

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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Sep 8, 2021 • 45min
09-09-21 - Dark Sugar Sampler
James and Steve brave the summertime hot porch to sample three Belgian-inspired beers brewed with offbeat dark sugars.

Sep 1, 2021 • 39min
09-02-21 - Eureka Springs Brewery
Father-son team Jeff and Matt Joseph are building on years of homebrewing experience in their brewery in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Aug 25, 2021 • 58min
08-26-21 - Brewing with Cannabis
Dr. Keith Villa, founder of Blue Moon and CERIA Brewing and author of Brewing with Cannabis, gives us tips on brewing non-alcoholic beers and adding THC.

Aug 18, 2021 • 1h 3min
08-19-21 - Forms of Fruit
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing presents the pros and cons of a long list of different forms of fruit for use in brewing.

Aug 11, 2021 • 54min
08-12-21 - The Science of Kveik
Dr. Matt Winans, R and D Scientist at Imperial Organic Yeast, answers questions about traditional Norwegian farmhouse yeast.

Aug 4, 2021 • 57min
08-05-21 - Beer Yeast Meads
Steve shares three delicious meads he made this past year with different strains of yeast typically used for brewing beer.

Jul 28, 2021 • 59min
07-29-21 - Core Barrels, Seltzers, and Canned Cocktails
Steve and James pay a visit to Core Brewing in Springdale, Arkansas, to sample some big barrel-aged beers, refreshing hard seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails.

Jul 21, 2021 • 54min
07-22-21 - Creature Craft Soda
We talk to Kim Welch of Creature Craft Soda in Joplin, Missouri, about her innovative kombucha, water kefir and other delicious fermented products.

Jul 14, 2021 • 51min
07-15-21 - Water Profile Sampler - 100 Percent Wheat
James and Steve taste wheat beers with malty, bitter, and balanced water profiles. They also add a fourth with filtered tap water.

Jul 7, 2021 • 57min
07-08-21 - The "Perfect" NEIPA
Matt Giovanisci of the Brew Cabin YouTube channel talks about his three-year quest to brew his perfect example of a New England IPA.


