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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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.
Sep 25, 2019 • 53min
09-26-19 Brewing for Distilling
Aaron Mayer of Pine Bluffs Distilling talks about the process of brewing beer for spirits with local malt from Wyoming Malting Company.
Sep 18, 2019 • 34min
09-19-19 Hop Sampler - Liberty, Azacca, Jarrylo
James and Steve taste the twelfth in their series of comparing a set of three hops brewed in small batches.
Sep 11, 2019 • 39min
09-12-19 Hops Breeding and Genetics
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, takes us through the process of creating new hop varieties and putting them through the paces.
