Favorite Brew Books

[mmlipps]

I've got How To Brew by John Palmer and it's great! What are your favorite books?

 

[masonsjax]

Brewing Classic Styles is a must have.

 

[ResumeMan]

Depends what you are interested in, and what your level is. How to Brew is probably the best general-level book out there.

If you're a bit more advanced and either are or are planning to brew all-grain, Gordon Strong's Brewing Better Beer has tons of great info.

I don't have the previously-recommended Brewing Classic Styles, but I hear it's excellent.

If you want to make your own recipes, Designing Great Beers is a must.

If you love Trappist beers, get Brew Like a Monk. I don't have the India Pale Ale book, but if you're a big hop-head that's probably a good choice.

If you really want to dive into optimizing your fermentation, Jamil's and Chris White's Yeast book is amazing - really a must-have.

And if you're ready to get into water chemistry, Water by John Palmer in the same series is amazing.

Enjoy!

 

[Mongrel]

Designing Great Beers and Radical Brewing are my two favorite. After that Yeast, and I love the Classic Beer Style Series.

 

[Rugrad02]

Wild Brews by Jeff Sparrow and Farmhouse Ales by Phil Markowski.

 

[Skeptidelphian]

For a new brewer, Palmer's How to Brew for the technical side, Mosher's Radical Brewing for inspiration, and Zainasheff/Palmer's Brewing Classic Styles for fundamentals.

After that Strong's Brewing Better Beer on technique, Daniels' Designing Great Beer for formulation, and Mosher's Tasting Beer for general beer knowledge, are excellent resources to up your game once you're a little further along.

 

[Malty_Dog]

For a new brewer, Palmer's How to Brew for the technical side, Mosher's Radical Brewing for inspiration, and Zainasheff/Palmer's Brewing Classic Styles for fundamentals.

After that Strong's Brewing Better Beer on technique, Daniels' Designing Great Beer for formulation, and Mosher's Tasting Beer for general beer knowledge, are excellent resources to up your game once you're a little further along.

I have every one of those except Brewing Better Beer which sounds great also. :rockin:

Every one is valuable and has its place.

 

[Nightshade]

Designing Great Beer
Radical Brewing
For the love of Hops
Farmhouse Ales
Yeast

All great books with different goals in mind.

 

[Schol-R-LEA]

Designing Great Beers and Radical Brewing are my two favorite. After that Yeast, and I love the Classic Beer Style Series.

+1 WRT the Classic Beer Styles books. These are wonderful, and don't get as much attention these days as they ought to. Each book is written by an expert in a specific style, and they cover not just the formulation and recipes but history and variations as well. Very good books, all of them, even if some are now quite dated.

 

[WoodlandBrew]

See my signature. ;-)

But seriously:
Principles of Brewing Science - George Fix
Designing Great Beers - Ray Daniels

 

[BreezyBrew]

I have just about all of the books mentioned and I reference them all the time.

One book that I think is a fun read is Tasting Beer by Mosher. It's not a brewing book. It's got all kinds of interesting facts as well as pairings and suggested beers to try by style.

 

[stbnj]

Besides the basics I found Radical Brewing and Brewers Apprentice to be my favorite books. Farmhouse Ales and Brew Like a Monk were also really helpful as was the IPA book as far as dialing in some of my favorite styles. And I guess I should give props to Extreme Brewing as that is the book that started it all after buying it on a trip to Dogfish.

 

[roger617]

+1 Brewing Better Beer

 

[rocketsan]

Anyone know if there are books devoted purely to stout?

 

[ResumeMan]

One of the brewing styles books is a stout book.See previous page

 

[Mongrel]

Anyone know if there are books devoted purely to stout?

Yes. Really enjoyed reading the Stout, Porter, Mild Ale and Brown Ale books at the same time.

As for my original list, can't believe I forgot to mention New Brewing Lager Beer. Also, while I'm not a big fan of Belgians, Brew Like a Monk was one of my favorite reads.

 

[Demus]

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