I have Graham wheelers new book but I would like to get another as I would like more info on brewing. Are there any other good books worth buying to give me more insight and possibly some different recipes?
Suggestions appreciated - nothing too outdated
What books?
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boingy
Re: What books?
Palmer's "How to Brew" gets more technical.
First edition is free on his website. Latest edition (3rd I think) costs a bit more...
First edition is free on his website. Latest edition (3rd I think) costs a bit more...
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Aleman
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Re: What books?
John Alexanders - Craftbrewing
Designing Great Beers - Ray Daniels is OK for recipe ideas . . . if somewhat US centric
While John Palmers book is OK it is very biased to the US Market and US methods . . . along with US ingredients / measurements, its one I would avoid as it appears to be very confusing
Then if you want to get really technical
Lewis and Young - Brewing Second Edition. . . . Its a textbook so comes with a textbook price!
Designing Great Beers - Ray Daniels is OK for recipe ideas . . . if somewhat US centric
While John Palmers book is OK it is very biased to the US Market and US methods . . . along with US ingredients / measurements, its one I would avoid as it appears to be very confusing
Then if you want to get really technical
Lewis and Young - Brewing Second Edition. . . . Its a textbook so comes with a textbook price!
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flything
Re: What books?
For recipe books my favorites are Marc Olloson's Real Ale for the Homebrewer and Brewing Classic Styles by Jamil Zainasheff & Jon Palmer, I've not had a bad beer from Marc's book (I've made 7 I think). The level of detail in Brewing Classic Styles is great, plus there's some useful general stuff in there and while it is a bit US centric it includes all metric as well as US measurements, the only real drawback is the use of two US malts - Briess Special Roast and Victory Malt that aren't available here, I've used about a 1/3 of the quantity in Amber Malt to replace Victory and that seems to be ok, you can find suggested alternatives on the web or ways to roast your own (which I haven't tried as I don't have a grain mill).
I've also got two books by Charlie Papazian - Joy of Homebrewing, which is entertaining and Microbrewed Adventures, a sort of round the world road-trip trying a number of different beers, with recipes for homebrew versions. Charlie's books seem to divide people but I've enjoyed them both, one of my first every non-kit brews was a ginger and honey lager made from extract which was really very nice indeed.
I've also got two books by Charlie Papazian - Joy of Homebrewing, which is entertaining and Microbrewed Adventures, a sort of round the world road-trip trying a number of different beers, with recipes for homebrew versions. Charlie's books seem to divide people but I've enjoyed them both, one of my first every non-kit brews was a ginger and honey lager made from extract which was really very nice indeed.