Basic Brewing Radio

James and Steve head to Fayetteville Beer Works to talk to Brian O'Connell about his new brewery with no hot side brewing equipment....

Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing joins James to put a random spin on recipe development. James and Adam also talk pressure fermentation....

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a hot porch version of the famous steamy style....

Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins James to formulate a recipe for an old favorite style....

Homebrewer Scott Housel shares an experiment with James and Steve testing the effects of fermenting under higher pressure....

James, Steve and Tim Leber visit Lost Cause Meadery in San Diego to sample out-of-this-world meads and then get advice from founder Billy Beltz on making delicious meads at home....

James and Matt Giovanisci from Brew Cabin formulate a hoppy red ale and sample Matt's Cold IPA....

Alex Gruber, Tech Support Specialist at Imperial Yeast, gives us all the buttery details about diacetyl - what it is, where it comes from, and how to remove it from our beer....

Barrett Tillman of BlackMan Brewing talks about nomadic brewing and forming partnerships to share his story and build his brand....

Mead Man Tim Leber shares an experiment comparing three methods to extract fruit flavor for a beer or mead....

Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com joins us to sample the Texas Table Beer and formulate a big peachy IPA....

James and Steve meet new folks, catch up with old friends, and sample tasty things at San Diego Homebrew Con....