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 30, 2015 • 1h 4min
12-31-15 Brewing Disaster Stories
In their annual tradition, James and Steve read a collection of listener-submitted brewing disaster stories.
Dec 16, 2015 • 57min
12-17-15 Gruit Blending Experiment
Homebrewer Dan McCarthy shares ten gruits, and James and Steve sample to find the perfect blend.
Dec 9, 2015 • 47min
12-10-15 One Hour All Grain Brewing
Brulosopher Marshall Schott talks about his Short and Shoddy brew day, where he brewed an all grain batch of beer in around sixty minutes.
Dec 2, 2015 • 42min
12-3-15 Columbus House Brewing
Brewer Jason Corral shows us around his professional electric system based on his homebrew setup and controlled with an Arduino controller.
Nov 18, 2015 • 51min
11-19-15 Holiday Spices
Chris Colby, editor of Beer and Wine Journal, talks about four favorite holiday spices for brewing and gives us some tips.
Nov 11, 2015 • 57min
11-12-15 Small Sour Barrel Strategy Pt. 2
Homebrewer CJ Shamas returns to share beers from his small sour barrel program with James, Steve and Andy.
Nov 4, 2015 • 40min
11-05-15 Apple Blossom Cream Ale
We get a behind-the-scenes look at the brewing of the collaboration Cream Ale, as Apple Blossom scales up James' homebrew recipe.
Oct 28, 2015 • 54min
10-29-15 Hefeweizen Fermentation Temperature Experiment
Homebrewer Dennis Pike returns with the results of his experiment testing the effects of different fermentation temperatures on hefeweizen.
Oct 21, 2015 • 55min
10-22-15 Beer Dispensing Systems
Homebrewer Phil Proctor shares tips on setting up elaborate beer dispensing systems and on designing a homemade glycol chiller.
Oct 14, 2015 • 60min
10-15-15 Brewing with Mushrooms
Homebrewer Ray Sykes brings mushrooms to homebrew for some really tasty and interesting flavors.
