Reading material

[tmccoy]

Looking to pick up a new home brew book. Being a beginner I'd love some suggestions that have some good beginning level instruction and maybe some slightly more advanced stuff.
Thanks in advance!

 

[RM-MN]

www.howtobrew.com

This is the first edition and it is free to read in its entirety. It has some dated information but for a first read it is the best. I read it and then bought the second edition which I though was reasonable priced to have on hand. Once you have made a few batches of beer, say 20 or 30, you might want more advanced info but by then you'll have a better idea of what YOU want.

 

[Flakk]

Agreed, and I also recommend the Complete Joy of Homebrewing. That's the one that got me started.


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[unionrdr]

Then, when you get your process down & are looking for new horizons to conquer, there's a few more. Like yeast, water IPA's & others available from supply sites,& other places where books on brewing are available. Brewing classic styles is another one.

 

[tmccoy]

Awesome! Thanks I didn't realize this was out there. I'll check it out.

 

[Flakk]

You could always check out the store on the AHA website, or just search Amazon for homebrew or brewing. There are a ridiculous number of books out there targeting different skill levels.

I am pretty excited about the upcoming book on Malt.


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[duboman]

http://www.brewerspublications.com/

The BA has an entire library for everything you ever wanted to know about brewing on just about every topic, style and basic fun reads to heavy duty science.

 

[catdaddy66]

I recently finished "The Joy of Home Brewing" and while I've brewed for almost 20 years it was a treasure of info! Papazian and Palmer are two of the very best for initially getting started.


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[Barny]

Randy Mosher has a how-to home brew book due out in a few months as well. Based on his other books I'm pretty excited about that one.


- My name is Barny, and I'm an alcoholic.
- Mr. Gumbel, this is a Girl Scout meeting.
- Is it? Or is it that you girls can't admit you have a problem? (The Simpsons)

 

[Jupapabear]

I would also recommend Beersmith podcasts as a wealth of information for you. I've listened to damn near all and learned quite a bit. I don't always have time to sit and read, so I have the podcast playing in my car, or on my head phones when I run.

 

[unionrdr]

^Sounds like, " you know you're a home brewer when"...

 

[Jupapabear]

Lol

 

[tmccoy]

I took you up on the home brewing podcasts. I spend a lot of time in the car for work so I've listened to about a third of them in three days. Also reading the How to Brew book online. Trying to take in as much as possible. Thanks for all the suggestions!

 

[unionrdr]

There's a lot of reading/listening material out there to learn from. Some podcasts were on Youtube as well.