08.27.08
Beer and Brewing: a guide to selected resources
Back in the day, I made home-brewed beer. At that time, it was still illegal. I ordered the specialized supplies from Canada, and used malt extract. I had hops extract (from Canada.) I bottled in 1 quart beer bottles, using those from some cheap brands of beer: Golden Glow (no ambiguity there), HiBrau (going for the upper crust), Potosi (”Have you had your Potosi today?”). The beer was actually pretty good, though potent.
At any rate, home brewing is now legal, here’s some useful information from the Library of Congress.
Ethan said,
28 August 2008 at 9:26 am
When I was home brewing, I made use of CatsMeow, a database of recipes.
Bookwise, the classic is Charlie Papazian’s “The Complete Joy of Home Brewing” and “The Homebrewer’s Companion.”
Anonymous said,
28 August 2008 at 12:57 pm
Agreed. I would suggest that the second book to read is Ray Daniels’s “Designing Great Beers.” Papazian’s book is great for comforting new brewers, explaining how easy the process is and repeating the mantra, “relax, don’t worry, have a homebrew.” Daniels’s book gets much more technical, but provides the necessary tools for brewing consistent and award-winning beers.
There are many homebrewing forums and magazines out there; another invaluable source, for me, has been a local homebrew club (SODZ).
I was a little late with the comment, but I just wanted to add to the resource list. Cheers!
Ben
settlesdown said,
28 August 2008 at 3:07 pm
I just started using beersmith. it’s a program that has recipes in it and it will convert extract recipes to all-grain and vice-versa. I think I paid like $20 bucks for it and it has been great. Or check out Jamil Show podcasts. He is an awesome brewer and his recipes are great.
Hope you enjoy and good brewing!