 |
The following books are in my personal library. I have read them all and would like to pass on to you a review of same. I am no literary expert, but share with you my opinions as a home brewer as to the usefulness of these books. |
|
The following books are in my personal library. I have read them all and would like to pass on to you a review of same. I am no literary expert, but share with you my opinions as a home brewer as to the usefulness of these books. |
|
How To Make Beer |
|
| DESIGNING GREAT BEERS - Ray Daniels | Methods to calculate
accurate beer making. Excellent approach and reference to homebrewing styles. |
| AN ANALYSIS OF BREWING TECHNIQUES - George/Laurie Fix | Scientific information and education of beer making.
Excellent text to expand your knowledge. |
| NEW BREWING LAGER BEER - Gregory Noonan | Complex thread focused on lager beers. Good information
with new point of view of beer making. |
| THE JOY OF HOME BREWING - Charlie Papazian | The basic
homebrewer's starting point. Fun to read and full of excellent information. |
| THE HOME BREWER'S COMPANION - Charlie Papazian | An extension of the
first book. Not as exciting, but much data in the form of tables and charts. |
| BREW WARE - Karl Lutzen & Mark Stevens | A fun look at many
different approaches to the equipment of brewing using simple materials. Good ideas and innovative. |
|
Beer Styles |
|
| SCOTCH ALE - Gregory Noonan | This is number 8 in
of many books in the Classis Beer series from Brewers Publications. All these books are great. I enjoyed this because I love Scottish Ale. |
| PORTER - Terry Foster | This is number 5 in
the series. Porter is a art form and this book and an excellent guide. |
| WINNER CIRCLE - American Homebrewer's Association | This is a collection
of prize winning home brews. It is a good way to learn of the great variety of beer and great flavors. |
| THE HOMEBREWER'S RECIPE GUIDE - Higgins/Kilgore/Hertein | Another collection of
invented beers by the authors. The book is full of great beer tid-bits and historical perspectives. |
|
Reference and General Information |
|
| THE NEW WORLD GUIDE TO BEER - Michael Jackson | Words from the mouth
of the world's most revered beer expert. Any beer man worth his wort will own a Jackson book. |
| A CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF BEER - Finch | Excellent view of the
beer world with wonderful pictures. I find it a good companion to the Jackson books. |
| BEER BLAST - Philip Van Munching | Great reading about
the beer industry and battles for position and greed to be king of the mountain of beer in America. |
| BEER IN AMERICA 1587 to 1840 - Gregg Smith | This is a collection
of stories of beer in America and a source one find no where else. It is a little redundant in places, but good. |
| THE GOOD BEER GUIDE TO GREAT BRITAIN - CAMRA Society | If your going to the
UK, this is an useful guide if you know all the Shires by heart. It is indexed by Shire. The first impression is there are a lot of pubs in England. Try an ale in each. |
