A Guide to Craft Brewing

by John Alexander

Overview

A Guide to Craft Brewing explains how to brew your own beer in clear and straightforward terms, making this popular and rewarding hobby accessible to all. This practical book covers twenty-eight types of malts, thirty-one adjuncts and thirty-three hops, and includes how to treat water to match a beer type and yeast necessary to create your own unique style. It explains each step for the novice with tips and advice, but also includes advanced techniques and ideas for the more experienced home brewer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847973436
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	10/18/2011
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

John Alexander readily mastered the techniques involved in brewing with malt extract and cereals, and quickly moved on to mashing, brewing wholly from malt, and adjuncts. He specializes in "beer from the wood" and has perfected the real ale recipes included in this book.

Table of Contents

Introduction     7
British Beer Styles     8
Building a Brewery     13
Barley, Malting and Malts     25
Adjuncts: 'The Controversy of Beer'     38
Hops: 'The Heart of a Good Pint'     45
Brewing Liquor     54
Preparation of the Grist     67
The Production of Sweet Wort     73
The Production of Bitter Wort     86
Yeast and Fermentation     94
Beer Finings     109
Traditional Draught Beer     112
Bottled Beer     125
Head Formation and Retention     134
Beer Recipes     138
Continental Beers and Beer Recipes     151
By-Products and Infections     165
Glossary     171
Bibliography     172
Index     174