mid-level homebrew books

Tell us what you have read, because if you haven't read How to Brew by Palmer, I think it is a must. It's a starter book, but it also gets you to all-grain brewing and troubleshooting. It's primarily about process. It has a few recipes, but if recipes are what you are after, there are other sources (Brewing Classic Styles by Zainasheff and Palmer, for example).

 

I second pweis909 here. You gotta get through How To Brew to get a full understanding of the whole process.

Beyond that I like Ray Daniels "Designing Great Beers" for recipe formulation.

The Water, Hops, Yeast book series were my favorite. These are very in depth, as you would expect a full book on each subject would be, probably more advanced than mid-level.

Honestly reading through the forums provides a huge about of insight.

 

Yeast and American Sour Beer.

 

Designing Great Beers is/was like my bible when I was halfway between "newbie" and "intermediate" status. I also adore Mosher's Radical Brewing, which is an excellent intermediate book.

 

I picked up How to Brew then Brewing Classic Styles (BCS) early on. BCS is really essential as time goes on since it gives you great base recipes to work off but it's more of a recipe book than a book to read. The book I actually enjoyed reading the most was Brewing Better Beer by Gordon Strong. It's not technical but it made me really think about my process, ingredients and recipe formulation.

Agree with above about Radical Brewing. Awesome book and lots of fun.

 

Fergawdsake ... 'Designing' is the last fookin'thing noobrewers should ever remotely consider.

Palmer ... How to Brew
'Nuff said

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Brewing home brew at home t'ain't rocket science unless you find yourself checking the locks on your front door 10x before going to bed.

IOW ... RDWHAHB.

 

The book is also available online as an older edition, so you don't need to buy it. The online version has been reported to have only minimal changes from the updated current version. BUT, you can't take notes and write in an online version.
http://howtobrew.com/

 

Gordon Strong's Brewing Better Beer does a great job of pushing your further into all grain brewing. It kind of helps harness the inner cook in you. It also breaks down the process and asks the question WHY? a lot.

 

Don't just read it once.

Brew some then read it again.

 

And then a year later, when you think you have everything down, go back and read it again

 

It's all start at the Yeast The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation the base of making good beer.