

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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Dec 11, 2024 • 52min
12-12-24 - Tasting Grape Ales
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares a series of tart and tasty hybrid beers made with wine kit must as an ingredient.

Dec 4, 2024 • 1h 7min
12-05-24 - American Weiss Beer
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing shares a tart historical American beer style as his response to the Mash Your Luck challenge.

Nov 20, 2024 • 40min
11-21-24 - Recipe Development, Hoppy Belgian Golden
Author Chris Colby joins James to formulate a recipe for a Strong Belgian Golden Ale with notes of tropical fruity hops.

Nov 13, 2024 • 56min
11-14-24 - La Cerveza Oscura del Mundo
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing, homebrewer Scott Housel, and author Chris Colby taste two beers James brewed to meet his Mash Your Luck challenge: a starter Pilsner and a huge, dark beer with south-of-the-border influences.

Nov 6, 2024 • 1h 6min
11-07-24 - Pro-Curious Roundtable
Four professional brewers from across the United States answer listener questions about going pro in today's craft beer world.

Oct 30, 2024 • 1h 18min
10-31-24 - Inland Empire Mash Your Luck Competition
Members of the Inland Empire Homebrew Club pit six delicious beers against each other in the first ever Mash Your Luck competition.

Oct 23, 2024 • 47min
10-24-24 - Beers with Detlef, Part 2
In the second part of a conversation on Steve Wilkes' porch, we talk to native Bavarian Detlef Koertge about his homebrewing and more on German beer culture. Steve's son, Chase, also chats about beers in NYC.

Oct 16, 2024 • 51min
10-17-24 - Beers with Detlef
We sit on Steve Wilkes' porch to have beers and conversation with Detlef Koertge, a homebrewer with roots in Bavaria.

Oct 9, 2024 • 1h 4min
10-10-24 - Recipe Development, Peppermint Mocha Stout
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing help James compare his two Honey IPAs, and the group brainstorm on a recipe for Matt's holiday beer.

Oct 2, 2024 • 51min
10-03-24 - Recipe Development, Dark "World" Beer
Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, helps James formulate a giant lager with advanced brewing techniques.