Books and supplies for homebrewers and craft beer lovers
Looking for a brewing yeast that's fresh and is easy to use for beginners? We carry Imperial Organic Liquid Yeast and Omega Yeast. If you're interested in a yeast strain that we don't have in stock, text us at (412) 585-2651
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Told through wit and humor and 100% illustrations, Hooray for Craft Beer is an entertaining and informative journey through the history and world of craft beer. Readers will explore every aspect of beer from the ingredients and brewing process to glassware and how to taste beer, as they embark on a whirlwind trip around the world to discover the origin of favorite beer styles.
Enjoy over seventy delicious, seasonal recipes from the country's best independent breweries in this cookbook and beer pairing guide—a must-have book for craft beer lovers, home cooks, and fans of homebrewing.
We are so excited to introduce Dried Lutra™ Kveik! The same shockingly clean and versatile yeast you welcomed last year, but now in a convenient dried format! Just like the liquid form, Dried Lutra™ can produce anything from lager-like styles, imperial stouts, and barleywines. Even clean hard seltzers can be achieved, completing healthy fermentation in as few as four days—half the time it takes with other strains!
Dried Lutra ferments fast at high temperatures, to a very high ABV and is shelf-stable for two (2) years from the date of manufacture. Refrigerate or store in a cool, dry place.
- Flocculation: Medium-High
- Attenuation: 75-82%
- Temperature Range: 68-95° F (20-35° C)
- Alcohol Tolerance: 15%
Enjoy over seventy delicious, seasonal recipes from the country's best independent breweries in this cookbook and beer pairing guide—a must-have book for craft beer lovers, home cooks, and fans of homebrewing.
How To Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time (Fourth Edition) By John Palmer Fully revised and updated, How to Brew is the definitive guide to making quality beers at home. Whether you want simple, sure-fire instructions for making your first beer, or you're a seasoned homebrewer working with all-grain batches, this book has something for you.
A resource for brewers of various experience levels. It covers yeast selection, storage and handling of yeast cultures, how to culture yeast and the art of rinsing/washing yeast cultures. It includes sections on how to set up a yeast lab, the basics of fermentation science and how it affects your beer.
Water is arguably the most critical and least understood of the foundation elements in brewing beer. This is the third title in Brewers Publications' Brewing Elements Series which takes the mystery out of water's role in the brewing process.
It is difficult to believe that at one time hops were very much the marginalized ingredient of modern beer, until the burgeoning craft beer movement in America reignited the industry's enthusiasm for hop-forward beer.
Brewers often call malt the soul of beer. Fourth in the Brewing Elements series, Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse delves into the intricacies of this key ingredient used in virtually all beers. This book provides a comprehensive overview of malt, with primary focus on barley, from the field through the malting process.
A fascinating exploration of beer, ancient and contemporary, and its role in shaping human society
Jamil Zainasheff is a perennial award winner at the National Homebrew Competition finals and winner of over 500 brewing awards across all style categories. In this book he teams up with home-brewing expert John J Palmer to share award-winning recipes for each of the 80-plus competition styles. Using extract-based recipes for most categories, the.
Formulas, ingredients, historical and modern day brewing practices are all covered in this book. Drawing on information from old brewing records, books, contemporary beer analysis, and hundreds of recipes, the author provides a wealth of data on the current and historical brewing techniques and ingredients for 14 popular ale and lager styles.
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Provides insights that are laid out in a comprehensive format that includes tips, hints, examples, techniques, recipes, analogy, and allegory.
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Explore the evolution of one of craft beer's most popular styles, India Pale ale. Loaded with brewing tips from some of the country's best brewers, IPA covers techniques from water treatment to hopping procedures.
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Craft beer's most popular style, India Pale Ale, is experiencing a flavor revolution. Brewers are using a wide range of flavors to push the boundaries of the style, from cocoa nibs to coffee, fruits to vegetables, spices, herbs, and even wood - brewers are using a wide range of flavors to push the boundaries of the style.
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Hard seltzer is a booming category in the world of lifestyle beverages and many craft brewers are lending their artisanal skills to this refreshing beverage. Simple to make and with a wide range of creative flavor additions, hard seltzer is a sparkling alternative for beer lovers looking to give their palate a different experience.
Historical brewing traditions and techniques have been passed generation to generation on farms throughout remote areas of northern Europe. With these traditions facing near extinction, author Lars Marius Garshol set out to explore and document the lost art of brewing using traditional local methods.
Make your next beer your best beer with this revised and expanded version of the popular guide to homebrewing.
Craft beer is about innovation, discovery and interpretation. Homebrewing is about all that and more As the beer scene changes, so do the beer styles we know and love. Grandmaster Beer Judge Gordon Strong takes you on a guided journey of discovery in Modern Homebrew Recipes that include the latest BJCP style changes.
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Have you ever found yourself doing less and less homebrewing, or being too intimidated to take up the brewing to begin with? Let Drew Beechum and Denny Conn help you brew the best possible beer with less work and more fun Simple Homebrewing simplifies the complicated steps for making beer and returns brewing to its fundamentals.
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Explore Local Flavor Using Cultivated and Foraged IngredientsAmericans have brewed beers using native ingredients since pre-Columbian times, and a new wave of brewers has always been at the forefront of the locavore movement.
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Hey homebrewers—make better beer! Returning for his second book, Chris Colby highlights the modern brewing methods homebrewers use to make beer. From the basic procedures for making beer from malt extract to advanced all-grain techniques and tests for quality . . . This book is a beer geek’s dream!