Basic Brewing Video

12-04-08 Pumpkin Ale and Maple Barleywine - Basic Brewing Video Video 04.12.2008 9:51 ↓

James and Steve brew up a Pumpkin Ale while enjoying a delicious Barleywine with Maple sent in by a viewer.

11-25-08 Playing with Mash Thickness - Basic Brewing Video Video 25.11.2008 9:54 ↓

James and Steve enjoy a low-gravity session beer and theorize on the effect of thin mashes on efficiency.

11-15-08 Barley Patch Brunettes - Basic Brewing Video Video 15.11.2008 9:08 ↓

James and Steve are outstanding in their field! Actually, they're sitting in a patch of barley, drinking Belgian Brunettes.

10-30-08 GABF Wrapup - Basic Brewing Video Video 30.10.2008 9:17 ↓

James and Andy sit on the deck and think back on the fun times at the Great American Beer Festival.

10-12-08 GABF Cross Country Tour - Basic Brewing Video Video 12.10.2008 12:55 ↓

James challenges Rick Sellers of Pacific Brew News and Draft Magazine to take us on a tour of the best beer in the country.

09-30-08 Beer Mixed Drinks - Basic Brewing Video Video 30.09.2008 12:06 ↓

Erin Von Feldt from Bordinos restaurant in Fayetteville, Arkansas mixes it up with Steve Wilkes as they make beer cocktails.

09-12-08 Roasting Coffee - Basic Brewing Video Video 12.09.2008 9:52 ↓

James and Steve roast their own coffee on the patio with a hot air popcorn popper from a bygone era.

08-22-08 Homebrew Sake and Asian Pizza - Basic Brewing Video Video 23.08.2008 10:54 ↓

Steve whips up a unique smoked duck Asian pizza recipe to pair with home brewed Sake from viewer Bob Taylor.

Steve's Asian-inspired Smoked Duck Pizza - Recipe PDF 22.08.2008 ↓

Here's the recipe for Steve's wonderful little pizzas.

08-08-08 Basic Brewing Video - Base Malt Experiment III Video 08.08.2008 12:55 ↓

It's the final installment of the Base Malt Experiment as we use liquid yeast to ferment beers made with and without hops.

07-21-08 Basic Brewing Video - Brewery Tour: Mt. Carmel Brewing Co. Video 21.07.2008 9:26 ↓

Steve Wilkes joins brewer Mike Dewey on a tour of Mt. Carmel Brewing Co. in Cincinnati - a commercial home brewery.

07-01-08 Basic Brewing Video - NHC Club Night Video 01.07.2008 15:29 ↓

Homebrew clubs strut their stuff in Cincinnati at the National Homebrewers Conference. James and Steve sample their wares.

06-26-08 Basic Brewing Video - NHC Pro Night Video 26.06.2008 9:49 ↓

James and Steve work the crowd at the National Homebrewers Conference Pro Night in Cincinnati.

05-28-08 Basic Brewing Video - Base Malt Experiment II Video 28.05.2008 9:32 ↓

Our Base Malt Experiment continues as we compare beer with and without hops.

05-15-08 Basic Brewing Video - Base Malt Experiment Video 15.05.2008 15:21 ↓

We get unexpected results when we compare unhopped beers made with three different base malts.

04-29-08 Basic Brewing Video - Low-Tech Hop Trellis Video 29.04.2008 10:29 ↓

James and Steve risk their lives building a new trellis, and James gives a tour of his hopyard.

04-14-08 Basic Brewing Video - Brewery Tour: Choc Beer Video 14.04.2008 6:13 ↓

Field Trip! James and Steve head to Krebs, Oklahoma to tour the home of Choc Beer.

03-31-08 Basic Brewing Video - Homegrown Hop Trellis Video 31.03.2008 10:45 ↓

James joins Andy Sparks in his yard as Andy shows off his fancy homegrown hop trellis.

Ancho Chili Lamb Ribs and Partigyle Brews - Recipe PDF 17.03.2008 ↓

Here are the recipies for our Ancho Chili Lamb Ribs and Leftover Brewday Partigyle Beers.

03-17-08 Basic Brewing Video - Ancho Lamb and Partigyle Brews Video 17.03.2008 11:44 ↓

Steve pairs Ancho Chili Country-Style Braised Lamb Ribs with a pair of beers from a recent partigyle brewday.

02-28-08 Basic Brewing Video - CPR for Yeast Video 28.02.2008 11:00 ↓

Got old yeast? Try making starters to bring it back to a full and fruitful life.

01-28-08 Basic Brewing Video - Specialty Grains Video 28.01.2008 14:36 ↓

James and Steve steep up some specialty grains to compare how they look and taste.

Barleywine, Wassail, and Fruitcake - Recipe PDF 21.12.2007 ↓

Here are the recipies for our barleywine, wassail, and fruitcake.

12-21-07 Basic Brewing Video - Barleywine Fruitcake Video 21.12.2007 9:04 ↓

In the second part of our two-part holiday series, the small batch barleywine from James goes into making a fruitcake from Steve.

12-14-07 Basic Brewing Video - Wassail! Video 14.12.2007 9:32 ↓

In the first part of our two-part holiday series, Steve makes wassail with a small batch barleywine that James brewed.