Best book for learning recipe formulation?

[MDB]

I really want to get into coming up with my own recipes. For now I'm taking others and tweaking, simple things to just adjust anticipated ABV etc. but over time would like to learn the "why" answers so I can have something in mind and have an undeerstanding of how to thoughtfully try and get there. Extract/partial mash. thoughts? thanks

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Check out "Brewing Classic Styles" by Jamil Z and John Palmer.

 

[IXVolt]

This is another great resource.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0937381500/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[Gnarlybarley]

The thing I like most about "Brewing Classic Styles" is that it focuses on extract brewing and extract with steeping specialty grains. But it's less about recipe formulation, and more of an expanded BJCP style guide with example recipes. Granted their logic is, once you throughly understand different styles, you can create your own award winning recipes. I recommend the book, but just know it doesn't say, "When making your own recipe, first do this.... Next do this.... Etc "

 

[iskuse]

This is another great resource.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0937381500/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Ditto!

 

[jrobidoux]

Radical Brewing, by Randy Mosher, has a lot of good insight on what you ought to be thinking about when throwing recipe's together if you ask me.

 

[Wig]

Ditto!

Thirded.

 

[jbaysurfer]

I think Brewing Classic Styles is great as well, and he gives the all grain alternatives so you aren't stuck with just the extract recipe. That's the best introduction to styles and typical recipes withing those styles IMHO.

I also have designing great beers though, and it's a far more detailed and classical education, but does not go into belgians at all. For belgians I like Brew like a monk.