A step-by-step guide to creating fifty classic and contemporary cocktails, without the need for cocktail-making equipment or tricky techniques.

Whether you're looking for a refreshing drink in the garden or a quick night cap, Mixed in Minutes contains a range of fuss-free cocktails for every time of the day. From an espresso martini to the perfect mojito, a frozen margarita to a boozy hot chocolate, you can recreate your favourite cocktails at home using these quick and simple recipes.

Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photography, this easy-to-follow cocktail book includes:

• Simple instructions for creating the perfect cocktail, without a shaker or strainer
• Cocktail-making hacks - no muddling or shaking required
• Recommendations for garnishes and creative twists
• Average cost of each cocktail
• Recommended pairing for every recipe to spritz your drink and halve its alcohol content

Easy to use and filled with a variety of accessible, delicious and bar-quality recipes, Mixed in Minutes is the go-to cocktail book that makes a lovely gift for your friends or yourself.

Craft beer is literally exploding across America and you want a piece of the action. Quite honestly, who wouldn't? Sit in an office all day or hang out in a brewery? Not a tough choice. It also is a business that you can grow exponentially if you do it right. This book guides you through the process from beginning to end by someone THAT HAS ACTUALLY DONE IT HIMSELF. Dan Woodske didn't go to brewschool, nor did he work at a brewery before he opened the Beaver Brewing Company. Now he owns and brews at a successful brewpub. Being the headbrewer and owner he has worked on every aspect of the brewpub business. He shares his experiences and takes you through the development stages, licensing, choosing equipment, hiring staff, and everything else you will need to open your own successful brewpub.

There are connections to make everywhere in time. But no connection is greater; no single event had a greater impact on civilization as the advent of fermented and brewed beverages. What if it never existed? What if there were no wines, no beers, and no mead to speak of? How about, no coffee or tea? Take a journey to see the impact these beverages had on our modern world and learn to make those concoctions in your own home. Whether you are a fan of the bubbly or an occasional partaker in a cold one, you should be mindful of the effect that brew has had on history. Next time you toast at a wedding or enjoy a frosty beer on a hot day, pay homage and enjoy.

This book is guaranteed to answer all your questions about home brewing - complete in full color If you are just getting started, Randy Frank can help you. He goes over the history of home brewing, brewing equipment, clubs and laws by country, step by step processes such as extract beer brewing, partial mash, as well as all-grain beer brewing, cost and sanitation considerations, home brew kits, as well as "BIAB" - which stands for "brew in a bag" (aka "BIAB") - perfect for apartment dwellers looking to try home brewing. It's all covered here in a concise, synthesized, easy to read format This book contains everything you need to confidently get started with the most up-to-date methods and information.

Using 27 full color, high-definition images discover what equipment you need and why you need certain items for the art of home brewing. This short but comprehensive guide to home brewing equipment clearly explains the best techniques for home brewing. Clear and detailed for the novice but thorough enough to earn a home in the libraries of experienced brewmasters, this is an essential counter-top guide to brewing great-tasting beer at home. This counter-top is a hands-on guide, which walks you through each step of the brewing process. It fills you in on home brewing basics with a comprehensive equipment list; instructions on keeping your hardware clean and sanitized; and descriptions of essential beer ingredients and their roles in the brewing process.

Considerations in the construction of a brewery are given voice here in detail; they include: site selection, wells and water, engines and boilers, machinery, malt mills, conveyers, mash tuns, pumping apparatus, hoppers, coolers, refrigerators, fermenting tuns, hop and yeast presses, cooperage and more. This is a reprint. Originally published in 1880.