I love Good Eats, and by that I mean both good food and Alton Brown’s FoodTV show called “Good Eats“. It is basically a cooking show, but a bit of eclectic entertainment and science make it something you can’t find anywhere else. Typically, Mr. Brown takes a specific subject and spends the entire show teaching not only how to cook, but also the science behind the methodology. For instance, an entire show on how to cook a baked potato, or, an entire show on mayonnaise or gravy where you get to learn all about emulsions. Alton always has extremely convincing props for illustration, and also an array of “characters” for subject matter experts.

If you brine your Thanksgiving Day turkey, or smoke your salmon in a cardboard box, you already know what I’m talking about.

Well, I found this Google video sitting out there for his show on brewing beer. (There’s got to be a copyright violation here somewhere, but that’s Google’s problem.) I recommend taking the 21 minutes to watch this whether you are a homebrewer or not, because, as always, his shows are very entertaining.

Most home brewers will find the methods that A.B. uses to be somewhat rudimentary or flawed, plus several strategies and advice that I found flat out incorrect. But, for those who have never seen the basic process, you will definitely learn something. He does make it seems very easy in a 1/2 hour show, and despite the arguable techniques, if you try and duplicate his process, I’m sure you will end up with good eats.