Shortlisted for the 2017 Andre Simon Food and Drink Book Awards
Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink on the planet, but few who
enjoy it know much about how its four ingredients - malted barley,
hops, yeast and water - miraculously combine. We've been brewing
and drinking beer for thousands of years, without understanding how
or why the brewing process works. In the Middle Ages, yeast was
called `godisgoode' because no one had any idea what fermentation
was. Malting barley, too, has for centuries seemed genuinely
wondrous: it's only in the last 200 years that science has
identified and understood how man and yeast work together to gently
(or not so gently) persuade this humble grain to give up its sugary
stash for fermentation into beer. From the birth of brewing (and
civilization) in the Middle East, through an exploration of water's
unmurky depths and the surreal madness of drink-sodden
hop-blessings in the Czech Republic, to the stunning recreation of
the first ever modern beer - Miracle Brew is an extraordinary
journey through the nature and science of brewing. Along the way,
we'll meet and drink with a cast of characters who reveal the magic
of beer and celebrate the joy of drinking it. And, almost without
noticing, we'll learn the naked truth about the world's greatest
beverage.
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