

Basic Brewing Radio
James Spencer
Basic Brewing Radio is a weekly chat about homebrewing - brewing the best beer and mead in the world in your own home.
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Oct 29, 2025 • 1h 7min
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. 

Oct 15, 2025 • 1h
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. 

Oct 1, 2025 • 55min
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 and its future. 

Sep 17, 2025 • 59min
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. 

Sep 3, 2025 • 59min
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. 

Aug 20, 2025 • 55min
08-21-25 - Hop Sampler 26
 Homebrewer Mitchel Jensen shares some of his hop freezer bounty as we compare Zappa, Bergamot, and Experimental 25. 

Aug 6, 2025 • 56min
08-07-25 - Remembering Jack McAuliffe
 We dig into the archives to find excerpts of shows that featured Jack McAuliffe, the founder of modern craft beer, who passed away this past month. 

Jul 16, 2025 • 57min
07-17-25 - FOAM Mash Your Luck Tasting
 James heads to Tulsa to taste the results of the Mash Your Luck challenge with members of the Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers. 

Jul 9, 2025 • 1h 8min
07-10-25 - Doctor Bishop 12 Percent Lager
 Homebrewer Scott Housel answers the Mash Your Luck challenge with three beers that share common ingredients - two share the same yeast, and two share the same mash. 

Jun 26, 2025 • 51min
06-26-25 - Hop Sampler - Crystal, US Delta, Zythos
 The usual suspects sample single-hop beers brewed with Crystal, US Delta, and Zythos hops. 


