Hi!
It's great for the wide range of world beers, but relatively few UK brews.
The recipes are based upon extract brewing with a grain steep with instructions for all-grain stuck on the end.
I found it slightly disappointing (but then I'm not easy to please :grin:)
I checked the recipes in it with the peek inside function before I bought, and wanted most of the recipes in there. So wasn't at all disappointed. I could totally see somebody been a bit put out though who bought it blind only to find nothing in there they overly wanted to brew. I also wasn't that keen on how they do indeed peg the all grain versions on at the end, not least as instead of telling you the hops for the all grain, they just tell you to "reduce the HBUs by N for the all grain version".
My favourite book though is still Greg Hughes Home Brew Beer. Without that book I wouldn't be able to understand half of the posts on here. :lol: When I started the hobby I was met with what felt like a solid wall of sparging, flame out, lautering, krausen and vorlauf... That one book allowed me to understand these terms, understand the processes, and came with some yummy recipes into the bargain. :thumb:
I bought the Graham Wheeler book accidentally (I thought I'd ordered the Greg Hughes one), and until I read the Greg Hughes book I found it hard going. I'm also not a huge fan of most popular British beer styles sadly, and my wife pulls her face when I mention brewing a stout or porter....
John Palmer How to Brew, well it's a BIG book! Again though the focus is on extract brewing when it comes to the recipes, with a heavy vibe of "buy my stuff". I can imagine it been a good choice for the brewer who wants to dive into the hobby in a very serious way. It's also incredibly American.
So that's why my fave 2 are Home Brew Beer and Clone Brews. :thumb: Oh, and the DIY Dog PDF..... :lol: That one is free too.
