Brewing Quality Beers

This short book is the finest how-to manual for home brewers. First, it provides a succinctly readable introduction to get novices safely through their first few batches. Then, it goes on to present the best available introductions to intermediate and advanced brewing.  BQB does not attempt to be an encyclopedia. Rather, it presents a clear procedural guideline for someone to follow in order to succeed. The book includes recipes to help newcomers avoid potential problems, but the intent is to teach the reader about the various brewing ingredients, and how they work together, so brewers will be inspired and enabled to create successful recipes on their own.  No other home brewing textbook is written by an author with Byron Burch's extraordinary set of qualifications:  First, as a national champion home brewer (1986) and meadmaker (1992 and 1994) his expertise is obvious.  Second, since 1972, he has worked in the brewing and winemaking supply trade, creating a highly successful busin