01-02-25 - Dark Beers for New Years

01-02-25 - Dark Beers for New Years

Author: James Spencer January 1, 2025 Duration: 56:13
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares two dark and delicious beers on opposite ends of the ABV scale.

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08-30-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Blending Beers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:34
Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker gives us advice on blending beers to create new brews and explains his brewery's system of oak aging.
08-09-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Brewer John Legnard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:35
John Legnard of The Sandlot at Coors Field gives us brewing tips and lets us in on what it's like to brew at a small brewery owned by one of the big guys.
07-26-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC Grab Bag [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:48
This week, we have an assortment of sound from the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver. We talk to David Myers of Redstone Meadery, Tony Simmons of Pagosa Brewing and Vinnie Cilurzo from Russian River.
07-19-07 Basic Brewing Radio - NHC: Tips and Tasting [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:47
Our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver continues with brewing tips from David Houseman and tasting tips from Lauren Salazar of New Belgium.
07-05-07 Basic Brewing Radio - Measuring and Predicting IBUs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:22
Two chemistry professors, Bradley Sturgeon and Paul Charlesworth, join BBR veterans James Spencer, Andy Sparks, Steve Wilkes and Mark Smith to share the results of an experiment putting IBU prediction formulas through th…