Basic Brewing Radio is a weekly show about craft beverages and brewing them in your own home. We take the mystery and fear out of brewing the best beer in the world. Look for our podcast in the iTunes Music Store - it's free!
Latest episodes
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53 min
10-22-26 - Wisconsin Beer Ghosts
Jennifer Jordan, author of Beer Ghosts - In Search of Lost Hops and the Women who grew them, takes us back to the forgotten Wisconsin hop boom in the 1800s.
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1 h 11
10-08-26 - Hop Sampler - Hallertau Blend, Solero, Helios
The gang samples hops from Hopsteiner and also tastes James' unfortunately named Rye Stout from the Mash Your Luck challenge.
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1 h 01
09-24-26 - NA Beer and Food Safety
Dr. Scott Lafontaine and Andrew Maust from the University of Arkansas share the results of Andrew's study testing the effects of barriers against pathogens in non-alcohol beer.
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1 h 14
09-10-26 - Going Dark
Adam Ross of Twin Span and Josh Secaur of Gambit share their Black Alts, and Sean Terrill of Two Mile sends a porter and a Doppelbock.
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40 min
08-27-26 - FOAM Mash Your Luck II
James and Steve taste delicious beers as the members of the Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers compete with mystery styles.
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49 min
08-13-26 - Dancing Skeleton Visit
James and Steve head to Sapulpa, Oklahoma, for a tasting at Dancing Skeleton Meadery with Desiree Knott, Alex Long, and Emma Giles.
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53 min
07-30-26 - Android Abbot
Homebrewer Scott Housel answers the Mash Your Luck challenge with a great big Belgian-y beer and also shares a tart lambic with lots of ginger.
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39 min
07-16-26 - 38th Annual Beer and Sweat
Bryan Evanson from the Bloatarian Brewing League in Cincinnati, Ohio, talks about a long-running keg-only competition with an unmatched sampling party.
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1 h 03
07-02-26 - Is This Okay?
Steve Wilkes and Detlef Koertge join James to sample their own beers that they aren't happy with for one reason or another.
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1 h 01
06-18-26 - French Hop Sampler, Aramis, Elixir, Triskel
The gang goes continental and samples three Hop Sampler small batches with hops from France.
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53 min
06-04-26 - Finger Lime Mexican Lager
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Swim University shares the delicious beer behind his latest viral video.
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53 min
05-21-26 - Randy Mosher, Your Tasting Brain
Homebrew hero Randy Mosher talks about his latest book exploring the mechanics of sensory perception and strategies to improve our sensory skills.
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56 min
05-07-26 - CBC 2026 Wrapup
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing and James Bardeen of Far Field Beer Company talk about their trip to Philly for the Craft Beer Conference.
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1 h 01
04-23-26 - Dry Hop Hop Sampler
The usual suspects sample a small batch Hop Sampler with varying levels of dry hopping post-fermentation.
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55 min
04-09-26 - Deconstructing Partigyles
Author Peter Symons tells us how he used artificial intelligence to untangle a homebrew recipe for a favorite vintage beer.
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52 min
03-26-26 - Savvy Blanket
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares his latest answer to the Mash Your Luck challenge - a low ABV, balanced bitterness, amber sour with Australasian influences.
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51 min
03-12-26 - Taari Baked Mash Beer
Author Mika Laitinen talks to James and to Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing about Taari, a Nordic beer whose mash is fermented after baking in an oven.
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1 h 03
02-26-26 - Rocky Mountain Beers
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Swim University shares three beers, one with a bunch of homegrown hops and two brewed with basic techniques.
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52 min
02-12-26 - Cask Beer Care with CAMRA
John O'Donnell and Tim Webb from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) answer homebrewer Omar Al-Nidawi's cask serving questions.
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1 h 03
01-29-26 - Hop Sampler, Azacca, Idaho 7, El Dorado
The gang samples beers made with three delicious and juicy American hops.