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The brewing art goes back over 8,000 years. In fact the very oldest extant human writing is a beer recipe which includes a hymn to Ninkasi, the goddess of fermentation. Louis Pasteur was hired by the French government about 1870 to find out why German beer was outselling French beer in France and the world. His work on brewing yeast uncovered the concepts of bacteria and pasteurization launching a scientific revolution we take for granted today.
Since Pasteur’s discoveries there has been an explosion of scientific knowledge that helps us understand how these processes work. Beer is a very complex drink with over 800 known compounds. Wine is so very simple in comparison. Grapes and sugar!
Below are some of the over 80 books and technical science journals we use at Hidden Well Brewery to constantly guide and improve our craft. I readily admit I am somewhat of a fanatical beer geek. I have read every one of these books cover-to-cover and many of them multiple times, especially the professional brewing volumes - over 20,000 pages of beer brewing information. What a fascinating journey. So much more to learn.
Magazines and professional brewing journals are listed at the bottom.
Primary German Professional Brewing Textbook:
- Technology, Brewing and Malting (Kunze) 2010
Primary British Professional Brewing Textbooks:
- Brewing Science and Practice (Briggs) 2004
- Handbook of Brewing (Priest) 2006
- Brewing Microbiology (Priest) 2003
- Handbook of Brewing, (Hardwick) 1976
- Brewing: Yeast and Fermentation (Boulton) 2006
- Brewing (Hornsey) 1999
Primary American Professional Brewing Textbooks:
- MBAA Practical handbook for the Specialty Brewer (Ockert) 2005
Vol. 1 Raw Materials and Brewhouse Operations
Vol 2. Fermentation, Cellaring, and Packaging Operations
Vol 3. Brewing Engineering and Plant Operations
- Brewing New Technologies (Bamforth) 2006
- Beer: Tap Into the Art & Science of Brewing (Bamforth)
- The Brewer's Handbook (Goldammer)
- Brewing, Second Edition - (Michael Lewis, Tom Young) 2001
- Essays in Brewing Science, (Lewis & Bamforth) 2006
- The Practical Brewer, 2nd (Broderick) 1977
Primary Belgian Brewing Textbooks:
- A Textbook of Brewing, 2 vol. (Jean De Clerck) 1947
Primary French Brewing Textbook:
Beers and Coolers (Moll) 1994
General Brewing Texts:
- Beer: A Quality Persepctive, (Bamforth)
- Handbook of Basic Brewing Calculations MBAA, (Holle)
- New Brewing Lager 1996, (Noonan)
- Brew Chem 101: The Basics of Homebrewing Chemistry (Jansen) 1996
- Principles of Brewing Science, 2nd (George Fix)
- An Analysis of brewing Techniques (George Fix)
- Beer Deposits: A Lab Guide and Pictorial Atlas
- The Principles and Practice of Brewing (Sykes) 1897
- How to Brew (Palmer) 2006
- Homebrewing - Volume I, (Al Korzonas) 2003
- Great Beers of Belgium (Jackson)
- A History of Beer and Brewing (Hornsey) 2003
- Standards of Brewing: Formulas for Consistency and Excellence (Bamforth) 2002
- Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them
- Radical Brewing: Recipes, Tales and World-Altering Meditations in a Glass (Mosher)
- Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles (Daniels)
-The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition, (Papazian)
- Brewing Quality Beers: The Home Brewer's Essential Guidebook (Burch)
- Brewing the World's Great Beers: A Step-By-Step Guide (Miller)
- Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Beer
- Brewer's Companion (Mosher)
- Bock: Classic Beer Style (Richman)
- Prost: The Story of German Beer (Dornbusch
- Stout: Classic Beer Style (Lewis)
- Farmhouse Ales (Markowski)
- America’s Best Brews: The Guide to More than 375 Craft Beers (Johnson)
- Pale Ale (Foster)
- German Wheat Beer (Warner)
- Brewing with Wheat (Hieronymous) 2009
- Continental Pilsner (Miller)
- Wild Brews: Culture and Craftmanship in the Belgian Tradition (Sparrow)
- Brew Your Own British Ale (Wheeler)
- BJCP Style Guideline Manual
- Beer School (Hindy)
- The Beer Book (Calgione)
- Kolsch: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Warner)
- Altbier: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Dornbusch)
- Barleywine (Allen)
- Beer Captured (Szamaturski)
- Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew (Zainasheff)
- More Homebrew Favorites (Lutzen)
- Best of BYO 150 Classic Clone Recipes
- Brewpub Cookbook: 100 Great Recipes from 30 Great N. American Brewpubs (Beaumont)
- The Brewmaster's Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food
- Beer in America: The Early Years--1587-1840 (1998-300) Smith
- The American Brewery: From Colonial Evolution to Microbrew Revolution
- Brewed in the Pacific Northwest: A History of Beer-Making in Oregon and Washington
- Michael Jackson's: Beer Companion
- Beer Drinker’s Guide to Munich (Hawthorne) 2009
- America’s Best Beers: Definitive Guide to 375 Craft Beers
- Michael Jackson's: Great Beer Guide
- The Brewpub Cookbook (Hieronymous) 1997
- The Homebrewer's Garden: How to Easily Grow, Prepare, and Use Your Own Hops
- Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World" - (Obrien)
-The Beer Enthusiast's Guide: Tasting & Judging Brews from Around the World - Smith
- The Joy of Home Wine Making
- Grape vs. Grain (Bamforth)
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