Must read beer literature

Hey guys and gals just searching through the forums and I had this question I saw that no one had asked this..or at least not in these exact words.

Anyway I was wondering if I could be recommended some "Must Read" beer literature. Anything about the genre will be great. History, recipes, how to, anything!

I'm sure everyone has their own beer "bible" and I would like to read em all. (the good ones anyway)

So if you can share where I can find Some knowledge that can help make me a better brewer while I am unable to brew physically, (other than these forums which I check out often) I'd be much obliged.

Thanks in advance. Cheers.

How to Brew, Brewing Classic Styles, Designing Great Beers, Yeast, Radical Brewing, Brew Like a Monk, Brewing Better Beer. That should get you started.

Randy Mosher's Tasting Beer is a good one in addition to Mongrel's list. It's not so much about brewing as it is about history, style, pairings, etc.

I still recommend "Complete Joy of Homebrewing" to my friends interested in getting started in homebrewing...

kinison_fan said:

I still recommend "Complete Joy of Homebrewing" to my friends interested in getting started in homebrewing...

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This is what I started on, and it did get me VERY EXCITED about homebrewing, but it also steered me into brewing some pretty terrible beer. (Pitched the yeast at 75-80? RDWHAHB!! Didn't make a starter? RDWHAHB!!) Once I started reading books like How to Brew, Designing Great Beers, Yeast, Brew Like a Monk, Wild Brews and many other technical books, my brewing improved vastly.

I'm not trying to knock on Charlie P., I just think that the RDWHAHB mantra in that book goes a touch too far.

hogwash said:

Randy Mosher's Tasting Beer is a good one in addition to Mongrel's list. It's not so much about brewing as it is about history, style, pairings, etc.

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I'm reading this right now. It's very accessible and contains a lot of useful info for a someone who's only been brewing (and thinking critically about beer) for a couple years.

The Kindle version is available for only $3

How To Brew is awesome. Super helpful and good scientific explanations. It's a must.