trainfever
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If there was one book for you to choose about brewing, Which one would it be?
Which book would you choose?
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Iordz
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This is hard.
1)If I didn't know how to brew, was getting into it, I would go with How to Brew by John Palmer.
2) If I knew how to brew, I would go with Designing Great Beers by Ray Daniels.
1)If I didn't know how to brew, was getting into it, I would go with How to Brew by John Palmer.
2) If I knew how to brew, I would go with Designing Great Beers by Ray Daniels.
mrkristofo
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CRC Guide to Brewing Science and Practice, but I'm a real nerdo like that.
Tenchiro
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Radical Brewing is good, reminds me of a book version of Good Eats.
kriso77
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From what I've gathered, these seem to be two that you can't go wrong with...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0937381888/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060531053/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
I went with John Palmer's book. It gives you a quick overview in the first couple chapters to get you started and proceeds to go into a lot of detail about the entire brewing process throughout the rest of the book.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0937381888/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060531053/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
I went with John Palmer's book. It gives you a quick overview in the first couple chapters to get you started and proceeds to go into a lot of detail about the entire brewing process throughout the rest of the book.
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The complete joy of Homebrewing by Charlie Papazian. I liked it...
Danek
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This question's an easy one for me, as I've only read one book on brewing (The Complete Joy of Home Brewing) - though I thought it was great. I think the idea of RDWHAHB was what convinced me I could make beer.
Randy Mosher's "Radical Brewing" gets great write-ups on Amazon, including some very nice words from Ray Daniels (writer of Designing Great Beers) and John Palmer (the nice fella who gives us www.howtobrew.com).
Randy Mosher's "Radical Brewing" gets great write-ups on Amazon, including some very nice words from Ray Daniels (writer of Designing Great Beers) and John Palmer (the nice fella who gives us www.howtobrew.com).
Radical Brewing is awesome. it's one of the most interesting reads...lots of information, history, recipes...it's not just good for brewing..it's a great book in general.
I have both Papazian books but they're still not up to date enough that I'd recommend them. Go with Palmer's How to Brew if you're really new to brewing and then follow up with Ray Daniels and maybe Jamil Z's brewing classic styles when it comes out in Nov.
TheJadedDog
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Palmer's How to Brew is an absolutely must have book. Complete Joy isn't bad, but I don't like it nearly as much for a beginning brewer.
I also highly recommend Designing Great Beers.
I also highly recommend Designing Great Beers.
For strictly the best beginner to novice to advanced info? Palmer's How to brew.
For recipe design? Ray Daniels--Designing Great Beers.
For fun recipes? Mosher's Radical Brewing.
For experts? Noonan's New Brewing Lager Beer. Hands down some awesome info in this one, but a bit advanced. By far my favorite brewing book.
For recipe design? Ray Daniels--Designing Great Beers.
For fun recipes? Mosher's Radical Brewing.
For experts? Noonan's New Brewing Lager Beer. Hands down some awesome info in this one, but a bit advanced. By far my favorite brewing book.
