steve head to neighboring Tulsa, Oklahoma, to help judge the FOAM Cup homebrew competition....more...

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09-17-09 Build-a-beer Experiment and Fred Eckhardt - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-09-17 20:30:00
Description: In 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....more...

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09-10-09 Partially Crazy - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-09-10 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, revisits his countertop partial mashing technique with some recipes that are a bit out of the ordinary....more...

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09-03-09 Yeast Ranching - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-09-03 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Greg Pietsch shares his efforts in raising a stable of yeast for use in his own brews and for sharing with friends....more...

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08-27-09 Strawberry Ale Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-08-27 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Matt Troutman describes the results of his experiment comparing adding strawberries at the end of the boil and into the secondary fermenter....more...

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08-20-09 Freestyle Home Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-08-20 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Ricky Klein shares beers and his philosophy of brewing around the traditional style guidelines with ingredients found on hand....more...

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08-13-09 Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-08-13 20:30:00
Description: Sean 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....more...

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08-06-09 Utah Legal Homebrew Competition - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-08-06 20:30:00
Description: Douglas Wawrzynski shares his observations and interviews following the first legal home brewing competition in Utah's history....more...

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07-30-09 Yeast Biology and History - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-07-30 20:30:00
Description: Chris 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....more...

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07-23-09 WAHA Decoction Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-07-23 20:30:00
Description: James and Steve taste a decoction experiment conducted by members of the Washington Homebrewers Association and get guidance from Michael Ferguson of BJ's....more...

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07-16-09 NHC Troubleshooting Panel - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-07-16 20:30:00
Description: The troubleshooting panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Tomme Arthur, Vinnie Cilurzo, Michael Ferguson, John Palmer, and Ken Grossman....more...

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07-09-09 NHC Mead Panel - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-07-09 20:30:00
Description: The mead panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Byron Burch, Charlie Papazian, Curt Stock and Harold Gulbransen....more...

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07-02-09 Ken Grossman NHC Keynote - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-07-02 20:30:00
Description: In the first of our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Oakland, Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Brewing gives the keynote address....more...

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05-28-09 BBR-BYO Experiment Results - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-05-28 20:30:00
Description: James Spencer, Steve Wilkes, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, taste James' experiment beer and read the results from brewers around the world....more...

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05-21-09 Mobile Phone Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-05-21 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Alex Roberts joins James in the studio to compare brewing applications and Web sites that work on mobile devices....more...

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05-14-09 Colby Garden Update and Corking Belgians - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-05-14 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how his garden grows and gives us tips on corking Belgian beers....more...

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05-07-09 Homemade Candi Syrup - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-05-07 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Joshua Smith joins us to tell us how to make our own candi syrup for our Belgian beers....more...

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04-30-09 "Spontaneous" Fermentation - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-04-30 20:30:00
Description: Jason Perkins, head brewer of Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine, talks about his brewery's work in fermenting beer with the native local "critters"....more...

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04-23-09 Brewing on a Budget - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-04-23 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares tips to make the already-economical process of home brewing even more efficient....more...

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04-16-09 APA Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-04-16 20:30:00
Description: Home brewers Jim Lewellyn and Darren Goad join us to share the results of their American Pale Ale experiment, playing with yeast and dry hopping....more...

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04-09-09 BIAB Brew Session - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-04-09 20:30:00
Description: James flies solo at the brewpot to test out the "Brew in a Bag" Australian technique of all grain brewing with a Maris Otter session ale....more...

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04-02-09 Brew in a Bag - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-04-02 20:30:00
Description: Australian home brewers Dan Walker and Geoff Hammond explain the all grain technique of Brew in a Bag, which they advocate as a good way to get into brewing with grain....more...

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03-26-09 BBR-BYO Collaborative Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-03-26 20:30:00
Description: James travels to Bastrop, Texas, home of Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine. James and Chris introduce an experiment that invites participation from home brewers everywhere....more...

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03-19-09 Mash and Lauter Efficiency - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-03-19 20:30:00
Description: Home Brewer Kai Troester explains how to analyze all grain efficiency going into the brewpot and beforehand in the mash tun....more...

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03-12-09 Hog Haus Partigyle - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-03-12 20:30:00
Description: James joins Mehmet Kadiev, head brewer, and David Mathews, assistant brewer, at the Hog Haus brewery in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as they brew two beers from one mash....more...

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03-05-09 Wine Kit Pyment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-03-05 20:30:00
Description: Mead maker Mike Lozano walks us through making a pyment using a wine kit as a shortcut. Also, Douglas Wawrzynski fills us in on the victory in Utah....more...

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02-26-09 Carboy Top Cropping - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-02-26 20:30:00
Description: James talks to home brewer Sam Scott of Hamilton, New Jersey about a method he's using to harvest yeast from a carboy during primary fermentation. Also, we get another homebrew legislation update....more...

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02-19-09 Maple Sap Brewday - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-02-19 20:30:00
Description: Andy and James join home brewers Kasey Loman and Jen Royer as they brew a batch of beer using maple sap as most of the brew water. We also learn how sap is harvested....more...

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02-13-09 Homebrew Legislation Update - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-02-13 20:30:00
Description: In this "extra" episode, Douglas Wawrzynski interviews Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, on a victory for home brewing in Utah and on legislation efforts across the country....more...

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02-12-09 Mead Honey Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-02-12 20:30:00
Description: Mead maker Mike Lozano joins James, Steve, and Andy as they take part in his experiment comparing six different honey varieties in mead....more...

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02-05-09 Container Hops Revisited - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-02-05 20:30:00
Description: Don't have space to plant hops? Don't be too sure. Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, brings us up to date on his efforts to grow hops in containers....more...

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01-29-09 German Techniques - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-01-29 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Kai Troester shares some tips and techniques he's found while researching German brewing. Also, we get an update on beer-related legislation across the country....more...

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01-22-09 Firestone Walker Vertical - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-01-22 20:30:00
Description: Matt Brynildson, brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing, walks us through a vertical tasting of 10, 11 and 12. Matt talks about blending, wood aging, bottle aging and more....more...

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01-15-09 Fermenting in a Keg - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-01-15 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how to ferment in Corny kegs . . . and why....more...

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01-08-09 Propane and Propane Accessory Safety - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-01-08 20:30:00
Description: Bruce Swiecicki, senior technical advisor for the National Propane Gas Association, joins us to answer your questions about propane safety and getting the most out of your propane burner setup....more...

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01-01-09 End of the Year Barleywine - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2009-01-01 20:30:00
Description: Our first episode of the year features the last brewing session of 2008: a barleywine with James, Andy and Casey Letellier. Casey gives us his perspective on beer and brewing in England and the U.S....more...

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12-18-08 Pet Peeves - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-12-18 20:30:00
Description: On the last episode of 2008, James and Steve help listeners air their frustrations with the remarks of the uninitiated....more...

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12-11-08 Smoked Beers - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-12-11 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us about smoked beers and how to make our own at home....more...

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12-04-08 Beer Blending Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-12-04 20:30:00
Description: Michael Tonsmeire, The Mad Fermentationist, leads James, Steve, and Andy through an exercise of blending beers together to create better ones....more...

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11-27-08 Brett Pack Beer Dinner - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-11-27 20:30:00
Description: We celebrate Thanksgiving week by remembering our beer dinner with the Brett Pack. Join James and Andy for dinner with Adam Avery, Vinnie Cilurzo, Rob Tod, Tomme Arthur, and Sam Calagione....more...

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11-20-08 Attenuation Experiments - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-11-20 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Kai Troester joins us again to take us through his extensive experiments on the factors affecting attenuation in the mash tun....more...

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11-13-08 Building a Kegerator - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-11-13 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, give us tips on how to build our own kegerator at home. Chris also updates us on the world hop situation....more...

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11-06-08 GABF Grab Bag - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-11-06 20:30:00
Description: A collection of short interviews from Denver: David Myers of Redstone Meadery, Pro-Am brewer David Schollmeyer, author Maureen Ogle, and Greg Koch of Stone Brewery....more...

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10-30-08 Brewing Against the Grain - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-10-30 20:30:00
Description: We talk to home brewers Vickie Watson and Ken Dollar from Mississippi, where home brewing is illegal. We also talk to Mazen Hajjar, owner of the first brewpub in Beirut, Lebanon....more...

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10-23-08 Pro Brewers: Odell's and Great Divide - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-10-23 20:30:00
Description: James and Andy get brewing tips from Jake O'Mara from Odell Brewing Company and Taylor Rees and Alan Johnson of Great Divide....more...

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10-16-08 LongShot 2008 Winners - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-10-16 20:30:00
Description: In our first episode back from the Great American Beer Festival, we talk to the winners and runners up in the Sam Adams LongShot competition....more...

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10-09-08 Late Season Hop Care and Listener E-mail - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-10-09 20:30:00
Description: James and Andy sit on the deck, talk about how to take care of homegrown hops at the end of the season, and answer some listener e-mail....more...

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10-02-08 Brewer Profile: Steve Mazylewski, Hog Haus - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-10-02 20:30:00
Description: Steve Mazylewski, brewer at The Hog Haus in Fayetteville, Arkansas, sits down with James and Steve to sample his Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Spice Ale and IPA....more...

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09-25-08 ANHC and Rogue Harvest Ale - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-09-25 20:30:00
Description: Andy Davison, chairman of the Australian National Homebrewing Conference, talks with us about preparations for their inaugural event. Also, Brett Joyce, president of Rogue tells us about their venture into growing hops....more...

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09-18-08 Sour Mashing - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-09-18 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains the process of sour mashing. Whether you're adjusting pH or making a sour beer, Chris says sour mashing is easy to do....more...

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09-11-08 Understanding Attenuation - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-09-11 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Kai Troester explains the concept of attenuation, the factors that affect it and how we can test the attenuation potential of our wort....more...

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09-04-08 Brewing Gadgets - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-09-04 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer John Chubick of Bloomington, Illinois joins us to talk about his homebrew hop dryer, stir plate and temperature controller....more...

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08-28-08 French Press Hopping - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-08-28 20:30:00
Description: James and Andy try out one of the hop stretching methods explained by Chris Colby on the previous show: steeping hops in a French press coffee maker....more...

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08-21-08 Stretching Hops - Basic Brewing Radio
Updated: 2008-08-21 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains some tips on how to get the most out of our precious hops. Also, how to use a French press coffee maker in the process....more...

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08-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Roasting Coffee
Updated: 2008-08-14 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer and coffee roaster Scott Koue of San Francisco joins us to talk about roasting our own coffee. Home roasted coffee can add more creative control into home brewed coffee beers....more...

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PDF: Effectiveness of Various Methods of Wort Aeration
Updated: 2008-08-07 23:30:00
Description: This is Fred Johnson's paper comparing fermenter shaking vs aquarium pumps for wort aeration....more...

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08-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Aeration: Shaking vs Pumping
Updated: 2008-08-07 20:30:00
Description: Scientist and home brewer Fred Johnson of Apex North Carolina shares his experiment comparing fermenter shaking against aquarium pumping for aeration. Also, advice for cleaning Better Bottles....more...

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07-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mt. Carmel Brewing
Updated: 2008-07-31 20:30:00
Description: We sit down with Mike Dewey of Mt. Carmel Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio - a commercial home-based brewery....more...

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07-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Turbid Mashing
Updated: 2008-07-24 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own Magazine explains the Belgian technique of turbid mashing, which makes the most of limited mash tun space....more...

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07-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Randy Mosher - Belgium Nobody Knows
Updated: 2008-07-17 20:30:00
Description: Our National Homebrewers Conference coverage from Cincinnati concludes with an interview from Randy Mosher. Randy talks about Belgian beer history and culture he found in a rare book....more...

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07-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 2
Updated: 2008-07-10 20:30:00
Description: Our National Homebrewers Conference coverage from Cincinnati continues. We have interviews with Ant Hayes, Greg Doss, Ray Daniels, Ken Schramm and Craig Ballenger....more...

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07-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Wrapup Pt. 1
Updated: 2008-07-03 20:30:00
Description: Steve joins James as they begin their collection of interviews gathered from experts at the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati. This week: Dave Wills, Michael Ferguson and Chris White....more...

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06-26-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Jim Koch NHC Keynote
Updated: 2008-06-26 20:30:00
Description: Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Company, gives an inspiring keynote address to the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati....more...

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05-29-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Green
Updated: 2008-05-29 20:30:00
Description: James and Steve read letters from listeners with tips on how to brew greener and cheaper....more...

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05-22-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Basics
Updated: 2008-05-22 20:30:00
Description: Mike Lozano, home brewer and mead maker from Aurora, Colorado, takes us through the basics of mead making from the ground up....more...

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05-15-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Alternate Hopping Strategies
Updated: 2008-05-15 20:30:00
Description: Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares three beers that have had hops added in "non-traditional" schedules....more...

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05-08-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Dandelion Wine
Updated: 2008-05-08 20:30:00
Description: Tired of looking at those dandelions in your yard? Home brewer Don Osborn tells us how to put them to good use in the fermenter....more...

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05-01-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Eye for the Wine Guy
Updated: 2008-05-01 20:30:00
Description: Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV brings the thunder to BBR and gives us his perspectives on the art of tasting as he samples homebrew....more...

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04-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homegrown Hops Revisited
Updated: 2008-04-24 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, answers questions from listeners about growing hops in containers and other home growing issues....more...

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04-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Michael Lalli of Choc Beer
Updated: 2008-04-17 20:30:00
Description: James and Steve sit down with the head brewer of the largest brewery in Oklahoma to share beers and tips on how to brew better beers....more...

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PDF: Light Absorption by Various Beer Bottle Glass
Updated: 2008-04-10 23:30:00
Description: This is Brad Sturgeon's paper showing effectiveness of colored glass on absorbing light harmful to beer....more...

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04-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - The Science of Skunking
Updated: 2008-04-10 20:30:00
Description: Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon of Monmouth College explains the science behind beer skunking and what kind of glass is best to protect against it....more...

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04-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Tasmanian Hop Harvest
Updated: 2008-04-03 20:30:00
Description: Matt Kirkegaard, editor of Beer and Brewer Magazine fills us in on the state of the hop harvest in Australia and tells us about the beer and brewing culture in his part of the world....more...

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03-27-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew Goes to College
Updated: 2008-03-27 20:30:00
Description: Dr. Andrew McMichael of Western Kentucky University tells us about his History and Science of Beer and Brewing course that incorporates home brewing....more...

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03-20-08 Basic Brewing Radio - What Is an IBU . . . Really?
Updated: 2008-03-20 20:30:00
Description: John Palmer, author of How to Brew, shares information from a conference that challenged his concept of what defines an International Bitterness Unit (IBU)....more...

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03-13-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment II
Updated: 2008-03-13 20:30:00
Description: The Mad Fermentationist Michael Tonsmeire leads us through the second round of his tasty experiments using different sugars in Belgian Beers....more...

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03-06-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Italian Style
Updated: 2008-03-06 20:30:00
Description: Italian home brewer and beer podcaster Tony Manzi gives us a virtual tour of the beer and home brewing scene in his country....more...

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02-28-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Update and Hybrid Sparging
Updated: 2008-02-28 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby from Brew Your Own Magazine gives some advice on hop substitution and tells us about a hybrid sparging method between batch and fly. Also, we get an update on the Utah home brewing legislation from Douglas Wawrzynski....more...

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02-21-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Is Homebrew Good for You?
Updated: 2008-02-21 20:30:00
Description: Steve Wilkes talks about the health effects of homebrew and beer in general with nutritionist Marjorie Fitch-Hilgenberg of the University of Arkansas. Also, we check in on Utah brewing legislation with home brewer Douglas Wawrzynski....more...

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02-14-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrew History
Updated: 2008-02-14 20:30:00
Description: Charlie Papazian shares a bit of homebrew history 30 years after legislation legalizing home brewing passed Congress. Also, home brewer Robb Holmes talks about brewing when it was breaking the law....more...

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02-07-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Advanced Yeast Handling
Updated: 2008-02-07 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer Anthony Fischer gives James and Steve an overview of advanced yeast storage and propagation techniques he uses in the lab....more...

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01-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Contest, Letters, "World's Best Beer"
Updated: 2008-01-31 20:30:00
Description: James, Steve, and Andy reveal the winners of the "You know you're a home brewer when . . . " contest, read listener letters, and sip rare Belgian beers....more...

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01-24-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Mash Tun Efficiency
Updated: 2008-01-24 20:30:00
Description: "How to Brew" author John Palmer helps us walk through mash tun efficiency - how to get the most out of our mash....more...

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01-17-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels on Beer Education
Updated: 2008-01-17 20:30:00
Description: Ray Daniels introduces us to the Cicerone program, which is designed to educate beer servers and sellers. Also, Ray talks about education opportunities for home and professional brewers....more...

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01-10-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Sourdough Bread
Updated: 2008-01-10 20:30:00
Description: Home brewer and home baker John Owen talks about the similarities between baking and brewing and tells us how to make sourdough bread from scratch....more...

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01-03-08 Basic Brewing Radio - Leftover Brewday
Updated: 2008-01-03 20:30:00
Description: Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James on the patio to brew a partigyle session with leftover ingredients....more...

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12-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Nightmares
Updated: 2007-12-27 20:30:00
Description: In this low-maintenance holiday episode, we share your brewday mishaps to live, laugh and learn....more...

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12-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Worth Brewing Company
Updated: 2007-12-20 20:30:00
Description: Peter Ausenhus of Worth Brewing Company in Northwood, Iowa talks to us about how he's running a professional brewery with homebrew-scale equipment....more...

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12-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - The Hop Shortage: What To Do
Updated: 2007-12-13 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own Magazine fills us in on the hop situation and gives us tips to make it through to better, hoppier times....more...

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12-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Cask Conditioning
Updated: 2007-12-06 20:30:00
Description: Benjy Edwards of Columbus, Ohio teaches us about cask conditioning and how we can make Real Ale at home....more...

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11-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Sake
Updated: 2007-11-29 20:30:00
Description: Bob Taylor of Anchorage, Alaska shares his knowledge of sake and how he makes it at home during long Alaskan winters....more...

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11-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reiterated Mashing
Updated: 2007-11-22 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine walks us through his process of making big beers by putting wort back through a second or third mash....more...

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11-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Maui Brewing Company
Updated: 2007-11-15 20:30:00
Description: Garrett Marrero of Maui Brewing Company tells us about brewing in paradise and lets us in on how a couple of his wonderful beers are brewed....more...

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11-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Yeast Mead
Updated: 2007-11-08 20:30:00
Description: Mead maker Mike Lozano shares his experiment making mead with beer yeast. We also salute the Mighty Carson Art Players....more...

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11-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Reusing Yeast
Updated: 2007-11-01 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, gives us tips on reusing all the good yeast we find in the bottom of our primary fermenter....more...

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10-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sam Adams LongShot 2007 Winners
Updated: 2007-10-25 20:30:00
Description: Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio reports on the winners of the Samuel Adams LongShot homebrew competition at GABF....more...

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10-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 2007 Recap
Updated: 2007-10-18 20:30:00
Description: We talk to Great American Beer Festival first-timers Jeff Bearer of Craft Beer Radio, Rick Sellers of Pacific Brew News Radio and Rick Hagerbaumer of Big Foamy Head....more...

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10-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring Tools
Updated: 2007-10-11 20:30:00
Description: Chemistry professor Brad Sturgeon walks us through the basics of using thermometers, hydrometers and refractometers....more...

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10-4-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Countertop Partial Mashing Revisited
Updated: 2007-10-04 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us an update on what he's learned about doing partial mashes with a countertop cooler....more...

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09-27-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part Two
Updated: 2007-09-27 20:30:00
Description: We continue our tasting with Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C. This week, all the beers are fermented with Brettanomyces....more...

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09-20-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Offbeat Yeasts Part One
Updated: 2007-09-20 20:30:00
Description: Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist from Washington D.C., shares some of his beers made with other-than-normal yeast. In this episode: Kvass, Flanders Red, and a Strong, Dark Belgian....more...

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09-13-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Keeping Bees
Updated: 2007-09-13 20:30:00
Description: We talk to home brewer and amateur bee keeper Ryan Wilson about how to get insects to make the sweet stuff for our meads and braggots....more...

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09-06-07 Basic Brewing Radio - "Marketing" Homebrew
Updated: 2007-09-06 20:30:00
Description: Creative Consultants Bob Corscadden and James Gardner of jimbob give us tips on "selling" the idea of drinking homebrew and other good beers in this day of mass-marketed big-boy beers....more...

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08-30-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Blending Beers
Updated: 2007-08-30 20:30:00
Description: Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker gives us advice on blending beers to create new brews and explains his brewery's system of oak aging....more...

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08-23-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with Coffee
Updated: 2007-08-23 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine gives us some tips on brewing beer with another brewed beverage - coffee....more...

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08-16-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer Thomas Larsen
Updated: 2007-08-16 20:30:00
Description: Thomas Larsen of Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver gives us his take on making wonderful beers with interesting ingredients....more...

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08-09-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer John Legnard
Updated: 2007-08-09 20:30:00
Description: John Legnard of The Sandlot at Coors Field gives us brewing tips and lets us in on what it's like to brew at a small brewery owned by one of the big guys....more...

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08-02-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Meadmaker Mike Lozano
Updated: 2007-08-02 20:30:00
Description: We sample delicious meads and mead-based experiments with home meadmaker Mike Lozano of Aurora, Colorado....more...

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07-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Grab Bag
Updated: 2007-07-26 20:30:00
Description: This week, we have an assortment of sound from the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver. We talk to David Myers of Redstone Meadery, Tony Simmons of Pagosa Brewing and Vinnie Cilurzo from Russian River....more...

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07-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC: Tips and Tasting
Updated: 2007-07-19 20:30:00
Description: Our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver continues with brewing tips from David Houseman and tasting tips from Lauren Salazar of New Belgium....more...

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07-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Water Alkalinity and Beer Styles
Updated: 2007-07-12 20:30:00
Description: John Palmer, Rick Bobbitt and Scott Jackson talk about their experiment at the National Homebrewers Conference pairing beer styles with appropriate water chemistry....more...

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07-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring and Predicting IBUs
Updated: 2007-07-05 20:30:00
Description: Two chemistry professors, Bradley Sturgeon and Paul Charlesworth, join BBR veterans James Spencer, Andy Sparks, Steve Wilkes and Mark Smith to share the results of an experiment putting IBU prediction formulas through their paces....more...

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06-28-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Keynote: Peter Bouckaert
Updated: 2007-06-28 20:30:00
Description: Peter Bouckaert, brewmaster of New Belgium Brewery, addresses the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver and takes Charlie Papazian to task on beer styles....more...

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05-31-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Same Yeast, Different Flavor
Updated: 2007-05-31 20:30:00
Description: Neva Parker, laboratory manager for White Labs yeast, explains her experiment putting three yeast strains through various temperatures and gravities....more...

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05-24-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Designing Brewing Experiments
Updated: 2007-05-24 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby from Brew Your Own magazine walks us through the process of designing experiments in brewing to get accurate, useful results....more...

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05-17-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Conical Fermenters
Updated: 2007-05-17 20:30:00
Description: We talk with members of Fayetteville Lovers of Pure Suds about their fancy fermenters and why they moved up from carboys....more...

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05-10-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Aging with Oak
Updated: 2007-05-10 20:30:00
Description: Dan Carey, Brewmaster of New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, shares his tips on aging beer in oak chips and in oak barrels....more...

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05-03-07 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA Events
Updated: 2007-05-03 20:30:00
Description: Gary Glass, Director of the American Homebrewers Association, joins us to talk about Big Brew, National Competition and National Conference....more...

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04-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Software
Updated: 2007-04-26 20:30:00
Description: We read listener reviews of brewing software, and Andy Sparks talks about the Boulder Strong Ale Festival....more...

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04-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - A Tale of Two IPAs
Updated: 2007-04-19 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby from Brew Your Own Magazine takes us behind the scenes with the two personalities of one of our favorite styles: English and American IPAs....more...

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04-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Batch Sparging with Denny Conn
Updated: 2007-04-12 20:30:00
Description: Noted batch sparging advocate Denny Conn gives us his side of the batch/fly-sparging debate and answers listener questions and concerns about the process....more...

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04-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast Life Cycle
Updated: 2007-04-05 20:30:00
Description: David Logsdon from Wyeast takes us through the life cycle of our favorite micoorganism and lets know how we can help our yeast thrive and make great beer....more...

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03-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Bleach and Star San
Updated: 2007-03-29 20:30:00
Description: Charlie Talley of Five Star Chemicals tells us best practices in using household bleach and Star San in sanitizing equipment....more...

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03-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Iodophor
Updated: 2007-03-22 20:30:00
Description: Murl Landman of National Chemicals talks to us about sanitization in general and using Iodophor specifically....more...

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03-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Steven Pauwels of Boulevard
Updated: 2007-03-15 20:30:00
Description: Steven Pauwels of Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri lets us in on home brewing tips as he talks about some adventurous brews he has planned....more...

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03-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Long Shot Winner Ken Smith
Updated: 2007-03-08 20:30:00
Description: Ken Smith of the Boston Beer Company tells us about how he came up with his winning Boysenberry Wheat, which has been included in the Samuael Adams Long Shot six pack....more...

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03-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Malting
Updated: 2007-03-01 20:30:00
Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine tells how we can turn seed into malt in our own kitchens....more...

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02-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - KC Club Competition
Updated: 2007-02-22 20:30:00
Description: We travel to Kansas City, Missouri (actually Olathe, Kansas) to attend the 24th annual homebrew competition of the Kansas City Biermeisters....more...

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02-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Collaboration with Adam Avery
Updated: 2007-02-15 20:30:00
Description: Adam Avery from Avery Brewing in Boulder, Colorado lets us in on some of the behind-the-scenes details of brewing "Collaboration not Litigation Ale" with Vinnie Cilurzo of Russion River Brewing....more...

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02-08-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Organic
Updated: 2007-02-08 20:30:00
Description: Amelia Slayton from Seven Bridges Cooperative joins us to tell us about brewing with organic ingredients and why we should consider it....more...

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02-01-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Festival and Experiment Tips
Updated: 2007-02-01 03:30:00
Description: David Myers from Redstone Meadery gives us a preview of the upcoming International Mead Festival in Denver. David also has some advice for our upcoming multi-batch mead experiment....more...

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01-25-07 Basic Brewing Radio - How to Smell Better
Updated: 2007-01-25 03:30:00
Description: Researcher Dr. Jay Gottfried explains how the sense of smell works and how a study he's conducting may help us to improve our brews by being able to smell more accurately....more...

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01-18-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Gluten Free Brewing
Updated: 2007-01-18 03:30:00
Description: Connie Rieper-Estes and Leigh Nogy from Dark Hills Brewery talk with us about brewing gluten free beer at home and their dream of founding a commercial gluten free brewery....more...

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01-11-07 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on pH
Updated: 2007-01-11 03:30:00
Description: John Palmer, author of How to Brew, walks us through the potentially intimidating topic of pH. John tells us how to measure pH and what to do with our measurements to improve our beers....more...

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01-04-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Home Brewing vs. Craft Brewing
Updated: 2007-01-04 03:30:00
Description: We get input from our listeners on "home brewing" vs. "craft brewing" and extract vs. all grain....more...

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12-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Belgian Sugar Experiment
Updated: 2006-12-28 03:30:00
Description: James, Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes collaborate to taste home brewer Michael Tonsmeire's experiment comparing six different sugars in Belgian beers....more...

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12-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing American Pilsner
Updated: 2006-12-21 03:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, walks us through the hoops and hurdles home brewers have to go through to brew American Pilsner, the most maligned of all styles....more...

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12-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Beer Judge Certification Program
Updated: 2006-12-14 03:30:00
Description: Ed Westemeier, communications director of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP), gives us the history behind the organization and talks about its role in brewing today....more...

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12-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part Two
Updated: 2006-12-07 03:30:00
Description: We continue our discussion about the history of beer in the USA with Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer. Part two takes us from Prohibition to present day....more...

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11-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ambitious Brew Part One
Updated: 2006-11-30 03:30:00
Description: We learn about the history of beer in the USA from Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew - The Story of American Beer. Part one takes us from the Pilgrims to Prohibition....more...

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11-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Decoction Mashing
Updated: 2006-11-23 03:30:00
Description: Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own Magazine, walks us through the age-old process of decoction mashing....more...

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11-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing FAQs with John Palmer
Updated: 2006-11-16 03:30:00
Description: John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to answer frequently asked questions on home brewing. John also tells us the causes of common off flavors....more...

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11-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adam Avery of Avery Brewing
Updated: 2006-11-09 03:30:00
Description: Andy, Brian and James spend some time chatting with Adam Avery of Avery Brewing. Adam talks about making the move from home brewer to brewery owner, dry hopping and making big beers at home....more...

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11-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - HSA Experiment - Final Chapter
Updated: 2006-11-02 03:30:00
Description: Andy Sparks and James Spencer join Brian Warren and John Holder in Denver to taste the last round of samples in the Hot Side Aeration experiment. We also get feedback about the experiment from John Palmer....more...

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10-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Queen of Beers and Recirculating Systems
Updated: 2006-10-26 03:30:00
Description: Rick Sellers from Pacific Brew News Radio reports on a California brewing competition for women only. Also, Chris Colby from BYO explains high-end RIMS and HERMS brewing systems....more...

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10-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - New Belgium Brewing
Updated: 2006-10-19 03:30:00
Description: We travel to Fort Collins, Colorado to speak with Eric Salazar and Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing....more...

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10-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Beer Judging Demonstration
Updated: 2006-10-12 03:30:00
Description: Thanks to a demonstration hosted by the Brewers Association, we see what happens behind the scenes in the judging of the Great American Beer Festival competition....more...

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10-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewing Contests at GABF
Updated: 2006-10-05 03:30:00
Description: We cover two homebrewing competitions in connection with the Great American Beer Festival: the GABF Pro Am and the Long Shot competition from the Boston Beer Company....more...

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09-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Our Chat with Charlie Papazian
Updated: 2006-09-28 03:30:00
Description: We join homebrew guru Charlie Papazian near a beautiful stream at his house to share his homebrew and his thoughts about the hobby....more...

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09-21-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Fruit Beers with Randy Mosher
Updated: 2006-09-21 03:30:00
Description: Randy Mosher, author of Radical Brewing, talks to us about fruit beers and getting the most out of them. Randy also gives us his favorite approach to pumpkin beers....more...

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09-14-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Ciders and Countertop Mashing
Updated: 2006-09-14 03:30:00
Description: Ben Watson, author of Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own, introduces us to the world of homemade ciders. Also, Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine lets us in on his method of partial mashing using an unmodified two-gall...more...

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09-07-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Single-Hop Small Batch Experiment
Updated: 2006-09-07 03:30:00
Description: Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes join James to taste the results of homebrewer Michael Tonsmeire's single-hop small batch experiment....more...

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08-31-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing with the Ginger Beer Plant
Updated: 2006-08-31 03:30:00
Description: Homebrewer Raj Apte lets us in on the long-lost process of brewing with the Ginger Beer plant. This way of brewing soft drinks at home was commonplace decades ago....more...

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08-24-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Going Big: Life After 1.064
Updated: 2006-08-24 03:30:00
Description: Bob Hansen, technical services manager of Briess Malt and Ingredients Company, shares thoughts on his presentation from NHC on making big beers....more...

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08-17-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Extract Brewing Strategies
Updated: 2006-08-17 03:30:00
Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine joins us to share his favorite strategies for getting the best beer out of a split-boil extract brewing session....more...

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08-10-06 Basic Brewing Radio - First Wort Hopping and Dry Hopping
Updated: 2006-08-10 03:30:00
Description: The last interview from Orlando: James talks to Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker Brewing and John Mallet of Bell's Brewery about first wort hopping and dry hopping....more...

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08-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Three
Updated: 2006-08-03 03:30:00
Description: More interviews from the National Homebrewers Conference: Homebrewer Raj Apte on his "one-dollar homebrew barrel" and author John Palmer on wort fermentability....more...

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07-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part Two
Updated: 2006-07-27 03:30:00
Description: NHC coverage continues as James and Steve interview professional brewers and other professionals connected wtih the brewing industry....more...

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07-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Coverage Part One
Updated: 2006-07-20 03:30:00
Description: Steve Wilkes joins James as they play interviews with six homebrewers recorded at the National Homebrewers Conference in Orlando. Great tips and useful information....more...

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07-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Pairing Beer with Food
Updated: 2006-07-13 03:30:00
Description: Randy Mosher, author of "Radical Brewing," talks with Steve Wilkes about pairing beer with food and cooking with beer. Randy says beer is a much better partner with food than wine....more...

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07-03-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Ray Daniels' "Hot Scotchie"
Updated: 2006-07-03 03:30:00
Description: James sneaks away from the family during his vacation to post a quick interview between Steve Wilkes and Ray Daniels on a treat to taste while brewing....more...

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06-22-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Two Homebrew Experiments
Updated: 2006-06-22 03:30:00
Description: We hear from two homebrew experiments: William Tope, a high school student from Houston, Texas, delves into whether alpha acid levels of hops affect fermentation rates, and the Hot Side Aeration experiment continues with Brian Warren and John Holder....more...

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06-15-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Water with Greg Noonan
Updated: 2006-06-15 03:30:00
Description: We talk brewing water with Greg Noonan, author of "New Brewing Lager Beer" and other noted brewing books. Greg is also owner and brewer at the Vermont Pub and Brewery in Burlington....more...

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06-08-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Homebrewers Conference Preview
Updated: 2006-06-08 03:30:00
Description: We preview the National Homebrewers Conference with Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association....more...

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06-01-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Experiment Update and Listener E-mail
Updated: 2006-06-01 03:30:00
Description: Steve Wilkes joins James to talk about flavoring the Great Mead Experiment from the video side of Basic Brewing. James and Steve also answer listener e-mail....more...

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05-25-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 2
Updated: 2006-05-25 03:30:00
Description: We continue our look at the foundation of making beer at home: good equipment. In this episode, Andy Sparks helps us look at gear that goes beyond the absolute necessities....more...

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05-18-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Basic Equipment Pt. 1
Updated: 2006-05-18 03:30:00
Description: We take a look at the foundation of making beer at home: good equipment. In this episode, Andy Sparks joins James to start with what is absolutely necessary to make an extract batch....more...

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05-11-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Varieties and Schedules
Updated: 2006-05-11 03:30:00
Description: Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured, help us make sense of the wide variety of hops and give us tips on the most effective hop schedules....more...

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05-04-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Poor Richard's Ale
Updated: 2006-05-04 03:30:00
Description: Tony Simmons of Pagosa Brewing Company, creator of Poor Richard's Ale, joins us to talk about his historic brew and the challenges of getting a new brewery off the ground....more...

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04-27-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Like a Monk
Updated: 2006-04-27 03:30:00
Description: Stan Hieronymus, author of Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them, tells us about his book and gives us tips on how to brew wonderful Belgian beers at home....more...

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04-20-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Speed Brewing
Updated: 2006-04-20 03:30:00
Description: From grain to glass in one week? Chris Colby from BYO magazine tells us how to brew a finished, drinkable beer in seven days....more...

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04-13-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mini-mashing or Partial Mashing
Updated: 2006-04-13 03:30:00
Description: Kevin DeLange of The Brew Hut and Drydock Brewing Company helps us clear up the process of mini-mashing and what makes it different from steeping in an extract batch....more...

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04-06-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Growing Hops at Home
Updated: 2006-04-06 03:30:00
Description: Dave Wills of Freshops walks us through the process of planting, growing, and harvesting our own hoppy goodness at home....more...

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03-30-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Too Much
Updated: 2006-03-30 03:30:00
Description: We get help from Gary Glass of the American Homebrewers Association to answer a listener's question about putting too much of a good thing into our brews....more...

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03-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - National Homebrew Competition
Updated: 2006-03-23 03:30:00
Description: Gary Glass of the AHA joins us to talk about how and why to enter the National Homebrew Competition....more...

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03-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hot Side Aeration
Updated: 2006-03-16 03:30:00
Description: We travel to Austin, Texas to taste the results of Brian Warren's experiment on Hot Side Aeration....more...

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03-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Clones
Updated: 2006-03-09 03:30:00
Description: Tess and Mark Szamatulski, authors of Clone Brews and Beer Captured join us to talk about making copies of our favorite brews....more...

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03-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Adjuncts with Andy
Updated: 2006-03-02 03:30:00
Description: Andy Sparks joins us to talk about adjuncts - those fermentable ingredients we add to beer in addition to water, yeast, barley malt, and hops....more...

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02-23-06 Basic Brewing Radio - International Mead Festival Recap
Updated: 2006-02-23 03:30:00
Description: Our man in the field, Brian Warren, recaps the recent mead festival in Boulder, Colorado, and bring us interviews with commercial mead makers....more...

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02-16-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 2
Updated: 2006-02-16 03:30:00
Description: We continue our night of bad beer tastes as we dive into part two of our trying the FlavorActive Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit....more...

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02-09-06 Basic Brewing Radio - American Pale Ales
Updated: 2006-02-09 03:30:00
Description: We talk to Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine about one of our favorite styles - American Pale Ales. Great taste and easy to brew....more...

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02-02-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead with David Myers
Updated: 2006-02-02 03:30:00
Description: David Myers, Chairman of the Mead for Redstone Meadery, joins us to talk about the beginnings of Redstone, the International Mead Festival, and brewing mead at home....more...

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01-26-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Bad Beer Tasting - Pt. 1
Updated: 2006-01-26 03:30:00
Description: Andy Sparks, Steve Wilkes, and Chris Milum join James to take the FlavorActiv Enthusiast beer taste troubleshooting kit for a test run. The group tastes off flavors that could be found in homebrew and talks about how to prevent them....more...

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01-19-06 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on Lagering
Updated: 2006-01-19 03:30:00
Description: John Palmer, author of How to Brew, joins us to talk about lagering at home. John also defends his choice of aluminum for brewpots....more...

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01-12-06 Basic Brewing Radio - A Six Pack of IPA
Updated: 2006-01-12 03:30:00
Description: James Spencer and Steve Wilkes brew an experimental six pack's worth of extract IPA on the stovetop....more...

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01-05-06 Basic Brewing Radio - Hop Bitterness
Updated: 2006-01-05 03:30:00
Description: Ray Daniels, author of Designing Great Beers joins us to talk about hop bitterness and the factors in brewing that affect it....more...

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12-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Vienna Lagers
Updated: 2005-12-29 03:30:00
Description: Chris Colby of Brew Your Own magazine introduces us to Vienna Lagers and how to make them at home....more...

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12-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - KGB Homebrew Club
Updated: 2005-12-22 03:30:00
Description: Homebrew clubs are the topic this episode as we talk to Brian Ellis of Kuykendahl Gran Brewers, a Houston homebrew club....more...

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12-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Experiments and Wish Lists
Updated: 2005-12-15 03:30:00
Description: We try our first test with video as we taste the results of our small extract batch hopping experiment. We also taste three different batches of the same recipe and read holiday wish lists....more...

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12-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Blind Mice Brew and All Grain Starter
Updated: 2005-12-08 03:30:00
Description: In this episode, we're invited to a big brew at the house of Casey from Siloam Springs. Also, Casey shows us how to make an all grain starter in a French press coffee maker....more...

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12-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 2
Updated: 2005-12-01 03:30:00
Description: We continue our conversation about all grain brewing with John Palmer, author of How to Brew. This week, we cover lautering and sparging....more...

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11-24-05 Basic Brewing Radio - John Palmer on All Grain Pt. 1
Updated: 2005-11-24 03:30:00
Description: John Palmer, Author of How to Brew joins us for the first half of a discussion of all grain brewing. We cover from milling to mashing this week....more...

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11-17-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Difficult Brews and Extract Tips
Updated: 2005-11-17 03:30:00
Description: Chris Colby from Brew Your Own magazine goes over his list of ten difficult beers to brew at home. Also, Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients joins us with extract brewing tips....more...

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11-10-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast III
Updated: 2005-11-10 03:30:00
Description: We finish our chat with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast as he answers listener questions. Also, we answer other questions from the mailbag and introduce our new T-shirts!...more...

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11-03-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast II
Updated: 2005-11-03 03:30:00
Description: Our conversation continues with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast as we begin to answer questions from listeners on how to get the most out of yeast....more...

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10-27-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast I
Updated: 2005-10-27 03:30:00
Description: This week, we begin our three-part series on yeast based on our conversation with Dave Logsdon of Wyeast. We talk to Dave about the history of Wyeast and single-stage vs. two-stage fermentation....more...

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10-20-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Kegging
Updated: 2005-10-20 03:30:00
Description: We talk kegging with Andy Sparks. Andy walks us through the process of using Cornelius Kegs to serve up our favorite brews....more...

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10-13-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 II
Updated: 2005-10-13 03:30:00
Description: We complete our coverage of the Great American Beer Festival by talking to Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing about American Wild Ales, David Myers of Redstone Meadery about mead, and Ray Daniels of the Brewers Association about Poor Richard's A...more...

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10-06-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF 05 I
Updated: 2005-10-06 03:30:00
Description: We begin our coverage of the Great American Beer Festival with an overview of the event, an interview on how professionals evaluate hops, and a peek behind the scenes of Utopias from Samuel Adams with one of its brewers....more...

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09-29-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Science of Tasting
Updated: 2005-09-29 03:30:00
Description: Dr. Scott Herness of Ohio State University joins us to talk about the science of tasting and how that relates to beer. Also, we read listener mail....more...

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09-22-05 Basic Brewing Radio - GABF Preview
Updated: 2005-09-22 03:30:00
Description: We preview the Great American Beer Festival with Gary Glass of the Brewers Association. Also, we answer listener mail and get reaction from our sanitation show....more...

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09-15-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitization
Updated: 2005-09-15 03:30:00
Description: Steve Wilkes joins us for our sanitation show as we discuss sanitizing brewing equipment and read listener input....more...

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09-08-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Using Hops
Updated: 2005-09-08 03:30:00
Description: We continue our chat with Gerard Lemmens of Brewers Supply Group as he gives us practical tips on using hops in home brewing....more...

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09-01-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Hops Background
Updated: 2005-09-01 03:30:00
Description: Gerard Lemmens from Brewers Supply Group joins us to give us some background on hops and trends in the hop industry....more...

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08-25-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Making Malt Extract
Updated: 2005-08-25 03:30:00
Description: We talk to Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients Company about how malt extract is made and how to buy the best extract and maintain its quality....more...

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08-18-05 Basic Brewing Radio - The Malting Process
Updated: 2005-08-18 03:30:00
Description: We talk to Bob Hansen from Briess Malt and Ingredients Company about the malting process and about how specialty malts get their flavors....more...

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08-11-05 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA and a Brewpub Brew
Updated: 2005-08-11 03:30:00
Description: We continue our chat with Paul Gatza of the Brewers Association to talk about the American Homebrewers Association and brewing in the USA. Also, we hear the story of a homebrewer who decided to go pro....more...

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08-04-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Mead Day
Updated: 2005-08-04 03:30:00
Description: Mead Day is the topic. We talk to Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association and sample homemade meads on the porch with Steve Wilkes....more...

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07-28-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing III
Updated: 2005-07-28 03:30:00
Description: We conclude our discussion on the basics of homebrewing with Andy Sparks, talking about hops, mostly. We also talk about a special offer for podcast listeners and look ahead to our show celebrating National Mead Day....more...

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07-21-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing II
Updated: 2005-07-21 03:30:00
Description: We continue our discussion on the basics of homebrewing with Andy Sparks, talking about the nuts and bolts of brewing, ales vs. lagers, and more....more...

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07-14-05 Basic Brewing Radio - Intro to Homebrewing I
Updated: 2005-07-14 03:30:00
Description: We begin our discussion of homebrewing with Andy Sparks of The Home Brewery....more...

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