Basic Brewing Video

Latest Episodes:

February 11, 2019 - 100% Rye Session Pale Ale Feb 11, 2019

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For the first brew of the year, James brews a simple, tasty pale ale with low alcohol and calories.

January 14, 2019 - Small Batch Hop Sampler Jan 14, 2019

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James and his son, Drew, brew six-pack batches of single-hopped extract beers to compare Willamette, Amarillo, and Falconer's Flight.

December 24, 2018 - Partial Mash Wee Heavy Dec 24, 2018

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Steve brews up a delicious high gravity beer in time for the holiday season and shows us the grains that make this beer special.

December 11, 2018 - Loki Yeast Temperature Experiment Dec 11, 2018

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James and Steve sample a split wort batch of beer fermented at 68F (20C) and 90F (32C) with Loki from Imperial Organic Yeast.

November 26, 2018 - No-Boil Hop Sampler Ale Nov 26, 2018

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James turns a collection of hops left over from hop sampling experiments into a super easy delicious pale ale with no boil time.

November 16, 2018 - Making Makgeolli (Korean Rice Wine) Nov 16, 2018

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James tries his hand at brewing a 2,000 year old beverage and conducts an experiment comparing bread yeast with German wheat beer yeast.

October 31, 2018 - Boo Berry Tart Ale Oct 31, 2018

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James carries on the tradition of brewing a beer with a monster cereal. This one goes a little sour with Boo Berry and Rakau hops.

October 15, 2018 - Brut-ish Pale Ale Oct 15, 2018

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James uses enzymes in an attempt to lower the final gravity of a pale ale to imitate the dryness of "brut" beers.

September 28, 2018 - Lithuanian Farmhouse Yeast Sep 28, 2018

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James brews up a tart and tasty beer on his porch in the heat of the summer with yeast from Lithuania, by way of a listener in Denmark.

September 14, 2018 - Instant Pot Habanero Hot Sauce Sep 14, 2018

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James puts a more modern twist on a recipe shared by Ed Nicholson four years ago using homegrown habanero peppers in a tasty hot sauce.