Basic Brewing Radio and Basic Brewing Video

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 wine.

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 beer is gone, but the monument remains. LO-FI SAINT LOUIS

A fake windmill. Built to sell a fake beer. 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 beer 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 barleywine 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 barleywine 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.

11/21/2025

Happy Friday!

James brews up a very quick and delicious extract beer with the flavors of the holidays coming from Belgian yeast.

11/15/2025

Tragic news. Craft beer icons.

Rogue Ales, a brewery synonymous with Oregon’s craft brew scene, abruptly closed its locations on Friday amid struggles with sales over the past few years.As fi

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!

James brings up a seven-year-old bottle of Boo Berry Tart from the basement to taste with Steve and see how time has affected it.

09/19/2025

Happy Friday!

Steve brews his take on an Irish Stout in honor of his big dog, Buddy.