Homebrewing For Dummies
Marty Nachel
Language: English
Pages: 432
ISBN: 0470230622
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Want to become your own brewmeister? Homebrewing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for everything from making your first “kit” beer to brewing an entire batch from scratch. Before you know it, you’ll be boiling, bottling, storing, pouring, and kegging your own frothy, delicious suds.
This friendly, hands-on guide walks you through each step in the brewing process at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. It fills you in on all the homebrewing basics with a comprehensive equipment list; instructions on keeping your hardware clean and sanitized; and loving descriptions of the essential beer ingredients, their roles in the brewing process, and how to select the best ingredients for you beer. You’ll also find out about additional ingredients and additives you can use to give your homebrew distinctive flavors, textures, and aromas. Discover how to:
- Set up your home brewery
- Select the best ingredients and flavorings
- Create your own lager, ale, and specialty beers
- Try your hand at cider, and even meade
- Brew gluten-free beer
- Package your beer in bottles and kegs
- Evaluate your beer and troubleshoot problems
- Take part in homebrewing competitions
- Become an eco-friendly brewer
Homebrewing For Dummies, 2nd Edition is fully updated with the latest brewing techniques and technologies and features more than 100 winning recipes that will have your friends and neighbors singing your praises and coming back for more.
cherry to blueberry to marionberry. (Hey, wasn’t he the mayor of . . .?) Flavor profile: Fruit beers often are made with an anything-goes approach. In light of this approach, I have no way to accurately describe what you may expect from one of these beers. OG/FG: refer to base style guidelines ABV: refer to base style guidelines IBUs: refer to base style guidelines SRM: refer to base style guidelines Commercial examples: Pyramid Apricot Ale , Washington; New Glarus Belgian Red,
proper head, it may have any one of a number of problems. (See Chapter 24 for more information on these problems.) 32_230626 ch23.qxp 2/22/08 12:24 AM Page 314 314 Part VI: Putting Your Brew to the Test In good taste Here’s where I get down to the basics of beer consumption. Regardless of how a beer looks and smells, if it doesn’t taste good, it hasn’t fulfilled its obligation. Before delving into this subjective topic, take a closer look at the primary tasting receptor in the human body: the
acids and is gradually being replaced as new, higher-alpha varieties are introduced. The Cluster has a strong aroma but provides well-balanced bitterness with standard kettle additions. Type of hop: Columbus Origin: U.S. Alpha: 13.5–15.0 Noble (Yes/No): No Stability: Good Description: This American-bred hop is one of a few super-alpha varieties similar in some respects to the Centennial. Although you can use it as an aroma hop, it’s rarely explored by homebrewers. Type of hop: Crystal
you add to your beer. ߜ Brown sugar: Brown sugar is derived from unrefined or partially refined sugar (cane or beet), and flavored with molasses. It’s usually available in light and dark brown choices. The darker brown the sugar, the more residual flavor it leaves in the beer. ߜ Molasses: Molasses syrup is produced during the refining of white sugar from sorghum or from the juice of sun-ripened cane. Be sure to buy unsulfured molasses (sulfur fumes used in the sugar-making process are retained
the forte of the British brewers. Brown Porter is a meeker version of its big brother. Body and color are lighter, though still maintaining a minimized dark-grain flavor and hue. Both the malty sweetness and hop bitterness are downplayed, which lowers the resulting alcohol to between 4 and 6 percent and makes this brew a little closer to a session beer (a beer conducive to consumption in large volumes). Flavor profile: Medium to dark brown. Fruity esters are acceptable, and hop flavor and aroma