Basic Brewing Radio

This week, a revisit of James and Andy's trip to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival.

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, explains parameters surrounding the initial temperatures of all grain brewing.

James talks with John Neal and Sam Sorrells from the Keg and Barrel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They're carving a foothold for good beer on a small scale.

James has a pint or two with home brewer Sean Terrill as they discuss measuring specific gravity and ask for your help.

James heads to Salt Lake City to take part in the second annual Beehive Brew-Off homebrew competition, celebrating legal homebrew in Utah.

Steve Wilkes spends a few minutes behind the scenes of the National Homebrewers Conference banquet with Homebrew Chef Sean Paxton.

Five professional brewers answer questions from the crowd at the "Going Pro" panel at the National Homebrewers Conference.

Four professional brewers share their perspectives and tactics on starting a commercial brewery from scratch.

Mark Stutrud of Summit Brewing in St. Paul addresses the 2010 National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

James and Steve profile the Prairie Homebrewing Companions of Fargo, North Dakota in front of a live audience at the National Homebrewers Conference.

James, Steve, and Blake Lyon evaluate the experiment that attempts to determine whether Irish Moss or other fining agents make a difference in homebrew.

James joins Steve for an attempt to brew a mead, a wine, and a beer on the same day on a holiday weekend.

Kai Troester joins us to give us his thoughts and techniques about the time-honored process of decoction mashing.

James enlists the help of Steve Wilkes, Andy Sparks, and Alex Roberts to answer items from the mailbag as the four sip rare beers.

Home Brewer Sean Terrill joins us again to follow up on his yeast starter aeration experiment. Also, Sean shares the results of his pitching rate experiment, recruiting dozens of home brewers to help evaluate.