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Spontaneous Homebrew Takes First Place

May 18, 2012 ~ Ken Valley ~ Leave a comment

This past weekend, I entered the spontaneous homebrew created in October, 2010 into a local homebrew contest, and it ended up taking first place in the Sour Beer category! If you aren’t familiar, the specifics of the beer were discussed on the October 18, 2011 episode of Basic Brewing Radio.  Again, thanks to James and … Continue reading Spontaneous Homebrew Takes First Place

Basic Brewing Interview About Spontaneous Homebrew

October 19, 2011 ~ Ken Valley ~ 1 Comment

Last week we had the pleasure of joining James Spencer, the host of Basic Brewing Radio, on his weekly podcast (it’s the October 20, 2011 episode) about brewing.  He (and two of his regular guests) interviewed Austin and myself on the ‘spontaneous’ beer I made last October.  We had a lot of fun, and enjoyed … Continue reading Basic Brewing Interview About Spontaneous Homebrew

Spontaneously Fermented Beer

October 7, 2010October 19, 2011 ~ Ken Valley ~ 4 Comments

I’ve been brewing for over two years, and I’ve made everything from Pale Ales to Stouts, Red Ales to Belgian beers.  I felt it was time for a challenge, so I decided to create a spontaneously fermented ale, similar to a Belgian Lambic beer. It started yesterday, when I brewed a very light beer, with … Continue reading Spontaneously Fermented Beer

An Evening with the Basic Brewing Guys

September 7, 2012 ~ Ken Valley ~ Leave a comment

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to visit Northwest Arkansas.  While there, I had the privilege to meet up and hang out with the guys from Basic Brewing, my favorite brewing podcast and video podcast.  You may remember last year I had a chance to chat with the guys about the spontaneous homebrew … Continue reading An Evening with the Basic Brewing Guys

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