Designing Great Beers by Ray Daniels

I've been slogging through this book for a while, and finally finished it over the long hot summer.

If you are a technically minded brewer you need this book, it has detailed information that will let you design a recipe for any of the major styles of beer. If you are more of an artistic brewer, this book will put you to sleep. It is very chart heavy, with statistical analysis of the recipes for award winning homebrews.

In addition it also has information about most varieties of hops, a guide for hitting your target gravity during the brewing process, a guide for water modification, and others.

Overall, I'd say if you have any desire to brew to style, you should buy this book. If you are more of a free spirit and don't want to be tied down, put your money into another batch of beer.

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