basic brewing

Steve Wilkes joins James to formulate a recipe for a big, black, bitter British Braggot.

Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, joins James to taste the Hoppy Raw Ale and to formulate a Kölsch for Steve Wilkes.

James and Steve go head-to-head to see who can brew the best stout with oats.

Chris Colby joins James to taste their Belgian Single and to formulate a Hoppy Raw Ale.

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares a whirlpool hopping experiment in his quest to brew the perfect hazy IPA.

James and Steve blend a tasty extract pale ale with Fresca to get a light and very drinkable summer beverage.

Garrett Freeman from Man Made Mead shares a mead hop sampler with James and Steve that shows off five tasty hops.

Scott Housel shares his Mash Your Luck beer with Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing and James, and they talk about food safety with low- and non-alcohol beers.

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to taste the Fresca Shandler and formulate a saison recipe.

Ben Bell of Origami Sake gives James a tour of the tasting tent at the annual gathering of the North American sake industry.

Haven Schultz joins James and Steve as they taste the beers of Brü Club members that met the Mash Your Luck challenge.

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to formulate a refreshing hybrid brew and to sample Matt's Gingerbread Wit.

From Finland, Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew, tells us how to skip the boil to brew a delicious hoppy beer using historic techniques.

James and Steve taste a wonderfully spicy and drinkable wheat beer that features the flavors of winter celebrations.

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and James get metal as they talk about canning your homebrew.

Steve goes back to the old ways of homebrewing to brew a deliciously drinkable basic English Pale Ale.

Chris Colby joins James to formulate the recipe for a delicious Belgian-inspired beer and to taste James' Oat Malt Stout.

Steve serves up a deliciously dark, sessionable stout brewed with brown sugar and molasses.

Homebrewer Scott Housel helps James evaluate the Mash Your Luck beer from Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing - a UK-inspired high gravity lager.