Brew Your Own British Real Ale: Over 100 Recipes to Try

I have been a home brewer for many years and have on my bookshelf various books on the subject of brewing including one on brewing beers like the ones available commercially. The problem is that over the years various methods become outdated and certain ingredients are no longer available. Therefore, this book addresses both these problems in that it describes more modern brewing methods and also the ingredients such as hops, malts, yeasts, etc. which are available today. The other thing which I find very encouraging is that the recipes are far less complicated than the ones found in older books and yet still manage to produce some great beers, including bottle and keg ales, bitters, porters, stouts, in fact just about all of the brews with which the reader is likely to be familiar. I have recently returned to the craft after relocating from the UK to Ireland and am likely to make use of this book for many more years. Highly recommended to the beginner and expert alike.

This book contains recipes for all grain homebrewing, although many of the recipes have malt extract versions. It is infomative about the brewing process and how to make better ales and beers in the home environment. Printein 1998, many of the breweries and beers listed had already disappeared and it was a heartening look down memory lane to see some of the those I remember back in the 1960's and to read about some that I had never heard of. When I was a student, beer and breweries, with the relative merits of diverse pubs that kept beers well, was the subject of serious discussion and I can remember many times travelling across london and into the home counties because a pub had been discovered selling real ales in the wood or some such other rarity. Needless to say, I am enjoying the planning and execution of starting to make some of the recipes and, hopefully, enjoying the product. A great book for anyone interested in homebrewing some great ales and beers.

A good basic book with not too much science to baffle newcomers. I like the idea that there are recipes to get close to brands we all know but I would use them as a guide only. There is no way I'm using sugar in my all grain brews. Whilst there is not too much science pushed in the book, the section about the ph of the mash was actually wrong I think. The target ph was quoted as being at ph 5.3 but that is the target ph at mash temperature. The book says to take a sample of fluid, let it cool and then use test papers. At room temperature the mash ph would read closer to ph 5.6 ph increases as temperature drops so the ph measured directly in the mash tun may be 5.3 but at room temp it would be about 5.6-5.7 If you followed the instructions you could end up adding gypsum when it's not needed. That said, a useful book for a beginner. I would then recommend How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Beer Right for the First Time

This is an excellent book on home brew and an improvement on the previous editions. I used to have a copy of a previous edition which in my view had typographical and some scientific errors. This edition is much improved and in fact a much easier read. Easy for the beginner and returning brewer alike. The receipies feature traditional british ales - milds, bitters, pales, stouts and porters. If you are looking for traditional british beer and how to make it then buy this book. There are good sections on equipment, yeast and hops amongst the obvious others and a discussion of the different methods used in homebrewing and the majority of the recipies provided can be made in either malt extract (dried or liquid) or all-grain with with the relevant conversions provided. Not just a beginners book, the chapter on water treatment has got me thinking I might give it a go. Something I thought I would never do.

This is a book for anyone who wants to take home brewing a stage further by using 'dry' ingredients. It is well written, easy to follow and explains everything you need to know including making a mash tunn from a cool box. I bought this book for my son who is really getting into home brewing by modifying proprietry beer kits; something else that this book covers. I've had my copy now for about a year and still find it useful. I can highly recomend this book and encourage you to try your hand at brewing with grains and different hops. You'll enjoy the experience and even better, enjoy the fruits from your labours! When you tire of reading this book have a crack at The Microbrewers Handbook by Ted Bruning.

This book was as good as new! I have read many texts on home brewing over the past 40years, some very detailed and heavy going; this book however summarises in a few words the essentials of brewing, making clear what is- and isn't important. The recipes are great.

Graham Wheeler's books are simply the best. They sometimes drift into a little too much detail for the novice but he keeps emphasizing that a lot of the detail is not important. Great advice and simple to follow instructions on brewing kits, partial mash and full mash.

I must by now have the complete collection of Mr Wheelers books, the 3rd edition is IMO the best of the batch. The latest revised colour edition seems to have gone a little American in presentation, the predecessors have a great many recipes not in the later books. If you are new to brewing or an established home brewer this has to be one for the bookshelf, many have tried to copy / even clone the book in one way or another, there can only be one IMO. Looking forward to the next release.

La bible du brasseur amateur. Il n'y a plus qu'à brasser. Les recettes sont claires et simples - même pour les brasseurs qui ont du mal avec l'anglais.

This book is nothing special and makes no effort to be. and that is why it's such a good read. All the basics are here. A detailed run down of the four main components of beer and how to use them when brewing classic British ales at home, home brewing techniques with equipment needed for brewing of course the obligatory series of recipes for different styles of British ale. Like this reader said, nothing special or groundbreaking here. The recipes are simplistic side, detailing only the most basic and simple parameters. However, the variety of different recipes is a point really worth mentioning in a positive light. Over 100 different recipes are detailed within. Overall, if you are look for a simple, uncomplicated book on how to brew classic British ales, then this is te book for you.

If you brew British beers then this is the best book for you with a good explanation of process. Been making beers for 40 years and I always start with these recipes. All grain and malt extract beers but no lagers.

Completo, sencillo, directo, práctico. Si quieres introducirte en el maravilloso de la cerveza inglesa sin duda este es tu libro.

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