Basic Brewing Radio
Basic Brewing Radio is a weekly chat about homebrewing - brewing the best beer and mead in the world in your own home.
Latest episodes
Jul 21, 2021 • 54min
07-22-21 - Creature Craft Soda
We talk to Kim Welch of Creature Craft Soda in Joplin, Missouri, about her innovative kombucha, water kefir and other delicious fermented products.
Jul 14, 2021 • 51min
07-15-21 - Water Profile Sampler - 100 Percent Wheat
James and Steve taste wheat beers with malty, bitter, and balanced water profiles. They also add a fourth with filtered tap water.
Jul 7, 2021 • 57min
07-08-21 - The "Perfect" NEIPA
Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin YouTube channel talks about his three-year quest to brew his perfect example of a New England IPA.
Jun 23, 2021 • 52min
06-24-21 - Biotransformation and GM Yeast
Scott Janish, author of The New IPA and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, talks about new genetically-engineered yeast strains designed to unlock more hop flavor and aroma in beers.
Jun 16, 2021 • 1h 2min
06-17-21 - Five Honeys, Five Meads
Meadmaker Tim Leber takes James and Steve through a tasting of meads made with five honeys: sweet clover, coriander blossom, carrot blossom, quince blossom, and mustard blossom.
Jun 9, 2021 • 1h 4min
06-10-21 - CERIA Non-Alcoholic and Cannabis-Infused Beers
Keith Villa, founder of Blue Moon Brewing and author of Brewing with Cannabis: Using THC and CBD in Beer, talks about his latest venture bringing cannabis products to brewing.
Jun 2, 2021 • 45min
06-03-21 - Partial Mash Promulgation
Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, says partial mashing is still relevant in today's homebrewing world.
May 26, 2021 • 36min
05-27-21 - Water Profile Sampler - RO and Roasted Barley
James and Steve take another run at comparing malty, balanced and bitter water profiles. This time with reverse osmosis water and a bit of roasted barley.
May 19, 2021 • 52min
05-20-21 - Kegging with Dave
Dave Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa (highgravitybrew.com) answers listener questions about kegging equipment and techniques.
May 12, 2021 • 53min
05-13-21 - Hop Timing Experiment, Take Two
Homebrewer Brent Langdon shares his experiment comparing hops added at 30, 20, 10 and zero minutes in the boil.
