The Brewing Network Presents | The Jamil Show

Homebrewing beer. Lambic is a very complex, sour/acidic, pale, wheat-based ale fermented by a variety of Belgian microbiota. Jamil talks about the longshot and Chad temporarily sits in for Jon, who is delayed by police activity.

Homebrewing beer. Baltic Porter is a very complex, multi-layered beer. It is malty, with restrained roast notes and a substantial OG and alcohol content. Jamil tells a story about his grandparents.

Homebrewing beer. Irish Red Ale is an easy drinking beer, with an up front malty sweetness and a dry finish. Jamil explains why the beer he entered shouldn't have taken first place for this style.

Homebrewing beer. Classic rauchbier is an Oktoberfest-style beer with a rich smoke malt character. Done right, it is a fantastic beer. Listen to this show to avoid common pitfalls when brewing this style.

Homebrewing beer. Dunkelweizen is a mahogany to copper colored, spicy, fruity, malty wheat-based ale. It has the fermentation character of a hefeweizen blended with the malty richness of a Munich dunkel.

Homebrewing beer. Special bitter is a flavorful, yet refreshing, English session beer.

Homebrewing beer. Biere de Garde is traditional artisanal farmhouse ale from Northern France. It is a fairly strong, malty beer. Jamil provides an award winning recipe for this style.

Homebrewing beer. Doppelbock is a very strong, malty and rich lager. Jamil provides an award winning recipe for this style.

Homebrewing beer. Oatmeal stout is a very dark, full-bodied, roasty, malty ale. Jamil provides an award winning recipe for this style.

Homebrewing beer. Newcastle anyone? How about Sam Smiths Nut Brown ale? Those are two excellent examples of Northern English Brown Ales. Jamil provides an award winning recipe for this style.

Homebrewing beer. One of my favorite sytles, Munich Dunkel is a rich beer with a big bready Munich malt character. Jamil provides his simple, but award winning recipe for this style.

Homebrewing beer. This is one devil of a beer. Jamil and Jon discuss brewing this strong, but highly drinkable Belgian treat. Jamil provides his award winning recipe for this style.

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and Jon discuss brewing award winning Strong Scotch Ale. This is a great rich and malty style for the winter months. Jon provides his award winning recipe for this style.

Homebrewing beer. Sam Adams Longshot winner Rodney Kibzey joins us to discuss his recipe and technique for brewing his award winning Weizenbock. This style is rich, malty and full of dark fruit flavors. Warming alcohol makes it a great cool weather beer.

Homebrewing beer. Dortmunder Export is all about balance, but is still a bold and flavorful German lager. Tasty McDole joins Jamil and Jon in the studio to discuss brewing this style. Jamil and Mike provide two recipes for brewing award winning Dortmunder Export beers.

Homebrewing beer. American Lagers are a tricky beer to brew, not much flavor to hide behind. Jamil and Jon discuss brewing this style and tricks for making an award winning sample.

Homebrewing beer. Brown Porter is a fairly substantial English dark ale with restrained roasty characteristics. A missunderstood style by many, but it is always a wonderful pint day in and day out. Jamil and Jon discuss brewing this style and tricks for making an award winning sample.

Homebrewing beer. Berliner Weisse is a light, refreshing German sour wheat ale. Jamil and Jon discuss brewing this style and tricks for making an award winning sample.

Homebrewing beer. Just in time for Christmas, Jamil and Jon discuss brewing Winter Spiced Beers. These are rich, warming beers similar to holiday cookies and other treats.

Homebrewing beer. Saison is a wonderful, refreshing beer with spicy and fruity notes from the fermentation. Jamil and Jon discuss award winning techniques and recipes for this style. A surprise guest, Dr. Chris White shows up near the end of the show. Jamil and Chris answer yeast questions from the live listeners and discuss a number of yeasty topics for an additional 30 minutes. Thanks Chris for stopping by.

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and Jon discuss brewing American wheat or rye beer. This is a great, easy drinking beer that is popular with all types of beer drinkers. Jamil also talks about brewing his Belgian strong dark ale at the 21st Amendment in San Francisco and his interesting, finance driven diet as a college student.

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and Jon discuss brewing sweet stout. Also known as milk stout, this beer includes lactose in this award winning recipe. Jamil also talks about his family RV trip and the great beers he sampled along the way.

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and Jon discuss wood aging beers using chips, cubes or barrels. Barrel treatments, sanitizing wood cubes. The beers of Wyoming.

Homebrewing beer. Jamil and Jon discuss brewing the richest of the English ales, English Barleywine. This is a rich, malty, complex, big beer. This episode features Jamil's award winning recipe and Jamil talks about his experiences at the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver.

Homebrewing beer. Jamil, Jon, and special guest Mike McDole discuss tips for brewing American IPA and what makes a great IPA. This episode features Mike McDole's award winning IPA recipe. Jamil reveals his very last brewing secret and other brewing tips.

Homebrewing beer. German Pilsner is a crisp, clean, refreshing beer with a prominent German noble hop bitterness. This episode covers Jon Plise's award winning recipe, discussions of beer around the world, and brewing tips.

Homebrewing beer. Brewing Blonde Ale. An easy drinking beer and a great introduction to craft brew.

Homebrewing beer. Brewing Extra Special-Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale). Similar to the other bitters, strong bitter has balanced, but firm hop bitterness and moderate hop character. This style very often has significant caramel malt sweetness and a complex biscuity, toasty, nutty malt character in the background.

Homebrewing beer. All about specialty style beers. Includes a recipe for Black Forest Stout, which is a Cherry and Chocolate stout.

Homebrewing beer. Czech or Bohemian-style Pilsener is one of those styles that many new brewers want to learn to brew perfectly. While still crisp and clean like other Pilsener-style beers, Bohemian-style Pilsener has a nice, rich, complex malt and spicy hop character.

Homebrewing beer. Southern English Brown is a luscious, malt-oriented brown ale, with a caramel, dark fruit complexity of malt flavor. Jamil and Jon explain how to brew a great Southern English Brown, discuss pH meters, revisiting Flanders Red in plastic buckets, and other brewing tips.

Homebrewing beer. Belgian Strong Dark ale is a dark, rich, smooth, complex, very strong Belgian ale. Jamil, Jon and guest host Doctor Scott explain how to brew a great Belgian Strong Dark ale.

Homebrewing beer. American Amber west coast style. This is a balanced, hoppy ale with touches of caramel and toasted malt. Jamil, Jon and guest host Doctor Scott explain how to brew a great American Amber.

Homebrewing beer. Eisbock is a huge, malty German style lager, similar to a Doppelbock, but with more mouthfeel, more malt and more alcohol. It is a great beer, but it can be tricky to brew. Jamil and Jon explain how to brew a great Eisbock and loads of brewing tips.

Homebrewing beer. Roggenbier is German style, similar to a Bavarian Weizen, but with more mouthfeel and a slight rye spicy note. A great beer. Jamil and Jon explain how to brew a great Roggenbier and loads of brewing tips.

Homebrewing beer. Flanders Red Ale is a deliciously sour and slightly funky beer. Rodenbach makes a great example of this style. Jamil and Jon explain how to brew a great Flanders Red.

Homebrewing beer. The first show of 2007. Jamil and Jon discuss the tricks for brewing a great American Barleywine. This is a huge beer, with lots of malt character, hops and alcohol. A beer to sip, not gulp.

Homebrewing beer. Cream Ale has nothing to do with vanilla or any other soda flavors. This is a clean, crisp and very refreshing ale with restrained hop notes. Jamil and Jon talk about what makes a great cream ale. The final show for 2006.

Homebrewing beer. Smoke em if you got em. Jamil and Jon talk about what makes a great smoked beer (this episode covers other smoked beers, not classic rauch beer). Includes an award winning recipe for Smoked Porter.

Homebrewing beer. This is a great episode as Jamil and Jon talk about one of Jamil's favorite styles, German Schwarzbier. This black lager is smooth, malty, slightly hoppy, with a very tiny bit of roast flavor. Includes an award winning recipe used by both amateur and professional brewers to win numerous awards.

Homebrewing beer. In this episode Jamil and Jon take a break from beer and discuss another favorite fermented beverage, cider. Yeasts, sources for apple juice and techniques for adjusting the sweetness.

Homebrewing beer. In this episode Jamil and Jon discuss how to make spiced beers. What is it that makes a great spice beer? Techniques for adding spices without overwhelming the beer.

Homebrewing beer. In this episode Jamil and Jon discuss the world of Scottish Ales. These are low to moderate alcohol, malty, clean beers. Great for drinking in quantity and a great way to grow yeast. Mike McDole writes in with some brewing tips for making his award winning Imperial IPA.

Homebrewing beer. In this episode Jamil and Jon discuss how to make an award winning Munich Helles. Getting malty flavors in beer. Debunking common myths about malty favors versus body.

Homebrewing beer. In this episode Jamil and Jon discuss how to make an award winning Imperial IPA. No more screwing around, we get back to focusing on the style at hand. Includes the Mike McDole Best of Show Imperial IPA recipe.

Homebrewing beer. In this episode Jamil and Jon discuss how to make an award winning Belgian Pale Ale. Reader email about carbonation problems, smoked porter recipes, shelf life of beer, and whole versus pellet hops. Jamil brings some 'whine' to the show and Jon's pathetic memory.

Homebrewing beer. Contrary to its name, Mild is a style rich in flavor and aroma. In this episode, Jamil and Jon discuss how to make an award winning English Mild Ale. Reader email about DMS, evaporation rates, and lagering. Jon's lack of morning coffee results in a weird fascination with pens.

Homebrewing beer. This show is all about brewing a great California Common style beer. Includes some reader email, where to find recipes for the show, a great California Common recipe, mini-mashing Munich and Vienna malt, and some tips on using pale chocolate malt.

Homebrewing beer. In this show Jamil and Jon cover brewing two different types of American Brown Ale. We cover the difference between commercial American Brown and homebrew American Brown Ales and provide two award winning recipes. Reader email on needing to mash Munich malt and Jon insults Jamil's looks.

Homebrewing beer. A special two episode show. In this show Jamil and Jon cover brewing and enjoying both Kolsch and Dusseldorf Altbier. These two German ales are uniquely different and come from two towns in Germany just a stone's throw from each other. Reader email and Jamil's brewing fantasies.