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The Brewer's Library


There are many brewing books to choose from. Some are broad in scope and cover most aspects of homebrewing. Others cover specific styles and types of beers. Some are meant for beginners, others for more advanced brewers.

Brewer's Library

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THE COMPLETE JOY OF HOMEBREWING Papazian, Charlie. Our favorite, and the brewing world’s favorite. Fun, complete, good recipes, lots of information. Definitely a book to have

$14.99
THE BREWER’S COMPANION Mosher, Randy. In the author’s words, this is a “complete compendium of brewing knowledge thoughtfully arranged for the amateur brewer and containing numerous and diverse charts, tables, graphs, etc., as an aid in the successful brewing of quality beer.” Lots of info.

$16.95
BREW CHEM 101 An in depth, but easy to read summary of brewing chemistry written for the lay person. It has a section on how to avoid off-flavors in your beer.

$14.95
BREWING QUALITY BEER Burch. A solid beginners book. One to choose if you want a simple book for a beginner. An often recommended choice of ours.

$7.95
BREWING THE WORLD’S GREATEST BEERS Miller. An informative, well written book with recipes for famous commercial beers.

$14.95
BREWMASTERS BIBLE Snyder A very complete book on all aspects of homebrewing

$22.95
CLONE BREWS Tess and Mark Szamatulski A very good beer book. Has extract, partial grain, and all-grain recipes for 200 of the world’s best beers.

$18.95
NORTH AMERICAN CLONE BREWS Another wonderful book similar in style to Clone Brews focusing on beers
from the northern western Hemisphere, apart from Europe.

$14.95
COMPLETE HANDBOOK OF HOMEBREWING Miller. Almost rates a star. A thorough book, one that covers the whole subject, but more technical than beginners often want. If you love detail, this is a fine book.

$14.95
DESIGNING GREAT BEERS Daniels, Ray. A very good book for designing classic beer styles.

$20.95
ESSENTIALS OF BEER STYLES Echardt, Fred. A comprehensive book on the many styles of beer. Has info on the IBU (bitterness) levels of commercial beers and their gravities.

$14.95
HOME BEERMAKING Moore. A good beginners book. Has good basic information plus some good recipes. Competes with Brewing Quality Beer for the beginner’s choice.

$5.95
HOMEBREWING GUIDE David Miller. Another good book from Miller. Full of sound advice.

$16.95
HOMEGROWN HOPS Beach. Helpful information on planting, growing, picking, and curing your hops. 102 pages.

$12.95
YEAST CULTURING FOR THE HOMEBREWER Leistad. Shows how to save and reuse yeast without elaborate lab equipment. Focuses on sterilizing yeast cultures and making agar slants for storage of yeast.

$4.50
HOW TO BREW, Palmer. We highly recommend this book! It has loads of information including recipes, charts, and a good sectionon brewing problems. This is a good beginner's book or one to add to the collection.

$16.95
RADICAL BREWING, Mosher. This book is a trip through brewing history covering beer rites and rituals, beer recipes, and beer trivia. If you would like to impress your friends with good beer and radical beer information check this book out. We recommend it.

$15.95
Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation, White, Chris and Zainasheff, Jamil. The most thorough and useful discussion on yeast that's out there. From selecting the proper yeast, the biology behind fermentation, to culturing and even creating your own lab, this book covers it all.

$19.95
Principles of Brewing Science, Fix, George. This book discusses ways that fundamental science impacts brewing, paying special attention to the chemistry of bacteria and wild yeast, chemical changes that occur during malting, and how the laws of physics apply to carbonation and dispensation. A must have for the serious brewer!

$29.95
Tasting Beer, Mosher, Randy. This book is a lively exploration of the culture, chemistry, and creativity that make craft beers so wonderfully complex. Use this book to heighten your enjoyment of every glass with an understanding of the finer points of brewing, serving, tasting, and food pairing. Makes a great gift, even to the non-brewer.

$16.95
Cooking with Beer, Boteler, Alison. This book is chock full of beer/food pairing information and recipes that utilize beer in them. From breakfast to dessert, this book has you covered.

$20.00
Brew Like a Monk, Hieronymus, Stan. Brew Like a Monk delves into monastic brewing, exploring this rich-flavored specialty of the beer world through detailed visits to the modern producers in both America and Belgium. Along the way, Stan Hieronymus examines methods for brewing these unique ales suited for both commercial and amateur brewers ready to try their hand at these tasty treats.

$17.95
Wild Brews: Beer Beyond the Influence of Brewer's Yeast, Sparrow, Jeff. Wild Brews explores the world of lambics, Flanders red and Flanders brown beers as well as the many new American beers produced in a similar style.

$17.95
Farmhouse Ales, Markowski, Phil. Farmhouse Ales is a must for anyone who enjoys brewing or drinking Saison or Biere de Garde.

$17.95
New Brewing Lager Beer, Noonan, Gregory. If you want to get serious about your brewing techniques, this is the book to buy. We highly recommend this book for both the homebrewer wanting to take their beer to the next level or the professional brewer who wants to hone their craft.

$19.95
BYO 250 Classic Clone Recipes. This magazine has both all-grain and extract recipes for 250 commercial beers, such as Dogfish Head's 90 Minute IPA, Stone Brewing's Darth Porter, and Bell's Two-Hearted Ale.

$9.99
BYO Hop Lover's Guide. This magazine covers pretty much everything you would want to know about hops. The Hop Lover's Guide contains detailed information on all the different hop varieties, some great hoppy beer recipes, and even good information on how to grow hops yourself.

$6.99
Brewing with Wheat, Hieronymus, Stan. Everything you wanted to know, and probably some things you didn't, about brewing with wheat is right here in this book.

$17.95
Brewing Classic Styles, Zainasheff, Jamil and Palmer, John. This book has a recipe or two for each recognized beer style. You name the type of beer, its got it. Our favorite recipe book!

$19.95
First Steps in Yeast Culture Part One, Rajotte, Pierre. A great book for both homebrewers and professional brewers who want to utilize better yeast practices to improve their brewing.

$27.95
Extreme Brewing, Calagione, Sam. This book includes recipes and techniques for brewing with outside-the-box ingredients and recipes, such as one for a blood orange wheat beer. Also includes a few Dogfish Head clone recipes.

$24.95
Beer Captured, Szamatulski, Tess and Mark. Beer Captured contains 150 recipes for beers from all over the world, from Beamish to Chimay to Sierra Nevada. Also includes some tasty cooking with beer recipes..

$16.95
The Home Brewer's Companion, Papazian, Charlie. A perfect addition to any brewer's collection. Starts where Papazian's Complete Joy of Homebrewing leaves off, the Companion has lots of in-depth information about enzymatic activity, how to build some of you own equipment, and identifying and eliminating off-flavors in your beer.

$14.99

Beer Style Books

The following books are part of the AHA beer style collection. Each is written by an authority and goes into considerable detail on the style of beer the book covers. If you know what you like to brew,
these are very fine books.

Description Price Add to Cart
Beer Style Book; Altbier

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Bock

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Pale Ale

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Brown Ale

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Kolsch

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Mild Ale

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Continental Pilsner

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Porter

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Scotch Ale

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Stout

$16.95
Beer Style Book; Vienna

$16.95
Beer Style Book; German Wheat

$16.95
SMOKED BEER

$13.95
BAVARIAN HELLES

$13.95



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