Can you recommend a book

Tensbrewer · Post by **Tensbrewer** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:50 pm

Hi there, I am getting back into this brewing lark, just bottled my third all grain brew today, but something I could do with is a decent brewing book.

I get loads of brilliant info from this forum but I was looking for some kind of textbook that would give info like yeilds from different grains, background info on hop varieties and so on.

Do you have any recommendations?

Thanks

Post by **Jim** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:59 pm

Hi, there are a few recommendations here.

Jymbo · Post by **Jymbo** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:05 pm

Ray Daniels "Designing Great Beers" is a superb guide to brewing different styles and formulating recipes. It has loads of info on ingredients and calculations for gravity and bitterness too. It does assume that you have a good grasp of the basics, though.

Tensbrewer · Post by **Tensbrewer** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:32 pm

Thanks very much guys, I will have a look for Wheelers, Daniels and Palmer - sounds like a dodgy legal firm!

BarnsleyBrewer · Post by **BarnsleyBrewer** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:23 pm

When I first started brewing I borrowed some books from the local library, the best were, Dave Line, Graham Wheeler, and C.J.J. Berry & Roy Elkins, these are in by no means in order of preference, they're all very good.... If I was forced to choose

I enjoyed the Graham Wheeler books!!

John

prolix · Post by **prolix** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:25 pm

just read everything DaaB wrote here you won't go far wrong

BarnsleyBrewer · Post by **BarnsleyBrewer** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:30 pm

prolix wrote:just read everything DaaB wrote here you won't go far wrong

I'll second that, the info i got about water treatment has improved my brews 100%, I thank him for that.
Aleman knows his stuff too, he's helped me out also!

John

Dennis King · Post by **Dennis King** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:31 pm

I have got designing great beers and find it hard going

Tensbrewer · Post by **Tensbrewer** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:59 pm

I'll go for Wheelers if I can find a copy I think and see how I get on, thanks again for all the tips.

Bru4u · Post by **Bru4u** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:58 pm

I have about seven books on the subject, this site is a great resource but I highly recomend this book, it is by far my favourite. It has everything in great detail and heaps of recipes that are rated and an opion given on them which many people are cautious to do.

regds Bru

BarnsleyBrewer · Post by **BarnsleyBrewer** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:44 pm

Is he American?

alefric · Post by **alefric** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:49 pm

The Graham Wheeler books are clear and easy to understand.....Ray Daniels is brilliant for a more in depth understanding but would be easier with more of the measurements in metric......and i'll second second (i think that might be third!) the comment about DaaB and Aleman on this forum.

Madbrewer · Post by **Madbrewer** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:24 am

Dennis King wrote:I have got designing great beers and find it hard going

I found the maths hard partly because I was having to translate the units of measurement. I use a hybrid of Daniels Idea's for brewing within the style and Wheelers hop calculations to get maths right and it seems easier though I am no expert. Also currently I am working on getting consistency in taste and quality before worrying about understanding colour.

Prozac · Post by **Prozac** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:11 pm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Camra-Guide-Bre ... 867&sr=1-7

HOW MUCH

Shurely Shome Mishtake

Post by **Jim** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:29 pm

Prozac wrote:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Camra-Guide-Bre ... 867&sr=1-7

HOW MUCH Shurely Shome Mishtake

It's out of print and sought after.

Don't worry, he's writing a new edition.

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