Mastering Home Brew: The Complete Guide to Brewing Delicious Beer - Softcover

Mosher, Randy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452105510 ISBN 13: 9781452105512

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2015

Synopsis

From internationally recognised beer-brewing authority Randy Mosher comes the ultimate guide to the craft, for beginners and advanced brewers alike. Featuring plainspeaking, fun-to-read instructions, more than 150 colourful graphics and illustrations of process and technique and 30 master recipes for classic and popular brews, this handbook covers everything from choosing ingredients and equipment to mashing, bottling, tasting and serving. With much-lauded expertise, Mosher simplifies the complexities―at once inspiring and teaching today's burgeoning new league of home brewers.

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About the Author

Randy Mosher is a nationally recognized author and expert in the field of beer and brewing. He writes for all the national and international beer and brewing-related periodicals, has lectured to audiences across the globe, and teaches beer style courses at the Siebel Institute in Chicago. He is active in the leadership of Chicago Beer Society, the American Homebrewers Association, and the Association of Brewers. His interests in beer and brewing memorabilia combined with his experience as a branding and packaging designer, specializing in beer and food. He is also the author of Tasting Beer (Storey, 2009), Radical Brewing (Brewers Association, 1994) and The Brewer's Companion (Alephenalia, 1995). His website is http://www.radicalbrewing.com He is a cofounder of 5 Rabbit Brewery, a new craft brewery in Chicago. Famed beer writer Michael Jackson has called Mosher 'some kind of homebrewing genius.' Clubs and appreciation groups the author is involved with include: Chicago Beer Society, Bloatarian Brewing League, Maltose Falcons, Foam Rangers, Foam Blowers of Indianapolis, B.U.R.P., Q.U.A.F.F., Home Brew America - Beer Club List He has made more than 8 presentations (from 1993-2011) at the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrewing Conference. He has also presented at the Brewers Association Craft Beer Conferences (including a marketing talk at the 2013 conference), and at the Brewers Association's 'Savor' event. Randy has participated in the following international beer conferences: 7#148; June, 2006: Mondiale de la BiEre, Montreal, Canada • February, 2009: Birra del'Anno Competition and presentations at the Italian Bar and Restaurant show in Rimini • May, 2009: Scandinavian Brewers Conference, Aalborg, Denmark • June, 2009: Brasil Brau (craft brewing conference), SAo Paulo, Brazil • August, 2010: South Beer Cup, Mar del Plata, Argentina (judging and conference) • October, 2010: Australian National Homebrewers Conference • June, 2011: Brazil Homebrewers Conference

From the Back Cover

From globally heralded beer brewing authority Randy Mosher comes the ultimate guide to the craft for beginners and advanced brewers alike. Featuring plain-speaking, fun-to-read instructions, more than 150 colourful graphics and illustrations of process and technique and 100 recipes for classic and popular brews, this handbook covers everything a beginner or advanced brewer wants to understand, from choosing ingredients and equipment to mashing, bottling, tasting and serving. With much-lauded expertise and charisma, Mosher simplifies the complexities and invigorates the cultish beer-making tradition, inspiring and teaching today's burgeoning new league of home brewers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1452105510
• ISBN 13: 9781452105512
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384