AG newbie seeks help

jaytee1 · Post by **jaytee1** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:27 pm

Right thanks to the threads on this forum and my desire to produce better ales im going to look into ag brewing. The only problem is that I have only just got to grips with kits and havent a clue about ag.

Can anyone suggest a good book or reference some websites that could be handy.

Cheers

JT

maxashton · Post by **maxashton** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:30 pm

http://www.18000feet.com/

http://www.howtobrew.com/

Northern Brewer · Post by **Northern Brewer** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:44 am

jaytee1 wrote:Right thanks to the threads on this forum and my desire to produce better ales im going to look into ag brewing. The only problem is that I have only just got to grips with kits and havent a clue about ag.

Can anyone suggest a good book or reference some websites that could be handy.

Cheers

JT

American but nevertheless very good...

http://www.realbeer.com/jjpalmer/SitemapA.html

bitter_dave · Post by **bitter_dave** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:00 am

DaaB wrote:Dave Lines Big Book of Brewing (currently in print, try play.com)

Graham Wheelers Homebrewing (out of print, try E-bay)

.... or Wheeler's Brew Your Own Real Ale at Home, which has enough information to get you brewing without getting bogged down with techicalities, and lots of recipes. Unfortunately out of print, but keep an eye out for it on ebay and amazon

subsub · Post by **subsub** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:11 pm

... and don't forget Real Ales for the Home Brewer by Marc Ollosson. A very easy book to follow and the recipes are grrreat!

delboy · Post by **delboy** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:19 pm

I found this site very useful when starting out its full of pictures detailing a simple single infusion mash and boil (a pic is worth a thousand words after all).

http://cruisenews.net/brewing/infusion/

wooyay · Post by **wooyay** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:37 pm

bitter_dave wrote:.... or Wheeler's Brew Your Own Real Ale at Home

I've just got hold of a copy of this book from my local library and I must say it's a really good read. Just need to hope nobody else wants it now so I can keep on renewing it until I find it elsewhere.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:30 pm

DaaB wrote:I'd generally recommend new all grain brewers avoid Palmer, at least until they've got a couple of brews under their belt. He has an excellent technical knowledge but this can make all grain brewing seem far more technical than it actually is. It's possible to make good beer by following a few simple steps but without having a clue what is going on and to be honest I think it's better to do that so you don't get bogged down with technicalities.

I agree!
Before I made the switch to AG brewing I read through palmers website and nearly gave up. Then I found this website Batch Sparging Made Easy
You don't have to know the mechanical workings of a car to drive it, same thing with mashing.

jaytee1 · Post by **jaytee1** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:56 pm

Thanks all for the sites and books cited here, i'll be reading for awhile by the looks of things!!

cheers

JT

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