Home Brew

James and Steve brave chilly weather and a bit of wind to sample delicious beers at the sold-out Frost Fest in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

James and Steve sample tasty beers with Matt Thompson and Daniel Stubblefield at their recently combined brewery and homebrew shop.

Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin joins James to formulate a recipe for a hoppy version of the traditional German Pilsner.

Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible and editor of beerandgardeningjournal.com, walks us through formulating two delicious amber beers.

Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew and brewingnordic.com, tells us how to use every part of the birch tree to make delicious beers.

James and Steve sample beers with head brewer Jamie Conway, now of Social Project Brewing, and brewery founder Chris Spence.

James and Steve sample non-beer things they’ve made recently and experiment with ways to add sweetness and acidity at serving time.

James and Steve read tales of brewing gone bad from listeners, and they drink some delicious homebrew to pair with it from Scott Housel.

James visits with Marshall Schott, founder of Brulosophy, about the state of homebrewing and the advancements we’ve seen in the past several years.

Chris Colby, author of The Homebrew Recipe Bible and editor of beerandgardeningjournal.com, tastes James’ winter ale and formulates a recipe for a raspberry wheat.