Brewing

by Michael J. Lewis, Tom W. Young

This book is designed for those involved or planning to be involved in the malting, brewing and allied industries who have little or no formal training in brewing science. While assuming some elementary knowledge of chemistry and biology, the book clearly presents the essentials of brewing science and its relationship to brewing technology, which are required by brewers to carry out their duties with understanding. Brewing contains details of basic chemistry and microbiology, the use of barley, hops and yeast, malting, mashing and fermentation science and technology plus important information on quality, flavor, packaging and dispensing. This book is therefore a useful introductory guide for students as well as being an invaluable companion for professional brewers, including the growing number setting up small new commercial breweries.

Genres: Brewing, Beer, Nonfiction, Reference

398 pages, Hardcover

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.