Brewing Books

[millerspiel]

I am a new brewer, 2 batches so far. I consider myself a good cook that cooks from scratch. I would like to start adding some of my own personal touches to developing my beer recipes. Can anyone recommend a good book where I can learn more about malts, grains, yeast and hops? I want to learn what flavors and aromas they add to the beer. How to blend them etc.

Has anyone read Radical Brewing: Recipes, Tales and World-Altering Meditations in a Glass? If so, is it worth buying?

Thanks,

 

[Scut_Monkey]

Best basic book is How to Brew by John Palmer
Best book for designing recipes is Designing Great Beers
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0937381500/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[millerspiel]

Best basic book is How to Brew by John Palmer
Best book for designing recipes is Designing Great Beers
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0937381500/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Thanks, I just purchased that book. Looks pretty good.

 

[baseballstar4]

I am a huge fan of Brewmasters Bible. Great break down of each category and what measurements to hit to stay within guidelines.

Also, the Homebrewing for Dummies was a decent book.

 

[whatsleftofyou]

Has anyone read Radical Brewing: Recipes, Tales and World-Altering Meditations in a Glass? If so, is it worth buying?

I'm not a huge fan of it. It's a neat book to get ideas for some off-the-wall beers, but not something to get when you're just starting out. I followed the advice in that book on adding pecans and got very little to no pecan flavor.

 

[millerspiel]

I'm not a huge fan of it. It's a neat book to get ideas for some off-the-wall beers, but not something to get when you're just starting out. I followed the advice in that book on adding pecans and got very little to no pecan flavor.

Thanks, I already have brewing for Dummies and How to Brew. I may get the Brewmasters Bible.

 

[marsbike]

I bought Radical Brewing before Brewing classic styles. If I were to do it again, I'd get brewing classic styles first. I realized that I needed to "learn how to make stock before making a consumee".