

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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Feb 7, 2024 • 44min
02-08-24 - Recipe Development, Belgian Single
Chris Colby joins James to formulate the recipe for a delicious Belgian-inspired beer and to taste James' Oat Malt Stout.

Jan 31, 2024 • 55min
02-01-24 - Recipe Development, Grapefruit Soda Shandler
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to formulate a refreshing hybrid brew and to sample Matt's Gingerbread Wit.

Jan 24, 2024 • 56min
01-25-24 - Mash Your Luck, Anglo Imperial Lager
Homebrewer Scott Housel helps James evaluate the Mash Your Luck beer from Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing - a UK-inspired high gravity lager.

Jan 17, 2024 • 1h
01-18-24 - Pink Dry Hopping Experiment
James and Steve taste an experiment comparing dry hops floating on top of and sunk into a pale ale.

Jan 10, 2024 • 44min
01-11-24 - Formal Brewing Education
James talks to Andrew Burns of Dakota County Technical College in Minnesota about his course to bring homebrewers to the professional level.

Jan 3, 2024 • 1h 9min
01-04-24 - Moist January
James and Steve sit down with Desiree and Dave from High Gravity in Tulsa to sip delicious beers and talk homebrew past, present, and future.

Dec 27, 2023 • 1h 56min
12-28-23 - Brewing Disasters
James and Steve delve into stories of brewing gone wrong from homebrewers from around the world and sample tasty homebrew from Scott Housel.

Dec 20, 2023 • 53min
12-21-23 - Saison Variations
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares five beers created from a single base saison with James and Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing.

Dec 13, 2023 • 57min
12-14-23 - Recipe Development, Oat Malt Stout
James and Chris Colby are joined by beer author and historian Peter Symons to evaluate the Pre-prohibition American Lager from a previous episode and formulate a Stout using malted oats.

Dec 6, 2023 • 44min
12-07-23 - Flyway Fayetteville
James and Steve visit with Kort Castleberry, who is now head brewer at New Province Brewing and Flyway Brewing's new Fayetteville, Arkansas, location about his dual responsibilities.


