Marty Nachel

Homebrewing For Dummies

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Produktbeschreibung

The latest on gluten-free, organic, and green brewing

Make your own delicious lagers and ales

Want to become your own brewmeister? This must-have guide gives youeasy-to-follow instructions in everything from brewing and bottling tostoring, pouring, and kegging your own beer. You get the latest on requiredequipment and new brewing methods, as well as over 100 tried-and-true recipes. Plus, you'll see how to take part in homebrew competitions!

Discover how to:
Set up your home brewery
Select ingredients and flavorings
Brew basic beers,specialty beers, even cider and mead
Evaluate your beer and troubleshoot problems
Become an eco-friendly brewer

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Abmessung: 233mm x 188mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 625g
• ISBN-13: 9780470230626
• ISBN-10: 0470230622
• Artikelnr.: 23326864

Autorenporträt

Marty Nachel is an award-winning homebrewer, an AHA/BJCP Certified Beer Judge, and was a beer evaluator at Beverage Testing Institute and the Great American Beer Festival.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction

Part I: First Things First

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Wonderful World of Wort

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Beeraphernalia

Chapter 3: Creating Your Own Department of Sanitation

Part II: It's in There: The Nuts and Bolts of Beer

Chapter 4: Malt: A Tale of Two Sources (Grain and Extract)

Chapter 5: Hop Heaven

Chapter 6: Yeast and Fermentation

Chapter 7: On the Water Front

Chapter 8: Adjuncts and Flavorings

Chapter 9: Making Your Brew Bionic: Additives, Preservatives, Finings, and Clarifiers

Part III: Ready, Set, Brew!

Chapter 10: Beginner Brewing Directions

Chapter 11: Intermediate Brewing Directions

Chapter 12: Homebrewing Directions for the Serious Beer Geek

Chapter 13: Bottling Your Brew

Chapter 14: Kegging: Bottling's Big Brother

Part IV: Homebrew Recipes

Chapter 15: Ale Recipes

Chapter 16: Lager Recipes

Chapter 17: Mixed-Style Recipes

Part V: Alternative Brewing

Chapter 18: In-Cider Information

Chapter 19: A Meading of the Minds

Chapter 20: Going Green: Being an Eco-Friendly Homebrewer

Chapter 21: Gluten-Free Brewing

Part VI: Putting Your Brew to the Test

Chapter 22: Storing and Pouring

Chapter 23: You Can't Judge a Bock by Its Cover: Evaluating Beer

Chapter 24: Troubleshooting

Chapter 25: Homebrew Competitions

Part VII: The Part of Tens

Chapter 26: Ten (or so) Ways to D.I.G.I.B.I.Y. (Do It, Grow It, Build It Yourself)

Chapter 27: Ten Gizmos That Can Make Your Brewing Easier

Chapter 28: Just the FAQs: Ten (or so) Frequently Asked Questions

Appendix: Ingredients: The Building Blocks of Beer

Index