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How to brew, everything you need to know to brew great beer every time, by John J. Palmer

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-559) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

How to brew

bibliography

959650870

by John J. Palmer

everything you need to know to brew great beer every time

"How to Brew is a fully revised and updated do-it-yourself guide to making quality beers at home. Written for all skill levels--from beginners to accomplished all-grain brewers--this book includes ingredients, methods, recipes, equipment suggestions, and brewing techniques"--, Provided by publisher

Sec. I. Brewing beer kits -- Brewing your first batch of beer -- Cleaning and sanitizing -- Malt and malt extract -- Brewing with beer kits and extracts -- Hops -- Yeast and fermentation -- Yeast management -- Water for extract brewing -- Brewing with a full-volume boil -- Priming, bottling, and kegging -- How to brew lager beer -- Brewing strong beers -- Brewing with fruits, vegetables, and spices -- Brewing sour beers -- Sec. II. All-grain brewing -- Understanding malted barley and adjuncts -- How the mash works -- The methods of mashing -- Extraction and yield : Or what to expect from your mash -- Getting the wort out (lautering) -- Brewing your first all-grain batch -- Residual alkalinity, malt acidity, and mash pH : Or, everything you ever wanted to know about mash pH but were afraid to ask -- Adjusting water for style : Famous brewing waters and their beers -- Sec. III. Recipes, experimenting, and troubleshooting -- Some of my favorite beer styles and recipes -- Developing your own recipes -- Is my beer ruined? -- Sec. IV. Appendices -- App. A. Using hydrometers and refractometers -- App. B. Beer color -- App. C. Beer clarity -- App. D. Building wort chillers -- App E. Lauter tun design for draining -- App. F. Lauter tun design for continuous sparging -- App. G. Brewing metallurgy -- App. H. Metric conversions -- App. I. The trouble with producing gluten-free beer