Bavarian Lager: Beerhall Helles History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Classic Beer Style Series, 17.) (Paperback)

~ Horst Dornbusch (Author)

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Product Description

Helles was first created in Munich n 1894, it is perhaps the most delicate beer imaginable.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Brewers Publications; illustrated edition edition (June 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093738173X
• ISBN-13: 978-0937381731
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #60,437 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 16 in The Classic Beer Styles Series.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do you like german beer?, February 7, 2004

By	theoriginalsubguy "theoriginalsubguy" (Florida) - See all my reviews

Do you like german beer? If you do, get this book. This is the recipe key for that famous blond beer served in Bavaria. If you like the red beer, then get the book on octoberfest beer (marzen). This book will help you formulate a tasty, balanced, perfectly malty brew that is delightful. Fifty percent of my brews are helles beers, and once you get them right, I think yours may be too.

For the most authentic taste, I recommend incorporating decoction mashing. This subject is not covered in this text, but is in a book titled: NEW BREWING LAGER BEER.

Don't forget to drink to the foam (safely) and dance to merry music with a partner! Have fun. Auf Wiedersehen.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite book in this series., March 18, 2004

By	Thomas Wilk (Livonia, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The various books in the Classic Beer Style series are as mixed of a bag as their subjects. While each makes an effort to provide a bit of a history lesson, some technical background and a few recipes for the homebrewer, each author seems to have been pretty much left to work out the details. As a result, some examples got lost by being muddled with too much history, too many technical details or recipes that are at the extremes of the complexity scale.

Dornbusch managed to get a great balance of the three in this book, and he presents it in a style that shows that he downright enjoys his subject. The result is a book that, from a homebrewer's standpoint, is actually fun to read. But most importantly, you can make some pretty good brews from his recipes.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, November 21, 2002

By	C. Martinez (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Horst Dornbusch does a great job describing the history and stlye of a genuine Bavarian Helles. Great detained brewing methods and recipes.