Synopses & Reviews
Proper equipment takes the hassle out of homebrewing.
There's nothing that quite matches the satisfaction of having just the right tool or equipment to perform a task -- and brewing tools are no exception, especially when you've created or adapted them yourself. Homebrewing authors Karl F. Lutzen and Mark Stevens offer great ideas, from home-sized versions of commercial brewery equipment to simple gadgets that make brewing easier or safer. To help brewers choose the best tools, they offer a balanced evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of each.
Brew Ware contains step-by-step projects and devices for:
-- Ingredient processing and storage
-- Working with wort
-- Chilling and aerating wort
-- Fermenting
-- Measuring
-- Bottling
-- Kegging
-- Mashing
Synopsis
Gear up with the right equipment and take the hassle out of homebrewing. Karl E. Lutzen and Mark Stevens guide you through the best tools for all your brewing needs, from DIY homemade versions of commercial brewery equipment to simple devices that make brewing easier and safer. Learn which gadgets and gizmos work best for measuring, mashing, bottling, kegging, and more. With the proper tools close at hand you ll save both time and money, leaving you free to focus on enjoying your homebrewed beers.
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With this guide homebrewers, tinkerers, and putterers can create their own safe, inexpensive microbrewery.
Synopsis
Using this handbook, homebrewers, tinkerers, and putterers can create their own microbrewery that is safe and makes brewing easier.
Synopsis
There's nothing that matches the satisfaction of having just the right tool or equipment to perform a task - and brewing tools are no exception, especially when you've created or adapted them yourself. Brew Ware is your complete guide to choosing or making the right equipment for your homebrewing endeavors. If you are thinking about brewing or increasing your brewing capacity, this book is the first piece of equipment you will need.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-253) and index.
About the Author
Co-author of three Storey books, Karl F. Lutzen is also an editor of the on-line public domain recipe collections, Cat's Meow I, II, III. His Storey books include Homebrew Favorites and More Homebrew Favorites. Co-author of three Storey books, Mark Stevens is also an editor of the on-line public domain recipe collections, Cat's Meow I, II, III. His Storey books include Homebrew Favorites and More Homebrew Favorites. Mark is a technical writer who is a member of the American Homebrewers Association and the Beer Judge Certification Program. His articles have appeared in All About Beer magazine.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1 The Home Brewery
2 Building a Home Brewery
3 Tools
4 Grain Mills
5 Mashing, Lautering, and Sparging
6 Brewpots and the Boil
7 Chilling the Wort
8 Fermenters
9 Bottling
10 Kegging
11 Growing and Drying Hops
12 Yeast Culturing
Afterword
Appendix A: Building a Motorized Mill
Appendix B: Metric Conversion
Appendix C: Suppliers
Glossary
Further Reading
Index