The following is a selection of home brewing books and beer making books for the beginner beer maker all the way to the advanced home brewer.
Comprehensive Water Guide for Homebrewers
300 pages of water chemistry and treatment of brewing water explained
Overview of water sources
How to adjust water for different beer styles, and different brewery processes
Learn how to read water reports, understand flavor contributions, residual alkalinity, malt acidity, and mash pH
A Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and Hop Culturing
Written by Stan Hieronymus
The nature and history of hops explained, their origins, hop quality
An entire chapter dedicated to dry hopping
For the Love of Hops also includes a reference catalog of more than 100 hop varieties and their characteristics
IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale
Written by by Mitch Steele
IPA techniques from water treatment to hopping procedures
48 recipes featuring Pizza Port, Dogfish Head, Stone, Firestone Walker, Russian River, and Deschutes IPAs
Brewers Publications (October 16, 2012)
The Brewers Association's Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery
Written by Dick Cantwell
Get the information you need to help plan and open a thriving, high quality brewery
Topics covered include site selection and branding to regulatory requirements, flooring choices and equipment considerations
Also covered in this book is ingredients, financing, business plans, quality assurance, distribution, wastewater, sustainability practices
A must read for all home brewers
Written by Chris White of Whitelabs and Jamil Zainasheff
Learn the art of properly fermenting beer
This book will tell you everything about yeast and more
Brewers Publications (October 16, 2010)
A new book by Dave Law including 75 recipes for everything from stouts and porters to IPAs, wheat beers, and pilsners
Hardcover
144 pages
Publication Date: April 1, 2012
A book for the homebrewer interested in growing their own ingredients
Sections on growing your own hops, brewing herbs, and growing malt grains
Projects covering setting up your first hop trellis
Details on planting, managing, harvesting and using your homegrown hops
52 Seasonal Recipes for Small Batches
Everyday IPA, Rose Cheeked, Grapefruit Honey Ale, S’More Beer, Apple Crisp Ale, Peanut Butter Porter, Chestnut Brown ale, Gingerbread Ale and gluten-free brews
1 and 5 Gallon Recipe Variations
Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse
For The Love of Hops: The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops (Brewing Elements)
Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation (Brewing Elements)
Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers (Brewing Elements)
Publisher: Brewers Publications
Beer Craft: A Simple Guide to Making Great Beer
Master simple stovetop recipes from pale ales and barleywines to fruit and sour beers
Flavor your beer with spices, special grains, and a pantry full of deliciously unexpected extras like coffee, chocolate, and homegrown hops