The use of wooden vessels for storage, transportation, fermentation, or aging of beer is deeply rooted in history. Today s talented brewers are innovating, experimenting, and enthusiastically embracing the seemingly mystical complexity of flavors and aromas derived from wood. From the souring effects of microbes that take up residence in the wood ......
Explore Local Flavor Using Cultivated and Foraged Ingredients Brewers are at the forefront of the locavore movement using locally grown, traditional ingredients, and cultivated and foraged flora to produce beers that capture the essence of place or terroir. Brewing Local examines the history of distinctly American beers, visits farm breweries, and ......
Craft beer sales are flourishing across the U.S. and breweries are opening at a rapid rate. Without a continual emphasis on producing the highest quality beer, the health of the entire craft brewing industry is jeopardized. In other words, proper quality management for small, regional and national breweries is critical. This guidebook decodes how ......
Renowned Grandmaster Beer Judge Gordon Strong takes you through his approach to recipe formulation. The more than 100 personal recipes include specific advice and sensory profiles, with insights into the creative process behind each. The author also shares his tips on mashing, hopping, ingredients, and adapting recipes to your set-up.
Brewers often call malt the soul of beer. Fourth in the Brewing Elements series, Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse delves into the intricacies of this key ingredient used in virtually all beers. This book provides a comprehensive overview of malt, with primary focus on barley, from the field through the mashing process.
One of the most exciting and dynamic segments of today's craft brewing scene , American-brewed sour beers are designed intentionally to be tart and may be inoculated with souring bacteria, fermented with wild yeast or fruit, aged in barrels or blended with younger beer. Craft brewers and homebrewers have adapted traditional European techniques to ......
The third Brewing Elements book, Water, takes the mystery out of the chemistry and treatment of brewing water. It leads brewers from an overview of water sources, to adjusting water for different beer styles and brewery processes, to wastewater treatment. Learn to understand water reports, flavor effects, residual alkalinity, malt acidity, and ......
The Brewers Association's Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery delivers essential industry insight needed by aspiring brewers. This comprehensive guide covers everything from site selection and branding to regulatory requirements and equipment considerations.
The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops
Stan Hieronymus expertly explains the nature of hops, their origins, hop quality and utilization--and even devotes an entire chapter to dry hopping. For the Love of Hops also includes a reference catalog of more than 100 varieties and their characteristics.
