Product Description: Everything needed to brew beer right the first time. Presented in a light-hearted style without frivolous interruptions, this authoritative text introduces brewing in a easy step-by-step review.
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Rating: - Very Thorough
This is the most thorough text on brewing that I have found. Though Charlie Papazian's book is a good read for beginners, Palmer has really filled in a lot of the missing info. Excellent buy!
Rating: - Big part in the puzzle
I own this book as well as the -Joy- book from Papazian and the guide from Miller. None of these three books gave me all the informations I wanted to have, but together they did quite well. I find the information in the this book the most complete and well organized (he does not cover Kreusening, but thats about it). He gives you a lot of formulas and sheets to do calculations for the variation of given recipes or creation of your own. The all grain recipes are definitely for the intermediate brewer. ... Read More
Rating: - The New Brewer's Bible
i have been homebrewing since high school and this is the best brew book ever for all levels of brewers; equipment, basic extract brewing to all grain brewing; it is the new brewer's bible. Thank you John Palmer!
Rating: - Good Tips for Beginners or Experts
I was a first time brewer when purchasing this book and it allowed me to browse the pages and get my first batch under my belt in no time. From there it provides enough information to let the brewer(s) experiment on their own. The book gives great tips on what aspects of the ingredient's weights and time addition give the beer its characteristics, allowing you to really create multiple beers from the same recipe just by varying simple time additions during the brew.
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