Brew Books - What's On Your Shelf??

[markp]

I'm building up my library steadily.
I have listed the main books I have below and a little about what I think of them.
I'd be grateful if forum members would do the same for any books I have not covered below as I will be looking to add to my library fairly soon.

First book I bought was 'The Big Book of Brewing' - Dave Line.
Probably a bit out of date now, but I loved his coverage of the basics and his 'can-do' attitude to everything. This book (and this website) convinced me I (anyone) could do AG.

'How To Brew' - John Palmer
This book I feel is very much like 'TBBoB', only with a lot more detail. Quite technical in places and a good reference book for many topics.
A lot of good information in this book for extract brewers.

'New Brewing Lager Beer' - Greg Noonan
I've bought this in readiness for my fermentofridge......judging by the time it's taken me to get round to fitting the tc10, I might get round to reading it properly by 2015 :lol:
Lots and lots of detail, very technical.
Like I said; not really read it properly yet, but it certainly does show that brewing lagers and beers are two very different things.

'Radical Brewing' - Randy Mosher
I like this book a lot......I'd love it, if it weren't so damn aukward to read.
Lots of pictures and tables that do make the book hard to follow, but the history in there is great and there are loads of ideas from the ridiculous to the quite insane.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can add to the list.

 

[dennisking]

Just counted 16 - 4 Graham Wheelers, 2 David Lines, 2 Ken Shales, Designing great beers, Mark Ollossons book, The home brewers recipe database, Old British beers and how to make them plus a few forgetable ones.

 

[Aleman]

Dave Line - Big Book of Brewing
Dave Line Brewing Beers Like Those You Buy (Original and nexus reprint)

Graham Wheeler - Home Brewing
Graham Wheeler - Brew Your Own Real Ale At Home
Graham Wheeler - Brew Classic European Beers At Home
Graham Wheeler - Brew Your Own British Real Ale

John Alexander - A Guide To Craft Brewing
Lewis And Young - Brewing Second Edition

Ted Bruning - Microbrewers Handbook

A few from abroad

Greg Noonan - New Brewing Lager Beer
Ray Daniels - Desiging Great Beers
Laurie Fix - Analysis Of Brewing Techniques
Laurie Fix - Principles Of Brewing Science
Pierre Rajotte - FIrst Steps In Yeast Culture
Dave Millar - The Homebrewers Bible
Al Korzonas -Homebrewing Volume 1

I do miss not having Malting And Brewing Science (Briggs and Young et al), and both Kunze and Narziss were good reading

 

[Aleman]

Sorry Also got 2nd and 3rd editions of Old British Beers And How To Make Them

 

[jamesb]

I do miss not having Malting And Brewing Science (Briggs and Young et al),

This pops up on Ebay quite frequently, it's where I got my copy from.

 

Not many
DL's BBB & BBLTYB
Basic cider & juice making - Alex Hill
Nick Poulter - Growing Vines & Wines from Your Vines
J & D Fisher - Homebrewer's Garden
D Jackson & D Schuster - Production of Grapes & Wine in Cool Climates

Total - 7

 

[markp]

Thanks guys......forgot to put my recipe books in

I'll have a look at those mentioned.

 

[jonewer]

None. I just have an internets.

 

[corby_brewer]

The only book i have is C.J.J Berrys first steps in wine making.

 

[snail59]

Only have 3.
Brew Your Own Real Ale 3rd Edition :- Graham Wheeler.
Real Cider Making (on a small scale) :- Michael Pooley & John Lomax.
How to make Home Wines & Beers :- Francis Pinnegar.

Havn't read the 3rd as the name sounds too much like Vinegar :lol:

 

[Moley]

Only two that I ever use, but I use those on a regular basis:
“First Steps in Winemaking”, CJJ Berry
“Brew your own British Real Ale” (3rd Edition), Graham Wheeler.

Also on the shelf, but hardly ever used
“Wine Making at Home”, Francis Pinnegar (sounds too much like vinegar).
“Easy Made Wine & Country Drinks”, Mrs. Gennery-Taylor (no first name, probably picked up for a few pence from a charity shop).

There might be a couple more up my Mother's loft, Acton & Duncan rings a bell, but I mostly use the interweb.

 

[critch]

bleeding loads- cant have too much educational reading matter!

ones not mentioned so far- fixs, priciples of brewing

bamforths, beer-tap into the art and science of brewing

calagiones, extreme brewing (rather good)

as well as belgium ales and brew like a monk cant remember who wrote these though!

 

[corby_brewer]

JUst got a copy of “Brew your own British Real Ale” Graham Wheeler.(3rd Edition),

 

[Cussword]

Beer.

CJJ Berry - Home Brewed Beers & Stouts 2nd Edition & 8th Impression
Good Houskeeping - Home Made Wine & Beer Don’t Laugh
Gladys Mann - Wine & Beer making
WHT Taylour - Home Brewing & Wine Making
Dave Line - The Big Book of Brewing Fourteenth Printing
Dave Line - Brewing Beers like those you buy Ninth Impression
Graham Wheeler - Home Brewing
Graham Wheeler - Brew Your own Real Ale At Home
Graham Wheeler - Brew Classic European Beers At Home



Wine

CJJ Berry - First Steps In Winemaking 1960 & 1984
CJJ Berry - 130 New Winemaking Recipes
CJJ Berry - Winemaking With Canned & Dried Fruit
Peter Duncan - Winemaking With Concentrates
Womens Institute 1959 - Home Made Wines Syrups & Cordials
W Shezzard Smith - Make Mine Wine
Peggy Hutchinson - Home Made Wine Secrets
Bryan Acton & Peter Duncan - Making Wines Like Those You Buy
BCA Turner - Home Wine Making & Brewing
Judith Irwin - A Step By Step Guide To Making Home Made Wine
John George & Barrie Anderson - Easy Wine Making In 21 Days
Brian Leverett - Winemaking From Kits
Paul & Ann Turner - Traditional Home winemaking

 

[markp]

Thanks again for your input guys.

Aleman (and anyone else that is interested).
Malting And Brewing Science (Briggs and Young et al) can be referenced for free on Google Books. I can't quite work it out if you can see the whole thing though.

 

[jamesb]

Malting And Brewing Science (Briggs and Young et al) can be referenced for free on Google Books. I can't quite work it out if you can see the whole thing though.

Not much good for reading on the train though (it keeps the nutters away... unless you're the nutter).

 

[rickthebrew]

Many of the books above I have also Home Brewing Self Sufficiency by John Parkes who just happens to own a local brewery near to me:

http://www.redrockbrewery.co.uk/index.htm

they do full on brewdays where you make the beer and when its bottled they deliver it to you, in his book he says ask your local brewery for wet yeast for free - he is about 10miles from me - guess who`s getting an e-mail tommorrow :lol:

 

[wildbrew]

My shelf as seven books,at the MO. :)
List: THE COMPLETE HOME WINEMAKER&BREWER,BEN TURNER.
BREWING BETTER BEERS,KEN shales.
FIRST STEPS IN WINEMAKING,C.J.J.Berry.
BREWING BEERS LIKE THOSE YOU BUY,DAVE LINE.
WINEMAKING WITH CONCENTRATES,peter duncan.
WINE AND BEERMAKING Hints and recipes,BEN TURNER.
WINE MAKING THE NATURAL WAY,IAN BALL.

Magazines:from 1982 to 1986,Winemaker&Brewer.
I still get Plenty of new & old recipes from these magazines,after more than 20 years. :thumb:
: happy :drink:ing.