Basic Brewing Video

James and Steve dose a single malt and single hop beer with specialty grain teas to test their effect.

James shares his two molasses beers, while Steve whips up a pizza with bacon candied with molasses.

James and Steve rack a small batch stout onto cinnamon, ancho chili, cacao nibs, and vanilla to create a mole beer.

James and Steve taste their small batch New Albion clone and brew up another tasty pale ale for next month's tasting.

Steve brews up a quick and tasty spiced cyser - a cross between a cider and a mead.

James and Steve brew up a six-pack of New Albion Ale - America's first craft beer. And, they challenge viewers to do the same.

James and Steve put a new twist on a Belgian-ish beer by adding molasses to the mix.

James brews an experimental six-pack porter with Nutella, and Steve whips up a Nutella German apple pancake.

Steve walks us through the simple process to create a mead with fresh ginger, almond extract, and vanilla extract.

We visit Gorst Valley Hops in Wisconsin - a company that is reintroducing commercial hop growing to the upper Midwest.

James and Steve are "Brewing Bad" as they use a sour mash to brew a tart beer.

James and Andy talk about their trip to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. They also visit Prost Brewing, Vine Street Brewery, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, and the Sam Adams Longshot brunch, where homebrewers are honored and New Albion Pale Ale is unveiled.

James brews a session beer based on Baby Ale from Hadubim Brewery while Steve bakes a pecan pie to pair.

In this episode recorded while we were in Seattle for the National Homebrewers Conference, we get a tour of Joe Rovito's awesome electric homebrew system.

James joins Bob Stempski in Madison, Wisconsin for one of the best beer events in the county.