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Im looking for a solid homebrewing book or two..

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by time4lunch, Jan 21, 2013.

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  1. time4lunch

    time4lunch Crusader (444) Aug 10, 2012 New Hampshire
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    Hey all, I'm new to the homebrewing scene. I just finished my first back which was a 9% dipa and am ready for round two. The first batch I did was extract using my buddies equip. Im looking into getting my own gear and want to know whether I should do extract or bite the bullet and go all grain? Also I am looking for a couple solid books to get the details sorted out, almost like a field guide if you will..

    All responses, comments, help is appreciated. Thanks and cheers
     
    #1 time4lunch, Jan 21, 2013
  2. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,123) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    Read: How to Brew, by John Palmer
    http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html

    If you are still interested, then buy the book. Usually it is the other way around, but the book is more up to date than the site.
    Also check out The Joy of Homebrewing.

    Equipment: do a litte research then decide on what you will need. It will depend on what you already have that you can repurpose and also how deep you want to get into it.

    You can also do a beer advocate forum search for:
    Absolute noob
    Absolute beginner
    Essential homebrewer's library (this one is a gold mine of links and directions to good information)
    Best kit or best homebrew kit

    Beer advocate also has a decent search feature for whatever else you are looking for, and there are other Homebrewing forums online.

    Or you can just post a question on the forum.

    Then when you are ready for recipe info:
    Listen for free to The Brewing Network's Jamil Show podcasts on iTunes. They are broken down by style, but they all have good information in them. Some of the shows are much more than just style guidelines and recipe information.

    Then if you need more in depth information there is also:
    Brew Strong podcasts for free on iTunes
    A subscription to Zymurgy and/or Brew Your Own magazine

    And tons of good information online, just understand that not all of it is good, and some of it is really bad. There are other sites, but bad advice is shot down pretty quickly on this forum AND backed up with solid information and/or experience.

    Also Vikeman has posted Homebrew42's extract brewing information (awesome) before. I originally included it in this post, but edited it out since I didn't have his permission to post it.
     
    #2 scurvy311, Jan 21, 2013
  3. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,123) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    #3 scurvy311, Jan 21, 2013
  4. time4lunch

    time4lunch Crusader (444) Aug 10, 2012 New Hampshire
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    Thanks a ton. Cheers
     
    #4 time4lunch, Jan 21, 2013
  5. TheMonkfish

    TheMonkfish Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Chad

    If I could only choose one it would be Palmer's book. I bought that with the Papazian book when I was first starting. Papazian's was a good encouraging book (think training wheels) - but now the Palmer book is the one I go to when I have questions.
     
    #5 TheMonkfish, Jan 21, 2013
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