Basic Brewing Radio

Latest Episodes:

03-21-13 The New Mr. Beer Mar 20, 2013

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Shawn Halstead of Mr. Beer talks about changes in his company and product line, and Craig Hendry from Raise Your Pints celebrates legal homebrew in Mississippi.

03-14-13 West Mountain Brewing Mar 13, 2013

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Andy Coates, brewer of West Mountain Brewing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, talks about his current position and plans for launching a new brewery.

03-07-13 Zot's Specialty Grain Experiment Mar 06, 2013

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Zot O'Connor joins us to talk about his experiment in adding specialty grains to a finished beer to taste the effects.

02-28-13 Peoples Brewery Feb 27, 2013

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Homebrewer Lamel Moore tells the story of Peoples Brewery - the first African American-owned brewery. Lamel also shares recipes designed to mimic the original Peoples brews.

02-21-13 Core Brewing Revisit Feb 20, 2013

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Jesse Core of Core Brewing and Distilling in Springdale, Arkansas, gives us a grand tour of the expansion that has happened since we first visited a year ago.

02-14-13 Water Chemistry Calculator Feb 13, 2013

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Kai Troester talks about his Mash Chemistry and Brewing water Calculator and walks us through using it to improve our water for brewing.

02-07-13 Gary Glass Update Feb 06, 2013

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Gary Glass, director of the American Homebrewers Association, talks about the National Homebrewers Conference, homebrew legislation in Mississippi and Alabama, and changes to the National Homebrew Competition.

01-31-13 Dark Lagers Jan 30, 2013

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Brewers Nathan Zeender and Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, bring us up to date on their pro brewing careers and talk about brewing lagers from the dark side.

01-24-13 Milling Grain Jan 23, 2013

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Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains the basics of getting the best crush of your grain for all grain brewing.

01-17-13 Specialty Grain Experiment Jan 16, 2013

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Homebrewer Darnell Brawner shares his experiment looking at how Carastan, crystal 40, and crystal 60 affect the same recipe.