A really good book starts off with the history of real ale and then moves onto the brewing process with just enough detail to be intresting and not boring. Then moves onto the diffrent styles of ale how they were developed and gives examples of each, finishes off with some info about CAMRA (campaign for Real Ale) of which i'm a member.
The book is full of lot's of intresting facts which will always come in handy down the pub to impress your friends with your knowledge.
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A really good book starts off with the history of real ale and then moves onto the brewing process with just enough detail to be intresting and not boring. Then moves onto the diffrent styles of ale how they were developed and gives examples of each, finishes off with some info about CAMRA (campaign for Real Ale) of which i'm a member.
The book is full of lot's of intresting facts which will always come in handy down the pub to impress your friends with your knowledge.
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Although better texts exist, none contain the breadth of information that this one does. It has a complete section on different brewing methods, ingrediants and yeast. It also has a very comprehensive section on styles and recipes for each style. Snyder uses recipes from brewers, Al Korzonas for example, around the country to complete the recipe section of his book. Some of the recipes contain incomplete or simply bad advice and in my opinion should have been scrutinized more closely. However, despite these drawbacks, it is a nice reference and very easy to read. It is the book to buy for somebody who would like a lot of information without having to buy more books.
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Although better texts exist, none contain the breadth of information that this one does. It has a complete section on different brewing methods, ingrediants and yeast. It also has a very comprehensive section on styles and recipes for each style. Snyder uses recipes from brewers, Al Korzonas for example, around the country to complete the recipe section of his book. Some of the recipes contain incomplete or simply bad advice and in my opinion should have been scrutinized more closely. However, despite these drawbacks, it is a nice reference and very easy to read. It is the book to buy for somebody who would like a lot of information without having to buy more books.
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Altbier is one of the better books in the Classic Beer Style series.
Alt is in many ways a hybrid of top fermented beer and bottom fermented lager. The ingredients are distinctly lager-like but with the use of cystal malts and rather more dark malts than usual. Lager hops are used for bittering, flavor, and aroma. The yeast is the thing. It's a top fermenter that likes to be used at lager-like temperatures (13C for primary, down to 0C for lagering).
The book is packed full of the history and other information about this unique style. There is some fairly dodgy stuff about equipment but any practised brewer would ignore that. The sections on how to brew the beer are far better.
This is a straightforward book which explains simply how to make beer and cider. The recipes I have tried do work. The book sticks to one way of doing things and is a little weak on explanations of why the ingredients in the brewing recipes have been included. After making a few brews with this book I have "moved on" to other books. However, it is a good book to start with.
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This is a straightforward book which explains simply how to make beer and cider. The recipes I have tried do work. The book sticks to one way of doing things and is a little weak on explanations of why the ingredients in the brewing recipes have been included. After making a few brews with this book I have "moved on" to other books. However, it is a good book to start with.
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This is a straightforward book which explains simply how to make beer and cider. The recipes I have tried do work. The book sticks to one way of doing things and is a little weak on explanations of why the ingredients in the brewing recipes have been included. After making a few brews with this book I have "moved on" to other books. However, it is a good book to start with.
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