Homebrew Favorites: A Coast-to-Coast Collection of More Than 240 Beer and Ale Recipes [Paperback]

Karl F. Lutzen (Author), Mark Stevens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 1994

To its tomes on homebrewing and the recent Beer Enthusiast's Guide , Storey Publishing now adds a splendid set of beer recipes. They are sorted into chapters according to style of beer--pale ales, brown ales, porters, stouts, European lagers, etc. There is also a chapter on meads, which are not beers at all but brews based on honey. As the book's very first sentence asserts, the recipes are "for homebrewers"--serious ones. Each recipe has been submitted by a particular homebrewer whose name and comments on the resulting potation introduce the list of ingredients and preparation directions. Libraries with homebrewers already in their clientele really ought to have it, and wherever the book is added, homebrewers might just start springing up.

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To its tomes on homebrewing and the recent Beer Enthusiast's Guide , Storey Publishing now adds a splendid set of beer recipes. They are sorted into chapters according to style of beer--pale ales, brown ales, porters, stouts, European lagers, etc. There is also a chapter on meads, which are not beers at all but brews based on honey. As the book's very first sentence asserts, the recipes are "for homebrewers"--serious ones. Each recipe has been submitted by a particular homebrewer whose name and comments on the resulting potation introduce the list of ingredients and preparation directions. Libraries with homebrewers already in their clientele really ought to have it, and wherever the book is added, homebrewers might just start springing up. Ray Olson

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"...a must for homebrewers interested in expanding their repertoire of beer creations." -- Beer, the magazine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 7, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882666134
• ISBN-13: 978-0882666136
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #80 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Drinks & Beverages > Beer

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book from extract to all grain!, October 1, 1998

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This review is from: Homebrew Favorites: A Coast-to-Coast Collection of More Than 240 Beer and Ale Recipes (Paperback)

Karl presents a comprehensive collection of ale and lager recipes. The recipes include both extract and all grain recipes at about a 50/50 porportion.

I enjoyed the book immensely as I was departing from kits and following recipes. All the recipes I made came out fantastic and I still make some of them today.

Some of the things I exceptionally, liked are:

Several recipes come from competitions. I had found these recipes came out exceptionally well.

Although one would think that the recipes from competitions would be more complex, but in fact they were not.

I used the book for extract recipes only, so I cannot comment on the all grain recipes. However speaking for the extract recipes, it is certainly a book I have read time and time again as I select what type of beer I am going to make next.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beer making book, September 4, 2010

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My husband has become a pretty good beer maker and not that the beer gets that much cheaper it is that you are able to make more variety and create your taste preferences. This book gave my husband a few more ideas and some other choices.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good book for ideas, July 13, 2008

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This review is from: Homebrew Favorites: A Coast-to-Coast Collection of More Than 240 Beer and Ale Recipes (Paperback)

I liked this book, but I am not sure if I will ever use any of the exact recipes. It is a good source for ideas on what other people have done. It is much like when a neighborhood puts out a cookbook, but this time is is a nation's homebrew recipe book.