Basic Brewing Radio Podcast
1) 12-18-25 - Archived Brews and Artificial Intelligence
Author Peter Symons joins us to talk about his fifth book of brewing history and homebrew recipes and his use of AI to help put it together.
2) 12-04-25 - Brewing Wild and High
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin heads to the mountains to go back to his roots of home brewing.
3) 11-27-25 - Hop Sampler, NZ Pacific Sunrise, Strata, Comet
For the 27th Hop Sampler, the usual suspects compare three deliciously fruity hops: NZ Pacific Sunrise, Strata, and Comet.
4) 11-13-25 - German Lager Quest
Homebrewer Detlef Koertge is inspired to brew German lager style beers after a visit with a professional lager brewer in his home country.
5) 10-30-25 - Save the Purrgils
Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing in St. Paul, Minnesota, answers the Mash Your Luck challenge with a Black IPA nod to the Star Wars universe.
6) 10-16-25 - The Dark Flower
Homebrewer Scott Housel answers the Mash Your Luck challenge with a Graf, a cider/beer hybrid inspired by author Stephen King.
7) 10-02-25 - Broken Rice Japanese Lager
Dr. Scott Lafontaine from the University of Arkansas joins James along with Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing and author Chris Colby to sample James' rice lager and talk about the role of rice in brewing...Show More
8) 09-18-25 - Big and Complex
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing shares the second half of a tasting round featuring beers that are big and flavorful
9) 09-04-25 - Light and Fast
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing shares a flight of three beers that are light in character and quick to produce.
10) 08-21-25 - Hop Sampler 26
Homebrewer Mitchel Jensen shares some of his hop freezer bounty as we compare Zappa, Bergamot, and Experimental 25.