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10/11/2026

Can you believe it's been two decades since our first Great American B**r Festival? What a wild ride it's been.

Can you believe it's been two decades since our first GABF? What a ...

09/23/2026

Dr. Scott Lafontaine and Andrew Maust from the University of Arkansas Food Science Department are talking NA b**r and food safety on this week’s BBR. They share Andrew’s study of barriers against pathogens.

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Dr. Scott Lafontaine and Andrew Maust from the University of Arkans...

08/21/2026

Happy Friday!

James celebrates summer heat by brewing up a delicious, slightly si...

03/27/2026

“The new Logbook’s here! The new Logbook’s here!”
For those who asked for them, our Brewer’s Logbooks are back in stock at basicbrewingshop.com.

02/27/2026

Happy Friday! 🍷

Steve uses muscadine fruit and table sugar to make a deliciously light and drinkable country w**e.

02/25/2026

Our friend, Bill Streeter, made this excellent short doc about Bevo, the non-alcoholic beverage from Anheuser-Busch and the iconic monument that was built in its honor in St. Louis. The near b**r is gone, but the monument remains. LO-FI SAINT LOUIS

A fake windmill. Built to sell a fake b**r. And somehow… it outlived the product by a century.In 1917, August Busch Sr. introduced Bevo, a non-alcoholic malt...

01/30/2026

Happy Friday!

Steve uses corn masa to lighten up the body and flavor of a crisp and delicious cream ale.Check out our video demonstrating the cereal mash technique:https:/...

01/16/2026

Happy Friday!

James brews up a big, deliciously dark b**r based on a recipe from a Norwegian brewery.

12/25/2025

Happy holidays, everybody! This is one of my favorite video episodes. I brewed a small batch barleyw**e and challenged Steve to use it in a homemade fruitcake. My Mom used to make really delicious fruitcake when I was a kid, so I knew it could be more than the stodgy bricks sold in retail outlets. Not only did Steve rise beyond the challenge, I got to spend time with him sipping homebrew while he brought this creation together.

In this flashback to the past, Steve bakes up a delicious take on a traditional – much maligned – holiday favorite, featuring a small-batch barleyw**e from J...

12/12/2025

Happy Friday!

Steve takes a malty approach to an American IPA with toasty notes and a hint of brown sugar flavor.