Brew Your Own British Real Ale: Recipes for More Than 100 Brand-Name Real Ales

by Graham Wheeler, Roger Protz

British Real Ale is a hot area of interest among homebrewers, and with the help of this book they can make beers that taste just like Bass, Boddinton's,Eldridge Pope, Fuller's, Guinness, Sam Smith's, and more.

Genres: Brewing

196 pages, Paperback

First published January 10, 1998

Reviews

[Barry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good introduction to the home brew hobby for those who want to progress from kit packs. I'll be honest, I'm still a novice in terms of home brew and I found the early chapters a bit heavy. Wheeler launches straight into the science which I found a little difficult to grasp at first.

That said, Wheeler is comprehensive and opinionated on what he feels works and does not work. If I ever progress from kits this book will be an invaluable resource.

Much of the book is recipes on how to recreate a number of famous British beers. I've not been a bitter drinker for a long while and hardly ever visit pubs but this took me right back. I can see me having a crack at some of these one day.

Not the right book for me 'right now' but a good book all the same.

[Dan Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absurdly informative book, and I've read a few, about how to brew ale at home. Written in a clear, comprehensible style and in terms which accurately guesses both the Huggins the reader doesn't know yet, and - crucially - the order in which it will occur to him that he doesn't know. LO, the answer tends to be in the next paragraph.

[David Mosley · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book that I plan to purchase before October of 2013 so I can begin brewing. If you are interested in brewing beer, particularly real ale, and want to know how to make some of the UK's most famous beers, I highly recommend this informative text.