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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May 11, 2011 • 52min
05-12-11 Brett Beer
Home brewer Don Osborn shares two beers that were brewed only using Brettanomyces strains to ferment. Don also talks about mashing in the evening and brewing the next morning.
May 4, 2011 • 55min
05-05-11 Gluten Free Brewing
Desiree Knott of High Gravity in Tulsa tells us about her quest to brew the perfect gluten free beer.
Apr 27, 2011 • 46min
04-28-11 Refractometer Results and High Altitudes
Sean Terrill returns to share the results of his efforts to refine the post fermentation refractometer correction formula and tells about his new job, brewing in thin air.
Apr 20, 2011 • 47min
04-21-11 Jan Halvor Fjeld
Jan Halvor Fjeld, this past year's Norwegian home brewer of the year, talks about his home system and shares a pale ale experiment.
Apr 13, 2011 • 40min
04-14-11 New Experiments and Scandinavian Brewing
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, helps James launch two new collaborative experiments and talks about Scandinavian beers.
Apr 6, 2011 • 50min
04-07-11 Colonial Brewing
Frank Clark of Colonial Williamsburg joins us to talk about the state of beer and brewing in Colonial United States.
Mar 30, 2011 • 47min
03-31-11 Single Malt Experiment
Home brewer Paul English shares his experiment comparing beers brewed with five different base malts and no other grains.
Mar 23, 2011 • 59min
03-24-11 Kai Troester on pH Part Two
Home brewer Kai Troester continues a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by taking us into the mash tun.
Mar 16, 2011 • 54min
03-17-11 Kai Troester on pH Part One
Home brewer Kai Troester begins a two-part discussion on pH in brewing by starting with the basics.
Mar 9, 2011 • 54min
03-10-11 Berliner Weisse
Andy Sparks and the Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire, share their homebrew Berliner Weisse beers and talk about brewing the nicely tart ales.
