Recommended Reading

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General Homebrewing

The Brewer's Companion, by Randy Mosher

The Complete Joy of Homebrewing- 3rd Edition, by Charlie Papazian

Brewing Quality Beers, by Byron Burch

Complete Set of Zymurgy, by Brewers Publications

Designing Great Beers, by Ray Daniels

Extreme Brewing, by Sam Calagione

Home Brewers Companion, by Charlie Papazian

The Homebrewers Garden, by Joe and Dennis Fisher

Homebrewing, Volume 1, by Al Korzonas

Homebrewing Guide, by David Miller

How to Brew, by John J. Palmer

New Brewing Lager Beer, by Gregory Noonan

Radical Brewing, by Randy Mosher

Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers, by Stephen Harrod Buhner

Recipes

Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew, by Jamil Zainasheff and John Palmer

Brewing the World’s Great Beers, by David Miller

Beer Captured, by Tess and Mark Szamatulski

Clone Beers, by Tess Szamatulski

Home Brewer's Gold, by Charlie Papazian

North American Clone Brews, by Scott R. Russell

A Year of Beer, Amahl Turczyn

Beer Styles

Brewing with Wheat: The 'Wit' and 'Weizen' of World Wheat Beer Styles, by Stan Hieronymus

Brew Like a Monk, by Stan Hieronymus

Classic Style Series, Various Authors

Farmhouse Ales, by Phil Markowski

Wild Brews, by Jeff Sparrow

Cider

Cider, by Annie Proulx and Lew Nichols

Cider, Hard & Sweet, by Ben Watson

Real Cider Making on a Small Scale, by Michael Pooley and John Lomax

Mead

Brewing Mead, by Gayre and Papazian

The Compleat Meadmaker, by Ken Schramm

Making Mead, by Bryan Acton and Peter Duncan

Making Mead (Honey Wine), by Roger A. Morse

Making Wild Wines and Mead, by Pattie Vargas and Rich Gulling

Sake

Sake (U.S.A.): A Complete Guide to American Sake, Sake Brewing and Homebrewed Sake, by Fred Eckhardt

Wine

First Steps in Winemaking, by C.J.J. Berry

From Vines to Wines, by Jeff Cox

Making Wild Wine and Mead, by Pattie Vargas and Rich Gulling

Wines and Beers of Old New England, by Sanborn Brown

Winemaker's Recipe Handbook, by Raymond Massaccesi

Beer History & Culture

The Ale Trail, by Roger Protz

Ambitious Brew, by Maureen Ogle

B is for Beer, by Tom Robbins

Beer Companion, by Michael Jackson

Beer for Pete's Sake, by Pete Slosberg

Beer in America, by Gregg Smith

Best American Beers, by Ben Myers

Clear Thinking When Drinking: The Handbook for Responsible Alcohol Consumption, by Roman T. Solohub

Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World, by Christopher Mark O'Brien

Great Beers of Belgium, by Michael Jackson (currently out of stock)

Microbrewed Adventures, by Charlie Papazian

New World Guide to Beer, by Michael Jackson

Prost!, by Horst Dornbush

Red, White and Brew: An American Beer Odyssey, by Brian Yaeger

Travels with Barley, by Ken Wells

Ultimate Beer, by Michael Jackson

Travel

Bike & Brew America: Midwest Region, by Todd Bryant Mercer

Bike & Brew America: Rocky Mountain Region, by Todd Bryant Mercer

The Good Beer Guide to New England, by Andy Crouch

Good Beer Guide West Coast USA: Including Las Vegas, Alaska and Hawaii, by Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham

Beer & Food

American Craft Beer & Food Guide, by Brewers Publications

The Best of American Beer and Food: Pairing & Cooking with Craft Beer, by Lucy Saunders

The Brewmaster's Table, by Garrett Oliver

Cooking Louisiana True, by the Abita Brewing Company

He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy—From Burgers to Brie and Beyond, by Sam Calagione and Marnie Old

The Single Man's Guide to Cooking with Beer, by Streeter McClure

Stephen Beaumont's Brewpub Cookbook, by Stephen Beaumont

Evaluating Beer

Evaluating Beer, edited by Brewers Publications

Tasting Beer: An Insiders Guide to the World’s Greatest Drink, by Randy Mosher

Beer Industry

2009-2010 North American Brewers Resource Directory, from the Brewers Association

Beer School, by Steve Hindy and Tom Potter

The Brewers Association's Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery, edited by Ray Daniels

Brewing Up a Business, by Sam Calagione

Geeking Out—Beer Science

Brewing Second Edition, by Michael J. Lewis and Tom W. Young

Draught Beer Quality Manual, from the Brewers Association Technical Committee (currently out of stock)

Essays in Brewing Science, compiled by Michael J. Lewis and Charles W. Bamforth

A Handbook of Basic Brewing Calculations, by Stephen R. Holle

The Oxford Companion to Beer, edited by Garrett Oliver, with forward by Tom Colicchio

Principles of Brewing Science, by George Fix

Standards of Brewing: A Practical Approach to Consistency and Excellence, by Charles W Bamforth, Ph.D., D.Sc.