The book covers the basics, but if your just starting out it might be good to watch a few YouTube videos or do some research. Once you know the basics though the book has so many recipes. So far I've tried the black lager (not a bad beer,but not to my tastes, I tried it out of curiosity as I had never had one before), my next brew will be the light lager, and then I plan to make a few ales.
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Bought this book for my daughter's boyfriend. He was delighted with it and is going to start home brewing and it is very detailed and well laid out. The book arrived very promptly and was in excellent condition.
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This was a Christmas present and my brother in law loves it
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As an enthusiastic home brewer, with three dozen all grain brews over the last couple of years, I eagerly awaited this new edition. I seem to be the first reviewer who has actually paid for this book, having had it on pre-order before available. For context, I love books and have collected 30 brewing books already, have tried several of the recipes from Greg Hughes last edition of this book which have all been excellent, with the exception of the Honey ale, which to my taste was under hopped. In brief, summarising pros and cons between editions as follows. The Pros: It remains probably the best basic introduction to home brewing a very wide variety of ales. There are small additional sections such as souring techniques added. Recipes cover almost all of the major beer styles, with newer styles added for this new addition. There are 12 new recipes added, photos attached with asterisks on the new recipes. The only recipe omitted is the Scottish 70 shilling. The majority of these additional recipes involve somewhat more complex or advanced brewing techniques and may need additional input or research other than just the recipe, unlike most of the recipes from the previous book. The layout for the single hop recipes has improved. It remains extremely good value at under £15 The Cons: There are subtle changes in readability. The font has changed, which for my eyes makes it less readily readable. The paper is now matte finish. There is far less colour, presumably to reduce cost, but this also reduces the accessibility of information. I have included pictures from each book of a single recipe, for comparison. They’re both taken under the same artificial light. Overall, as the previous edition is available for only approximately 5 pounds at the moment, I would snap that up, if interested in starting Homebrewing or extending your homebrew library, unless of course some of the above additional recipes are to your taste.
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Purchased for a friend that brew his own beer, loved it and has used some of the recipes. Worth the buy if looking to get into brewing.
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Great book for a beginner like me. Covers all the essential steps and has a large number of recipes to enjoy
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Great book with loads of useful info. Range of recipes is good.
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Great introduction to brewing. Quality paper and hard cover really pleased with it.
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My husband recently started brewing beer, so I got him this book as a gift. I see him dipping into it often, which is a good thing! A very successful present 🎁
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Have now brewed 10 beers from this, have not had a bad beer. Every beer seems to be well balanced and taste great. Although i would definitely copy these into brewfather app to work out ph/water addition numbers if you want the beer to shine even more. Recipes i have enjoyed the most are the dunkelweizen, kolsch and the spring beer. NEIPA and Belgian blonde recipes also hit the spot!
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Great book for the beginner homebrewer. I've done 6 recipes out of this book and been extremely happy with the results.
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