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I know that this has been done before, but...

What books do you guys have in your brewing library?

I have been building mine up based on the BJCP recommended readings:

http://www.bjcp.org/study.php

Unfortunately it is hard to find some of them as they are out of print.

I've got a few

Brewing with Wheat - Stan Hieronymus
Tap into the Art and Science of Brewing - Bamforth
Grain Vs. Grape - Bamforth
Brewing Classic Styles - Zainasheff & Palmer
Brewmasters Table - Garrett Oliver
The Amber Nectar - Keith Dunstan
The NEW World Guide To Beer - Michael Jackson
The Book of Longing - Leonard Cohen
The Homebrew Q & A Book - Ashton Lewis
Tasting Beer - Randy Mosher
The Organic Beer Book - Protz

Probably a few more aswell but thats all I can come up with without leaving my chair. I highly reccommend the Brewmasters Table by Garrett Oliver, not a brewing book but will provide extremely useful descriptions and desired characteristics of most beer styles.

I only own 1 brewing book - Palmer's How to Brew although i do have pdf files of a few of the science type brewing texts.

I have also read several of the classic beer style series books (thanks to the generosity of local brewers) as well as noonans lager text which is considered to be the best lager brewing book out there.

I am part of a group of 7 brewers here in Adelaide that are studying for the BJCP exam in December. So I've read Palmers book a few times and spend a lot of time with the style guidelines making up recipes as well as tasting and judging commercial beers considered to be classic examples of the styles.

The BJCP study guide itself is also worth a read

PaulSteele wrote:
The Book of Longing - Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen??? What's he doing in there?

Sometimes I find myself in need of spiritual relief mid-mash

PaulSteele wrote:Sometimes I find myself in need of spiritual relief mid-mash

Bottling days are always a contest in our house - OH insists on his Bob Dylan for the first fermenter , but I get ol' Lenny for the second one! Ahh, still the sexiest man alive!

Brewing With Wheat is a good one, as well as anything by the esteemed, late Mr Jackson.

Fix's Principles of Brewing Science is great if anyone wants to get a bit more into the details.

I have to say that I've been referencing The Homebrewer's Garden a bit recently- being hop season, and I'm looking forward to
the release of The Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Hops, Malts, and Brewing Herbs.

do a search for brewers publications
amazon have a good base of books

I'd recommend the following out of my collection:

"Brew like a Monk" - great for Belgian styles. An interesting read even if you're not planning on using the recipes.
"Extreme Brewing" (Sam Calagione) - All extract recipes but some really interesting and way-out ideas

For the cost-concerned brewer who wants to stock up the library, try bookdepository.co.uk.

A wide range of brewing books, almost always the cheapest, and free postage.

I am in no way affiliated with them, but have bought a lot of brewing books from them.

And +1 for Extreme Brewing. Great book.

Hello. What are a couple of good brewing books that are in print? Looking to grab something from the local bookshop with my Chrissie voucher.

This won't help you with your voucher, you will just have to have a look. Once you have done that though go to www.bookdepository.co.uk or check out the many other sites who sell cheap books. I have bought 4 brew or beer books from these guys. They won't charge postage, even overseas. admittedley they are mostly reprints.
Cheers

edit: website address

You should be able to get 'How to Brew' by John Palmer at most bookshops. The latest addition not the 2nd edition which is the free one on his website.

If they don't have it you can ask as they should be able to order it in for you.

Getting How to Brew ordered in. Should be a good read!

While I wait for it to come in, I was given Plain Man's Guide to Beer by C.L. Duddington. It's quite interesting, there's a healthy amount of chemistry in there. It's certainly not the simple man's guide.

There's an amusing pseudo-appendix of beer mixes, where the author seems to admit to liking getting paralytic, while warning against over consumption.

I've got How To Brew, it's very in depth, answering all sorts of questions that you could possibly want to ask. Only thing I don't like is a pet peeve, in the pictorial How-to, the bloke brewing isn't called "The Brewer" he's called "Joe Brewer". If I can't find a bigger problem than that though it'll be grand.

Could have been "John Citizen"...

That bloke has so many credit cards it's not funny... Must have a good credit rating

Fifey wrote:I've got How To Brew, it's very in depth, answering all sorts of questions that you could possibly want to ask. Only thing I don't like is a pet peeve, in the pictorial How-to, the bloke brewing isn't called "The Brewer" he's called "Joe Brewer". If I can't find a bigger problem than that though it'll be grand.

Funny thing is, the bloke known as Joe Brewer, and shown in the photos, is actually the author of the book, John Palmer.

It's a great read and very helpful. Lots of tips that I would have overlooked. Interested in getting Brew Like A Monk by written by Stan Hieronymus, it seems it's conceptually quite similar to Brewing with Wheat for those that have that but not the other. It would be something I'd like to read even while I wouldn't be able to put it into practice for a while.