Basic Brewing Video

James and Steve brew up a Pumpkin Ale while enjoying a delicious Barleywine with Maple sent in by a viewer.

James and Steve enjoy a low-gravity session beer and theorize on the effect of thin mashes on efficiency.

James and Steve are outstanding in their field! Actually, they're sitting in a patch of barley, drinking Belgian Brunettes.

James and Andy sit on the deck and think back on the fun times at the Great American Beer Festival.

James challenges Rick Sellers of Pacific Brew News and Draft Magazine to take us on a tour of the best beer in the country.

Erin Von Feldt from Bordinos restaurant in Fayetteville, Arkansas mixes it up with Steve Wilkes as they make beer cocktails.

James and Steve roast their own coffee on the patio with a hot air popcorn popper from a bygone era.

Steve whips up a unique smoked duck Asian pizza recipe to pair with home brewed Sake from viewer Bob Taylor.

Here's the recipe for Steve's wonderful little pizzas.

It's the final installment of the Base Malt Experiment as we use liquid yeast to ferment beers made with and without hops.

Steve Wilkes joins brewer Mike Dewey on a tour of Mt. Carmel Brewing Co. in Cincinnati - a commercial home brewery.

Homebrew clubs strut their stuff in Cincinnati at the National Homebrewers Conference. James and Steve sample their wares.

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

Our Base Malt Experiment continues as we compare beer with and without hops.

We get unexpected results when we compare unhopped beers made with three different base malts.