10-31-24 - Inland Empire Mash Your Luck Competition
Members of the Inland Empire Homebrew Club pit six delicious beers against each other in the first ever Mash Your Luck competition.
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 18 min
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10-24-24 - Beers with Detlef, Part 2
In the second part of a conversation on Steve Wilkes' porch, we talk to native Bavarian Detlef Koertge about his homebrewing and more on German beer culture. Steve's son, Chase, also chats about beers in NYC.
Oct 23, 2024•47 min
10-17-24 - Beers with Detlef
We sit on Steve Wilkes' porch to have beers and conversation with Detlef Koertge, a homebrewer with roots in Bavaria.
Oct 16, 2024•51 min
10-10-24 - Recipe Development, Peppermint Mocha Stout
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing help James compare his two Honey IPAs, and the group brainstorm on a recipe for Matt's holiday beer.
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 4 min
10-03-24 - Recipe Development, Dark "World" Beer
Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible and Methods of Modern Homebrewing, helps James formulate a giant lager with advanced brewing techniques.
Oct 02, 2024•51 min
09-26-24 - Tasting "Malt Liquor"
James shares his Mash Your Luck "Malt Liquor" with Chris Colby, Adam Ross, and Scott Housel. He rolls the dice again for another challenging beer.
Sep 25, 2024•52 min
09-19-24 - Lichtenhainer
Homebrewer Scott Housel shares his tart and smoky interpretation of a delicious Historical German beer.
Sep 18, 2024•51 min
09-12-24 - A Taste of Honey IPA and Matt's MYL
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing join James to taste his Honey IPA and to plan the next version. Matt also takes the Mash Your Luck challenge.
Sep 11, 2024•54 min
09-05-24 - Tour of Terpenes
Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing shares four beers brewed with terpenes – three with hop terpenes, and one with terpenes from hops' wacky cousin. Scott Housel helps James sample.
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr
08-22-24 - Steve's Black Braggot
James is joined by Adam Ross of Twin Span Brewing, Scott Housel, and Steve Wilkes as they taste Steve's Mash Your Luck braggot.
Aug 21, 2024•56 min
08-15-24 - Two Mile Brewing Company
Sean Terrill of Two Mile Brewing Company in Leadville, Colorado, talks about serving tourists at the highest altitude brewery in the country and takes his chances at Mash Your Luck.
Aug 14, 2024•49 min
08-08-24 - Smoke and Wine Beers
Scott Housel asks James, along with Adam Ross and Austin Wadkins of Twin Span Brewing, for advice on brewing two fun and obscure beers.
Aug 07, 2024•53 min
08-01-24 - What Is Lager?
Peter Symons, author of True Blue Brews - The Origins of Australian Beer, seeks a looser definition of "lager."
Jul 31, 2024•56 min
07-25-24 - Inland Empire Brewers Mash Your Luck
Jason Dunn and Doug Walker from the Inland Empire Brewers homebrew club in California let fate choose the parameters for an upcoming competition.
Jul 24, 2024•45 min
07-18-24 - Recipe Development, Honey IPA
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing Company join James to taste his Double IPA and formulate another hoppy kveik beer.
Jul 17, 2024•47 min
07-11-24 - Mash Your Luck Malt Liquor
Chris Colby joins James to taste the Fruit Stout pasteurization experiment and to formulate a big American Malt Liquor.
Jul 10, 2024•48 min
06-27-24 - Mash Your Luck Partigyle Stouts
Scott Housel shares two beers - one big and one small - based on the Mash Your Luck challenge of Steve Wilkes.
Jun 26, 2024•54 min
06-20-24 - White IPA Roundup
James is joined by Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin and Swim University and Josh Secaur of Gambit Brewing in St. Paul, Minnesota, as they compare their White IPAs.
Jun 19, 2024•56 min
06-13-24 - Recipe Development, Pasteurized Fruit Stout
Chris Colby and Steve Wilkes join James to taste Steve's Kölsch and to formulate an experimental beer using pasteurization to preserve fruit flavor.
Jun 12, 2024•49 min
06-06-24 - Recipe Development, Double IPA
Matt Giovanisci and Josh Secaur join James to formulate a big, hoppy beer and to sample homebrew from Matt.
Jun 05, 2024•53 min
05-30-24 - Keg Fill Priming Experiment
James and Steve evaluate an experiment adding priming sugar to beers bottled from a keg.
May 29, 2024•35 min
05-23-24 - Sapwood Cellars Hoppy Sours
Mike Tonsmeire, the Mad Fermentationist and co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, shares three hoppy sours and tips on working with hops, barrels, and blending.
May 22, 2024•1 hr 6 min
05-16-24 - Rice Malting Experiment
Scott Lafontaine, flavor chemist and assistant professor in food science at the University of Arkansas, shares ground-breaking research in malting rice for brewing.
May 15, 2024•42 min
05-09-24 - Saison - Pale Ale Split Batch
Homebrewer Scott Housell shares his experiment that split a wort into a Saison and a hoppy Pale Ale. Adam Ross of Twin Span also talks about CBC in Vegas.
May 08, 2024•51 min
05-02-24 - Recipe Development, White IPA
James gets together with Matt from Brew Cabin and Josh from Gambit Brewing to formulate a 100% Wheat Raw White IPA.
May 01, 2024•59 min
04-25-24 - Recipe Development, Bochet Braggot
Steve Wilkes joins James to formulate a recipe for a big, black, bitter British Braggot.
Apr 24, 2024•41 min
04-18-24 - Recipe Development, Kölsch
Chris Colby, author of the Homebrew Recipe Bible, joins James to taste the Hoppy Raw Ale and to formulate a Kölsch for Steve Wilkes.
Apr 17, 2024•32 min
04-11-24 - Recipe Development, Hoppy Raw Ale
Chris Colby joins James to taste their Belgian Single and to formulate a Hoppy Raw Ale.
Apr 10, 2024•45 min
04-04-24 - Whirlpool Hopping Experiment
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares a whirlpool hopping experiment in his quest to brew the perfect hazy IPA.
Apr 03, 2024•53 min
03-28-24 - Mead Hop Sampler
Garrett Freeman from Man Made Mead shares a mead hop sampler with James and Steve that shows off five tasty hops.
Mar 27, 2024•53 min
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