

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 28, 2009 • 56min
05-28-09 BBR-BYO Experiment Results - Basic Brewing Radio
James Spencer, Steve Wilkes, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, taste James' experiment beer and read the results from brewers around the world.

May 21, 2009 • 52min
05-21-09 Mobile Phone Brewing - Basic Brewing Radio
Home brewer Alex Roberts joins James in the studio to compare brewing applications and Web sites that work on mobile devices.

May 14, 2009 • 44min
05-14-09 Colby Garden Update and Corking Belgians - Basic Brewing Radio
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how his garden grows and gives us tips on corking Belgian beers.

May 7, 2009 • 43min
05-07-09 Homemade Candi Syrup - Basic Brewing Radio
Home brewer Joshua Smith joins us to tell us how to make our own candi syrup for our Belgian beers.

Apr 30, 2009 • 50min
04-30-09 "Spontaneous" Fermentation - Basic Brewing Radio
Jason Perkins, head brewer of Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine, talks about his brewery's work in fermenting beer with the native local "critters".

Apr 23, 2009 • 51min
04-23-09 Brewing on a Budget - Basic Brewing Radio
Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares tips to make the already-economical process of home brewing even more efficient.

Apr 16, 2009 • 54min
04-16-09 APA Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
Home brewers Jim Lewellyn and Darren Goad join us to share the results of their American Pale Ale experiment, playing with yeast and dry hopping.

Apr 9, 2009 • 45min
04-09-09 BIAB Brew Session - Basic Brewing Radio
James flies solo at the brewpot to test out the "Brew in a Bag" Australian technique of all grain brewing with a Maris Otter session ale.

Apr 2, 2009 • 58min
04-02-09 Brew in a Bag - Basic Brewing Radio
Australian home brewers Dan Walker and Geoff Hammond explain the all grain technique of Brew in a Bag, which they advocate as a good way to get into brewing with grain.

Mar 26, 2009 • 52min
03-26-09 BBR-BYO Collaborative Experiment - Basic Brewing Radio
James travels to Bastrop, Texas, home of Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine. James and Chris introduce an experiment that invites participation from home brewers everywhere.


