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Summary: Very heavy book.
Review: This book is for the homebrewer that doesn't just accept that brewing works because it does. David Miller gets into some pretty heavy theory in this book and if you can keep up him you'll learn a hell of a lot. There are many pages dedicated to the organic chemistry surrounding the brewing process. There are plenty of other pages that explain things a bit simpler. Good book overall.
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Summary: Book number 2
Review: This is a solid read for any interested homebrewer, but I would personally recommend the Papazian book as a first read for the new brewer. This book deals in some highly technical aspects of water chemistry and various chemical reactions that take place in your beer during different phases of brewing. Personally, much of that was more than I wanted to handle so I skimmed and moved on to the more approachable sections on the 'how to' and 'why' of making beer. It is a good book in that it breaks each step of brewing into a short chapter and discusses only that portion for a few pages, making it an easy reference book to refer back to when trying to see something specific. I recommend this book, but caution that it is not a breezy read as Papazian sometimes is.
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Summary: Intimidating at times, but good
Review: This is a solid read for any interested homebrewer, but I would personally recommend the Papazian book as a first read for the new brewer. This book deals in some highly technical aspects of water chemistry and various chemical reactions that take place in your beer during different phases of brewing. Personally, much of that was more than I wanted to handle so I skimmed and moved on to the more approachable sections on the 'how to' and 'why' of making beer. It is a good book in that it breaks each step of brewing into a short chapter and discusses only that portion for a few pages, making it an easy reference book to refer back to when trying to see something specific. I recommend this book, but caution that it is not a breezy read as Papazian sometimes is.
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Summary: Book number 2
Review: This is definitely the second book you should buy for homebrewing. I would say it is second only to "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing" by Charlie Papazian due to it's slightly more advanced content. It gets into the technical side of everything that an intermediate homebrewer wants to know about to become an expert and most important make GREAT beer. This book is a must have to that homebrewer striving to reach that next level in understanding the science that goes into brewing that "perfect for you" batch of beer. Enjoy!
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