Here is a list of books we recommend. Please stay tuned for more info as we've only just started this page on 2005.02.03. In the meantime you can click each cover to go through to Amazon to purchase. Presented here in the order in which Amazon presented them to me when searching on "beer brewing homebrew"
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I have this book though have not yet read it all. It is very highly recommended among advanced homebrewers, with it's unique approach to brewing. Daniels does an analysis of award-winning homebrew recipes for each of the different styles, breaking down in a somewhat scientific fashion what is required to brew an award-winning beer.
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I don't have this one, but it is a popular book for the subject matter - growing your own ingredients.
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Brown Ale - Part of the Beer Styles series from the AHA. The whole series is generally good.
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Alt Bier. Part of the Beer Style series from the AHA. I have this one and would highly recommend it for brewing this style.
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Gregory Noonan's New Brewing Lager Beer is an update to his classic book. It is a must-have for anyone who is serious abut lagers.
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This is the first quality book I ever had in terms of content and readability, and it is still a great book by today's standards. Though Homebrewing for Dummies and How to Brew are both likely a better choice for an all-round good book, but you'll find good quality information on balancing draft systems in Miller, and probably a few other little things here and there.
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The 3rd edition of Charlie Papazian's venerable classic. The 2nd edition of this was my first brewing book. Charlie has a way of writing with a passion about homebrew that could get the Pope hooked on the hobby. The 2nd edition of the book has numerous technical errors that the author often gets criticized for, yet still most of the critics learned from this book as well.
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We have this and love it. A great book for beginner gadgeteers, though much of this sort of thing is on the web these days. See our reviews section for a thorough review.
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Another of the Classic Styles Series. Bock. I don't have this one, nor do I really enjoy the style.
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I don't yet have this book but Helles is a style that I have started to brew a bit of, so I can definitely see me picking it up.
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Dave Miller did a great job of this book. I have it and have read it, but I will probably read it again now that I have lagering capability.
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Another in the Classic Styles series. Eric Warner's book on Hefeweizen is supposed to be good, and since this is one of my 2 favorite styles I probably will buy it some day.
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Terry Foster knows his Pale Ales well, and this Classic Styles book is a classic in and of itself. A must-have for anyone into making British Beers.
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George and Laurie Fix's contribution to the Classic Styles series. Vienna/Oktoberfest/Maerzen
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A pretty complete history of brewing in Canada. We have it, and the one really annoying thing is that it has no index, which makes it useless as a reference.
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Not a bad book, but there are 2 or 3 others on this page someone would want before this one, if not more. If it were given to you, you could use it to learn to brew well. See our reviews section for a full review.
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I haven't brewed a Mild before and do not have this book, but the style has interested me lately as several fellows in our e-club brew it as a mainstay. I'd like to pick up this book.
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I've never seen this book before but it could make for an interesting read on this Canadian brewing family. Or not, who knows?
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Eric Warner was obviously talking to Koelsch brewmasters when he wrote this book, so the beer part of it is extremely solid. He embarasses himself, however, when he tries to comment on some of the cultural aspects of Koeln. Worth having to learn to brew the style, though.
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Barley Wine is another style I have not yet learned to appreciate.
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I don't have this nor do I know much about it.
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Wheeler's classic book on brewing British Real Ale. I don't have this but would love to get a copy.
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A slightly updated version of the above.
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A collection of the best articles from Zymurgy magazine collected by Charlie Papazian. Given what it is, it must be a good book. But I do not own it.
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Any book by Michael Jackson in which he describes various beers is worth having. A slightly older version of the one on the right.
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Any book by Michael Jackson in which he describes various beers is worth having. A slightly newer version than the one on the left.
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If I'm not mistaken this was George Fix's last book before he passed away. It is a pretty heady book for many homebrewers and is not really outcome-oriented in that you may not necessarily learn anything practicle from it. The pro brewers reviewing it on amazon rip it apart.
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A well-known book for mead. Haven't read it so cannot really comment.
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Classic Styles, Lambic. A difficult style to brew for a homebrewer but extremely rewarding if you can pull it off. Do not have this book but would not mind getting it.
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This is a very good book and that's from someone who does not like the Dummies books. See our reviews section for a thorough review.
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Something unique in a collection of recipes. We have it and like it. See our reviews section for a thorough review.
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Another book by Michael Jackson.
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See our reviews section for a thorough review.
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Saved the best for last. This should be the first book anyone buys.
See our reviews section for a thorough review.
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