Welcome to the wonderful world of home brew!
The City Steading Universe is a growing network of YouTube channels and online content created by Brian and Derica, centered around homebrewing. At its heart is a passion for self-sufficiency, learning by doing, and sharing that knowledge with an engaged, supportive community.
Core Elements of the City Steading Universe:
- City Steading Brews: The flagship channel focused on demystifying the art of homebrewing. It features brewing recipes for mead, wine, beer, cider, and more. Brian and Derica’s warm, often humorous approach makes even complex topics feel approachable.
- City Steading Tasting Room: A spin-off channel dedicated to the results of all that brewing—tastings, reviews, and side-by-side comparisons of both homemade and commercial beverages. It allows for deeper dives into flavor profiles, aging processes, and lessons learned from past brews.
- City Steading Fermenstation: The Official Pod Cast for the City Steading Universe. Here Brian and Derica explore in detail all topics related to the hobby of homebrewing.
- City Steading VIP Club: A community membership program that offers fans exclusive perks—such as behind-the-scenes content, private group access, live Q&As, and personalized interactions.
The City Steading Universe isn’t just educational—it’s a lifestyle. It’s built on curiosity, transparency, and a willingness to experiment (and sometimes fail) in front of an audience. Viewers are treated more like collaborators than spectators, creating a tight-knit digital homesteading family.
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City Steading Brews (CSB) is a YouTube channel dedicated to simplifying the art of homebrewing. Hosted by Brian and Derica, the channel offers a friendly and informative approach to crafting homemade wine, mead, cider, and beer. Their content is designed to make brewing accessible to everyone, whether you’re a beginner or an experienced enthusiast. New videos are released every Sunday at 9 am EST.
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Secondly is The Tasting Room. As the title suggests, this is where Brian and Derica share their experiences with tasting not only their own creations, but commercially available options as well! Appearance, Aroma and FLAVOR all come into play as they talk in detail about how they perceive each beverage. We are always up for suggestions, so if you have a particular Beer, Cider, Mead, Wine or Spirit that you would like us to try, let us know in the comment section of The Tasting Room. New videos are released every Wednesday and Saturday at 9 am EST.
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Next is our official CSB Pod Cast, The Fermenstation! Here, Brian and Derica talk in great detail about specific topics and their personal experiences in dealing with all things Home Brew. You can simply listen or watch us in studio. Both options are available for your enjoyment with new releases each Friday at 9 am EST.
But wait! There’s more City Steading Brews to be enjoyed!
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Are you hungry for more shenanigans from the dynamic duo, Brian and Derica? Then perhaps the VIP Club is right for you! The City Steading VIP Club is a premium monthly subscription service offering four degrees of membership. Members enjoy exclusive content through the members only Facebook group as well as live shows and member only videos. See what is happening behind the curtain. Get to know Brian and Derica on a more personal, unfiltered manner and perhaps even meet the cats. Who knows what you will see as a VIP.
What can I find on City Steading Brews?
We have tons of useful information on this website. Need some hard to find equipment? We most likely have it included on our Brew Gear page or in our Store! Want to share your CSB pride? Check out our custom designed Merch! Make sure to also check out our blog as we share not only posts including our start to finish “how to brew” videos, but brew related articles and news as well.
- Ginger Hydromel
Let’s Make a Ginger Hydromel – Easy Session Mead for - Meadowfoam Traditional Mead Recipe
Meadowfoam Traditional Mead Recipe. Let’s Brew a Meadowfoam Traditional Mead - Moscato Wine With Muscat Grapes
Make Moscato Wine with Muscat Grapes (whole fruit recipe). Thanks to Whole Foods, we found Muscat Grapes and immediately thought: make wine. - Cherry Cheesecake Mead Recipe
Cherry Cheesecake Mead Recipe with step-by-step instruction for ease of reproduction. - Our Brewed Shandy Recipe
Are you looking for a Shandy Recipe? Summertime Shandy – - Blackberry Jam Mead
How We Made BLACKBERRY JAM Mead – Honey Wine With