The Big Book of Brewing

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Summary: Should be part of any brewing library!
Review: I read a rewiew on David Line's book, "Brewing Beers Like Those You Buy". I felt the rewiew was so wrong that I wrote the following:

Dave Line wrote two great books, "The Big Book of Brewing" and this book. This book was a recipe book, not a guide. It's great to see how he approached brewing each beer. I have been brewing full mash brewing since 1980. I usually brew bitter and pale ales. This book is a constant reference.

Other than the discontinued use of Sodium metabisulphite for sterilization, I'm not sure how "Homebrewing has evolved so much since then"?

His Big Book of Brewing was written in 1974 and the recipe book in 1978. The making great beer has not changed since then. The full mash process has been the same for hundreds of years.

Both books are great reference books and should be part of any brewing library.