Brewing Made Easy: A Beginner's Guide to Brewing Great Beer at Home

Why wait to make great homebrew? Fire up your kettle right now and brew along with us!

Whether you've never brewed before or you just want a simpler approach, the authors of Brewing Made Easy say: "Let's skip all that beer-making theory and make some beer!"

From brewing your first batch to creating new recipes — all the information you need to have is here in this step-by-step practical illustrated guide.

In Brewing Made Easy, brewing experts Joe and Dennis Fisher anticipate homebrewing questions and provide the answers you need (even when you've already read those other books). With their friendly encouragement and "can-do" attitude, the Fishers will show you how to make great beer today!

This is simply the best homebrewing guide available. After reading the first chapter, you'll be brewing your first batch of beer, and in no time you'll move on to creating your own recipes, trying out variations, and refining your techniques. If you've ever wanted to learn how to homebrew, this is the book you need! Includes step-by-step illustrations by noted artist and homebrewer Randy Mosher.

The simplest brewing directions in modern history.  The Fisher brothers will have you brewing your first batch in Chapter One.  Soon you'll be creating your own recipes.  Includes step-by-step illustrations by noted artist and homebrewer Randy Mosher

Includes bibliographical references (p. 85) and index.

Joe Fisher is a freelance writer who has worked as an assistant tapster in Oxford, where he became acquainted with real beer. He has written many articles for The New England Coastal News, a bi-monthly newspaper on maritime subjects. Committed kit brewers with a history of success, Joe and his brother Dennis are members of the American Homebrewer's Association, Seed Savers Exchange, Flower & Herb Exchange, Maine Organic Farmers' and Gardeners' Association. They have written for Zymurgy magazine and live and brew in Winterport, Maine. Together they have written Storey's Brewing Made Easy, Great Beer From Kits, and The Homebrewer's Garden.Dennis Fisher is a freelance writer who has worked as an assistant tapster in Oxford, where he became acquainted with real beer. He has written many articles for The New England Coastal News, a bi-monthly newspaper on maritime subjects. Committed kit brewers with a history of success, Dennis and his brother Joe are members of the American Homebrewer's Association, Seed Savers Exchange, Flower & Herb Exchange, Maine Organic Farmers' and Gardeners' Association. They have written for Zymurgy magazine and live and brew in Winterport, Maine. Together they have written Storey's Brewing Made Easy, Great Beer From Kits, and The Homebrewer's Garden.

Introduction: Why Brew?

1. Brewing with Malt Extracts

2. Ingredients and Recipe Formulation

3. Equipment

4. Brewing Tips

5. Recipes and Styles

Glossary

Appendix A: Amounts and Conversions

Appendix B: How to Use the Hydrometer

Appendix C: Sources

Recommended Reading

Index