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My absolute favorite book relative to brewing is Designing Great Beers. If you need an idea of what to put into a beer to brew it to a style but still want your own creative freedoms, this is it. Not only does it offer some historical insight but it also breaks down winning recipes and compares the use of certain grains. My absolute favorite is the Summary for each style. Often times, this is all I look at when I am developing a stylized recipe.
But sadly, it too is out of date and is lacking refernce to a variety of styles. Iris Red Ale is no-where to be found in this book of great brews, for example, unless I am just not seeing it.
Anyway, I am curious if the Jamil Z / John P offering "Brewing Classic styles" is anything close to what DGB is.
Does BCS go to any length in discussing what is typically used to make a particular style, and does it offer some variants?
Or is this book nothing more than a recipe book?
But sadly, it too is out of date and is lacking refernce to a variety of styles. Iris Red Ale is no-where to be found in this book of great brews, for example, unless I am just not seeing it.
Anyway, I am curious if the Jamil Z / John P offering "Brewing Classic styles" is anything close to what DGB is.
Does BCS go to any length in discussing what is typically used to make a particular style, and does it offer some variants?
Or is this book nothing more than a recipe book?