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Summary: The first thing to buy for homebrewing
Review: ... is this book. I began homebrewing in 1993, and was immediately able to create basic and very good beers using only this book as my guide. It walks you into the process, providing the fundamentals, and then allowing you to learn more at your own pace (from full wort boils, to yeast cultures, to full grain). I quickly gained the confidence to not only progress, but to experiment with variations on the recipes to suit my own tastes, and as a result I have enjoyed this casual hobby for 8 years running.
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Summary: Relax do not buy this book have a homebrew instead
Review: I am not at all impressed with this book. very uptight and the information is written for the extreme paranoid. I have been unable to read passed the first chapter.With 40 books on beer and homebrewing to compare this one rates almost as low as that rating guide by that Englishman (not Micheal Jackson). I learned more from the first few pages of Papazian the new complete joy of homebrewing. For good and to the point informaion read Papazian. It reads like a novel and is fun to booth. It came highly recommended and now I see why. Other goods books: Beer: Tap into the art and science of Brewing, Charles Bamforth The Classic beerstyle series is not bad either. And on a more advanced level Principles of brewing science is also very good and very readable.
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Summary: Relax do not buy this book have a homebrew instead
Review: I am not at all impressed with this book. very uptight and the information is written for the extreme paranoid. I have been unable to read passed the first chapter. With 40 books on beer and homebrewing to compare this one rates almost as low as that rating guide by that Englishman (not Micheal Jackson). I learned more from the first few pages of Papazian the new complete joy of homebrewing. For good and to the point informaion read Papazian. It reads like a novel and is fun to booth. It came highly recommended and now I see why. Other goods books: Beer: Tap into the art and science of Brewing, Charles Bamforth The Classic beerstyle series is not bad either. And on a more advanced level Principles of brewing science is also very good and very readable.
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Summary: Good Primer on Homebrewing
Review: This book was given to me as a gift, and it helped me to get started in homebrewing. A good introduction to the mechanics of homebrewing. But as the first reviewer suggested above, the author is a bit paranoid. For a first-timer, I'd probably reccommend Papazian's guides as a better place to start. It's a little more easygoing and makes for a more interesting read.
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Summary: Good Primer on Homebrewing
Review: This book was given to me as a gift, and it helped me to get started in homebrewing. A good introduction to the mechanics of homebrewing. But as the first reviewer suggested above, the author is a bit paranoid. For a first-timer, I'd probably reccommend Papazian's guides as a better place to start. It's a little more easygoing and makes for a more interesting read.
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