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

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

Editorial Reviews

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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: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #96,944 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

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

By	R. Arey "_rob" (Cannon NH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for Extract Brewers, February 27, 2008

By	Chris Rea (Amarillo, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Not a bad recipe book, but I'd say much more valuable to extract brewers as over half are extract recipes. I've definitely gotten some good ideas from it, but was a bit disappointed there weren't more all-grain recipes. There are only a few that I have any interest in brewing. Still it serves as a good reference when developing a new recipe. Most of all it's interesting to see what recipes other homebrewers have had success with.