

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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Sep 19, 2012 • 38min
09-20-12 Brewing with Jack McAuliffe
James and Andy brew up a recipe based on New Albion ale under the supervision of New Albion founder Jack McAuliffe.

Sep 12, 2012 • 45min
09-13-12 Saddlebock Brewing
We continue our series on the emerging craft beer culture in northwest Arkansas with Steve Rehbock of Saddlebock Brewing.

Sep 5, 2012 • 48min
09-06-12 White House Homebrew and Brewing with Seeds
Beer guy Brad Magerkurth talks about getting a homebrew from the President and Chris Colby gives tips on brewing with seeds and nuts.

Aug 29, 2012 • 42min
08-30-12 Late Hops, Different Yeast
Home brewer Tyrone Harris shares his experiment adding a bunch of hops to a wort after the boil, then splitting it and fermenting with six different yeasts.

Aug 22, 2012 • 38min
08-23-12 Gorst Valley Hops Visit
James pays a visit to the experimental hopyard of Gorst Valley Hops in Wisconsin to talk to horticulturist James Altwies.

Aug 15, 2012 • 48min
08-16-12 Great Taste of the Midwest
James travels to Madison, Wisconsin to join Bob Stempski for one of the best beer events in the U.S.

Aug 8, 2012 • 54min
08-09-12 Moonlight Meadery
Michael Fairbrother from Moonlight Meadery shares his experience in going from being a home brewer to the owner of a quickly growing meadery. He also answers your questions.

Aug 1, 2012 • 40min
08-02-12 Chilling Experiment
James, Andy Davison of the Australian National Homebrew Conference, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine launch a collaborative experiment to test the effects of different wort chilling methods.

Jul 25, 2012 • 47min
07-26-12 Sour Mash Berliner Weisse
Montreal home brewer Sean Coates turns a stinky mash into a refreshing, tart summer brew.

Jul 18, 2012 • 36min
07-19-12 Extreme Aging Experiment
Zot O'Connor presents examples from a two-year continuation of our experiment on aging beers in different conditions.


