Book Description
As the craft beer craze continues to sweep the nation, more and more people are deciding to try their hand at creating their own perfect brew. In Craft Beer for the Homebrewer, beer writer and certified cicerone (think sommelier for beer) Michael Agnew merges the passions of consumption and creation into one definitive guidebook, designed for the craft beer lover who also happens to be a homebrew enthusiast. Agnew presents dozens of recipes adapted by craft brewmasters for the homebrewer to make in his or her own kitchen, basement, garage, or patio. Based on the actual production beers of featured microbreweries, these recipes cover the entire range of beer styles--ambers and pales, IPAs, stouts and porters, Irish and Scottish ales, Belgians, and wheats--representing craft breweries from across the United States. Each recipe is accompanied by full-color photography, an ingredient list, instructions for both the mash and extract brewer, and historical and anecdotal notes about the brewery that provided it. Agnew prefaces the book with an introduction to the craft beer industry, briefly discussing the major ingredients and required equipment that homebrewers will encounter inside. With its meticulous selection of delicious beer varieties, Craft Beer for the Homebrewer offers a beautifully designed collection of microbrews for the homebrewer on the cutting edge of the craft beer scene.
About the Author
Michael Agnew (Minneapolis, MN) is Minnesota's first cicerone certified by the Cicerone Certification Program, a standard for identifying those with significant knowledge and professional skills in beer sales and service, and a national beer judge with the Beer Judge Certification Program. In addition, Michael is an award-winning brewer and writes a monthly column on beer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Billy Broas is the founder of The Homebrew Academy, an online training website for homebrewers with thousands of members worldwide. He is also the homebrewing expert in the Rocky Mountain PBS television show Colorado Brews. Billy started brewing beer in college and hasn't slowed down.
Denny Conn brewed his first batch of homebrew in 1998 and since then has brewed more than 500 more. He is a BJCP national-ranked beer judge and has been a member of the Governing Committee of the Americam Homebrewers Association for nine years. His recipes have been brewed by several commercial breweries in both the United States and Europe, and he currently consults for several breweries. He is known for his Rye IPA recipe, and is the developer of the Cheap'n'Easy all grain brewing system. He lives in the foothills of the Coast Range in Oregon with his wife, five cats, and two dogs.
Matthew Schaefer has been homebrewing for over 15 years, and is the author of the The Illustrated Guide to Brewing Beer: A Comprehensive Handboook of Beginning Home Brewing. He is also one of the charter members and vice-president of Brewstoria, the only hombrewing club in Queens New York, where he lives with his wife, Kimberly, and his son, Evan.
Jordan Wiklund is a writer and editor from St. Paul, Minnesota. His work has appeared in [Pank], Brevity, Versus, Fourth Genre, and The Believer literary magazines. He is also a contributing editor to Minneapolis' own Paper Darts literary magazine, and a proud member of the St. Paul Curling Club.
