Basic Brewing Video

01-16-10 Homegrown Organic Corn Pilsner - Basic Brewing Video Video 16.01.2010 9:03 ↓

Steve and James combine a cereal mash and the brew-in-a-bag method to brew up an American Pilsner with homegrown corn meal.

12-31-09 Holiday Barleywine and Ice Cream - Basic Brewing Video Video 01.01.2010 9:05 ↓

James shows off the most extreme small-batch holiday barleywine yet, and Steve makes ice cream with it.

12-11-09 SakeOne Brewery Tour Part Two - Basic Brewing Video Video 11.12.2009 9:59 ↓

In the second part of our tour of SakeOne, we go from the fermenter to the tasting room.

11-26-09 Sweet Potato Pie and Beer - Basic Brewing Video Video 26.11.2009 8:27 ↓

Steve's back in the kitchen, cooking up two Thanksgiving holiday treats: Sweet Potato Pie and Sweet Potato Beer.

11-11-09 SakeOne Brewery Tour Part One - Basic Brewing Video Video 11.11.2009 9:52 ↓

In the first part of a two-part tour, we head to Forest Grove, Oregon and see how Sake is brewed at SakeOne.

10-31-09 A Real Monster Mash - Basic Brewing Video Video 31.10.2009 8:49 ↓

We get into the Halloween holiday spirit as we introduce a new feature: "Will It Mash?" James creates a monster mash by adding Frankenberry cereal.

10-19-09 Upright Brewing Company - Basic Brewing Video Video 19.10.2009 8:02 ↓

We tour the small and adventurous Upright Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon and talk to Head Brewer Alex Ganum.

09-30-09 Chili Beer Experiment - Basic Brewing Video Video 30.09.2009 9:27 ↓

Steve shares the results of his experiment comparing five different chili peppers in the same base beer.

09-21-09 Hop Madness! - Basic Brewing Video Video 21.09.2009 9:20 ↓

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

08-29-09 Japanese Bugs vs. Arkansas Hops - Basic Brewing Video Video 29.08.2009 9:24 ↓

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

08-13-09 Firestone Walker Brewery - Basic Brewing Video Video 13.08.2009 8:38 ↓

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

07-23-09 NHC Club Night - Basic Brewing Video Video 23.07.2009 7:38 ↓

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

07-07-09 NHC Pro Night - Basic Brewing Video Video 07.07.2009 7:38 ↓

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

05-27-09 Cooking Sugar for a Belgian - Basic Brewing Video Video 27.05.2009 8:24 ↓

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

04-30-09 Beer and Bread, Together Again - Basic Brewing Video Video 30.04.2009 9:25 ↓

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

04-12-09 Home Roasting Grain - Basic Brewing Video Video 12.04.2009 9:22 ↓

James and Steve create their own specialty grains by roasting Maris Otter pale malt for different lengths of time.

03-23-09 Homegrown Barley and Container Hops - Basic Brewing Video Video 24.03.2009 9:04 ↓

James travels to Bastrop, Texas, to the home of Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine. Chris shows off his barley field and potted hops.

03-16-09 Transplanting Hops - Basic Brewing Video Video 16.03.2009 7:52 ↓

James divides, transplants, and shares his prized Cascade hops with Steve. Steve takes a turn as director.

02-27-09 Barleywine Bread Pudding - Basic Brewing Video Video 27.02.2009 8:19 ↓

Steve whips up a delicious bread pudding to celebrate fat Tuesday, using Ice Barleywine sauce as a topper.

02-20-09 Barleywine Ice Beer - Basic Brewing Video Video 20.02.2009 9:58 ↓

James and Steve freeze a beer and melt the good stuff out of it.

01-31-09 Reusing Yeast - Basic Brewing Video Video 31.01.2009 9:47 ↓

James and Steve reuse the yeast from a vanilla coffee porter to ferment a pumpkin spice ale.

01-22-09 Playing with Coffee Beers - Basic Brewing Video Video 22.01.2009 9:53 ↓

James and Steve experiment with two different methods of using coffee in brewing porters.

12-17-08 Small Batch Holiday Barleywines - Basic Brewing Video Video 17.12.2008 11:29 ↓

James and Steve sip the barleywine from a year ago and break in a new one for 2008 . . . and beyond.

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.