Any interest in reading reviews of books about fermentation?
Yes 62 (95%)
No 3 (4%)
Well that is enough of a margin of victory for me to close this poll early (I already posted a review anyway).
In the comments MRB asked "What other books can we look forward to reading your opinions on?" So here is a list of books that will probably be reviewed over the next few months (in no particular order):
How to Brew
Radical Brewing
Designing Great Beers
Microbrewed Adventures
Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers
Brew Like a Monk
Wild Brews
Farmhouse Ales
Barleywine
Smoked Beers
Wheat Beers
Extreme Brewing
Brewing up a Business
Brewing Classic Styles
Homebrewer’s Garden
Brewmaster’s Table
New Brewing Lager Beers
Principles of Brewing Science
If anyone has suggestions for other brewing books worth reading, let me know.
How to Brew will be this week's review, but to determine the rest of the order just vote in the poll. Each week I'll write a review of the most popular remaining book.
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ReplyDeleteWhile I am sure you have probably read it, Michael Jackson's 'Great Beers of Belgium' is an amazingly educational and entertaining read.
ReplyDeleteYou should read Designing Great Beers. I recently tried to read it cover-to-cover and I need someone else to share my pain.
ReplyDeleteNot a big fan of DGB? What is your main complaint? I think some of the ingredients are a bit out of date, but in terms of teaching you to design your own recipes I haven't found a better resource.
ReplyDeleteHey Mike,
ReplyDeleteI am completely new to your site but I think I like it! I just read you post about Charlie Papazian's "Joy of Homebrewing" book and was wondering if you felt the same way about the "sidekick" book to that entitled "The Homebrewer's Companion"(http://www.amazon.com/Homebrewers-Companion-Charles-Papazian/dp/0060584734/ref=pd_sim_b_3). My brew-buddy and I have found them both relatively helpful in covering the basics, we are new to brewing, but have found other resources to really help us understand in-depth concepts and methods. I just thought you could take a look and see if you think it is more of the same or something that is worthwhile to keep around on the bookshelf.
I read Homebrew Companion early in my brewing career. I remember it being pretty similar, but a bit more in depth. That said, I haven’t opened it in so long that I can't do a mini-review off the top of my head.
ReplyDeleteRE: DGB
ReplyDeleteIt's a reference book, not a read-it-through book. ;)
Although like any textbook, I find by reading it through and through, I know where to find information. However, it's not a How To Brew book, and not very fun to read.
"The Homebrewers' Recipe Guide", by Patrick Higgins, Maura Kate Kilgore, and Paul Hertlein
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