Basic Brewing Video

April 7, 2017 - Grapefruit Juice Pale Ale Video 07.04.2017 7:13 ↓

James and Steve sample a refreshing American Pale Ale brewed with a late-boil addition of grapefruit juice.

March 6, 2017 - Smoked ESB Video 06.03.2017 6:32 ↓

Steve adds a bit of beechwood smoked malt to a traditional English style to bring a little campfire to the party.

February 20, 2017 - Sorghum Belgian-Style Ale Video 20.02.2017 10:01 ↓

James brews up a Belgian-inspired beer with sweet sorghum syrup and takes us on a field trip to Cane Hill, Arkansas, to see how they make it.

January 6, 2017 - Plain, Coconut, and Mole Porters Video 06.01.2017 12:36 ↓

James splits a batch of porter to add coconut and chocolate flavors along with ancho and cinnamon.

December 5, 2016 - Steve's Brew Shop Video 05.12.2016 14:32 ↓

Steve Wilkes gives us a personal tour of his brand new LHBS, Steve's Brew Shop.

October 31, 2016 - Fruity Tart 100% Rye Session Ales Video 31.10.2016 15:25 ↓

James and Steve taste tart low-gravity beers soured with probiotics and flavored with tart cherries, mango, and peaches.

September 30, 2016 - How to Bottle Small Batches Video 30.09.2016 7:59 ↓

James and Steve show their technique for ditching the bottling bucket when packaging small batches of beer.

September 5, 2016 - Blackberry "Pilsner" and Sous Vide Fruit Video 05.09.2016 17:27 ↓

James and Steve poach fruit in a blackberry beer, hoppy cyser and molasses mead using the sous vide technique.

August 11, 2016 - Sous Vide Steak and Hoppy Cyser Video 11.08.2016 12:45 ↓

Steve uses his High Gravity electric brewing system to cook up a delicious sous vide steak and pairs it with a very tasty hopped cyser.

July 25, 2016 - 100% Rye Tart Hoppy Ale Video 25.07.2016 17:57 ↓

James and Steve sample a kettle-soured beer made of malted rye and brewed to show off the flavor and aroma of Simcoe hops.

July 4, 2016 - Session Rye ESB and Porter Video 04.07.2016 13:13 ↓

Steve helps James sample two English-inspired session beers brewed with malted rye to maintain mouthfeel while reducing alcohol.

May 2, 2016 - NZ Rye Wit and ESB Video 02.05.2016 11:28 ↓

James brews up another incarnation of his Rye Wit – this time with Nelson Sauvin hops. Steve puts his new High Gravity electric BIAB system to use for a tasty ESB.

April 1, 2016 - New Zealand Hop Production Video 01.04.2016 6:31 ↓

James heads to New Zealand to check out the hop fields and production facilities in the Nelson region.

March 7, 2016 - Homemade Crystal Malt Video 07.03.2016 16:54 ↓

James uses his oven and some patience to turn Vienna malt into a homebrew version of crystal malt. Steve helps sample a beer made from it.

February 22, 2016 - Meadhattan Video 22.02.2016 8:23 ↓

Steve answers James' challenge to make a cocktail out of a sweet mead by creating a tasty Manhattan.

February 8, 2016 - Homebrew Vermouth Video 08.02.2016 16:58 ↓

Steve makes vermouth from his homemade wine and uses it to serve up a very tasty vodka martini.

December 18, 2015 - Molasses Challenge Video 18.12.2015 13:02 ↓

James and Steve square off in a challenge to brew with northwest Arkansas molasses.

November 23, 2015 - 15-Minute Cascade Pale Ale Video 23.11.2015 13:02 ↓

James brews up the latest version of his tasty pale ale with the short brew day and takes us through the process. Steve samples.

October 23, 2015 - Oktober-Fast Video 23.10.2015 11:19 ↓

James brews up an Oktoberfest to meet a tight deadline and accidentally brews a tasty session version of the style.

August 17, 2015 - Farmington Farmhouse Ale Video 17.08.2015 12:38 ↓

Steve shares a saison brewed with spices and Cointreau that is the small beer from a partigyle brew.

July 6, 2015 - Brown Sugar Belgian Ale Video 06.07.2015 10:14 ↓

James and Steve taste a Belgian style ale brewed with brown sugar, and Steve offers a challenge based on Ozark molasses.

June 26, 2015 - All Grain 30-Minute Boil Experiment Video 26.06.2015 13:32 ↓

James and Steve sample two all grain pale ales that have only been boiled for thirty minutes. How will the shorter boil time affect the brews?

May 25, 2015 - Brewing Maibock Video 25.05.2015 13:42 ↓

James and Steve taste a Maibock that has been fermenting and lagering for about three months. They also pair it with carrot cake.

April 17, 2015 - Cream Ale Experiment Video 17.04.2015 9:29 ↓

James and Steve taste the results of a split batch experiment comparing US 05 vs Nottingham yeast.

March 13, 2015 - Small Partigyle Beer Video 13.03.2015 7:57 ↓

James and Steve sample the second beer from their partigyle brew - a brown beer aged on ancho peppers and cherries.