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The brewer's companion: A source-book for the small-scale brewer

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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.

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.

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.

At the price this sells for these days, it would be worth the cost solely for the recipe worksheets and temperature charts included. There are also ample references tables for water treatments, beer styles and ingredients that make it an oft-used reference when brewing.

This is an invaluable reference for the beginning-intermediate brewer even after reading through it, which is a pleasure, because the wealth of information it contains is presented in an easily absorbable, entertaining way.

Two pints up.

I didn't expect as much detailed information from this book, just a lot of charts and summaries. However, there is a lot of intermediate and advanced brewing material included. It is very useful and logically organized. A good reference for your collection.