What book should i buy?

[babalu87]

+1 for this book

http://www.amazon.com/Brewing-Classic-S ... 0937381926

Brewing classic styles by Jamil Zainesheff

He won homebrewer of the year here in the states twice!
Great book as far as recipes, he has a website as well.... www.mrmalty.com

I ordered this on Monday so should get it weds! Don't know why i'm excited, I've got both BYORAAH and MO's Real Ales that I have to make my way through first!!
It's like on the hunt for hidden treasure isn't it!!

The problem is, I think, that I can't drink it quick enough but If I make a really good one I don't want to share it....Doh!

I refer to the book all the time, you wont be disappointed.
He has some funny little tales, I especially like the Cowboy Alt one.

[scarer]

I've dropped a clanger with this, all the recipes are for extract beers not all grain

[babalu87]

I've dropped a clanger with this, all the recipes are for extract beers not all grain

Jamil has all grain recipes for ALL beers in the book at the end of each chapter

[scarer]

I'll have another look, I only had a quick flick through

Cheers

[roger the dog]

I've dropped a clanger with this, all the recipes are for extract beers not all grain

Jamil has all grain recipes for ALL beers in the book at the end of each chapter

Phew, guess what I've just ordered

[SteveD]

400g of black malt in 4 gallons of porter


If thats in a book burn it.

What's wrong with that? What do you expect to find in a Porter, Martin? Middle/late period Porters regularly used black malt - Whitbread 1896 has 106g per gallon, though most used less and a few used more. However, I'd expect that CJJ Berry would have chucked it into a standard Bitter recipe and called it Porter instead of using a Pale/Amber/Brown, or a Pale/Brown/Black grist well hopped with fuggles or goldings.