Book Review: The Brewmasters Bible by Stephen Snyder
I picked this book up on a whim one day at the local bookstore and to my surprise it turned out to be a pretty decent all in one reference.
While not really a "beginner how to brew" book, this volume does cover a broad series of brewing topics in some detail to include mashing, ingredients and detailed descriptions of many beer styles.
What attracted me to the book was the many ingredient tables, style tables and detailed descriptions as I'm always looking for more hard data on current ingredients. However as I sat down to read it I also found quite a few good tips on a variety of subjects including kegging, mashing, decoction and styles.
The latter half of the book also includes many dozens of recipes organized by style. While I have not personally brewed many of them, they appear to be well formed and organized.
Overall I would give this book an 8.5 out of 10 if you are looking for a good all in one volume intermediate brewing reference. I really enjoyed it!
Cheers!
Brad
I picked this book up on a whim one day at the local bookstore and to my surprise it turned out to be a pretty decent all in one reference.
While not really a "beginner how to brew" book, this volume does cover a broad series of brewing topics in some detail to include mashing, ingredients and detailed descriptions of many beer styles.
What attracted me to the book was the many ingredient tables, style tables and detailed descriptions as I'm always looking for more hard data on current ingredients. However as I sat down to read it I also found quite a few good tips on a variety of subjects including kegging, mashing, decoction and styles.
The latter half of the book also includes many dozens of recipes organized by style. While I have not personally brewed many of them, they appear to be well formed and organized.
Overall I would give this book an 8.5 out of 10 if you are looking for a good all in one volume intermediate brewing reference. I really enjoyed it!
Cheers!
Brad