Basic Brewing Radio

Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, and Nathan Zeender continue their visit with an update on their barrel aged beers.

Michael Tonsmeire, known as the Mad Fermentationist, and homebrewer Nathan Zeender dive into the fascinating world of kvass, a traditional beer brewed from bread. They explore the rich history and cultural significance of this unique beverage, sharing their innovative brewing techniques that use stale rye bread. With humor, they discuss the balance of flavors in kvass and smoked beers, including inventive collaborations. Listeners will enjoy tales of experimentation and practical tips for homebrewing delicious and refreshing brews.

The guys endure severe weather to evaluate the Brew Your Own - Basic Brewing Radio experiment aging beer in different temperatures.

James and Steve celebrate the release of their new Extract Brewing and Partial Mashing DVD with a couple homebrews and listener e-mail.

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.

James and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, announce the new collaborative mashing experiment and talk about winter beers.

Home brewer Drew Filkins shares his technique of using alternative ingredients to put the bubbles in his brew.

James and Andy talk about the basics of kegging from Andy's article in the November Brew Your Own magazine.

Jeremiah Dillingham and Matt Reba from Open Source Control Systems talk about automating your brewday and their Brewtroller project.

Jesse Williams, brewer for New Albian Brewery in Indiana, talks about adventurous beers he's brewed without using hops.