{"id":1396,"date":"2013-03-21T12:46:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T16:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2013-03-21T12:46:28","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T16:46:28","slug":"homebrewing-required-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2013\/03\/21\/homebrewing-required-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Homebrewing: Required Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9933,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8464105771&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190111101634\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8464105771\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 09:41:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-10 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src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8095\/8464105771_e439d75866_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still being a total noob at home brewing, I try to spend more time reading and learning than I do brewing. The ratio has been good so far. I often have to read each book twice due to my utter lack of comprehension on a first reading. I&#8217;m that way with every book and wish more home brewing books came in audio format because I retain more that way.<\/p>\n<p>I received a question via Facebook asking me what books I&#8217;ve read so far in home brewing. While I&#8217;m a terrible home brewer, I have learned a lot from the following books and recommend them highly. If there are other books out there that I should have read by now, please let me know!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Complete-Joy-Homebrewing-Third\/dp\/0060531053\/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1363797564&amp;sr=1-12&amp;keywords=wild+brews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wild-Brews-Culture-Craftsmanship-Tradition\/dp\/0937381861\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1363797564&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=wild+brews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Brews: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Hops-Practical-Bitterness-Elements\/dp\/1938469011\/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1363797564&amp;sr=1-5&amp;keywords=wild+brews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">For The Love of Hops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Designing-Great-Beers-Ultimate-Brewing\/dp\/0937381500\/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1363797564&amp;sr=1-7&amp;keywords=wild+brews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Designing Great Beers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lambic-Classic-Beer-Style-Guinard\/dp\/0937381225\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1363797581&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=lambic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lambic (Classic Beer Style)<\/a>\u00a0(Out of print but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewtalk.com\/f127\/those-who-have-wanted-jean-xavier-guinards-lambic-book-387629\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LeviFunk has posted a link to a digital version<\/a> which is what I read on my iPad. Worked well! Thanks a lot Levi.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Up next, I want to read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Farmhouse-Ales-Culture-Craftsmanship-Tradition\/dp\/0937381845\/ref=rec_dp_2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Farmhouse Ales<\/a>\u00a0because, of the styles I drink most often, Saisons are my favorite followed by Lambic and then IPAs. For the most part, the IPAs I&#8217;m brewing are fantastic and very delicious but it&#8217;s probably just the freshness aspect. I also live in Vermont with tons of great hoppy IPAs available locally from nice brewers. Lambic is expensive to buy so I&#8217;ve wanted to brew one but haven&#8217;t gotten around to it yet. Still reading, researching and learning from books before I attempt this. Saisons are delicious. I&#8217;ve brewed 5 of them so far with mixed results. 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