Brewing

by Michael J. Lewis, Tom W. Young

This book arises out of our experiences and careers in teaching and researching into brewing science and technology. These careers, at the University of California, Davis, USA and the University of Birmingham, UK, to date amount to a joint total of more than 45 years. The approach taken to the subject, the selection of topics and the views expressed are entirely our own and any errors and omissions are solely our responsibility. We are grateful to many brewing scientists and production brewers in various parts of the world who, over the years, have discussed brewing with us and generously provided of their time to show us their brewing operations. We are indebted to our students who, coming to the subject fresh have often provided new insights into brewing. Equally, we are indebted to those experienced practitioners who, in attending short courses, have often illuminated science with practice. In more recent years in courses at the University of California we have had the pleasure to help to instruct newcomers to brewing from less traditional backgrounds. These women and men, highly enthusiastic and dedicated to the concept of developing and running their own microbrewing enterprises in North America, have brought their own demands in search of knowledge of brewing. Their needs have increased our resolve to publish this book.

Genres: Brewing, Beer, Nonfiction, Reference

260 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1990

Reviews

[Paul Klammer · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent survey of beer making processes, materials, and science.

[Sean Fitzsimons · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is horribly written which makes complex topics even harder to understand. I have read text books before, although this is the first one I have read in its entirety, and this one is just bad. The issue is, it is a very good accumulation of the information needed on the topic of brewing, and goes into great detail to the readers benefit. The coverage and depth of information on the subject would warrant a 4 star review, but it is not possible to over look the poor presentation and writing.

[Daniel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty poorly written textbook to be honest. It was half a bad science book, half a textbook, and not a very good engineering book, that I found difficulty in it relating anything back to beer in an understandable manner. Listing things for the sake of listing them because they might exist or the pathway might happen takes away from the chemistry or biology of interest. It would be much better utilized if the focus was on the main pathway, and there was separate sections or paragraphs focused on alternative pathways or chemicals. I'd find myself through a page and jumping over chemicals, substrates, amino acids, and co-factors because it just seemed like a jumbled mess of listing them out because they are there. Focus is desperately needed.