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.
Episodes
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Dec 11, 2019 • 42min
12-12-19 A Pint at the Museum
Theresa McCulla from the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian describes collecting stories and objects of American craft beer and homebrewing.
Dec 4, 2019 • 53min
12-05-19 Simple Grain Bills
Casey Letellier from Ivory Bill Brewing talks about his strategy to move away from plain two-row to more interesting base malts.
Nov 20, 2019 • 40min
11-21-19 Hop Sampler - Lemon Drop, Bravo, Columbus
James and Steve taste Hop Sampler 14 with accidental oxidation on one of the batches.
Nov 13, 2019 • 42min
11-14-19 Natural State Beer Company
James talks to Mark Smith, alumnus of the Basic Brewing podcasts, and Head Brewer Will Sonneman about Natural State Beer Company, which opens soon.
Nov 6, 2019 • 50min
11-07-19 Hot Side Hopping for Hazy IPAs
Scott Janish, author of The New IPA - A Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor, talks about hopping on the hot side for hazy, juicy beers.
Oct 30, 2019 • 42min
10-31-19 Hop Sampler - Northern Brewer, Chinook, Warrior
James and Steve celebrate Halloween by tasting Hop Sampler number thirteen.
Oct 23, 2019 • 41min
10-24-19 Rebel Kettle
James samples offbeat and delicious beers in Little Rock with Rebel Kettle founder John Lee.
Oct 16, 2019 • 57min
10-17-19 Lost Forty Visit
James visits with Grant Chandler, quality manager of Lost Forty Brewing, and samples beer from Arkansas' largest brewery.
Oct 9, 2019 • 57min
10-10-19 Ambitious Brew - A History of American Beer
Author and historian Maureen Ogle talks about the revision of her book documenting the history of the American beer culture and industry.
Oct 2, 2019 • 42min
10-03-19 West African Sorghum Beer
Homebrewer Ryan Deaver tells us about Tchoukoutou, a fresh, sour sorghum beer he discovered while living in Benin.
