Brewing Quality Beers: The Home Brewer's Essential Guidebook (Paperback)

~ Byron Burch (Author) "A. If your recipe calls for one or more grain malts (or other grains), place the cracked or ground grain in a kitchen pan, cover..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

"At first glance, this would appear to be the kind of inexpensive brewing book designed to be tossed in with the beginning brewer's kit of startup supplies. But Brewing Quality Beers is more like a serious brewing textbook with all but the most essential information stripped away. There should be no danger here of being intimidated by the . . . complexity of brewing. This book lays it all out in a calm, hypeless manner. It is a beginner's book supreme.

"Whether you are a beginner who wants the basics in the clearest possible form, or someone who is just wondering what this homebrew thing is all about, Brewing Quality Beers is the book for you." -- Randy Mosher author of The Brewer's Companion in "All About Beer" March 1994, p. 42

Product Description

This short book is the finest how-to manual for home brewers. First, it provides a succinctly readable introduction to get novices safely through their first few batches. Then, it goes on to present the best available introductions to intermediate and advanced brewing.

BQB does not attempt to be an encyclopedia. Rather, it presents a clear procedural guideline for someone to follow in order to succeed. The book includes recipes to help newcomers avoid potential problems, but the intent is to teach the reader about the various brewing ingredients, and how they work together, so brewers will be inspired and enabled to create successful recipes on their own.

No other home brewing textbook is written by an author with Byron Burch's extraordinary set of qualifications:

First, as a national champion home brewer (1986) and meadmaker (1992 and 1994) his expertise is obvious.

Second, since 1972, he has worked in the brewing and winemaking supply trade, creating a highly successful business, despite its being located in a town of only modest size. Along the way, he has taught countless new brewers, which gives him an exceptional grasp of what they want and need to know, what questions they have, and how much information they can absorb at one time.

Third, having a master's degree in English, he is able to pass along his brewing expertise in a disciplined, clear, and effective manner that benefits would-be home brewers.

Brewing Quality Beers is the book you should study if you want your home brewing venture to become an engrossing hobby.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Joby Books; 2nd edition (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960428429
• ISBN-13: 978-0960428427
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #542,222 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional, concise guide to homebrewing, October 12, 1998

By A Customer

This is the first book I bought before I brewed my first batch from extract--the beer turned out great and I've never looked back. Since then I've expanded my homebrewing library to include Papazian's "Joy of Homebrewing", Miller's books, Noonan's "New Brewing Lager Beers", and others, but as a guide to the basic nuts and bolts of homebrewing, nothing beats this book, and it is the one I turn to first if I have a question I want answered quickly. First time brewers would do well to read this. Highly recommended.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Guide, July 5, 2003

By	Brian D. Gabriel "forever learning" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Got this book for my first batch. Still refer to it now. This thin manual is all you need to know for your first batch, and even has a (not complete) section on all-grain. While charlie's "joy of" is still a neccesity for first timers, this book contains all the bare-bones info you need and you will need for your first and consecutive batches, without the editorializing and romanticizing of "joy of".

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brewing Quality Beers: The Home Brewer's Essential Guidebook, August 13, 2000

By	Paul Magee (SC) - See all my reviews

Excellent is all I can say. This book is very good at covering all aspects needed to get a person off on the right foot. I enjoyed this book and have made very tasty brews with the help of this book.