Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles | Ray Daniels

Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles | Ray Daniels | I've changed my mind about this book

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Designing Great Be...

	Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles Ray Daniels Brewers Publications, 2000 - 404 pages average customer review:based on 64 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Don't brew without it

If you are interested at all in brewing to style you need this book. Even if you aren't and you're interested in learning about different beer styles you NEED this book. The information and statistics are a bit dated, but the underlying theories and methods for balancing a beer recipe are dead on.

I formulate nearly every recipe I brew from scratch. I never formulate a new recipe without this dog-eared and beaten up book at my side.

I've changed my mind about this book

When I first reviewed it, I gave it 2 stars... but I gave it another chance and now I find myself using the book much more often. If you are ready to take a leap of faith and start making up your own recipes, then this book is for you. It took me a while to get there - now there's no turning back!

To me, the most valuable information is contained within the beer style ingredient charts. You can see, on average, what ingredients are used in a fairly large sample of beers of a particular style. With this information it is possible to craft a beer true to style but customized with the ingredients you prefer. Awesome!

This isn't a book for the novice, however. If that is you then you'll be disappointed. You'll definitely want to come back for this book when you get tired of just brewing recipes that you get from books or the Internet.

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Must read if you want to brew your own recipes

I was very pleased with my purchase. It has given me a lot to think about when planning to brew different styles of beers. It provided me good info on what adaptations can be made to a beer while still remaining within the style guidelines. Good for anyone wanting to create their own recipes or wanting to know what to expect from their kit ingredients. Applicable for all-grain, extract, or partial mash brewers.

Excellent resource

This is an excellent resource if you are geeky about making beer or looking for some great ways of formulating your beer. The math is broken down simply and is easy to follow.

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