How To Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time How To Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time Paperback Kindle
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Some Of What You Will Find In How To Brew:
- Crash course in brewing.
- Step-by-step instructions.
- Extract, kit, and all-grain brewing.
- Learn to build your own equipment.
- Successful recipes.
- Troubleshooting.
- Recipe development.
- Simple yeast ranching.
- Hopping techniques.
- Ales and lagers.
- Bottling and kegging.
- Everything you need to know and were afraid to ask.
Excerpt From Chapter One
The Boil
Discussed in chapter four.
The author adds grain to the mash tun. This process is also called mashing in.
Before We Get Started: The Top Five Priorities for Brewing Great Beer
Do you want a great beer? Success or failure starts here. This list is prioritized from highest to lowest; meaning that, if you make mistake in a higher priority, it can’t be fixed by doing a lower priority correctly. Don’t worry, I will walk you through all of this as we go, but I want you to understand the big picture first.
Sanitation. Good sanitation is the most important factor for brewing great beer. Brewing is all about preparing and fermenting a wort to your specification. Good sanitation ensures that your chosen yeast is the only microorganism in the brew.
Fermentation temperature control. After good sanitation, a healthy fermentation is the most important factor for brewing great beer, and good temperature control is key. Yeast are living organisms and their activity is controlled by temperature.
Proper yeast management. Good beer needs well-managed yeast. After temperature, the most important factor for managing the fermentation is pitching the proper quality and quantity of yeast. These topics are discussed in chapters six and seven.
The boil. The ingredients are cooked during the boil. If the wort is not cooked right, the beer will not taste right. Yes, you can undercook or overcook your beer. This will be discussed more in chapter four.
The recipe. The definition of a good recipe is that it has the right proportions of ingredients to provide both complexity and balance of the flavors. A typical recipe will consist of a majority of a pale base malt, with additional specialty malts for signature flavors or accents, and enough hops to provide a balance of bitterness, flavor, and aroma to the beer. It is important to realize that a great recipe will not overcome poor brewing techniques and a good recipe does not need to be complicated.