Comments on: A Basic Homebrewing Collection for Your Library

By: caleb tr

caleb tr — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:07:16 +0000

An essay on brewing, vintage & distillation, together with selected remedies for hangover melancholia; or, How to make booze by John Festus Adams
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/67599

This one is out of print, but I’m a big fan of this author and his works on chickens and gardening are also worth reading. He manages to be informative without being too serious, and we cab all use a little fun now and then. Oh wait, maybe that’s why you are homebrewing…

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:40:24 +0000

Graham Wheeler’s out of print “Brew Your Own British Real Ale at Home” and “Brew Your Own British Real Ale” are great for anyone who is interested in brewing English beers. Very pricy from online resellers but he does have an updated version recently published in the UK.

By: K.G. Schneider

K.G. Schneider — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:46:13 +0000

Go for it, Jeremy! We need more brewbrarians (or librewians). It’s a fun craft. I am reviewing the All-grain DVD later this week but I’ll add, liked the book(s)… LOVE the movie. Add the Basic Brewing “extract” DVD to your reading pile. Their techniques are current and the delivery is clear and pleasing.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:42:24 +0000

Love the post. You’ve given me a few ideas. I tried home brewing a few years back with modest success. Maybe it’s time to give it another shot.

By: K.G. Schneider

K.G. Schneider — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:40:45 +0000

Tangee, what’s the hubby brewing? I’m going to get a kit today to brew something for my partner — something light and not too hoppy.

By: K.G. Schneider

K.G. Schneider — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:58:50 +0000

John, that article is a fabulous piece of writing–it captures not just Caglione but the rise of craft brewing. I really hope it ends up in one of the “best of” anthologies so it gets a fresh readership.

By: Tangee

Tangee — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:34:32 +0000

We have a few books on homebrewing at home, but I will have to share this post with my husband. He is brewing a new batch this weekend (delayed from last weekend). Thanks for all the great info’.

By: John Schalow

John Schalow — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:26:34 +0000

I haven’t seen the Sam Caglione book yet, but there was an article in the New Yorker (11/24/2008) which summarizes his freethinking approach to brewing.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/24/081124fa_fact_bilger?currentPage=all

Being an old Reinheitsgebot guy, it makes me wonder what beer is anymore

By: K.G. Schneider

K.G. Schneider — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:56:35 +0000

Built out the WC list a little with Jon’s additions, though I find WorldCat lists clunky. Wish I could share maintenance of a list, do better description, etc.

By: Jon Gorman

Jon Gorman — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:49:49 +0000

Skimming through more of the worldcat list right now and thought I’d mention the guys at Craftbrewer as their favorite lager book, although I don’t have the equipment to do lagers reliably yet.

New brewing lager beer : the most comprehensive book for home- and microbrewers

The also mentioned How to Brew and…some other one as their top three brewing books.

Thanks for the list .