Basic Brewing Radio

Latest Episodes:

04-10-14 Sprague Farm and Brew Works Apr 09, 2014

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Brian Sprague talks about his farm and brewery in Venango, Pennsylvania, where hops and barley are grown and turned into beer.

04-03-14 Hoppy Brett and Pasta Sour Apr 02, 2014

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Sour homebrewer Gail Williams shares two experiments: testing whether Brettanomyces preserves hop character and whether pasta makes a contribution to a sour beer in the fermenter.

03-27-14 Prairie Artisan Ales Mar 26, 2014

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Chase Healey of Prairie Artisan Ales in Tulsa, Oklahoma, talks about his quickly up-and-coming funky brewery and some of his tasty beers.

03-20-14 Brewing and Blending Gueuze Mar 19, 2014

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Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares his multi-year strategy of brewing tasty sour beers at home.

03-13-14 Apple Blossom Brewing Company Mar 12, 2014

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In the final stop of introducing the new breweries of northwest Arkansas, we interview owners Evan McDonald and Sammy Stephenson along with brewer Nathan Traw.

03-06-14 Stout Experiment Mar 05, 2014

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Homebrewer Tyson Schindler shares his experiment splitting a stout into smaller batches and flavoring them differently.

02-27-14 Homebrew Toxicology Pt. 3 Feb 26, 2014

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Toxicologist Paul joins us for the third part of our exploration of whether our ingredients, processes, or equipment are hazardous.

02-20-14 Hi Tech Brew in a Bag Feb 19, 2014

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Icelandic homebrewers Eyvindur Karlsson and Sigurdur Gudbrandsson talk about the brewing culture in their country and their method of stepping up BIAB.

02-13-14 Sourdough Beer Experiment Feb 12, 2014

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Homebrewer Karl Kornfeld talks about his experiment brewing a beer using only sourdough starter for yeast. He also shares a Star Trek inspired beer.

02-06-14 Scaling Homebrew Batches Feb 05, 2014

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Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal shares tips on scaling up and scaling down homebrew batches and recipes.