Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0937381500
Manufacturer: Brewers Publications
Average Customer Review: (From 52 total reviews)
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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com:
Part 1 of Designing Great Beers is a complete book in itself, focused solely on home-brewing ingredients and techniques (including three superb chapters on hops alone). Ray Daniels proves himself the “techie” type, infusing his introductory chapters with as much brewing math as brewing lore. Yet, Daniels never hops off the deep end of beer geekdom. Instead, he complements this emphasis on data with the creative use of graphics; where one could get bogged down in the stats, there is usually a clear visual depiction to instantly summarize their meaning.

This focus on facts continues into part 2 of Daniels’s guide, where it backs an admirably pragmatic take on beer styles and their importance in home-brewing. Daniels devotes a chapter to each of 14 major style categories, detailing historical origins and modern brewing techniques. He lays a contemporary groundwork by compiling and analyzing the recipes of the National Homebrew Competition’s most successful beers. The assumption is that beers deemed representative of particular beer styles in modern competitions serve as ideal models for recipe creation. Among the information provided for each style is a chart showing the percentage of brewers using each type of grain and in what proportions the grains were added. Similar data are supplied for hop varieties, yeast strains, and water treatment. This reverse engineering of award-winning beers naturally benefits experienced brewers seeking to wow judges at the next competition. Yet, even brewers taking their first shy steps into creating their own recipes have much to gain from this kind of practical analysis. Daniels provides the basic tools a brewer of any level can use to formulate recipes with confidence and creativity. –Todd Gehman

Product Description:
Author Ray Daniels provides the brewing formulas, tables, and information to take your brewing to the next level in this detailed technical manual.

Customer Reviews

tons of info on styles - great for somebody beginning to design their own beers! by Andrew Hardy
The book is similar to “how to brew like a monk” in it’s mission to describe the styles and to give you an idea of how to create that style while stopping short of providing any specific recipes. I think that’s the best part about this book. Daniels actually teaches you something about brewing a particular style and why you should add each ingredient instead of what you should add. That knowledge gives you the freedom to design your own brew that will stay within the intended style while giving you the chance to be creative. It’s a great book and one that i’ll be referring to many times as I attempt to create my own signature beers.

Truly fantastic book by Not Lite
This book is great! This book is for anyone who has learned the brewing basics and take their skills to the next level.

If you’ve moved to all-grain brewing, get this book. by Chris Rea
This book is more valuable than all the other brewing books I’ve either bought or borrowed combined. It’s the new companion to my trusty Brewmaster’s Bible, and so far the only book on recipe formulation I need. It’s increased my knowledge of brewing tenfold.

Buy it!

Great Technical Info by Barry
This book contains great technical knowledge on how to brew various styles of beer, however for the casual brewer, it may be a little too technical. The title tells all. If you’re into the nitty gritty of brewing various styles of beer, this is a good book for you.

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