In this comprehensive guide to homebrewing, Dave Miller offers expert advice on the entire brewing process. With up-to-date techniques, simple definitions for unfamiliar terminology, and helpful diagrams demonstrating proper equipment layouts and methods, Miller includes everything you need to know to brew great-tasting beer at home. Clear enough for the novice, yet thorough enough to earn a home in the libraries of accomplished brewmasters, “Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide” is packed with useful information that will inspire you to take your beer to the next level. If you can boil water and combine ingredients, you can learn the skills you need to make top-notch beer. “Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide” is a simple yet complete overview for brewers of all levels. Brewmaster Dave Miller offers up-to-date advice on cutting-edge techniques and successfully guides you through the entire brewing process. 1 Introduction 2 How Beer Is Made 3 Getting Started in Homebrewing 4 Malts, Adjuncts, and Sugars 5 Water and Water Treatment 6 Mash Methods - An Overview 7 Equipment for Wort Production 8 What Happens in the Mash Tun? 9 Mashing and Lautering 10 Hops 11 Kettles, Wort Coolers, and Other Equipment 12 What Happens in the Kettle and Wort Cooler? 13 Boiling, Trub Separation, and Cooling 14 Yeast 15 Yeast Propagation and Maintenance 16 Fermentation Methods 17 Fermentation and Lagering Equipment 18 What Happens during Fermentation? 19 Wort Aeration and Pitching 20 Running the Fermentation 21 Maturation and Lagering 22 Beer Clarification 23 Clarifiers, Filters, and Filtration Equipment 24 Clarification and Filtration Techniques 25 Carbonation 26 Beer Carbonation Methods 27 Bottle- and Cask-Conditioned Beers 28 Draft Beer Equipment 29 Draft System Design and Operation 30 Bottled Beer and Bottling 31 Cleaning and Sanitation 32 Cleaners, Sanitizers, and Cleaning Equipment 33 Cleaning and Sanitizing Procedures 34 Beer Evaluation 35 Troubleshooting 36 Beer Styles 37 Recipe Formulation 38 Recipes Metric Conversions Sources Glossary Annotated Bibliography Index
