A revised handbook for amateur brewers containing full instructions and 110 detailed recipes to recreate the flavour and quality of beers which are served in the pub - for a fraction of the price. Draught ales, bottled and keg beers, lagers and stouts are included. The recipes are based on information provided by the commercial brewers who produce some of the most famous beers: Youngers Tartan, Carling Black Label, Carlsberg Special Brew, Budweiser, Stella Artois, Lowenbrau, Grolsch, Whitbread Best, Newcastle Amber and Brown Ales and Mackeson. The book has been revised to take account of modern equipment and homebrewing techniques, with recipes adapted for contemporary ingredients and tastes.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more. |
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'd been home winemaking for a while and had just been introduced to and developed a taste for real ale when I came across the original edition of this book. It has a recipe for Greene King Abbot Ale which at the time was my favourite beer but unavailable in Liverpool so purchase was immediate! To cut a long story short this was the start of my full mash grain brewing that I've found to be the most enjoyable hobby. I'm still learning 30 years later! I found that most of the recipes in this book produced good results although not always that close to the real thing. I know that Dave Line over-estimated the likely efficiencies achievable by home brewers but I don't remember this causing me any great problems. When my extracts came out low I just relaxed, didn't worry and had a homebrew (long before I heard of Charlie Papazian) and either accepted a beer a bit low in OG, added some sugar and/or boiled a bit longer. The important thing for me was the delicious end result. It is easy to increase the amount of malt or reduce the target brew length to ensure you hit target OGs if that is a concern for you. My original copy it very well used, battered, wort-stained and annotated. This seems to be a common feature with this book. My favourite recipes from this book were Greene King Abbot Ale (it never came out like the real thing - it was usually better!), Eldridge Pope Royal Oak (very consistent) and Gibbs Mew Bishops Tipple (this is was a very popular brew with friends and I recommend that every brewer try this recipe at least once - it is a remarkable big beer).
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Dave Line offers a comprehensive list of of recipes for commercial beers. Having tried many of his suggestions i have not always found his recipes to be entirely accurate but all of them give a tasty beer that all homebrewers will enjoy
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By "desdeadly"
Format:Paperback
This book is great. It contains a wide range of recipes that are easy to follow from traditional ales to continental lagers. There is also a section on the mashing process so you can brush up your skills. An excellent book for the beginner and expert alike.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 5 reviews
4.4 out of 5 stars
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Recommended
Out dated and though does offer advice in an easy to read tone.
Pros:
a. Easy to read
b. Read more
Pros:
a. Easy to read
b. Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Lanham
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
Fun and enjoyable. Tiny bit out of date in terms of beer selection. Great christmas gift for the amateur brewer.
Published 4 months ago by M. Fletcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book with key ingredients listed
An excellent book which enables old fashioned beers to be brewed .The ingredients are listed individually so can be purchased in bulk .Thoroughly recommended .K
Published 4 months ago by lizzy
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very annoyed
I bought this book as it has a can of carlsberg on the front and was interested in making it. There is no recipe for Carlberg inside, only Carlsberg special brew which is obviously... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jonny Jon Jon
5.0 out of 5 stars
book
Parcel came really quickly after ordering, excellent value and brilliantly packaged would reccommend this site to anyone who what good value and service,
Published 6 months ago by mel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Home brew
Full instructions to make, as the title states, beers like the ones you get in pubs and offies. I have made the "Old Peculiar", and the "Newcastle Brown", and have been well... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Alan
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very useful addition to your brewing library
A useful addition to your brewing library, but too out of date to be considered suitable as your first or main brewing book - for that I strongly recommend the most recent edition... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mike C
5.0 out of 5 stars
Top book
Should be re-mamed 'Brewing beers like those you used to buy' as most breweries that still brew the beers listed in this book have changed the recipies. For the worse. Great book. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Boza
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Bible of Home Brewing, "raise your glasses, I'll drink to that"..
This is the work of the home brew Messiah himself.
Dave died only one year after this book was first published (1978) at the age of 37. Read more
Dave died only one year after this book was first published (1978) at the age of 37. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ian Franklin
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not for modern brewers
Having read the reviews for this book, I decieded to buy it to go with my Graham Wheeler book Brew your own British Real Ale. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2010 by R. A. Gutteridge
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
