Basic Brewing™

December 31, 2009 - Holiday Barleywine and Ice Cream
James shows off the most extreme small-batch holiday barleywine yet, and Steve makes ice cream with it.

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December 11, 2009 - SakéOne Brewery Tour Part Two
In the second part of our tour of SakéOne, we go from the fermenter to the tasting room.

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November 26, 2009 - Sweet Potato Pie and Beer
Steve's back in the kitchen, cooking up two Thanksgiving holiday treats: Sweet Potato Pie and Sweet Potato Beer.

- Steve's Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

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November 11, 2009 - SakéOne Brewery Tour Part One
In the first part of a two-part tour, we head to Forest Grove, Oregon and see how Saké is brewed at SakéOne.

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October 31, 2009 - A Real Monster Mash
We get into the Halloween holiday spirit as we introduce a new feature: "Will It Mash?" James creates a monster mash by adding Frankenberry cereal.

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October 19, 2009 - Upright Brewing Company
We tour the small and adventurous Upright Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon and talk to Head Brewer Alex Ganum.

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September 30, 2009 - Chili Beer Experiment
Steve shares the results of his experiment comparing five different chili peppers in the same base beer.

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September 21, 2009 - Hop Madness!
James and Andy head to Oregon to hang with home brewers and hop into the hops!

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August 29, 2009 - Japanese Bugs vs. Arkansas Hops
What happens when invading beetles destroy your hop crop? You brew anyway!

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August 13, 2009 - Firestone Walker Brewery
James and Steve visit Firestone Walker Brewery in Paso Robles, California, where they use oak barrels for primary fermentation.

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July 23, 2009 - NHC Club Night
James and Steve mingle among the home brewers at the National Homebrewers Conference Club Night.

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July 7, 2009 - NHC Pro Night
James and Steve work the crowd at National Homebrewers Conference Pro Night.

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May 27, 2009 - Cooking Sugar for a Belgian
James and Steve caramelize some sugar in an attempt to make syrup for a Belgian beer.

- Dan Dorst's Sugar Guidelines (pdf)

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April 30, 2009 - Beer and Bread, Together Again
James and Steve bring together the yeasty cousins again for two takes on crusty deliciousness.

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April 12, 2009 - Home Roasting Grain
James and Steve create their own specialty grains by roasting Maris Otter pale malt for different lengths of time.

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March 24, 2009 - Homegrown Barley and Container Hops
James travels to Bastrop, Texas, to the home of Chris Colby, editor of Brew Your Own magazine. Chris shows off his barley field and potted hops.

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March 16, 2009 - Transplanting Hops
James divides, transplants, and shares his prized Cascade hops with Steve. Steve takes a turn as director.

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February 27, 2009 - Barleywine Bread Pudding
Steve whips up a delicious bread pudding to celebrate fat Tuesday, using Ice Barleywine sauce as a topper.

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February 20, 2009 - Barleywine Ice Beer
James and Steve freeze a beer and melt the good stuff out of it.

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January 31, 2009 - Reusing Yeast
James and Steve reuse the yeast from a vanilla coffee porter to ferment a pumpkin spice beer.

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January 22, 2009 - Playing with Coffee Beers
James and Steve experiment with two different methods of using coffee in brewing porters.

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