Basic Brewing Radio

James and Steve have a serious conversation with a very good friend who wants to share a cautionary tale.

Chris Colby from Beer and Wine Journal talks about his extensive series on brewing our favorites - hoppy American pale ales, IPAs, and double IPAs.

James sits down with Ben Mills of Fossil Cove Brewing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to discuss the details of his sour mash beer. They also taste a mystery homebrew from James.

James and Steve head to Salt Lake City to help judge the Beehive Brewoff and celebrate five years of legal brewing in Utah.

Our audio tour of Philadelphia breweries concludes with a visit to Earth - Bread + Brewery in the Mount Airy neighborhood.

Homebrewer Jameson Parker shares his experiment exploring whether it makes a difference to run fruit through a juicer before adding to beer.

Our tour of the Philadelphia area continues with a visit to Ambler, Pennsylvania, and Forest and Main brewery.

Bob Stempski returns with another no-chill experiment. This time, how does storing unpitched no-chill wort for four months affect the final product?

Our tour of the Philadelphia area begins with tasty beers at the Maple Shade, New Jersey, location of Iron Hill and brewer Chris LaPierre.

Members of the Barley Legal homebrew club from Maple Shade, New Jersey, share their experiment comparing different aeration techniques.

James talks to Chris Colby about a new online resource for homebrewers and home winemakers.

Phillip Lamb interviews Jean van Roy, owner and brewmaster of historic lambic brewery Cantillon.

Paul Kavulak of Nebraska Brewing Company talks about barrel aging as we sample four of his tasty beers.

Brant Warren of Alabama's Right to Brew gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his state's new homebrew law and how it passed.

Gordon Strong, president of the Beer Judge Certification Program and author of Brewing Better Beer, joins us to talk about entering and judging competitions.