Just came out so I haven’t read much just the introduction. I’d say not a page turner probably as you described. He says it’s “beer nerdy”. His other 2 books are more like that. Both of those are very useful and informative. Here is the table of contents. View attachment 26253 View attachment 26254 View attachment 26255 View attachment 26256
Haha.That does look interesting. I like the way they organized it into topic-brewers-chronology. You know we'll expect a book report on this by the end of the semester Josh!
I had that one!Recently started rereading old science fiction books I dug out of the basement.
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First 30 pages or so is a good history of regulations. Nearly the rest of the first half of the book is malting and kilning malt. Lots of repetition since multiple Bavarian malting methods described, but other places described and compared as well. @Trialben may enjoy all of that.Curious on the 1st book Josh. It says it's a reference book. Is it? To me reference books are lists of names, dates, formulas, lists, etc. Something you grab off the shelf when you need a specific piece of info. While a true reference book on 19th century Bavarian brewers would be nice to have, I can't say it would be stay-up-late page-turner of a book.
Alright I can’t take it anymore haha. It’s a reference book, really cool to read all the subtle differences in the brewing process. Stuff started running together.First 30 pages or so is a good history of regulations. Nearly the rest of the first half of the book is malting and kilning malt. Lots of repetition since multiple Bavarian malting methods described, but other places described and compared as well. @Trialben may enjoy all of that.
It's really creepyWorking my way through this one now
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