Basic Brewing™

December 5, 2016 - Steve's Brew Shop

Steve Wilkes gives us a personal tour of his brand new LHBS, Steve's Brew Shop.

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October 31, 2016 - Fruity Tart 100% Rye Session Ales

James and Steve taste tart low-gravity beers soured with probiotics and flavored with tart cherries, mango, and peaches.

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September 30, 2016 - How to Bottle Small Batches

James and Steve show their technique for ditching the bottling bucket when packaging small batches of beer.

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September 5, 2016 - Blackberry "Pilsner" and Sous Vide Fruit

James and Steve poach fruit in a blackberry beer, hoppy cyser and molasses mead using the sous vide technique.

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August 11, 2016 - Sous Vide Steak and Hoppy Cyser

Steve uses his High Gravity electric brewing system to cook up a delicious sous vide steak and pairs it with a very tasty hopped cyser.

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July 25, 2016 - 100% Rye Tart Hoppy Ale

James and Steve sample a kettle-soured beer made of malted rye and brewed to show off the flavor and aroma of Simcoe hops.

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July 4, 2016 - Session Rye ESB and Porter

Steve helps James sample two English-inspired session beers brewed with malted rye to maintain mouthfeel while reducing alcohol.

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May 2, 2016 - NZ Rye Wit and ESB

James brews up another incarnation of his Rye Wit – this time with Nelson Sauvin hops. Steve puts his new High Gravity electric BIAB system to use for a tasty ESB.

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April 1, 2016 - New Zealand Hop Production

James heads to New Zealand to check out the hop fields and production facilities in the Nelson region.

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March 7, 2016 - Homemade Crystal Malt

James uses his oven and some patience to turn Vienna malt into a homebrew version of crystal malt. Steve helps sample a beer made from it.

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February 22, 2016 - Meadhattan

Steve answers James' challenge to make a cocktail out of a sweet mead by creating a tasty Manhattan.

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February 8, 2016 - Homebrew Vermouth
Steve makes vermouth from his homemade wine and uses it to serve up a very tasty vodka martini.

- Steve's Vermouth Recipe (pdf)

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