Brewing Better Beer: Master Lessons for Advanced Homebrewers Paperback Author: Visit Amazon's Gordon Strong Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0937381985 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Brewers Publications (May 16, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0937381985
- ISBN-13: 978-0937381984
- Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Like many active homebrewers, I own a decent number of books on homebrewing and I have read them all cover-to-cover. These include all the well-known ones from Papazian (several), Palmer, Noonan, Daniels, etc. I am a scientist by trade, so I particularly enjoy digging into the technical chapters so that I can do all the brewing calculations myself using a pencil, paper, and my trusty HP calculator. I'm also a long-time listener to a number of homebrewing podcasts, and I eagerly anticipate the arrival of my Zymurgy and BYO magazines. There is very little you can teach me with regards to brewing processes or techniques that I have not heard about before. Although I would love to experiment more and learn for myself the pros and cons of various techniques, I brew infrequent enough that I have settled into a system that works for me. All that being said, this is a book I enjoyed reading and one I highly recommend for the wealth of information inside.
I purchased this book for exactly the reasons Gordon Strong lays out in the introduction: it tells you how and why Gordon Strong brews the way that he does. His credentials show that he has mastered homebrewing, so I was very interested to see if there were tips or procedures I could pick up that would improve my brew day and/or to improve my beer. He covers just about every angle from recipe formulation all the way through to packaging and shipping the beer off for competition. Every chapter either taught me something, reinforced an idea, or gave me something to think about.
The book is divided into three main sections: Philosophy, Mastering Your Craft, and Applying Your Knowledge.
I read the reviews and was torn about ordering the book based on several of the rants against it. After reading about half the book, and browsing the rest to get an idea of all that it had to offer, I am glad I bought it. I have already incorporated some of the tips given in the book into my brewing.
I've been brewing for about 20 years, 7 of it all grain. I brew on average twice a month, sometimes more. I have single tier three vessel system. I am a scientist by training, but to be honest, I never thought of my brewing from a "process" viewpoint, until I read the book. I am at that stage in my brewing where I am focusing more on improving my beer, rather than seeking out new methods or techniques. The book offers those kind of insights. The author gets you thinking about beer and your brewing from a different perspective. He emphasizes that no two brewers make beer the same way, which is very true and is amply demonstrated if you belong to a brewclub. Homebrewers can all make great beer on their variety of systems: the book helps you think in a way to maximize your system to make the most of what you have and the processes that you have adopted. It offers alternatives, and shows the up and down sides of them all, so the brewer can decide if he has made the right choice for him.
It is a shame that I almost missed out on this book due to a few petty reviews, that in hindsight seem more like bulletin board rants, by know it alls with brewpot envy. Guys, please go get yourself a 15 gallon Blichman and get rid of the little 5 gallon enameled pot, then maybe you won't be so sour on life and can move on.
The book was never meant to be a book on beer design, or a how to book which is what the harshest critiques are comparing it to.
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