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August 11, 2008 - North German Altbier

North German Altbier is a very clean and somewhat bitter beer, balanced by a full malt character. Jamil is still sounding pretty weak, but he Jon give an award winning recipe and also talk about the upcoming 2009 National Homebrew Conference to be held in their area.

July 28, 2008 - Belgian Blond Ale

Jon and Jamil discuss Belgian Blond Ale, which is a golden ale with a subtle Belgian complexity, slightly sweet flavor, and a dry finish. They enjoy a wonderful commercial example and give an award winning recipe. Jon and Jamil also talk about their weak results from the 2008 NHC.

July 14, 2008 - American Stout

Careful, this one has some EXPLICIT moments, so don't play it around work or the kids. Jon and Jamil cover American Stout, which is a somewhat hoppy, bitter and strongly roasted stout. Jamil also describes his trip to the hospital emergency room and why he missed the NHC this year.

June 30, 2008 - Vienna Lager

An episode broadcast live from the National Homebrew Competition! Unfortunately Jamil was still at home, with pneumonia. But fear not... Doctor Scot, Ray Daniels, Jon Plise, and Justin Crosley host the show in his absence. Vienna lager is similar to Oktoberfest, but with a lighter malt character overall. It is still decidedly balanced toward malt and characterized by a soft, elegant maltiness that dries out in the finish to avoid becoming sweet. A great beer style and this show includes several recipes for making a winning version.

June 16, 2008 - Belgian Specialty Ale

Belgian Specialty Ale is a BJCP category that encompasses a wide range of Belgian ales produced by truly artisanal brewers creating unique products. Jamil gives an Orval clone recipe.

June 02, 2008 - Lambic/Gueuze/Fruit Lambic

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.

May 19, 2008 - Baltic Porter

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.

May 05, 2008 - Irish Red Ale

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.

April 21, 2008 - Classic Rauchbier

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.

April 07, 2008 - Dunkelweizen

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.

March 24, 2008 - Special/Best/Premium Bitter

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

March 10, 2008 - Bière de Garde

Bière 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.

February 25, 2008 - Doppelbock

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

February 11, 2008 - Oatmeal Stout

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

January 28, 2008 - Northern English Brown Ale

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.

January 14, 2008 - Munich Dunkel

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.

December 31, 2007 - Belgian Golden Strong Ale

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.

December 17, 2007 - Strong Scotch Ale

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.

December 03, 2007 - Weizenbock

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.

November 19, 2007 - Dortmunder Export

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.

November 05, 2007 - Lite/Standard/Premium/Dark American Lager

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.

October 22, 2007 - Brown Porter

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.

October 08, 2007 - Berliner Weisse

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.

September 24, 2007 - Christmas/Winter Spiced 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.

September 10, 2007 - Saison

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, 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!

August 27, 2007 - American Wheat or Rye 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.

August 13, 2007 - Sweet Stout

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.

July 30, 2007 - Wood-Aged Beer

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

July 16, 2007 - English Barleywine

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.

July 02, 2007 - American IPA

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.

June 18, 2007 - German Pilsner (Pils)

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.

June 04, 2007 - Blonde Ale

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

May 21, 2007 - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

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.

May 07, 2007 - Specialty Beer

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

April 23, 2007 - Bohemian Pilsener

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.

April 09, 2007 - Southern English Brown Ale

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.

March 26, 2007 - Belgian Dark Strong Ale

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.

March 12, 2007 - American Amber Ale

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 make a great American Amber.

February 26, 2007 - Eisbock

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 make. Jamil and Jon explain how to make a great Eisbock and loads of brewing tips.

February 12, 2007 - Roggenbier (German Rye 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 make a great Roggenbier and loads of brewing tips.

January 29, 2007 - Flanders Red Ale

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 make a great Flanders Red.

January 15, 2007 - American Barleywine

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.

December 18, 2006 - Cream Ale

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.

December 04, 2006 - Other Smoked Beers

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.

November 20, 2006 - Schwarzbier

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.

November 06, 2006 - Standard Cider

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.

October 23, 2006 - Spice Beers

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.

October 09, 2006 - Scottish Ales

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.

September 25, 2006 - Munich Helles

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.

September 11, 2006 - Imperial IPA

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.

August 28, 2006 - Belgian Pale Ale

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.

August 14, 2006 - Mild

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.

July 31, 2006 - California Common

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.

July 17, 2006 - American Brown Ale

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 Amercian Brown Ales and provide two award winning recipes. Reader email on needing to mash Munich malt and Jon insults Jamil's looks.

June 19, 2006 - Kolsch and Dusseldorf Altbier

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.

June 05, 2006 - Bavarian Weizen

The secrets to brewing a Bavarian weizen. This bready ale is a traditional style of Southern Germany. Justin tells the story of the limo ride back from the anniversary party.

May 22, 2006 - Classic American Pilsner

Brewing a Classic American Pilsner. Not like today's Bud, Miller or Coors, this is how American Pilsner was made before Prohibition. This is a malty, hoppy lager beer that is as delicious as it is American. A great brew for the 4th of July. Jon gets uppity. Jamil admits to throwing out lots of beer and describes Dave Sapsis funky wort chiller.

May 08, 2006 - Robust Porter

Jamil and Jon discuss the best way to make Robust Porter. Poor sick Jon and Nyquil beer. Winning with recipes.

April 24, 2006 - Fruit Beer

How to make great fruit beers. When to use extract, real fruit or fruit puree. Adjusting the fruit to match the beer style.

April 10, 2006 - American Pale Ale

American Pale Ales all about them and how to brew them.

March 27, 2006 - Oktoberfest

Jamil is on vacation finding great beer in Europe while guest host Doctor Scott talks about brewing a great Oktoberfest beer.

March 13, 2006 - Witbier

Jamil is on vacation finding great beer in Europe while guest host Doctor Scott talks about brewing a great Witbier.

February 27, 2006 - Dry Stout

We discuss what makes a great Dry Stout and how to brew it.

February 13, 2006 - Maibock

What makes a great maibock or helles bock.

January 30, 2006 - Ordinary Bitter

We discuss what makes a great Ordinary Bitter and how to brew it.

January 16, 2006 - Russian Imperial Stout

The Jamil Show makes its debut on The Brewing Network and discusses Russian Imperial Stout as its first homebrew style.