The Big Book of Brewing

by David Line

This is the classic book for any really enthusiastic and ambitious home brewer...the person who wants to brew high quality "true" beers using real hops and grains, rather than by using more easily-handled kits and powdered or liquid malt extracts. The author explains to beginners and experts alike a simple method of "mashing" for producing the finest flavoured beers, ales, stouts and lagers from all-grain ingredients, just like the professionals do. It is simply the most advanced and comprehensive book on the subject for the amateur. - The language of the brewer - Brewing quality beer - Commercial brewing - Equipment - Your first brew - Easy recipes - Systems of mashing and sparging - Real ingredients - Buying malt - Brewing process - Problems - Advanced recipes - The best book on "mashing" ever published! First published by Argus Books in 1985, this classic home brewing manual has been out of print in the UK for over a decade. During that period, enthusiasts and home brew shops have been importing the US edition in order to keep its essential wisdom alive within the hobby.

Genres: Cookbooks

254 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

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Dave Line (1942 – 1980) was a British beer author. An electrical engineer by profession, he is regarded as a pioneer in homebrewing during the 1970s.

Reviews

[Uroš]

Good book for homebrew historians. Interesting how brewing science evolved in last 30 years. Basic principles of brewing are the same, so you will still make great beer with knowledge from this book, but there are plenty of small things that were debunked in last 10 years. Equipment and ingredients probably changes so much that we newer brewers will never know how bad it was for homebrewer s 30 - 40 years ago ...

[Fredrick Danysh]

This guide to the home brewing of beer is a little heavy on the jargon and technical terms. It does contain some useful information as well as recipes and basic techniques. The chemestry of brewing is also discussed.

[Grant]

This book is a bit dated, though it is good to understand older homebrewing practices.

For something more up to date see How To Brew by John Palmer.