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Any Good Books

Post by Si. » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:01 pm

Having read though a few threads on the Forum I can see a number of different brewing books mentioned which 1 would be a good starter? went down WHsmiths yesterday & they have nothing. but Amazon have a good few.

Homebrewing for dummies :blink:

The Big book of brewing?

Brew your own BRITISH real Ale

If I ever get round to doing me own proper Brew I wouldnt mind doing a Speckled Hen or Abbots or anything similar to the bottled beers, or would these brews be hard starters??? :D
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Post by Andy » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:25 pm

I've got two Wheeler books and they're excellent. Could do with a revision now though.....
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Post by Si. » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:25 pm

DaaB you are a Master of brewing and you always know whats what, but I'm surprised youve never been snapped up by some local brewer, those recipes would be good but would they be hard for a 1st timer :D

Andy whats the Wheeler books you have?

Thanks.....
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Post by Andy » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:32 pm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 05-3355837 and http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 05-3355837

As DaaB mentions, one or both should be coming back into print. The first one has loads of theory/technique with the second book a tad light in that area but has loads of clone recipes.
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Post by Reg » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:03 am

QUOTE (andy @ Mar 12 2006, 10:32 PM) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 05-3355837 and http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 05-3355837

As DaaB mentions, one or both should be coming back into print. The first one has loads of theory/technique with the second book a tad light in that area but has loads of clone recipes.
Both of these are very good. I have them too.
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Post by deadlydes » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:24 am

DAAB:
would you mind posting/emailing me the old speckled hen recipe please?
thanks in advance
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Post by Andy » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:12 pm

Just won DL's Brewing Beers Like Those You Buy (snappy title! :P ) on ebay :pink
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Post by Andy » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:14 pm

QUOTE (Daft as a Brush @ Mar 13 2006, 12:05 AM) Mind you if the landlord at my local gets his finger out I may be getting involved with starting up a microbrewery with him which i'm sure will be a steep learning curve.
Would be great if that comes off DaaB, I'm sure they'd be a queue of volunteers wanting to help out....
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Post by Si. » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:40 pm

Cheers Reg :)

Cheers DaaB,
Read through SH recipe :D Is the copper a boiler(not the misses)? :bonk
Is that alot of pale malt?? & I thought Golden syrup gave you hang-overs :out what else would you use?
Good luck if it comes off wit microbrewery

Was it a good buy Andy ££
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Post by deadlydes » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:51 am

this isnt a bad site
http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html
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Post by Si. » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:50 pm

Interesting reading deadlydes..

Guy at works lent me Brew your own British real ale at home, good book like how it gives you the Malt Extract brewing methods might be the next step for me, and for the Specky Hen replacing the pale malt with pale extract, :D :D
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