Basic Brewing Radio

Latest Episodes:

03-04-21 - Cider-Graf Malt and Yeast Experiment Mar 03, 2021

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Homebrewer Nick Johnson shares his ambitious experiment brewing graf with apple juice along with four malt extracts and five yeast strains.

02-25-21 - Sugar Creek Malt Sampler Feb 24, 2021

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James and Steve sample small batches brewed with specialty malts from Sugar Creek Malt Company – lavender smoke, crystal rye, and bourbon barrel aged chocolate malt.

02-18-21 - Swedish Hop Sampler Feb 17, 2021

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James and Steve taste small batches with Swedish hops sent by listener Marcus: Svalof Mauritz, Korsta and Hulla Norrgard.

02-11-21 - Sugar Creek Malt Company Feb 10, 2021

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Caleb Michalke and John Beal from Sugar Creek Malt Company in Indiana talk about using traditional techniques to create some innovative malts.

02-04-21 - Wort Tests Feb 03, 2021

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Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast walks us through three standard procedures to test the quality of our wort.

01-28-21 - Yeast Nutrition and Health Jan 27, 2021

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Chris Colby, author of How to Make Hard Seltzer, addresses some of the factors in keeping yeast happy and healthy in fermentations.

01-21-21 - Man Made Mead Myths Jan 20, 2021

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Garrett from the Man Made Mead YouTube channel walks us through four experiments he's done challenging traditional wisdom in brewing meads.

01-14-21 - Gezellig Brewing Company Jan 13, 2021

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James talks with Grant Heuer, Lucas Greta and Betsy Duffy from Gezellig Brewing in Newton, Iowa, about their recent extremely sucessful competition performance.

01-07-21 - Hop Sampler - Amarillo, Hallertau Mittelfruh Blend Jan 06, 2021

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James and Steve taste individual examples and a blend of a traditional European hop and a relatively new American one.

12-31-20 2020 Brewing Disasters Dec 30, 2020

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James and Steve round out a disastrous year with two full hours of brewing disaster letters from listeners.