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Best book for Rookies??
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 20:45
I am days away from brewing my very first batch of beer! I have all the necessary equipment (and instructions), but am curious as to what brewing book is the most straight-forward and easy to follow for the first timer.
Thanks!
Kevin
Sat, 12/10/2011 - 14:21
#2
Thanks!
Thanks for your help aj! My first batch is presently fermenting and is pretty darn active. I have the carboy wrapped in a towel in the corner of my office. On another note, I read that one should put either water, sanitizer, or vodka in the airlock. I chose sanitizer and now it is bubbling out of the top of the airlock. I'm assuming this is normal (?). I'll just keep wiping it off over the next two weeks I guess...... Maybe next time I'll use water or vodka.
Kevin
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The choice depends on you, but the most common "beginner" book is The Joy of Home Brewing (papazian).
The second recommendation is How to Brew (Palmer).
The first title (JOHB) is a thicker book, but it contains less technical information, and more entertaining style and recipes.
How To Brew is more down to business. It is still easy to read, but does go into more technical details about advanced topics such as all grain brewing.
If you are a scientific type at all you may want to start with Palmer's How To Brew. Otherwise, JoHB is a good bet. We have both in our store if you'd like to actually look through them.