Make Your Own Beer: A Guide to All Things Beer and How to Brew it Yourself

by John Shepherd

Overview

Accessible to all home brewers, from beginners to experienced, and practical as a guide to the process of brewing beer.

Make Your Own Beer is an accessible and practical guide to home brewing, covering all aspects of the process, including equipment and the cost versus benefit of different types, beer styles and flavors, and an understanding of key, quality ingredients. Readers will gain the skills to brew a number of different styles of beers, taking satisfaction not only from the activity, but also from the end result.

Not just a dry step-by-step manual, Make Your Own Beer is a lighthearted, engaging guide for readers interested in brewing their own beer, and those simply interested in learning about the process. Illustrated with 120 photographs beautifully documenting the process in full color.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526769978
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	02/01/2021
Series:	Make Your Own
Pages:	104
Sales rank:	1,036,459
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

John Shepherd has been home brewing for many years and he had been running a video production company for ten years when, in 2013, he and a friend decided to set up, from scratch, a craft brewery.

Not coming from a brewing industry background, the only thing they knew about the market prior to setting up the brewery was that people like different types of beers and so that was their goal: to produce a beer for everyone and anyone, but always of the absolute best quality. From lagers to stouts, bitters to pale ales, they believed that whatever your taste; everyone deserves a good beer.

Six years on, having won a number of awards and sold lots of different beers, John stepped back from the brewery on a day to day basis to focus on writing. He is working on other “how to” guides as well as a screenplay, a book of short stories and has successfully submitted comedy material to the BBC.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The History of Beer 6

The role and importance of beer, changing beer styles and the craft beer revolution.

Chapter 2 An Introduction to Brewing and This Guide 16

Basics of home brewing, the value of ingredients and how to use this book.

Chapter 3 What Can Be Achieved as a Home Brewer 20

Beer styles, what can (and cannot) be done as a home brewer and recipe development.

Chapter 4 Equipment 25

Essential kit for the novice home brewer and what to upgrade and when.

Chapter 5 The Ingredients 33

The key ingredients and the importance of sourcing the best quality possible.

Chapter 6 The Preparation 47

What to consider in the preparation and the importance of hygiene and being organised.

Chapter 7 The Mash and the Sparge 52

Malt's contribution to the process, different profiles and the basics of the mash.

Chapter 8 The Boil/Hopping 62

The power of hops, their flexibility and the options for the brewer in hop additions.

Chapter 9 The Transfer 68

Keys to the process and what impact it can (and cannot) have on the final outcome.

Chapter 10 The Fermentation 74

The magic of yeast and what can be done, during fermentation, for the best results.

Chapter 11 Packaging 79

Packaging the home-brew, keeping it simple and the importance of cleanliness.

Chapter 12 Storage 89

The importance of secondary fermentation and helping to make it happen.

Chapter 13 Next Steps 93

What to do now and possible development of styles, equipment and packaging.

Appendix 1 Sample Brew Sheet 100

Appendix 2 Sample Brew Day/Completed Brew Sheet 101

Appendix 3 Sample Brew Schedule 102