Re-Read "How To Brew"

I went on vacation last week and took John Palmer's "How To Brew" with me. I've read the book before, but I re-read almost the entire thing again. It is a fantastic source of information. 95% of the questions asked on this message board are answered there.

So, if you have not read "How to Brew" I suggest you do so (the first edition is free and can be found at www.howtobrew.com). If you haven't read it in a while, you might want to consider reading it again.

My next brewing book is going to be Ray Daniels "Designing Great Beers".

Cheers!

I'm reading Designing Great Beers now... it's very detailed with charts, graphs and so on. My inner geek was going wild during the "determining OG" chapter.

I need to read more How To Brew; I read a little at first but that's it.

It's a great book and handy reference too!

If you want a great read, try Making Beer by William Mares. It's out of print and my review seemed to disappear from the book review section, but I highly recommend it for an entertaining read that will bring back memories for any old homebrewer.

I have not read the print version, although I want to pick it up, but I used the net version a great deal in my first brewday.

Very helpful.

I agree. It's a great reference when you are "doing", but you really get a better understanding when you read it away from actual brewing.

This is especiually true if you can read it in several long stretches.

i finished it a few weeks ago. almost finished with Radical Brewing right now...definitely my favorite brewing book to date.