basic brewing

James and Andy head to Oregon to hang with home brewers and hop into the hops!

In our first show from Portland, we attend a meeting of the Oregon Brew Crew homebrew club. We talk to brewing legend Fred Eckhardt and also find out about a project to build the perfect APA.

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, revisits his countertop partial mashing technique with some recipes that are a bit out of the ordinary.

Home brewer Greg Pietsch shares his efforts in raising a stable of yeast for use in his own brews and for sharing with friends.

What happens when invading beetles destroy your hop crop? You brew anyway!

Home brewer Matt Troutman describes the results of his experiment comparing adding strawberries at the end of the boil and into the secondary fermenter.

Home brewer Ricky Klein shares beers and his philosophy of brewing around the traditional style guidelines with ingredients found on hand.

James and Steve visit Firestone Walker Brewery in Paso Robles, California, where they use oak barrels for primary fermentation.

Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef, sits down with James and Steve after his National Homebrewers Conference presentation to talk about the philosophy of beer and food.

Douglas Wawrzynski shares his observations and interviews following the first legal home brewing competition in Utah's history.

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, sheds some light on the scientific workings and background of our favorite fungus. We also talk about the next phase of the collaborative experiment.

James and Steve mingle among the home brewers at the National Homebrewers Conference Club Night.

James and Steve taste a decoction experiment conducted by members of the Washington Homebrewers Association and get guidance from Michael Ferguson of BJ's.

The troubleshooting panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Tomme Arthur, Vinnie Cilurzo, Michael Ferguson, John Palmer, and Ken Grossman.

The mead panel discussion at the National Homebrewers Conference, featuring Byron Burch, Charlie Papazian, Curt Stock and Harold Gulbransen.

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

In the first of our coverage of the National Homebrewers Conference in Oakland, Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Brewing gives the keynote address.

James Spencer, Steve Wilkes, and Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, taste James' experiment beer and read the results from brewers around the world.

James and Steve caramelize some sugar in an attempt to make syrup for a Belgian beer.

Home brewer Alex Roberts joins James in the studio to compare brewing applications and Web sites that work on mobile devices.

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, tells us how his garden grows and gives us tips on corking Belgian beers.

Home brewer Joshua Smith joins us to tell us how to make our own candi syrup for our Belgian beers.

James and Steve bring together the yeasty cousins again for two takes on crusty deliciousness.

Jason Perkins, head brewer of Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine, talks about his brewery's work in fermenting beer with the native local "critters".

Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine, shares tips to make the already-economical process of home brewing even more efficient.