Basic Brewing Video

By James Spencer

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What's Basic Brewing Video about?

Basic Brewing Video is about brewing great beers and meads at home and cooking up wonderful things to go with them.

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Basic Brewing Video episodes:

04.12.2024
April 12, 2024 - Oat Stout Battle
James and Steve go head-to-head to see who can brew the best stout with oats.
03.29.2024
March 29, 2024 - Grapefruit Soda "Shandler"
James and Steve blend a tasty extract pale ale with Fresca to get a light and very drinkable summer beverage.
03.15.2024
March 15, 2024 - Vanir Mead Ingredient Kit
James and Steve try a delicious mead made with an ingredient kit from Vermont meadery groennfell.com.
02.23.2024
February 23, 2024 - Gingerbread Wit
James and Steve taste a wonderfully spicy and drinkable wheat beer that features the flavors of winter celebrations.
02.09.2024
February 9, 2024 - Old School Pale Ale
Steve goes back to the old ways of homebrewing to brew a deliciously drinkable basic English Pale Ale.
01.26.2024
January 26, 2024 - Brown Sugar Sweet Stout
Steve serves up a deliciously dark, sessionable Sweet Stout brewed with brown sugar and molasses.
01.12.2024
January 12, 2024 - Pre-prohibition American Lager
James and Steve sample a beautiful and delicious beer meant to pay homage to older American recipes.
12.14.2023
December 15, 2023 - Smoked Rotbier
James and Steve sample a small batch of German Red Beer that was brewed with cherry smoked malt and lager yeast.
12.01.2023
December 1, 2023 - No Chill Kentucky Common
Inspired by a trip to Canada, James and Steve taste a classic beer style from Kentucky brewed with corn.
11.10.2023
November 10, 2023 - Recipe Development Porter
James and Steve go back to homebrew basics with a deliciously dark brew featuring balanced roast and bitterness.
10.27.2023
October 27, 2023 - Arkansas Porch Steamer
James and Steve taste a salute to Anchor Steam Beer that has been fermented on the warm porch with a blend of Kveik yeasts.
10.13.2023
October 13, 2023 - Red Honey IPA
James and Steve taste a delicious reddish hoppy beer brewed with local honey.
09.22.2023
September 22, 2023 - Steve's Hot Dog Beer
Steve takes a shot at creating a Chicago hot dog beer using a tincture of ingredients added at bottling time.
09.08.2023
September 8, 2023 - Matt's Cold IPA
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares a deliciously hoppy beer that's part lager, part brut IPA and all tasty.
08.18.2023
August 18, 2023 - Honey Peach IPA
James and Steve taste a very hoppy pale ale made with local honey and peach juice from the steam juicer.
08.04.2023
August 4, 2023 - Mulberry and Wedding Meads
James and Steve taste two delicious examples of Steve's meads in the last show from the pond.
07.21.2023
July 21, 2023 - Pond Hopper Golden Ale
James and Steve sample a beer formulated with Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin that features cross-oceanic ingredients.
07.07.2023
July 7, 2023 - Texas Table Beer
James and Steve sample a very low gravity small batch beer brewed from ingredients with Texas inspiration.
06.16.2023
June 16, 2023 - Oaked IPA Experiment
Steve tests the effects of an oak flavor product on a traditional homebrew IPA recipe.
05.26.2023
May 26, 2023 - Matt's Dark Mild
James and Steve taste a deliciously dark English-inspired session beer from Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.
05.11.2023
May 12, 2023 - Steamed Blackberry Cream Ale
James and Steve taste the first beer featuring fruit juice collected in the steam juicer – a blackberry Cream Ale.
04.28.2023
April 28, 2023 - What the Helles?
James and Steve taste an accidental experiment comparing a dark bock brewed with a wrong ingredient to a lighter one with the correct grain bill.
04.07.2023
April 7, 2023 - No-Chill Vienna Lager
James brews a delicious amber lager from a recipe he and Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com developed on Basic Brewing Radio.
03.17.2023
March 17, 2023 - Italian Pilsner
James and Steve taste a deliciously hoppy golden lager designed by James and Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.
03.03.2023
March 3, 2023 - Belgian Honey Tripel
James and Steve sample a big and delicious Belgian Tripel made with honey from Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.
02.03.2023
February 3, 2023 - Winter Ales
James and Steve face off to see who can brew the tastiest spiced winter ale to take the chill off as the temps are falling.
01.20.2023
January 20, 2023 - Simple Winter Ciders
James and Steve share apple-based beverages and try a way of backsweetening them at the time of serving.
12.09.2022
December 9, 2022 - Mead Backsweetening Experiment
Steve shares an experiment comparing the effects of wine conditioner and glycerine on a fairly low gravity simple mead.
11.18.2022
November 18, 2022 - No-Barley Belgian Wit
James brews a Belgian Wit with only wheat and oats in the grain bill based on a recipe he and Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin formulated on Basic Brewing Radio.
11.04.2022
November 4, 2022 - American Amber Ale
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares the beer he and James formulated on Basic Brewing Radio.
10.21.2022
October 21, 2022 - Jalapeño Strawberry Mead
James uses jalapeño and strawberry tinctures to make a delicious mead from local honey.
10.05.2022
October 7, 2022 - Isle of Capri Mead
Steve uses Imperial I22 Capri, a new hybrid yeast, to make a deliciously drinkable 10.5% ABV mead with a hint of citrus.
09.15.2022
September 15, 2022 - Extract Kveik Pale Ale
Steve shares a delicious partial-boil, short-length boil, no-chill kveik pale ale fermented at room temperature.
09.02.2022
September 2, 2022 - Cool Kveik Cream Ale
James uses Kveik yeast at basement temperature to brew a deliciously clean and drinkable Cream Ale.
08.05.2022
August 5, 2022 - 100 Degree Galaxy Kveik NEIPA
James uses the intense summer heat to quickly ferment a hoppy beer with free stuff he got from Homebrew Con.
07.15.2022
July 15, 2022 - No-Boil Zamba Capri NEIPA
James uses a new hybrid yeast from Imperial Organic Yeast to brew a deliciously hoppy hazy beer.
06.17.2022
June 17, 2022 - Restoration Kernza Ale
James and Steve taste a beer from Ivory Bill Brewing in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, brewed with Kernza – the world's first perennial grain.
06.03.2022
June 3, 2022 - Lemon Custard Pie Ale
James takes up a challenge from Steve to brew a dessert beer inspired by a tasty lemony pie.
05.20.2022
May 20, 2022 - Simcoe Two Hearted Ale
James makes a hop substitution in an IPA clone recipe to see how Simcoe differs from Centennial.
04.29.2022
April 29, 2022 - Christmas Brett Kettle Sour
James works through a tricky kettle sour fermentation using Brettanomyces to jump start the process.
04.15.2022
April 15, 2022 - Toasted Rye Doppelbock
James toasts some malted rye in the oven to add some complexity to a malty lager style.
03.18.2022
March 18, 2022 - Tincture Sampler
James and Steve add tinctures made with jalapeño, strawberry, and dark sweet cherries to a passion fruit pilsner.
03.04.2022
March 4, 2022 - Passion Fruit Pilsner
James uses passion fruit puree to tart up a clean Pilsner lager.
12.24.2021
December 24, 2021 - Spiced Maple Cyser
Steve combines honey, maple syrup, cider, and spices to make a big, delicious holiday beverage.
12.10.2021
December 10, 2021 - Revived Rosemary "Lager"
James uses a starter to revitalize an eight-month-old packet of yeast to brew a simple and delicious beer.
11.12.2021
November 12, 2021 - Steve Marzen
Steve goes back to basics to brew a deliciously malty traditional German style.
10.29.2021
October 29, 2021 - Pancake Syrup Dubbel
James uses pancake syrup, which was a recent favorite of a BBR experiment, to make a dark and delicious Belgian-inspired beer.
09.24.2021
September 24, 2021 - Smoked Lavender Braggot
Steve uses advanced techniques to brew a delicious braggot with lavender smoked malt and local honey.
09.10.2021
September 10, 2021 - Hot Porch Blackberry Seltzer
James takes a second stab at making a hard seltzer using kveik yeast and blackberry puree.
08.13.2021
August 13, 2021 - Hot Porch Double NEIPA
James uses Imperial A46 Bartleby, a Norwegian Hornindal Kveik strain to ferment a big delicious beer on the hot summertime porch.

What's Basic Brewing Video about?

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Basic Brewing Video episodes:

April 12, 2024 - Oat Stout Battle

March 29, 2024 - Grapefruit Soda "Shandler"

March 15, 2024 - Vanir Mead Ingredient Kit

February 23, 2024 - Gingerbread Wit

February 9, 2024 - Old School Pale Ale

January 26, 2024 - Brown Sugar Sweet Stout

January 12, 2024 - Pre-prohibition American Lager

December 15, 2023 - Smoked Rotbier

December 1, 2023 - No Chill Kentucky Common

November 10, 2023 - Recipe Development Porter

October 27, 2023 - Arkansas Porch Steamer

October 13, 2023 - Red Honey IPA

September 22, 2023 - Steve's Hot Dog Beer

September 8, 2023 - Matt's Cold IPA

August 18, 2023 - Honey Peach IPA

August 4, 2023 - Mulberry and Wedding Meads

July 21, 2023 - Pond Hopper Golden Ale

July 7, 2023 - Texas Table Beer

June 16, 2023 - Oaked IPA Experiment

May 26, 2023 - Matt's Dark Mild

May 12, 2023 - Steamed Blackberry Cream Ale

April 28, 2023 - What the Helles?

April 7, 2023 - No-Chill Vienna Lager

March 17, 2023 - Italian Pilsner

March 3, 2023 - Belgian Honey Tripel

February 3, 2023 - Winter Ales

January 20, 2023 - Simple Winter Ciders

December 9, 2022 - Mead Backsweetening Experiment

November 18, 2022 - No-Barley Belgian Wit

November 4, 2022 - American Amber Ale

October 21, 2022 - Jalapeño Strawberry Mead

October 7, 2022 - Isle of Capri Mead

September 15, 2022 - Extract Kveik Pale Ale

September 2, 2022 - Cool Kveik Cream Ale

August 5, 2022 - 100 Degree Galaxy Kveik NEIPA

July 15, 2022 - No-Boil Zamba Capri NEIPA

June 17, 2022 - Restoration Kernza Ale

June 3, 2022 - Lemon Custard Pie Ale

May 20, 2022 - Simcoe Two Hearted Ale

April 29, 2022 - Christmas Brett Kettle Sour

April 15, 2022 - Toasted Rye Doppelbock

March 18, 2022 - Tincture Sampler

March 4, 2022 - Passion Fruit Pilsner

December 24, 2021 - Spiced Maple Cyser

December 10, 2021 - Revived Rosemary "Lager"

November 12, 2021 - Steve Marzen

October 29, 2021 - Pancake Syrup Dubbel

September 24, 2021 - Smoked Lavender Braggot

September 10, 2021 - Hot Porch Blackberry Seltzer

August 13, 2021 - Hot Porch Double NEIPA