Archive for August, 2008
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Beer, Tap Into the Art and Science – By Charles Bamforth
If you want to know everything about the history of beer, the processes of brewing, and the chemistry behind each of the ingredients this is the book. It is full of interesting facts and quotes about beer, yet it ...
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
The relative cost of commercial beer to the consumer is 70% marketing, packaging, and taxes! It is all because of the hefty price of marketing and packaging that home brewers have a substantial economic edge over large scale breweries. Comparing the breakdown to what home brewers pay ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Standards of Brewing - By Charles W. Bamforth, Ph.D, D.Sc.
A Practical Approach to Consistency and Excellence
For a home brewer who likes numbers and math, it is a fairly interesting peek into what brewing for a living looks like. Lots of details about how to test ingredients for quality. ...
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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
The Complete Handbook of Beers and Brewing – By Brian Glover
The beer lover's guide to the world
This book is not about home brewing, it is about beer. Every page contains vivid color images of beer labels, bottles, ingredients, production, and people enjoying beer. The first section briefly covers ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
I will brew Barley Wine every spring so it is ready by winter. Next time I will try using champagne yeast a few days into the primary fermentation to get the final gravity down. Extra hops would help give it a more awesome bitter flavor. A full wort boil ...
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Brewing the World's Great Beers - By Dave Miller
A step-by-step guide
This was the most balanced book I could find on how to brew beer at home. Some books go into too much detail about all sorts of things such as PH, water balance, and yeast cell counts. ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Brewing Classic Styles by Jamil Zainasheff and John J. Palmer
80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew
Browsing through the 80 recipes in this book was a great source of inspiration for my next batch of home brew. If you can't decide what to do next, pick up this book. There is bound ...
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