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 17, 2007 • 58min
05-17-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Conical Fermenters
We talk with members of Fayetteville Lovers of Pure Suds about their fancy fermenters and why they moved up from carboys.
May 10, 2007 • 54min
05-10-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Aging with Oak
Dan Carey, Brewmaster of New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, shares his tips on aging beer in oak chips and in oak barrels.
May 3, 2007 • 47min
05-03-07 Basic Brewing Radio - AHA Events
Gary Glass, Director of the American Homebrewers Association, joins us to talk about Big Brew, National Competition and National Conference.
Apr 26, 2007 • 57min
04-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewing Software
We read listener reviews of brewing software, and Andy Sparks talks about the Boulder Strong Ale Festival.
Apr 19, 2007 • 58min
04-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - A Tale of Two IPAs
Chris Colby from Brew Your Own Magazine takes us behind the scenes with the two personalities of one of our favorite styles: English and American IPAs.
Apr 12, 2007 • 52min
04-12-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Batch Sparging with Denny Conn
Noted batch sparging advocate Denny Conn gives us his side of the batch/fly-sparging debate and answers listener questions and concerns about the process.
Apr 5, 2007 • 42min
04-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Yeast Life Cycle
David Logsdon from Wyeast takes us through the life cycle of our favorite micoorganism and lets know how we can help our yeast thrive and make great beer.
Mar 29, 2007 • 48min
03-29-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Bleach and Star San
Charlie Talley of Five Star Chemicals tells us best practices in using household bleach and Star San in sanitizing equipment.
Mar 22, 2007 • 51min
03-22-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Sanitizing with Iodophor
Murl Landman of National Chemicals talks to us about sanitization in general and using Iodophor specifically.
Mar 15, 2007 • 47min
03-15-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Steven Pauwels of Boulevard
Steven Pauwels of Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri lets us in on home brewing tips as he talks about some adventurous brews he has planned.
