Basic Brewing™

December 31, 2010 - Hoppy Wheat Beer
James and Steve celebrate the end of the year by sampling a hoppy 100% wheat beer and this past year's holiday barleywine.

- Barleywine Recipe pdf

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December 17, 2010 - Zombie Christmas Cookies
James and Steve pair the Zombie Belgian beer from Halloween with ginger snaps for Christmas.

- Cookie and Beer recipes

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November 30, 2010 - Dry Dock Brewing Company
James revisits Dry Dock Brewing in Aurora, Colorado - a brewery that has grown by leaps and bounds since we first visited in 2006.

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November 10, 2010 - Stein Brewing in Oklahoma
Home brewing goes back to the stone age as brewers use lots of fire and rocks to brew tasty beer.

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October 31, 2010 - Zombie Belgian Resurrection
James and Steve use starters to bring the dregs of a Belgian beer back to life . . . again!

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September 24, 2010 - GABF Wrap-up
James and Andy relax on Andy's deck and report on their trip to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.

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September 10, 2010 - Vine Park Brew on Premises
James and Steve visit Vine Park brewery in St. Paul, Minnesota - a place that's halfway between home and pro brewing.

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August 25, 2010 - Beehive Brew-Off
James travels to Salt Lake City, Utah to give a behind-the-scenes look at the state's second legal homebrew competition.

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August 11, 2010 - Brining with the Homebrew Chef
Steve goes behind the scenes of the National Homebrewers Conference banquet to talk brining with Homebrew Chef Sean Paxton.

- Sean's JohnJohn brine recipe

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July 22, 2010 - NHC Club Night
The funnest night of all at the National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis.

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July 8, 2010 - NHC Pro Night
James and Steve wander the floor at the National Homebrewers Conference Pro Night in Minneapolis.

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June 22, 2010 - On the Road to Minneapolis
Who needs Hope and Crosby? James and Steve share an adventure on the road to NHC 2010.

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June 11, 2010 - A Tale of Two Porters
James and Steve take two different approaches to brewing a traditional style - Porter.

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May 28, 2010 - Electric Brewing Experiment
James and Steve power up a new toy: an electric heat stick, and they put it to the test against natural gas.

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April 28, 2010 - Hefeweizen Crawfish Soup
Steve cooks up a delicious seafood bisque to pair with his homebrew Hefeweizen. And a side of anchovy butter toast.

- Bisque and Beer Recipe (pdf)

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April 15, 2010 - All-Wheat Beer
Can you use 100 percent wheat to brew a beer without flirting with disaster? James gave it a shot.

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March 24, 2010 - Beer Dinner Appetizers
Steve's building a menu for a beer dinner, and he's taking us step-by-step through the process. This episode: appetizers.

- Crab and Ricotta Peppers (pdf)
- Oysters Rumelaude (pdf)

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February 24, 2010 - Elderflower Ale and Elderberry Mead
James and Steve sample a homebrew elderflower session beer and a commercial elderberry pyment.

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January 16, 2010 - Homegrown Organic Corn Pilsner
Steve and James combine a cereal mash and the brew-in-a-bag method to brew up an American Pilsner with homegrown corn meal.

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