Basic Brewing Video

November 26, 2020 - New Zealand Rye Wit Video 26.11.2020 10:21 ↓

James brews up a delicious, hoppy, low-gravity beer based on a recipe from a long-time Basic Brewing Radio listener in New Zealand.

November 13, 2020 - No-Chill Dampfbier Video 13.11.2020 8:10 ↓

James brews a tasty beer using a barley base with wheat beer yeast to bring wheat-ish flavors.

October 30, 2020 - Zombie Hard Seltzer Video 30.10.2020 13:40 ↓

James shares a mango flavored hard seltzer that he rescued from a stuck fermentation.

October 16, 2020 - Porchtoberfest Kveik Ale Video 17.10.2020 6:53 ↓

James brews up a delicious beer inspired by German ingredients and fermented warm with kveik yeast on the porch.

September 25, 2020 - Bottling Yeast Experiment Video 25.09.2020 14:37 ↓

Steve shares an experiment looking at the effects of adding conditioning yeast to a dunkel at bottling time.

September 14, 2020 - Bread Yeast Cyser Video 14.09.2020 12:03 ↓

James uses delicious local honey and bread yeast to make a tasty mead with apple juice.

August 28, 2020 - Hot Porch IPA Video 28.08.2020 11:00 ↓

James brews up a delicious hoppy beer on his summertime porch with an old packet of Imperial Kveiking yeast.

July 31, 2020 - No-Chill Tripel Saison Video 31.07.2020 8:13 ↓

James brews up a big, delicious golden ale that straddles two Belgian-inspired styles.

July 24, 2020 - Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout Video 24.07.2020 11:29 ↓

James brews up a big, delicious, socially conscious beer based on a recipe from Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio.

June 26, 2020 - Brew in a Bag Keptinis Video 26.06.2020 14:00 ↓

James brews up an ale based on a traditional Lithuanian style that uses the oven to add flavor to the mash.

June 12, 2020 - 15-Minute Hallertau Blanc Cream Ale Video 12.06.2020 8:37 ↓

James brews up a very quick and easy Cream Ale with flaked maize and juicy Hallertau Blanc hops.

May 11, 2020 - James' Brown Ale Video 11.05.2020 9:01 ↓

James and Steve continue to drink from a distance as they sample a Brown Ale brewed from a listener recipe.

April 27, 2020 - 15-Minute Kveiking Pale Ale Video 27.04.2020 10:19 ↓

James and Steve practice distant social drinking as they sample a SMASH beer brewed with Pale Ale malt and Cascade hops, only boiling for 15 minutes.

April 10, 2020 - Karo Syrup Mild Ale Video 10.04.2020 12:06 ↓

James brews up a mild ale based on a recipe from 1886 using Dark Karo Syrup.

March 17, 2020 - Black Lager and Corned Beef Video 17.03.2020 13:31 ↓

James and Steve celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a black lager paired with corned beef and cabbage from the Instant Pot.

March 13, 2020 - The Malt Sampler Video 13.03.2020 9:06 ↓

James and Steve sample the first in their series of small all grain batches designed to evaluate malt characteristics. (Steve feels much better now.)

February 28, 2020 - No-Chill Maibock and Chicken Tacos Video 28.02.2020 11:16 ↓

James brews up a tasty, malty lager and pairs it with shredded chicken tacos with salsa verde from the Instant Pot.

February 7, 2020 - Smoked Pale Ale Yeast Experiment Video 07.02.2020 11:23 ↓

Steve shares an accidental split batch experiment comparing Imperial Dry Hop and Napoleon yeast strains.

January 24, 2020 - Cryo Amarillo Pale Ale Video 24.01.2020 9:08 ↓

James uses Amarillo Cryo hops to dry hop in the fermenter to brew a juicy and delicious IPA.

December 23, 2019 - Dry Hopped 15-Minute Saison Video 23.12.2019 8:16 ↓

James updates a short-boil extract recipe with a bunch of leftover hops added into the fermenter.

December 6, 2019 - Spiked Cinnamon Cider Video 06.12.2019 7:29 ↓

James brews up a split batch of a very simple cider, spiking half of it with cinnamon whiskey.

November 22, 2019 - Belgian Dark Strong Ale Video 22.11.2019 11:33 ↓

James brews up a big, dark Belgian-inspired beer for the holiday season and pairs it with a special sweet surprise from the oven for Steve.

November 8, 2019 - Wyoming Vienna Kolsch Video 08.11.2019 9:21 ↓

James uses Vienna malt from Wyoming to brew a simple, delicious SMASH beer with Kolsch yeast.

October 31, 2019 - Extract Bourbon Stout Video 31.10.2019 9:58 ↓

James uses bourbon from Wyoming to add a bit of flavor and depth to a tasty easy-to-brew stout.

October 11, 2019 - Brett Golden Ale Update Video 11.10.2019 11:53 ↓

James and Steve taste a beer that was bottled with brettanomyces six months ago to see how the flavors are developing.