Basic Homebrewing

A full-color introduction to beer brewing complete with some recipes.
Whether you'd like to start your own brewpub someday or are just looking for an alternative to bland mass-produced beer Basic Homebrewing is the perfect way to learn the fundamentals of home fermentation. Illustrated throughout in full color and structured around a series of increasingly complex recipes the book teaches essential techniques through clear step-by-step instruction revealing a process that is equal parts science and art--you'll familiarize yourself with both the technology that makes brewing possible as well as the malts hops and additives that give a beer its flavor. By the end you'll have the tools you need to start experimenting on your own and coming up with new concoctions. Best of all you'll never have to touch another cheap watery beer again.