James Spencer

Basic Brewing Video

Arts EN ↓ 391 episodes

Basic Brewing Video is all about brewing beer (and mead) and making it better. We also cook up some great food to go along with our tasty brews.

Author

James Spencer

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.basicbrewingvideo.com

Latest episode

Jun 19, 2026

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Episodes

September 22, 2023 - Steve's Hot Dog Beer Video 22.09.2023

Steve takes a shot at creating a Chicago hot dog beer using a tincture of ingredients added at bottling time.

September 8, 2023 - Matt's Cold IPA Video 08.09.2023

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares a deliciously hoppy beer that's part lager, part brut IPA and all tasty.

August 18, 2023 - Honey Peach IPA Video 18.08.2023

James and Steve taste a very hoppy pale ale made with local honey and peach juice from the steam juicer.

August 4, 2023 - Mulberry and Wedding Meads Video 04.08.2023

James and Steve taste two delicious examples of Steve's meads in the last show from the pond.

July 21, 2023 - Pond Hopper Golden Ale Video 21.07.2023

James and Steve sample a beer formulated with Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin that features cross-oceanic ingredients.

July 7, 2023 - Texas Table Beer Video 07.07.2023

James and Steve sample a very low gravity small batch beer brewed from ingredients with Texas inspiration.

June 16, 2023 - Oaked IPA Experiment Video 16.06.2023

Steve tests the effects of an oak flavor product on a traditional homebrew IPA recipe.

May 26, 2023 - Matt's Dark Mild Video 26.05.2023

James and Steve taste a deliciously dark English-inspired session beer from Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.

May 12, 2023 - Steamed Blackberry Cream Ale Video 11.05.2023

James and Steve taste the first beer featuring fruit juice collected in the steam juicer – a blackberry Cream Ale.

April 28, 2023 - What the Helles? Video 28.04.2023

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.

April 7, 2023 - No-Chill Vienna Lager Video 07.04.2023

James brews a delicious amber lager from a recipe he and Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com developed on Basic Brewing Radio.

March 17, 2023 - Italian Pilsner Video 17.03.2023

James and Steve taste a deliciously hoppy golden lager designed by James and Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.

March 3, 2023 - Belgian Honey Tripel Video 03.03.2023

James and Steve sample a big and delicious Belgian Tripel made with honey from Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.

February 3, 2023 - Winter Ales Video 03.02.2023

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.

January 20, 2023 - Simple Winter Ciders Video 20.01.2023

James and Steve share apple-based beverages and try a way of backsweetening them at the time of serving.

December 9, 2022 - Mead Backsweetening Experiment Video 09.12.2022

Steve shares an experiment comparing the effects of wine conditioner and glycerine on a fairly low gravity simple mead.

November 18, 2022 - No-Barley Belgian Wit Video 18.11.2022

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.

November 4, 2022 - American Amber Ale Video 04.11.2022

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares the beer he and James formulated on Basic Brewing Radio.

October 21, 2022 - Jalapeño Strawberry Mead Video 21.10.2022

James uses jalapeño and strawberry tinctures to make a delicious mead from local honey.

October 7, 2022 - Isle of Capri Mead Video 05.10.2022

Steve uses Imperial I22 Capri, a new hybrid yeast, to make a deliciously drinkable 10.5% ABV mead with a hint of citrus.

September 15, 2022 - Extract Kveik Pale Ale Video 15.09.2022

Steve shares a delicious partial-boil, short-length boil, no-chill kveik pale ale fermented at room temperature.

September 2, 2022 - Cool Kveik Cream Ale Video 02.09.2022

James uses Kveik yeast at basement temperature to brew a deliciously clean and drinkable Cream Ale.

August 5, 2022 - 100 Degree Galaxy Kveik NEIPA Video 05.08.2022

James uses the intense summer heat to quickly ferment a hoppy beer with free stuff he got from Homebrew Con.

July 15, 2022 - No-Boil Zamba Capri NEIPA Video 15.07.2022

James uses a new hybrid yeast from Imperial Organic Yeast to brew a deliciously hoppy hazy beer.

June 17, 2022 - Restoration Kernza Ale Video 17.06.2022

James and Steve taste a beer from Ivory Bill Brewing in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, brewed with Kernza – the world's first perennial grain.

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