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The brewing art goes back over 8,000 years. In fact the very oldest human writing is a beer recipe which includes a hymn to Ninkasi, the goddess of fermentation.
Louis Pasteur was hired by the French government in 1870 to find out why German beer was outselling French beer in France and the world. His work on brewing yeast uncovered the concepts of bacteria and pasteurization launching a scientific revolution we take for granted today. Since Pasteur’s discoveries there has been an explosion of scientific knowledge that helps us understand how these processes work. Beer is a very complex drink with over 800 known compounds. While we associate Pasteur with milk, in truth, it all started with beer!
Below are some of the over 130 books and technical science journals we use in our library at Hidden Well Brewery to constantly guide and improve our craft. I readily admit I am somewhat of a fanatical beer brewing geek. I’ve enjoyed reading every one of these books cover-to-cover and many of them multiple times, especially the professional brewing volumes from England, Belgium, Germany, France and the U.S. - over 25,000 pages of beer brewing information. Each offers a different cultural and national vantage point on this internationally acclaimed drink; a fascinating journey into the world’s most popular adult beverage...beer.
Magazines and professional brewing journals are listed at the bottom.
Professional Brewing Texts:
Primary German Professional Brewing Textbook (translated to English):
- Technology, Brewing and Malting (Kunze) 2010
- Handbook of Brewing: Processes, Technology Markets (Esslinger) 2009
Primary British Professional Brewing Textbooks:
- Brewing Science and Practice (Briggs) 2004
- Handbook of Brewing (Priest) 2006
- Brewing Microbiology (Priest) 2003
- Handbook of Brewing (Hardwick) 1976
- Brewing Yeast Fermentation Performance (Smart) 2003
- Brewing: Yeast and Fermentation (Boulton) 2006
- Brewing (Hornsey) 1999
- Brewing Theory and Practice Illustrated (Tizard) 1846
- The Principles and Practice of Brewing (Sykes) 1897
Primary American Professional Brewing Textbooks:
- MBAA Practical handbook for the Specialty Brewer (Ockert) 2005
Vol 1. Raw Materials and Brewhouse Operations
Vol 2. Fermentation, Cellaring, and Packaging Operations
Vol 3. Brewing Engineering and Plant Operations
- The Brewer's Handbook (Goldammer) 2000
- Brewing, 2nd Edition (Lewis & Young) 2001
- Essays in Brewing Science (Lewis & Bamforth) 2006
- The Practical Brewer, 2nd edition (Broderick) 1977
- Brewing New Technologies (Bamforth) 2006
- Beer: Tap Into the Art & Science of Brewing (Bamforth) 2009
- Standards of Brewing: Formulas for Consistency and Excellence (Bamforth) 2002
- Beer: A Quality Perspective (Bamforth) 2008
Primary Belgian Brewing Textbook (translated to English):
- A Textbook of Brewing, 2 vol. (Jean De Clerck) 1947
Primary French Brewing Textbook (translated to English):
- Beers and Coolers (Moll) 1994
General Brewing Texts:
- Handbook of Basic Brewing Calculations MBAA (Holle) 2003
- Principles of Brewing Science, 2nd (George Fix) 1999
- An Analysis of Brewing Techniques (George Fix) 1998
- New Brewing Lager Beer (Noonan) 1996
- Laboratory Handbook (Brewing Science Lab)
- Brew Chem 101: The Basics of Homebrewing Chemistry (Jansen) 1996
- Beer Deposits: A Lab Guide and Pictorial Atlas (Siebel)
- How to Brew (Palmer) 2006
- Homebrewing - Volume I (Korzonas) 2003
- Brewing Better Beer (Strong) 2011
- Radical Brewing (Mosher) 2004
- Extreme Brewing (Calgione) 2006
- Designing Great Beer (Daniels) 1998
-The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, Third Edition, (Papazian) 2003
- Brewing Quality Beers: The Home Brewer's Essential Guidebook (Burch) 1993
- Brewing the World's Great Beers (Miller) 1992
- Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide (1995)
- Brewer's Companion (Mosher) 1993
- The Brewer’s Art -7 CDs (Bamforth) 2011
BEER STYLES: (some books cover more than one country)
- BJCP Style Manual
- Brewing Classic Styles: (Zainasheff) 2007
- The New World Guide to Beer (Jackson) 1989
- Michael Jackson's: Beer Companion 2000
- Michael Jackson's: Great Beer Guide 2006
- The Beer Book (Calgione) 2008
- Best of BYO 250 Classic Clone Recipes
AMERICAN:
- Pale Ale (Foster)
- Brewing with Wheat (Hieronymous) 2009
- America’s Best Brews: The Guide to More than 375 Craft Beers (Johnson)
- Barley Wine (Allen) 1998
BELGIAN:
- Great Beers of Belgium (Jackson) 2008
- Brew Like a Monk (Hieronymous) 2005
- Farmhouse Ales (Markowski) 2004
- Belgian Ales (Rajotte) 1998
- Wild Brews: Culture and Craftmanship in the Belgian Tradition (Sparrow) 2005
- Lambic (Guinard) 1998
- Around Bruges in 80 Beers (Pollard) 2009
- 100 Belgian Beers to Try Before You Die (Webb) 2010
- LambicLand (Webb, Pollard) 2010
FRENCH:
- Farmhouse Ales (Markowski)
GERMAN / CZECH REPUBLIC:
- Bock: Classic Beer Style (Richman) 1998
- Prost: The Story of German Beer (Dornbusch) 1998
- Bavarian Helles (Dornbusch) 2000
- Continental Pilsner (Miller) 1990
- Kolsch: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Warner) 1998
- Altbier: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Dornbusch) 1998
- German Wheat Beer (Warner) 1998
- Brewing with Wheat (Hieronymous) 2009
- Beer Drinker’s Guide to Munich (Hawthorne) 2009
GREAT BRITAIN:
- Stout: Classic Beer Style (Lewis) 1998
- Pale Ale (Foster) 1999
- Scottish Ale (Noonan) 1998
- Barley Wine (Allen) 1998
- Brew Your Own British Ale (Wheeler) 2010
COOKING / FOOD MATCHING:
- Brewpub Cookbook: 100 Great Recipes from 30 Great N. American Brewpubs (Beaumont)
- The Brewmaster's Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food
- The Brewpub Cookbook (Hieronymous) 1997
- He Said Beer, She Said Wine (Calgione)
- Wild Fermentation: Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods (Katz) 2003
HISTORY: (cf. various style histories above)
- Beer in America: The Early Years--1587-1840 (Smith) 1998
- The American Brewery: From Colonial Evolution to Microbrew Revolution
- Brewed in the Pacific Northwest: A History of Beer-Making in Oregon and Washington
- Red, White & Brew: An American Beer Odyssey (Yaeger)
- A History of Beer and Brewing (Hornsey) 2003
HOPS:
- The Homebrewer's Garden: How to Easily Grow, Prepare, and Use Your Own Hops
- Hops and Hop Picking (Filmer)
- Washington State Department of Agriculture. Hop Manual
- BYO: Hop Lovers Guide
YEAST:
- Yeast: Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation (White) 2010
- Brewing Yeast Fermentation Performance (Smart) 2003
- Brewing: Yeast and Fermentation (Boulton) 2006
- Lambic (Guinard) 1998
- Wild Brews (Sparrow) 2005
MEAD / WINE:
- The Joy of Home Wine Making (Garey) 1996
- The Compleat Meadmaker (Schramm) 2003
- Grape vs. Grain (Bamforth)
- Making Wild Wines and Mead (Vargas) 1999
MISCELLANEOUS:
- Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World (Obrien)
- Tasting Beer (Mosher)
- MBAA Beer Tasting Journal (2012)
-The Beer Enthusiast's Guide: Tasting & Judging Brews from Around the World (Smith) 1994
- Brewers Association Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery (Daniels) 2006
- Beer Is Proof God Loves Us (Bamforth)
- Evaluating Beer (Brewers Association) 1998
- Ultimate Encyclopedia of Wine. Beer, Spirits and Liqueurs (Walton) 2009
- Beer School (Hindy)
- Beer Captured (Szamaturski)
- More Homebrew Favorites (Lutzen)
- Beer: Bed and Breakfast (Nowak)
- Beer and Philosophy: The Unexamined Beer Isn’t Worth Drinking (Hales, Jackson)
VIDEOS / MOVIES:
- The Beer Hunter - 6 part T.V. series (Michael Jackson)
- The Brewer’s Art -7 CDs (Bamforth) 2011
- Beer Wars (2009) Baran
- Beer Judge School (Teckam) 2010
- Brew Masters - 5 part series (Calagione) Dogfishhead Brewery
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