12-28-06 Basic Brewing Radio – Belgian Sugar Experiment
James, Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes collaborate to taste home brewer Michael Tonsmeire’s experiment comparing six different sugars in Belgian beers.
James, Andy Sparks and Steve Wilkes collaborate to taste home brewer Michael Tonsmeire’s experiment comparing six different sugars in Belgian beers.
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, walks us through the hoops and hurdles home brewers have to go through to brew American Pilsner, the most maligned of all styles.
Ed Westemeier, communications director of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP), gives us the history behind the organization and talks about its role in brewing today.
We continue our discussion about the history of beer in the USA with Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew – The Story of American Beer. Part two takes us from Prohibition to present day.