Episodes
Chris Colby joins James to taste their Belgian Single and to formulate a Hoppy Raw Ale.
Published 04/10/24
Published 04/10/24
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares a whirlpool hopping experiment in his quest to brew the perfect hazy IPA.
Published 04/03/24
Garrett Freeman from Man Made Mead shares a mead hop sampler with James and Steve that shows off five tasty hops.
Published 03/27/24
Scott Housel shares his Mash Your Luck beer with Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing and James, and they talk about food safety with low- and non-alcohol beers.
Published 03/20/24
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to taste the Fresca Shandler and formulate a saison recipe.
Published 03/13/24
Ben Bell of Origami Sake gives James a tour of the tasting tent at the annual gathering of the North American sake industry.
Published 03/06/24
Haven Schultz joins James and Steve as they taste the beers of Bru Club members that met the Mash Your Luck challenge.
Published 02/28/24
From Finland, Mika Laitinen, author of Viking Age Brew, tells us how to skip the boil to brew a delicious hoppy beer using historic techniques.
Published 02/21/24
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and James get metal as they talk about canning your homebrew.
Published 02/14/24
Chris Colby joins James to formulate the recipe for a delicious Belgian-inspired beer and to taste James' Oat Malt Stout.
Published 02/07/24
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to formulate a refreshing hybrid brew and to sample Matt's Gingerbread Wit.
Published 01/31/24
Homebrewer Scott Housel helps James evaluate the Mash Your Luck beer from Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing - a UK-inspired high gravity lager.
Published 01/24/24
James and Steve taste an experiment comparing dry hops floating on top of and sunk into a pale ale.
Published 01/17/24
James talks to Andrew Burns of Dakota County Technical College in Minnesota about his course to bring homebrewers to the professional level.
Published 01/10/24
James and Steve sit down with Desiree and Dave from High Gravity in Tulsa to sip delicious beers and talk homebrew past, present, and future.
Published 01/03/24
James and Steve delve into stories of brewing gone wrong from homebrewers from around the world and sample tasty homebrew from Scott Housel.
Published 12/27/23
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares five beers created from a single base saison with James and Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing.
Published 12/20/23
James and Chris Colby are joined by beer author and historian Peter Symons to evaluate the Pre-prohibition American Lager from a previous episode and formulate a Stout using malted oats.
Published 12/13/23
James and Steve visit with Kort Castleberry, who is now head brewer at New Province Brewing and Flyway Brewing's new Fayetteville, Arkansas, location about his dual responsibilities.
Published 12/06/23
Special guest Josh Secaur from Gambit Brewing in St. Paul joins James and Matt to compare Kentucky Commons and help formulate a Winter Ale recipe.
Published 11/29/23
James and Steve pit two traditional English favorite hops against each other and then blend them to see how they pair together. They also taste a listener-brewed beer with "Pink" hops.
Published 11/15/23
Haven Schultz from The Bru Club joins James to talk about his organization and roll the virtual dice for a club challenge.
Published 11/08/23
James is joined by Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com as they taste their Smoked Rotbier and formulate a recipe for a long lost American style.
Published 11/02/23