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Product Identifiers

PublisherBrewers Publications

ISBN-100937381985

ISBN-139780937381984

eBay Product ID (ePID)109166229

Product Key Features

Book TitleBrewing Better Beer : Master Lessons for Advanced Homebrewers

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicBeverages / Alcoholic / Beer

IllustratorYes

GenreCooking

AuthorGordon Strong

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-003301

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal641.8/73

SynopsisAll the insight is laid out for you in a comprehensive format that includes tips, hints, examples, techniques, recipes, analogy, and allegory. This is the one book experienced home-brewers need to up their game. -- from the Foreword, One of the most successful and respected homebrewers in America and highest ranking judges in the BJCP, there are few candidates better placed than Gordon Strong to give advice on how to take your homebrew to the next level. In Brewing Better Beer, the author sets out his own philosophy and strategy for brewing, examining the tools and techniques available in an even-handed manner. The result is a well-balanced mix of technical, practical, and creative advice aimed at experienced homebrewers who want to advance to the next level. The book is also a story of personal development and repeatedly mastering new systems and processes. Strong emphasizes that brewing is a creative endeavor underpinned by a firm grasp on technical essentials, but stresses that there are many ways to brew good beer. After mastering techniques, equipment, ingredients, recipe formulation, and the ability to evaluate their own beers, the advanced homebrewer will know how to think smart and work less, adjust only what is necessary, and brew with economy of effort. The author also pays special attention to brewing for competitions and other special occasions, distilling his own experiences of failure and (frequent) triumphs into a concise, pragmatic, and relaxed account of how judging works and how to increase your chances of success. The author's insights are laid out in a clear, engaging manner, deftly weaving discussions of technical matters with his own guiding principles to brewing. Learn to identify process control points in mashing, lautering, sparging, boiling, chilling, fermenting, conditioning, clarifying, and packaging. What are the best ways to control mash pH, which mash regimen suits your process, how can you effectively control your process through judicious equipment selection? Other tips on optimizing your brewing include ingredient and yeast selection, envisioning a recipe and bringing it to fruition, planning your brewing calendar, and identifying the critical path to ensure a successful brew day. There is also a detailed discussion of troubleshooting to address technical and stylistic problems advanced homebrewers often face. Through it all, Strong highlights you are the ultimate arbiter, giving advice on how to judge your own beers and understanding how balance takes many forms depending on style., Provides insights that are laid out in a comprehensive format that includes tips, hints, examples, techniques, recipes, analogy, and allegory.

LC Classification NumberTP577.S795 2011