Self-Sufficiency: Home Brewing (IMM Lifestyle Books) Learn How to Brew Beer at Home; Equipment, Techniques, Ingredients, Malt & Hop Varieties, Insider Secrets, and Recipes for Stout, IPA, Ale, & More

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The perfect beginner-friendly introduction to home brewing!

History: Learn the origin and evolution of beer and its styles, from ancient Egypt to modern mass production, and from IPA to barleywineIngredients: Learn about the wide variety of malts, hops, and adjuncts, from Amarillo hops and Munich malt to Torrefied barley and Warrior hopsMaking beer: learn the importance of cleanliness, the basic equipment you’ll need, methods of home brewing, using kits, recording the process, and moreTroubleshooting, a record sheet template, hydrometer temperature correction chart, glossary, references, and suppliers are all provided to help you get started

What could be better than enjoying a glass of delicious home-brewed beer made from your own blend of barley and hops?

This book includes everything you need to know to start brewing a variety of ales, bitters, and stouts at home, from the equipment and techniques you’ll need to recipes for stout, winter ale, pale ale, and more—plus a few inside secrets from a professional brewer.

Inside Self-Sufficiency: Home Brewing, author John Parkes, the founder of Red Rock Brewery, demystifies the brewing process and explains in easy-to-follow terms how anyone can produce delicious beer with the help of just some basic equipment and a few key skills. If you’re new to home brewing, you’ll love the easy-to-follow instructions and the detailed explanations of the brewing process. If you’re already adept at home brewing, you’ll be delighted by the wide selection of original tried-and-tested recipes! Made without unnecessary chemicals and additives, the brewing methods and beers featured here will appeal to anyone seeking a more wholesome, self-sufficient lifestyle.

Get started brewing your own delicious beer at home, with Self-Sufficiency: Home Brewing!

“Clearly and concisely written, and pleasantly produced & illustrated… This is a great, accessible little book to take you from no home brewing experience at all, well into experimenting with a range of recipes and styles, before you’ll need to buy anything else… I would heartily recommend it to newbie home-brewers.”
—Country Skills for Modern Life

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ IMM Lifestyle Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2015
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1504800397
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1504800396
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.8 x 0.4 x 8.1 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Self-Sufficiency
Best Sellers Rank: #193,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #50 in Beer (Books) #168 in Alcoholic Spirits #189 in Homebrewing, Distilling & Wine Making
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