Basic Brewing™

December 11, 2018 - Loki Yeast Temperature Experiment

James and Steve sample a split wort batch of beer fermented at 68F (20C) and 90F (32C) with Loki from Imperial Organic Yeast.

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November 26, 2018 - No-Boil Hop Sampler Ale

James turns a collection of hops left over from hop sampling experiments into a super easy delicious pale ale with no boil time.

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November 16, 2018 - Making Makgeolli (Korean Rice Wine)

James tries his hand at brewing a 2,000 year old beverage and conducts an experiment comparing bread yeast with German wheat beer yeast.

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October 31, 2018 - Boo Berry Tart Ale

James carries on the tradition of brewing a beer with a monster cereal. This one goes a little sour with Boo Berry and Rakau hops.

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October 15, 2018 - Brut-ish Pale Ale

James uses enzymes in an attempt to lower the final gravity of a pale ale to imitate the dryness of "brut" beers.

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September 28, 2018 - Lithuanian Farmhouse Yeast

James brews up a tart and tasty beer on his porch in the heat of the summer with yeast from Lithuania, by way of a listener in Denmark.

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September 14, 2018 - Instant Pot Habanero Hot Sauce

James puts a more modern twist on a recipe shared by Ed Nicholson four years ago using homegrown habanero peppers in a tasty hot sauce.

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August 27, 2018 - Father-Son Hoppy Amber

James and his son, Drew, share a beer they brewed together. Steve and his son, Chase, help sample on the patio.

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August 10, 2018 - Cucumber Lemon IPA

Following success with his Rosemary IPA, James brews another eclectic IPA with cucumber and Meyer lemon.

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July 23, 2018 - Oaked Robust Porter

In the heat of summer, James and Steve sample a big, dark beer that has been flavored with an oak spiral.

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July 6, 2018 - Rosemary IPA and Instant Pot Pork Chops

James brews up an "eclectic" IPA with rosemary from the garden and pairs it with pork chops in creamy mushroom wine sauce from the Instant Pot.

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June 22, 2018 - Dark Munich Braggot

Steve turns a mistake in filling an order at his shop into a delicious, dark, beer-mead hybrid.

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May 18, 2018 - 30-Minute Juicy Rye Pale Ale

James and Steve sample a hoppy ale based on a previous short-boil, late-hopped beer. What will rye bring to the table?

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May 4, 2018 - Instant Pot Rice Pilsner

James and Steve taste a homebrew Pilsner that features rice cooked in the Instant Pot as an adjunct.

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April 23, 2018 - No-Boil Juicy Pale Ale

James and Steve sample an extract beer that has been brewed with no boil – just a hop stand at pasteurization temperature.

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March 23, 2018 - 30-Minute NEIPA

James and Steve sample a Hazy IPA that was only boiled for thirty minutes and double-hopped with Simcoe and Denali during a 30-minute hop stand.

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March 9, 2018 - Electric Partigyle

James and Steve power through a fun brew day full of missteps to make four beers out of a single mash. They also introduce a new feature: "Did I Ruin It?"

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February 26, 2018 - Tasting "Sultan's Delight"

James and Steve taste the melomel (fruit mead) with flavors inspired by the country of Turkey that Steve started on the October 13, 2017 episode of the show.

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February 19, 2018 - Instant Pot Sour Ale

James and Steve taste a tart and hoppy small batch experiment that was kettle soured using probiotics in an Instant Pot pressure cooker.

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January 29, 2018 - 15-Minute All Grain Pale Ale

James and Steve taste a 15-minute, all grain, SMASH, hop stand pale ale brewed with American two-row and Cascade hops. Is it a New England IPA?

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January 15, 2018 - Lemondrop Golden Ale

James shares a Belgian-inspired Golden Ale that he flavored with Lemondrop hops using a hop stand after the boil.

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