The Ultimate Guide to Homebrewing: Techniques and Recipes to Get Brewing Today

Description

This is the perfect book for anyone getting into homebrew, with easy-to-follow instructions, must-try recipes, expert tips, and everything else a homebrewer could want. Push the text-heavy guide aside and learn how to brew from tutorials with step-by-step photography. Then dive in and choose from dozens of recipes from some of today's top homebrewers and craft brewers-including big names like Allagash, The Bruery, and Surly. All your favorites are here, from porter and stout to India Pale Ales and even a couple sours. While some recipes hew to tradition, most push the envelope with extreme and experimental techniques. Master the use of unusual ingredients and learn brew-day secrets that go far beyond the standard recipe sheets found at many homebrew shops. All recipes come with step-by-step instructions and some include tips from the brewers themselves-so you know you're brewing the best beer possible. Learn the basics, then impress your family with beers that feature honey, chocolate, chili peppers, tea, and other unusual ingredients. Often, just a small addition makes a big impact-these recipes take the guesswork out of the equation. If you're into beers that go with the local food movement, you can even experiment with growing your own hops!

The Editors of the Harvard Common Press, and of the Quarto Publishing Group of which the press is an imprint, have decades of experience creating exciting, practical, and best-selling books on foods and beverages for hobbyists and everyday home cooks.