Brewing Better Beer by Strong, Gordon -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction

Blown Up, Sir The Journey Is the Reward Structure of This Book Using This Book But Why Nothing on Extract Beers?

Part I: Philosophy

Chapter 1. The Philosophy of Brewing

Everyone Has a Story Channeling Influences Mastering Skills Developing Your Own Style

Part II: Mastering Your Craft

Chapter 2. Mastering Techniques

Transforming Grain

Mash Fundamentals Common Mash Rests Doughing-in Single-infusion Mash Step Mash Decoction Mash Handling Dark Grains

Lautering

Preparing to Sparge Lautering Options

Managing the Boil Using Hops

Traditional Hopping All-Late Hopping First Wort Hopping (FWH) Post-Boil Finishing Hop Methods Multiple Additions

Chapter 3. Mastering Equipment

Matching Equipment to the Task

Measuring Ingredients Crushing Grain Moving Liquid Managing Heat Mashing Lautering Boiling Wort Chilling and Separating Wort Fermenting and Conditioning Packaging

Learning Your System Optimizing Your Brewing

Planning Your Brew Calendar Planning Your Brew Day Approximating and Estimating

Chapter 4. Mastering Ingredients

Assessing Ingredients Malt

Modification, Diastatic Power, and Protein Levels Characterizing Malt Selecting Malt Preparing Malt So What Do I Do?

Adjuncts

So What Do I Do?

Hops

Storing Hops Characterizing Hops Selecting Hops So What Do I Do?

Yeast

Choosing a Yeast Strain Preparing the Yeast Managing Fermentation So What Do I Do?

Water

Water Sources and Classic Profiles, A Cautionary Tale Water Basics Assessing Your Water Adjusting Your Water for Brewing So What Do I Do?

Part III: Applying Your Knowledge

Chapter 5. Evaluating Your Own Beer

Understanding Beer Styles The Purpose of Beer Styles

Understanding BJCP Terms The ‘Narrowness’ of Styles The Style Space How to Read and Apply the Styles

Developing Your Palate The Tongue Map

Understanding Balance Aroma Techniques Tasting Techniques Malty vs. Sweet Building Your Skills

Critically Assessing Your Own Beer

Structured Tasting Evaluating for Faults Evaluating for Style

Chapter 6. Envisioning Your Beer

Recipe Formulation Adjusting Balance

Scaling Recipes Adjusting Final Gravity and Attenuation Balancing Bitterness, Alcohol, and Tannins Interactions

Avoiding Clashing Flavors Recipe Formulation Examples

Example: Cloning a World-Class Beer Example: Modifying or Improving Someone Else’s Beer Example: Brewing a Style Not in the Guidelines Example: Creating a Beer Based on a Food Idea Example: Building a Recipe From Historical Research Example: Make a Reference Beer, Then Adjust

Conceptualizing New Styles

Getting Ideas Creating a Fusion Recipe Avoiding Stupid Ideas

Chapter 7. Troubleshooting

Detecting Beer Faults Technical Brewing Faults Style-Related Faults

Low Gravity Incorrect Attenuation Boil-related Issues Harshness Aftertaste Issues Clarity

Chapter 8. Finishing Beer

Factors Affecting Beer Stability Conditioning Lagering

Clarifying Stabilizing

Carbonating and Packaging Final Adjustments

Adjusting Finished Beer pH Adjusting Salts for Flavor Adjusting Color Adjusting Carbonation Adjusting Clarity Adjusting Balance

Blending

Why Blend? Conceptualizing Blended Beers Strategies for Blending Methods for Blending

Chapter 9. Competition Brewing

Brewing for Quality

Timing is Everything

Brewing for Quantity Winning BJCP Competitions

Understanding Competitions and Judging Preparing for Competitions Packing and Shipping

Chapter 10. Conclusion

Expanding Your Knowledge Staying Current Final Advice

List of Recipes Index

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