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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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United States

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Basic Brewing Radio is a weekly chat about homebrewing - brewing the best beer and mead in the world in your own home.

Language:

English


Episodes
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01-23-25 - Catching Up with Bob

1/21/2025
Our good friend, Bob Stempski, has a spirited conversation with James about taking his brewing to the next level.

Duration:00:51:36

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01-16-25 - Brian Brennfoerder of West Mountain

1/14/2025
James and Steve share beers and conversation with brewer Brian Brennfoerder, who comes to professional brewing having only started homebrewing less than a year ago.

Duration:00:56:09

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01-09-25 - Recipe Development, Brown Forest Light

1/7/2025
Chris Colby helps James formulate the recipe for a small, brown beer with German influences.

Duration:00:45:23

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01-02-25 - Dark Beers for New Years

12/31/2024
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares two dark and delicious beers on opposite ends of the ABV scale.

Duration:00:56:13

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12-19-24 - Annual Disaster Show

12/17/2024
James and Steve read letters of brewing gone wrong by listeners from around the world.

Duration:02:13:56

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12-12-24 - Tasting Grape Ales

12/10/2024
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares a series of tart and tasty hybrid beers made with wine kit must as an ingredient.

Duration:00:52:11

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12-05-24 - American Weiss Beer

12/3/2024
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing shares a tart historical American beer style as his response to the Mash Your Luck challenge.

Duration:01:07:06

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11-21-24 - Recipe Development, Hoppy Belgian Golden

11/19/2024
Author Chris Colby joins James to formulate a recipe for a Strong Belgian Golden Ale with notes of tropical fruity hops.

Duration:00:40:14

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11-14-24 - La Cerveza Oscura del Mundo

11/12/2024
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing, homebrewer Scott Housel, and author Chris Colby taste two beers James brewed to meet his Mash Your Luck challenge: a starter Pilsner and a huge, dark beer with south-of-the-border influences.

Duration:00:56:20

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11-07-24 - Pro-Curious Roundtable

11/5/2024
Four professional brewers from across the United States answer listener questions about going pro in today's craft beer world.

Duration:01:06:10

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10-31-24 - Inland Empire Mash Your Luck Competition

10/29/2024
Members of the Inland Empire Homebrew Club pit six delicious beers against each other in the first ever Mash Your Luck competition.

Duration:01:17:33

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10-24-24 - Beers with Detlef, Part 2

10/22/2024
In the second part of a conversation on Steve Wilkes' porch, we talk to native Bavarian Detlef Koertge about his homebrewing and more on German beer culture. Steve's son, Chase, also chats about beers in NYC.

Duration:00:47:25

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10-17-24 - Beers with Detlef

10/15/2024
We sit on Steve Wilkes' porch to have beers and conversation with Detlef Koertge, a homebrewer with roots in Bavaria.

Duration:00:51:00

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10-10-24 - Recipe Development, Peppermint Mocha Stout

10/8/2024
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing help James compare his two Honey IPAs, and the group brainstorm on a recipe for Matt's holiday beer.

Duration:01:04:10

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10-03-24 - Recipe Development, Dark "World" Beer

10/1/2024
Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, helps James formulate a giant lager with advanced brewing techniques.

Duration:00:50:31

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09-26-24 - Tasting "Malt Liquor"

9/24/2024
James shares his Mash Your Luck "Malt Liquor" with Chris Colby, Adam Ross, and Scott Housel. He rolls the dice again for another challenging beer.

Duration:00:52:07

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09-19-24 - Lichtenhainer

9/17/2024
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares his tart and smoky interpretation of a delicious Historical German beer.

Duration:00:50:55

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09-12-24 - A Taste of Honey IPA and Matt's MYL

9/10/2024
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to taste his Honey IPA and to plan the next version. Matt also takes the Mash Your Luck challenge.

Duration:00:53:42

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09-05-24 - Tour of Terpenes

9/3/2024
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing shares four beers brewed with terpenes – three with hop terpenes, and one with terpenes from hops' wacky cousin. Scott Housel helps James sample.

Duration:00:59:43

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08-22-24 - Steve's Black Braggot

8/20/2024
James is joined by Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing, Scott Housel, and Steve Wilkes as they taste Steve's Mash Your Luck braggot.

Duration:00:56:19