

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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Jul 17, 2019 • 42min
07-18-19 Insane in the Yeast Strain
Casey Helwig from Imperial Organic Yeast leads James and Steve through two split-wort experiments at Homebrew Con that compare six different yeasts.

Jul 10, 2019 • 52min
07-11-19 RIBS NEIPA Yeast Experiment
Members of the Rhode Island Brewing Society share their experiment comparing six different yeast strains in New England IPAs.

Jul 3, 2019 • 58min
07-04-19 Club Night in Providence, Rhode Island
James and Steve explore Homebrew Con's incredible night of delicious brews and creative brewers.

May 29, 2019 • 39min
05-30-19 Hop Sampler - Saaz, Cashmere, Green Bullet
James and Steve add a bonus round to the hop sampler as they taste three hops that you'd think would be easy to pick out.

May 22, 2019 • 51min
05-23-19 Stouts vs Porters
Chris Colby of Beer and Wine Journal explores our favorite dark beers and gives us recipe tips. Also, Gary Glass of the AHA shares a homebrew legislation update.

May 15, 2019 • 52min
05-16-19 Tulsa Craft Beer Invitational
We travel to the parking lot of High Gravity (Pippin's Taproom) to sample from commercial breweries and homebrewers across Oklahoma.

May 8, 2019 • 60min
05-09-19 African Guest Sampler
Homebrewer Steve Frank submits our first guest Hop Sampler ever, featuring African Queen, Southern Aroma, Southern Passion and Sabro.

May 1, 2019 • 46min
05-02-19 Core Homecoming
Homebrewer and alumnus of Basic Brewing Radio, Jamie Conway, joins the team at Core Brewing, where they're refocusing their company's priorities.

Apr 24, 2019 • 46min
04-25-19 Hop Sampler - Galena, Denali, El Dorado
It's Hop Sampler number nine, pitting three nicely fruity hop varieties against each other.

Apr 17, 2019 • 54min
04-18-19 Kombucha, the Root of All Starters
Homebrewer Doug Wawrzynski tells us how he's using kombucha to kick-start sour fermentations, such as sauerkraut, sourdough and kettle-soured beers.