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New Brewing Lager Beer is the probably the most scientific brewing book I own. It goes through the chemistry of the mash, the effects of the water, calculations for almost everything you could run across, and several other things I can't remember. It has a small section of recipes, but it's mainly a fundamental knowledge book.

It is also the fundamental resource for one of the most difficult methods of homebrewing beer: the dreaded triple decoction mash all grain brew. Apart from using wild yeasts, nothing strikes fear in the hearts of homebrewers like the thought of a decoction mash. Instead of shying away from it or explaining it away, Noonan embraces the technique with an almost religious zeal. Although decoction mashes require several times the amount of effort and care of a standard mash, Noonan's process leads the brewer through it as easily as possible, and the results are simply not reproducible by other means. The question is: is that flavor worth the effort? For Noonan, it is. For most other brewers, it isn't. For those types, Noonan provides scaled down mashing processes, including double and single decoctions, step mashes, and the basic infusion. (after trying all of them, I've settled on the step for most of my brews. I figure it gives a good balance of conversion/extraction and not taking all damn day!)

For all its technical information, New Brewing Lager Beer is short on a couple fronts. It does not have much on recipe formulation or much of anything on ales, as the name would suggest. But that's ok: lots of other books have those.Get more detail about New Brewing Lager Beer: The Most Comprehensive Book for Home-and Microbrewers.

Michael Jackson's Great Beer Guide Decide Now

If you like to Drink or Brew good beer this is a good book to read. It has great pictures and comprehensive descriptions of 500+ of the best beers in the world, and, and the traditional bottles & glass they are served in. I drink&brew and got this to give me inspiration for things to brew. It served that pupose well, and would be a good reference to inpress yer friends at the high end beer garden. Get more detail about Michael Jackson's Great Beer Guide.

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I'd recommend The Way to Make Wine: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home as a starting point. It is clear, has good graphics and isn't overwhelming. Then, as you gain experience, this is the book to own and use for variations, clear problem-solving on difficulties faced, and as a reference book. If the topic comes up in home winemaking, the information is here in this book. Recommended bung sizes for common containers? Yep, table 2-3 on page 90. Measuring volatile acidity? Page 134 with the caution that this is an advanced technique requiring lab gear.

Though it's a great book, let me say that some of what is presented in the book is not consistent with what I would consider reasonable home winemaking. Though measuring the sugars, alcohol, and acid is all fine with me, there's a bit too much (for my taste) adding of modifiers to the wine (gum arabic and tannisol for example to alter the wine). That seems like something that's acceptable in a product that must turn out "correctly" each time, like a McDonald hamburger, but dodgier in a product like wine that we assume will be grapes, yeast, residual sulfur, and fining agent only. I mean, the loaf of bread I buy at the grocery store has ten ingredients, but the one I make at home has five (flour, yeast, salt, sugar, and water). Mine doesn't turn out perfectly (and reproducibly) the same each time, but that's part of the game.Get more detail about Techniques in Home Winemaking: The Comprehensive Guide to Making Chateau-Style Wines.

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I enjoyed this book immensely, being both a history buff and a beer reader. Once I started, I couldn't put it down. And then I sent it to a relative who will no doubt devour it as I did. Yes, it gets a bit dense at times, but only occasionally, and after all, it's history, so one has to expect at least a little of that. You can't go wrong with this one.Get more detail about Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer.

Save Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home

The book is written for beginners. I purchased this book hoping it was written for experienced homebrewers. All the recipes in the book are extract recipes. In general, had I known what I now know about this book, I would not have bought it. I would get radical brewing instead. I do like DFH brews, and respect Sam for what he has done to get his brewery running, I just don't think this book is worth it.Get more detail about Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home.

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Excellent cookbook. Great recipes for cooking with Jack Daniel. Many interesting stories from Lynne Tolley. Would recommend highly.Get more detail about Cooking With Jack The New Jack Daniel's Cookbook.

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Excellent book on wine for the beginning and intermediate sommelier. Very descriptive and an excellent resourse for winetasting terminology and research. Get more detail about The Taste of Wine: The Art and Science of Wine Appreciation.

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this is a very good book. Has a lot of healthy juice recipes. I like the fact that it tells you what vegetables are good for what ails you. Would recommend this for Juicing for health.Get more detail about Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Juices.

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This excellent book is well illustrated in color, with encyclopedic information
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Not loaded with a bunch of coffee but real good chocolate recipes I haven't had time to tray many yet but the ones I tried are real winners! Great value and recipes!Get more detail about Hot Chocolate: 50 Heavenly Cups of Comfort.

Purchase Thomas Jefferson on Wine

I bought this book a couple of weeks ago because it looked interesting. I really enjoyed reading this book from the very first page !! Has alot of interesting facts and I also learned alot about wines from Thomas jeffersons era. Also has alot of history about Jefferson that I was never aware of. Get this book if you can,.......... I am glad that I did !!Get more detail about Thomas Jefferson on Wine.

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California Wine For Dummies is an educational book for wine enthusiasts of a beginner level.

The book is organized into 5 parts and 15 chapters. Chapters 1-3 cover a background of California wine production with lots of statistics, what is in a varietal wine and which grapes are the most grown and harvested in California, and how to decode California wine labels

Chapter 4 covers the major wine regions of California which issentially means there is a section for Napa (5 pages), Sonoma (7 pages), and everything else (11 pages).

Chapters 5-11 cover different varietal wines and a bit about blends. These chapters also include the author's favorite examples of each varietal. They have LOTS of favorites. I think that it's good to offer examples and favorites (I think that lots of readers want guides of this type to assit them at the store as well), but it might encourage a reader to only seek out those wineries, which is pretty sad.

Chapter 12 covers pairing, collecting, storage, and a basic vintage guide.

Chapters 13 and 15 contain travel information.

Chapter 14 is sort of an FAQ (Are California Chardonnays Too Oaky? Are $100 wines worth the price?)

My opinion of the book is a bit mixed. I am very happy that I bought it because it does contain a lot of useful information and overall I am quite pleased with it. But I dislike that Chapter 4 was really about Napa and Sonoma and didn't contain as much information about the other regions in California. I think that these other regions are offering great values and should be explored and studied a bit more. After all, the book explains that Napa represents only 4% of California wine production.

So should you get this book? If you are at all interested in California wine, especially if you are a beginner my answer is a loud and clear YES! There is a lot of great information contained in these pages.

But I really do hope that subsequent editions of this book contain more information about other wine regions that are representative of production numbers.Get more detail about California Wine For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking)).

Where To Buy The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy: A Regional and Village Guide to the Best Wines and Their Producers (The World's Finest Wines)

This book is very useful for wine lovers who already know the basics about Tuscany wines and region and wish to know something else. Colours and images make a very special presentation, as well as the family touch when showing the different generations of wine producers. Get more detail about The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy: A Regional and Village Guide to the Best Wines and Their Producers (The World's Finest Wines).

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If you like cooking & love history this book is for you. Great recipes that can be cooked inside or out in cast iron. Great stories about the forest sevice, I just loved it. Especially the photographs.Get more detail about Camp Cooking: 100 Years.

Grape vs. Grain: A Historical, Technological, and Social Comparison of Wine and Beer

Just got this book as a Valentine's Day present from my wife. Great book. I never totally understood the differences in the production processes for beer and wine before and this book took me through them in a very easy to understand manner. I especially enjoyed the chapters on the quality. I learned that the compound responsible for my beer reeking of butterscotch at times (diacetyl) is the same flavour I love in California Chardonnay wine and these wines are often known as "butter bombs". The differences between the various types of beers was also interesting and learning which foods go with which beers was the chapter that was the most helpful to me. This was an area where I was never quite sure and now I can pair beers with food with much more confidence.Get more detail about Grape vs. Grain: A Historical, Technological, and Social Comparison of Wine and Beer.