Beer Brewing Cookbook

[dbeechum]

@corkybstewart

I’d love to see an update, especially if he were to include some basic Belgian styles like wit and strong dark ales.

Last I knew, Ray’s at work on Designing Great Belgian Beers.

[hopfenundmalz]

Look into Brewing Better Beer by Gordon Strong. Not a beer recipe book, but how to approach brewing so that your finished beer is what you set out to make. Much like a a cooking instruction book with some recipes.

[garc_mall]

@corkybstewart

@denny

@corkybstewart

Keep in mind that the recipe is probably the least important aspect of brewing.  10 people brewing the exact same recipe will come up with 10 different beers.
I like Designing Great Beers over any of the previously mentioned books(I have all of them).  It gives you insight on creating your own recipes that fit your system and brewing style.

DGB is a great book, but it’s getting dated.  When you look at the award winning recipes, there are a lot of them that wouldn’t be formulated that way using ingredients we have available today.  As long as you recognize that and can compensate, there’s a lot of great stuff there.

I’d love to see an update, especially if he were to include some basic Belgian styles like wit and strong dark ales.

Rumor at NHC was that he was working on an update. I haven’t heard anything official.

I do think that Ray’s talk at NHC this year (Drink what you think?) was like a mini DGB.

[ritko1]

I did see Designing Great Beers while doing a recipe search and thought it would make a great future purchase.  I don’t think I ready for designing just yet tho as i’m still a new brewer.  I really just want to brew different types (of other people’s beers,  lol) so I can get a feel of what the different ingredients will do for me. Definitely on my future purchase list.

Appreciate all the great input,
Ritko1

[mtnrockhopper (Jimmy K)]

Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew

+1  The great thing is these recipes have all won gold at the National Homebrew Competition.  There are also pointers on key thing needed to get the style right. And it includes extract recipes with all-grain conversions.

[hopfenundmalz]

@mtnrockhopper

Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew

+1  The great thing is these recipes have all won gold at the National Homebrew Competition.  There are also pointers on key thing needed to get the style right. And it includes extract recipes with all-grain conversions.

All? Those were all award winners, but 80 golds in the NHC???

[mtnrockhopper (Jimmy K)]

@hopfenundmalz

@mtnrockhopper

Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew

+1  The great thing is these recipes have all won gold at the National Homebrew Competition.  There are also pointers on key thing needed to get the style right. And it includes extract recipes with all-grain conversions.

All? Those were all award winners, but 80 golds in the NHC???

Well I thought they were. Maybe I’m remembering wrong. They are not all Jamil’s recipes and we’re talking categories not BOS. Maybe they just medaled, but silver is not winning. It’s first loser

[mmitchem]

I find the Classic Beer Styles Series awesome for getting a feel for the way beer was brewed for a particular style. Lots of insight into the history and all aspects of the classic brewing ingredients. Plus you only have to buy what styles are relavent to what you like brewing.

[denny]

@mmitchem

I find the Classic Beer Styles Series awesome for getting a feel for the way beer was brewed for a particular style. Lots of insight into the history and all aspects of the classic brewing ingredients. Plus you only have to buy what styles are relavent to what you like brewing.

Again, though, you have to be careful about getting current info.  For example, Fix’s VMO book is so outdated in terms of recipes and ingredients That I don’t think it’s worth having.

[hopfenundmalz]

@denny

@mmitchem

I find the Classic Beer Styles Series awesome for getting a feel for the way beer was brewed for a particular style. Lots of insight into the history and all aspects of the classic brewing ingredients. Plus you only have to buy what styles are relavent to what you like brewing.

Again, though, you have to be careful about getting current info.  For example, Fix’s VMO book is so outdated in terms of recipes and ingredients That I don’t think it’s worth having.

I will agree, and also say the Pils we book by Miller is outdated.