Wild Brews: Beer Beyond the Influence of Brewer's Yeast

by Jeff Sparrow

Overview

Explores the world of Lambics, Flanders red and Flanders brown beers as well as the many new American beers produced in the similar style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780984075683
Publisher:	Brewers Publications
Publication date:	05/25/2005
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	315
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Jeff Sparrow has been homebrewing since 1989. After numerous trips overseas, Jeff decided to focus primarily on creating Belgian-inspired beers. Jeff won a silver medal in the American-Belgo category at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival while collaborating with Rock Bottom in Chicago.  Most recently, he won a gold medal in the American-Belgo category at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival while collaborating with Haymarket Pub & Brewery in Chicago.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements	v
	Foreword	vii
	Introduction	1
	Classic Styles	9
	History	29
	Drinking Wild Beer	57
	Beer-Souring Microorganisms	99
	Production Methods	117
	Wild Fermentation	151
	Fermentation and Maturation Vessels	189
	Finishing the Beer	223
	Do It Yourself	255
	Appendix	267
	Glossary	275
	Bibliography	293
	Index	303