Reddit reviews Brewing

Brewing by Lewis and Young.

It's a good book on all the scientific aspects of beer. From malting to fermentation. This was the book I was assigned in my Brewing Science course.

Brewing by Lewis and Young. Good read and a lot of information about all aspects of the brewing process. A bit on the expensive side but worth it. A while back there was an offer for the kindle version for ~$16, maybe it will show up again.

Brewing by Tom Young

I believe this is used as a textbook for professional brewing programs.

I second this. Here is a link on amazon.


http://www.amazon.com/Brewing-Michael-J-Lewis/dp/0306472740/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1462890902&sr=8-2&keywords=science+of+brewing

Brewing, by Lewis and Young

I have read almost this entire book, and even though I have a very solid footing in science, I found that it would be very approachable, even for the beginner with no formal science/engineering training. I have been meaning to do a book review, but the planning for my small yeast operation has really gotten in the way of writing it up. The book starts off with great background, and gives you a solid basis upon which to understand the more technical portions.

EDIT: Even an ignoramus could understand it (pun intended!)

My brewing textbooks:

Technology Brewing and Malting, Kunze

Brewing, Michael Lewis and Tom Young

Malting and Brewing Science I/II, Hough/Briggs/Stevens/Young

Really depends what end of brewing you're trying to make your way into. Brewing theory is nice and all, but unless you're going into the Engineering end at a much larger brewery it might be more than you ever need. I've read the gamut at this point but these two have remained helpful:

I'd suggest reading through Beer by Dr. Bamforth, he runs the Brewing (Food Science) program at UC Davis and theres a wealth of knowledge you can gain out of it

Slightly more advanced is Brewing by Michael J Lewis, gets a bit more into the Food Chemistry end of brewing, but still plenty to gain.

I just bought this one. I'll read it and report back.
http://www.amazon.com/Brewing-Michael-J-Lewis/dp/0306472740?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
I have a pretty big library, and I really don't think any are perfect for what I want. My shelf needs more books, so why not.

Brewing - Lewis and Young is another technical textbook on brewing that is used in college level brewing classes. It's a good bit more affordable. I got it on sale a long time ago for really cheap, I think like $30 $15.

edit: thanks Pricebot. I bought it at the low, $15.

You are right on Fix, but my copy of New Brewing Lager Beers says 1986/1996 (purchased in 2006 IIRC). Maybe I just got a copy that had been sitting around. The newest Edition of Brewing is 2013? May just be when it went to paperback or something.

Regardless of the publication dates, I found Brewing to be a more comprehensive text for the science of brewing. New Brewing Lager Beer is a good step-up from How to Brew, more science while will being practical for a homebrewer. Brewing is very much intended for commercial brewers.