Basics Of Brewing Beer
ounds
fairly simple doesn't it? It is, but as you read this book you will
realize the incredible amount of information that I glossed over with
those five steps. The first step alone can fill an entire book, several
in fact. But brewing is easy. And it's fun. Brewing is an art as well
as a science. Some people may be put off by the technical side of
things, but this is a science that you can taste. The science is what
allows everyone to become the artist. Learning about the processes of
beer making will let you better apply them as an artist. As my history
teacher used to chide me, "It's only boring until you learn something
about it. Knowledge makes things interesting."
As an engineer, I was intrigued with the process of beermaking. I
wanted to know what each step was supposed to be doing so I could
understand how to better accomplish them. For instance, adding the
yeast to the beer wort: the emphasis was to get the yeast fermenting as
soon as possible to prevent unwanted competing yeasts or microbes from
getting a foothold. There are actually several factors that influence
yeast propagation, not all of which were explained in any one book.
This kind of editing was an effort by the authors to present the
information that they felt was most important to overall success and
enjoyment of the hobby. Each of us has a different perspective
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