James and Steve sample a beer formulated with Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin that features cross-oceanic ingredients.

July 21, 2023 - Pond Hopper Golden Ale

James and Steve sample a very low gravity small batch beer brewed from ingredients with Texas inspiration.

July 7, 2023 - Texas Table Beer

Steve tests the effects of an oak flavor product on a traditional homebrew IPA recipe.

June 16, 2023 - Oaked IPA Experiment

James and Steve taste a deliciously dark English-inspired session beer from Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.

May 26, 2023 - Matt's Dark Mild

James and Steve taste the first beer featuring fruit juice collected in the steam juicer – a blackberry Cream Ale.

May 12, 2023 - Steamed Blackberry Cream Ale

James and Steve taste an accidental experiment comparing a dark bock brewed with a wrong ingredient to a lighter one with the correct grain bill.

April 28, 2023 - What the Helles?

James brews a delicious amber lager from a recipe he and Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com developed on Basic Brewing Radio.

James brews a delicious amber lager from a recipe he and Chris Colby of <a href="http://beerandgardeningjournal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beerandgardeningjournal.com</a> developed on Basic Brewing Radio.

April 7, 2023 - No-Chill Vienna Lager

James and Steve taste a deliciously hoppy golden lager designed by James and Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.

March 17, 2023 - Italian Pilsner

James and Steve sample a big and delicious Belgian Tripel made with honey from Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.

March 3, 2023 - Belgian Honey Tripel

James and Steve face off to see who can brew the tastiest spiced winter ale to take the chill off as the temps are falling.

February 3, 2023 - Winter Ales

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James brews up a no-chill, room temp. "lager" that's perfect for quenching summer thirsts.

June 21, 2019 - No-chill Festbier

James splits a batch of porter to add coconut and chocolate flavors along with ancho and cinnamon.

January 6, 2017 - Plain, Coconut, and Mole Porters

James shares a Belgian-inspired Golden Ale that he flavored with Lemondrop hops using a hop stand after the boil.

January 15, 2018 - Lemondrop Golden Ale

James brews up a malty Scotch Ale, and Steve heads to the kitchen with special guest, Ed Nicholson, to cook up an amazing habenero hot sauce to pair with it.

September 19, 2014 - Habanero Hot Sauce and Scotch Ale

James brews up a big, dark Belgian-inspired beer for the holiday season and pairs it with a special sweet surprise from the oven for Steve.

November 22, 2019 - Belgian Dark Strong Ale

James shows off the most extreme small-batch holiday barleywine yet, and Steve makes ice cream with it.

12-31-09 Holiday Barleywine and Ice Cream - Basic Brewing Video

It's an extravaganza! Home brewed beer along with homemade pretzels and mustard made with beer.

09-28-11 Oktoberfest Trifecta - Basic Brewing Video

James and Steve sample two meads made from one small batch. One is plain and sparkling, while the other has natural peach flavoring added.

April 21, 2017 - Sparkling and Peach Meads

James brews up a very simple, but very tasty, style that's usually lagered. It's made even more easy by not chilling the wort after the boil.

April 19, 2019 - No-Chill Room Temp Helles

James and Steve don the least imaginative Halloween costumes to sample a pale ale brewed with pomegranate juice. They also revisit a 100% rye saison from a previous show.

October 31, 2014 - Pomegranate Pale Ale

It's a sweet episode. James and Steve check in on the mead experiment. Steve also talks about brewing beer with honey, and the guys sample a couple of examples.

09-12-06 Basic Brewing Video - Brewing Beer with Honey

We explore Club Night at the National Homebrewers Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

July 7, 2014 - Club Night Grand Rapids

James and Steve sample a Hazy IPA that was only boiled for thirty minutes and double-hopped with Simcoe and Denali during a 30-minute hop stand.

March 23, 2018 - 30-Minute NEIPA

James and Steve sample a homebrew pale ale with hops added at a slightly chilled temperature post-boil. Plus, they try a bonus 100% wheat beer.

September 22, 2017 - Hop Stand Cascade Pale Ale

James and Steve bottle their six-pack IPA experiment and decide a bet from the guys at Big Foamy Head.

02-02-06 Basic Brewing Video - Bottling the 6-pack IPA

We're invited to a group brew celebrating Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day, and we're treated to a tour of a cool homebrew system by Mark Smith, the event's host.

11-15-06 Basic Brewing Video - Group Brew and Home Brewery Tour

James brews up a very simple and tasty lager, and Steve pairs it with homemade sauerkraut and other German fare.

April 18, 2014 - Easy Peasy Pilsner

James Spencer flies solo in this first stand-alone Basic Brewing Video episode. James dry hops the six-pack IPA.

01-26-06 Basic Brewing Video - Dry Hopping the IPA

The Great Mead Experiment continues as James and Steve split the mead into smaller batches and flavor each with wonderous things.

06-02-06 Basic Brewing Video - Flavoring the Mead

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

11-26-09 Sweet Potato Pie and Beer - Basic Brewing Video

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