This book will take you back to the basic elements of brewing beer. It will show you how to do all-grain home brewing utilizing raw barley, and homegrown hops. It will give instruction on how to make brewing ingredients, what equipment is needed, and how to make beer-making equipment.

Your bar tab doesn't have to break the bank. Learn how to grow, forage, and brew your way to good spirits with the same amount of helpful facts and fun that stirred the moonshine craze
A single cocktail can cost you $15 in a bar or restaurant. But home brewer and self-sufficiency expert Andy Hamilton can show you how easy and economical it can be to make simple hop brews, exquisite wines, and delicious infused spirits--all from easily grown or foraged ingredients. "Booze for Free" shares a wealth of valuable information, including:
- Home-brewing 101
- How to turn your garden into a drinker's paradise
- Where and how to forage with success
- How to make more than 100 delicious drinks to your preferred taste and strength--quickly, cheaply and with minimum fuss
- And more
For readers who love THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST, a guide to making delicious (and inexpensive ) beverages at home.

"Just as the Pilgrim fathers brewed their first batches of beer in Massachusetts, so too were Massachusetts brewing pioneers in the forefront of the craft brewing revolution. With this guidebook in hand, you can embark on a rich treasure trail reflecting the true state of American craft brewing in the early twenty-first century." --Tony Forder, Publisher, "Ale Street News"

• The definitive guide to Massachusetts's 46 breweries and brewpubs
• Types of beer brewed at each site and the authoris pick of the best beer to try
• Information on tours, takeout, and food for each brewery

This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of the home-brewing enthusiast. An expert on the subject writes a comprehensive guide to the cooling process. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

Why do hops give off the flavor and aroma that they do? "Because" is not the answer. They vary in Alpha Acids, Beta Acids, Myrcene and a host of other oils and acids. Where they are grown even matters. This book covers over 100 individual hops and breaks them down piece-by-piece so you can properly craft your next homebrew. It also gives you information on what to expect regarding flavor and aroma. The Author owns a brewpub and was constantly getting asked about the hops in his beer and how he got it to taste like that. After months of leafing through sales brochures, researching hop farmers, and experimenting himself, he puts all of that "hopped up" knowledge into one source - in an easy to access manner specifically for the homebrewer in all of us.

Release II - Newly Updated with additional information. Do you want to make your beer outstanding? Be resourceful and know what ingredients work best together. This book is for you. From Home brewers to Master brewers, This book will lend a hand to everyone, no matter what skill level.. Sensational beer enjoying and brewing is attainable when you know what ingredients work best together. This book will detail how key ingredients impact color and flavor. Be confident and adventurous in your homebrew and beer understanding. Be generous with your beer with your friends after you've made a wonderful, bold, and admired beer. You will be admired and asked for more of your splendid brew. Enhancing your beer is accomplished by knowing what ingredients will complete your ideal beer. With Beer and Ingredients book, you can be confident and courageous when make your homebrew beer.

For bizarre beer brewers, it's all about breaking down the style barriers and getting creative with brewing. In "Bizarre Brews 101, " author Vance Hanna not only shares novel tips and advice for home brewers, but also provides an array of recipes that are truly unique creations that may not fit the typical style.

Hanna, who has been creating fermented beverages of one kind or another for eighteen years, delves into the world of bizarre beer brewing, including a recipe for a brown ale using oats as the base malt and a German take on the English Porter style. "Bizarre Brews 101" includes recipes for a vast variety of beers, such as Hop Bomb, Silky Double IPA, Imperial Saison Porter, Imperial Milk Cream Ale, Gingered Ale, Barley Wine, Multigrain Bomber, Sassafras Wheat Oat Porter, and Oatmeal Coffee Stout.

In addition to his recipes, Hanna incorporates basic information about equipment and ingredients and offers a selection of tips from other home brewers. "Bizarre Brews 101" tears down the stereotype that rigid guidelines must be followed when selecting brewing ingredients to make great beer. It shows how you can make a wonderful tasting beer that doesn't fit the bill for the style.

Are you looking to take your beer brewing from average to outstanding? Would you like to learn the latest brewing techniques? Home Brewing with BeerSmith is a compilation from over 70 of the best articles from the BeerSmith blog on detailed brewing methods, how to design beer recipes, and creating specific beer styles from around the world. This edition includes everything from how to get started with a simple batch to the latest all grain brewing methods, hop techniques, kegging, tips for making better beer, and articles focused around specific beer styles. Its a powerful compilation of brewing knowledge. Brad Smith has written over 125 articles on home brewing, wrote the top selling BeerSmith beer recipe software, and his weekly blog articles and newsletter at BeerSmith.com attract over 50,000 brewers each month.

Brewing home versions of popular commercial beers has never been simpler or more fun than it is with the 200 recipes in "CloneBrews." Home brewers will find everything they need to brew up a batch of their own clone of Magic Hat #9, Ithaca Brown Ale, Moose Drool, or Samuel Adams Boston Ale. And with 200 possibilities to choose from, home brewers will find the perfect taste for every mood and every season.

Revised, updated, and expanded, the second edition of "CloneBrews" contains 50 new recipes that reflect the current popularity of strongly hopped India pale ales and American pale ales as well as the growing interest in brown ales, imperial beers, English bitters, porters, stouts, wheat beers, and Belgian ales. The new edition also contains expanded and updated mashing guidelines and a complete review of ingredients and materials. All new to the second edition is a Food Pairing feature that recommends the best foods for every beer an indispensable feature for the brewer who also loves to barbecue or cook

Tested and retested, tasted and retasted, Tess and Mark Szamatulskis recipes are the product of 20 years spent running a successful homebrew supply shop and working with customers to create perfect beer clones. They deliver the flavors that home brewers want, described in clear recipes that every brewer will want to make.

This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of the home-brewing enthusiast. Two expert on the subject each write a comprehensive account of the Scottish brewing process. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of the home-brewing enthusiast. It contains a selection of articles by experts in the field of brewing on the malting process. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of the home-brewing enthusiast. An expert on the subject writes a comprehensive account of the Scottish brewing process. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of the home-brewing enthusiast. An expert on the subject writes a comprehensive guide to the mashing and sparging processes. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of the home-brewing enthusiast. An expert on the subject writes a comprehensive guide to the sparging process. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.