Customer Reviews
All you need to start homebrewing 
2008-06-13
Very simple to read. Has diagrams, pictures and simple to follow instructions. It even has sections ranging from beginner to expert brewer. I learned everything I needed to know about home brewing from this book.
beer brewing is awsome 2008-06-12
i bought this book for my boyfriends birthday, and he found it very helpful. he is a first time brewer and he read and highlighted many things in the book that helped him make a beer. it tells how to make real beers like bass and other faviorites! a++ book
Fantastic book with as much explanation as you could want 2008-06-02
Wow, what a book!
Having grown up attached to the internet, I'm always skeptical of the need for most books. If you can find it on the web, why would you need/want to pay for a book?
However, this book has answered all of the lingering questions that I had regarding homebrewing. The internet covered some of the basics, but much of the detailed explanations for each and every process can't be easily found on the web. This book covers everything from the most basic hopped extract brewing all the way up to complex mashing techniques. It covers partial boils and their effect on the finished product, late extract additions, and why you add the hops that you add.
If you're technically savvy, this is a great book for you. There are tons of technical explanations to show you exactly what is going on at each step of the process. If you're not interested in those sections, they can be skipped without losing the overall picture.
And note: There is a glossary in the back. Use it.
Fantastic book. It's pushed me to see the limitations of partial boils in these times of scarce hops. I'm holding off on my next batch until I can get the required equipment to do some all-grain brewing.
Biblical 2008-05-30
This is the book to have if you want to brew. Just get it, you won't be sorry.
Excellent book for beginners and experienced. 2008-05-27
Great book. No book covers every aspect but this is close. This was my fourth book on the subject and wish I would have started with this one. I would highly recommend this book if you are just getting started in home brewing with extract or just getting started with all grain.
Highly recommended 2008-07-22
I have to say this is the best book for anyone interested in brewing. Great for the novice and more advanced home brewer.
The best, most comprehensive, thorough book on brewing you can find... 2008-07-15
I originally read the first edition of this book on his website for free. If you can't lay hands on this book, it's well worth it to get what information you can from this book at www.howtobrew.com.
However, if you're a budding zymurgist, or even if you've been brewing for a couple years, this book is well worth the piddly amount they're charging for it. It's saved my butt a couple of times when I've discovered I was low on a certain type of grain or on priming sugar.
Papazian is good, and there are several other books that are good to augment your library, but if you're going to get one book, I highly recommend this one.
Easy to read, informative....it'll help you brew some seriously tasty brews.
Best book for the technical aspects of homebrewing 2008-07-10
As someone who reads technical papers and blogs for a living, I found John Palmer's book to be very easy to read and extremely informative. After reading the book cover to cover, I still find myself going back to it as a "technical reference" book when I have questions about a process or approximation. This book breaks down (pun intended) the mashing process in a way that is both understandable in layman's terms with enough of the real technical process to help you really understand what is going on and why. Through this book I have enlightened many of my friends and coworkers to the joy and wonder of homebrewing.
Indispensible 2008-06-27
This is undoubtedly the best single-volume resource for homebrewers. Whether you're just starting out with your first kit extract beer, or whether you're a relatively advanced all-grain brewer, this book is terrific. Lots of illustrated step by step guides to get you going on the right track, and innumerable and invaluable conversion charts, graphs, and other resources that you will return to again and again. Indispensible.
Good book for the new brewer - with some basic knowledge 
2008-06-15
Being a rookie homebrewer, I found the book to be very helpful. It basically takes you through everything you need to know to brew your first batch, and it helps you improve it and understand what might have gone wrong.
I wouldn't recommend it as the first thing you read when starting up, as you need some basic knowledge in order to fully benefit from the book. But it's really helpful, especially once you've brewed a few batches.
