Basic Brewing™

December 28, 2011 - The Un-Barleywine
James and Steve sample a sour beer cocktail that's a lighter take on our annual year-end tradition.

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December 14, 2011 - No Sparge Mashing
No sparging? No worries! James tries out a technique to put a bit more malt character in his American Mild.

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November 30, 2011 - Triangle Test
James puts Steve on the spot as he tries to pick the odd, but tasty, sample in an experiment.

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November 11, 2011 - MRE for You and Me
James and Steve salute veterans on Veterans Day by pairing awesome homebrew with less-than-awesome food.

- Steve's Behold the Pale Rider Ale recipe

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October 26, 2011 - Melon Blood
James and Steve celebrate Halloween by brewing a watermelon wheat beer in a gruesome new way.

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October 12, 2011 - Outlaw Homebrew
James travels to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to visit the Keg and Barrel brewpub, home of the Outlaw Homebrew Competition.

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September 28, 2011 - Oktoberfest Trifecta
It's an extravaganza! Home brewed beer along with homemade pretzels and mustard made with beer.

- Pretzel and Mustard recipes

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September 14, 2011 - Canning Wort
Andy Sparks and Dave Johnson put Andy's new pressure cooker to work, canning wort for use in yeast starters.

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August 22, 2011 - Brewing Kombucha
James and Steve brew up some Kombucha: tea fermented with a culture of bacteria and yeast.

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August 5, 2011 - San Diego Beer Tour
James, Steve, and Andy visit Stone Brewing and Lost Abbey while in San Diego for the National Homebrewers Conference.

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July 22, 2011 - NHC Club Night
James, Steve, and Andy sample awesome homebrew at the National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego.

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July 8, 2011 - NHC Pro Night
James, Steve, and Andy sample the wares of the pros at the National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego.

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May 26, 2011 - 15 Minute American Ale
James and Steve sample a hoppy, quick Pale Ale with American hops and experiment with rehydrating dry yeast.

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April 29, 2011 - Bottling the Wit
James and Steve bottle their 100% wheat Belgian Wit and reflect on a stormy week.

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April 16, 2011 - Spicing It Up
James and Steve offer spicy twists to a British Bitter and a Belgian Wit.

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March 29, 2011 - Vienna Lager and Sauerkraut
Steve shares his homebrew Vienna Lager recipe, and James serves up a tasty homemade sauerkraut dish.

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March 12, 2011 - Sauerkraut
James and Steve enjoy a sour beer with some sour food -  homemade sauerkraut.

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February 26, 2011 - Apple Jack
After being snow-bound for most of the month, James and Steve emerge to sample a batch of apple jack.

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January 30, 2011 - Simple Cider
James and Steve take a step into cider making by making a very simple cider.

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January 15, 2011 - Surly Brewing Company
James and Steve flashback to June when they visited Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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