The complete guide to brewing your own beer at home : everything you need to know explained simply

9781601386014
160138601X

335 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The History of Brewing and Beer
A Happy Accident
The Most Ancient of Beverages
Beer in the New World
Bottling Beer and Creating the Industry
Beer in the Time of Prohibition
Case Study: Tom Horton
ch. 2 An Overview of Brewing and Beer
Basic Ingredients
Basic Equipment
An Overview of Beer Types
Lager
California Common/Steam beer
Ale
Wheat beer
Case Study: Eric Holden
ch. 3 The Necessary Ingredients
Barley
Common malts
Hops
Common hops
Yeast
Choosing the right yeast
Water
Carbonate and bicarbonate (C03 and HC03)
Chloride (Cl)
Sodium (Na)
Calcium (Ca)
Sulfate (S04)
Magnesium (Mg)
Adjusting Your Water
Additional Ingredients
Starches
Sugars
Flavorings
Fruits
Vegetables
Spices, Herbs, Roots, and Other Flavors
Case Study: Ben Batten
Shopping for Ingredients
Case Study: Kirk's Brew
ch. 4 The Necessary Equipment
Where to Brew
The Necessary Equipment
Case Study: Daren Yu
ch. 5 Brewing for Beginners
Ensuring your Equipment is Clean
Preparing the Ingredients
Examination of ingredients
Steeping the Grains
Adding the Malt Extract
Adding Hops
Late Extract Addition
Complete Boil and Cool
Measure the OG (Original Gravity)
Pitching the Yeast
Fermentation
Secondary Fermentation and Dry Hopping
Priming and Bottling
Kegging
What Might Go Wrong Along the Way
Clean and sanitary
Tannins
Boil-over
Excessive fermentation
Contamination during fermentation
Stuck fermentation
Over carbonation
Mold
Chill haze
Your First Taste
ch. 6 Extract Recipes
American Amber Ale
Light American Ale
Scottish Strong Ale
Porter
Dark Wheat Beer
Golden Light Ale
Pitch Black Wild Rice Ale
Case Study: Samuel Moore
ch. 7 Intermediate Brewing
Intermediate Ingredients
Intermediate Brewing Equipment
Do the Partial Mash
Imperial Oatmeal Stout
ch. 8 Partial Mash Recipes
Partial Mash Chocolate Cherry Stout
American Cream Ale
Partial Mash Blonde Ale
Austrian Lager
ESB (Extra Special Bitter)
Partial Mash Porter
India Pale Ale
Partial Mash Irish Red Ale
ch. 9 Advanced Brewing: All-Grain
All-Grain Equipment
Your First All-Grain Brew
Single-Step Infusion
All-Grain Porter
The Step Mash
Irish Red Ale
Decoction
Single decoction mash schedule
Double decoction mash schedule
Triple decoction mash schedule
Bohemian Pilsner
ch. 10 All-Grain Recipes
American Amber Ale
California Common All-Grain
All-Grain Bock Beer
All-Grain Wheat Beer
All-Grain India Pale Ale
All Grain ESB
Conclusion
Resource Directory
Home-Brew Retailers
Web Equipment and Ingredient Resources
Web Home-Brew Resources and Forums

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