Basic Brewing Radio

Peter Symons joins us from Sydney to talk about Bronzed Brews, his new book exploring the history of Australian brewing....

Malcolm Frazer of Brulosophy.com shares his experiment comparing the results of adding sugar to the fermenter all at once vs staggered over time....

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, shares tips on hitting original gravity if things go awry during the brew day....

Homebrewer Phillip McDaniel shares samples of crystal malt he made and his technique for making it....

Michael Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist, shares his ten tips of what to consider when coming up with a beer recipe....

In their annual tradition, James and Steve read a collection of listener-submitted brewing disaster stories....

Homebrewer Dan McCarthy shares ten gruits, and James and Steve sample to find the perfect blend....

Brulosopher Marshall Schott talks about his Short and Shoddy brew day, where he brewed an all grain batch of beer in around sixty minutes....

Brewer Jason Corral shows us around his professional electric system based on his homebrew setup and controlled with an Arduino controller....

Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about four favorite holiday spices for brewing and gives us some tips....

Homebrewer CJ Shamas returns to share beers from his small sour barrel program with James, Steve and Andy....

We get a behind-the-scenes look at the brewing of the collaboration Cream Ale, as Apple Blossom scales up James' homebrew recipe....