Basic Brewing Video

September 27, 2019 - Oslo Two Hearted Ale Clone Video 27.09.2019 8:56 ↓

James uses a Kveik yeast strain from Bootleg Biology to ferment a hoppy IPA at 90F (32C) on his front porch.

September 6, 2019 - Kveiking Pseudo-Sahti Raw Ale Video 06.09.2019 16:32 ↓

James uses kveik yeast to put a twist on an ancient style from Finland that uses no hops and no boil.

August 16, 2019 - No-Chill Ozark Amber Ale Video 16.08.2019 10:31 ↓

Steve steps into no-chill brewing with this dry-hopped amber ale brewed at his shop on Big Brew Day.

July 29, 2019 - No-Chill English Mild Video 29.07.2019 7:52 ↓

James brews up a tasty brown session beer based on a classic British style, using no-chill with dry hopping in the fermenter.

July 22, 2019 - 98-Degree Two-Day Oslo Pilsner Video 22.07.2019 10:00 ↓

James ferments Kveik yeast from Bootleg Biology at high temperature to see if it ferments as cleanly as expected.

June 21, 2019 - No-chill Festbier Video 21.06.2019 10:35 ↓

James brews up a no-chill, room temp. "lager" that's perfect for quenching summer thirsts.

June 7, 2019 - No-chill Belgian Golden Ale Video 07.06.2019 10:06 ↓

James continues his experiments with no-chill brewing as he adds juicy hops at the end of the boil in a Belgian-inspired golden ale.

May 10, 2019 - Room Temp Schwarzbier Video 10.05.2019 8:03 ↓

Steve brews up a deliciously drinkable black beer with hints of smoke, fermented at room temperature.

April 26, 2019 - Instant Pot IPA Video 26.04.2019 9:45 ↓

James puts his Instant Pot to good use to brew up an all-grain, hoppy IPA.

April 19, 2019 - No-Chill Room Temp Helles Video 19.04.2019 10:06 ↓

James brews up a very simple, but very tasty, style that's usually lagered. It's made even more easy by not chilling the wort after the boil.

March 22, 2019 - Two Hearted Ale Clone Video 22.03.2019 7:34 ↓

James brews up a beer based on Bell's Two Hearted Ale with hops straight from the brewery. Will it measure up?

March 15, 2019 - No-Chill Brett Golden Ale Video 15.03.2019 9:47 ↓

James uses the no-chill method to brew a golden ale that has Brettanomyces added into the bottling bucket for funky flavors.

February 25, 2019 - Spiced Blood Orange Wheat Ale Video 25.02.2019 9:14 ↓

Steve brews up a very tasty wheat beer with blood orange extract and spices.

February 11, 2019 - 100% Rye Session Pale Ale Video 11.02.2019 10:19 ↓

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 Video 14.01.2019 11:04 ↓

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 Video 24.12.2018 11:59 ↓

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 Video 11.12.2018 13:21 ↓

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 Video 26.11.2018 8:05 ↓

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) Video 16.11.2018 17:06 ↓

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 Video 31.10.2018 12:04 ↓

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 Video 15.10.2018 8:29 ↓

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 Video 28.09.2018 9:52 ↓

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 Video 14.09.2018 8:28 ↓

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.

August 27, 2018 - Father-Son Hoppy Amber Video 27.08.2018 8:35 ↓

James and his son, Drew, share a beer they brewed together. Steve and his son, Chase, help sample on the patio.

August 10, 2018 - Cucumber Lemon IPA Video 10.08.2018 10:07 ↓

Following success with his Rosemary IPA, James brews another eclectic IPA with cucumber and Meyer lemon.