The brewer's companion: A source-book for the small-scale brewer [Unknown Binding]

Randy Mosher (Author)

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 286 pages
• Publisher: Alephenalia Publications (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964041006
• ISBN-13: 978-0964041004
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #814,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A master of brewing science, Randy Mosher (Chicago, IL) applies his restless curiosity and creative energy toward the art of brewing.

As a veteran and award winning brewer, Randy Mosher knows the rules of brewing and when to break them. He is the author of The Brewers Companion (Alephenalia Publications, 1994), the homebrewing columnist in All About Beer, a regular contributor to Zymurgy (the Journal of the American Homebrewers Association) and is a frequent lecturer on beer across the country. He is also on the board of directors of the American Homebrewers Association and the Chicago Beer Society.

With a background in advertising graphics, Mosher has been a creative force in homebrewing for more than 20 years. In Radical Brewing, he shares his many discoveries and secrets (try the recipe for Tangerine Porter) with an amusing tone and gently bent approach that will engage new brewers and captivate creative thinkers of all types.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books available for begining brewers., May 18, 1998

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John Craig ([e-mail]) (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The brewer's companion: A source-book for the small-scale brewer

Randy Mosher got it right with this book. This book is written in laymans terms and gets right to the basics, continuing on through moderate to advanced information. Very well laid out and full of usefull charts and worksheets. Hands down the best resource book for beginning brewers I've seen.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most concise and perfect compilation of information for brewing..., September 12, 2005

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Stephen Ressel (North Dakota, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The brewer's companion: A source-book for the small-scale brewer

Randy Mosher wrote the best compilation of home brewing/brewing information on beer I have seen. It describes every stage of brewing, every style, the chemicals that effect beer, and provides loads of forms and charts to use when brewing. I haven't seen this anywhere else. This is THE "must have" book for the home brewer. Until I got this book, I was fooling around with scraps of information pulled from one book, or another, and never understanding precisely why the method of homebrewing works. Until you can get this information, you are merely walking prescribed paths without any idea why, or how to improve and stream line the process.

Much of the book is graphic, an excellently compiled. I also suggest Noonan's "Lager" book for more precise information for the intermediate and advanced homebrewer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars indispensable homebrewers aid, July 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The brewer's companion: A source-book for the small-scale brewer

The further you get into making beer, the more you will rely on the tables of easy-to-understand technical info in this book. I first thought it would be intimidating, but my first read enlightened me to the finer aspects of creating great beer. If you make your own beer get this book now.