I learned about home brewing from a friend I worked with over 10 years ago. I had never even heard about making beer at home until he brought it up. He could tell I was interested so he brought in The Complete Joy of Home Brewing by Charlie Papazain. I took it home that night and read it cover to cover. I purchased a starter kit that week and had my first batch fermenting before the weekend was over. My copy that I got with my kit is now very tattered, stained and falling apart.
I can't tell you if Charlie's book is the best or not but I can tell you that it got me hopelessly hooked on home brewing
I can't tell you if Charlie's book is the best or not but I can tell you that it got me hopelessly hooked on home brewing