A guide to understand and make beer, from stouts, ales, lagers, and bitters, to specialty beers and meads. It expands on various styles of beer using easy to follow charts, different varieties of hops and their uses, and tons of recipes and tips.

The homebrewer's bible—everything you need to know to brew beer at home from start to finish, including new recipes, updated charts on hop varieties, secrets to fermentation, beer kit tips, and more—from the master of homebrewing

The Complete Joy of Homebrewing is the essential guide to understanding and making a full range of beer styles, including ales, lagers, stouts, pilseners, dubbels, tripels, and homerun specialty beers and meads. Everything to get started is here: the basics of building a home brewery, world-class proven recipes, easy-to-follow brewing instructions, and the latest insights in the art and science of brewing. Master brewer Charlie Papazian also explains the history and lore of beer, reveals the technology behind brewing, and shares countless tips on how to create your own original ales and lagers.

This completely revised and updated edition includes:

• An expanded and updated Beer Styles and Homebrew Recipe Formulation chart with easy-to-understand descriptions of key flavor and aroma characters
• Ingredient information for fifty-three beer styles
• A list of more than seventy-five beer types describing strength, hop aroma, bitterness, flavor, color, sweetness, and alcohol percentage
• Expanded chart on sixty-eight hop varieties, descriptions, and uses
• Eighty brand-new and revised favorite beer and mead recipes
• Beer kit tips
• Key information about using and understanding hops
• Revealing reasons why homebrew is the best . . . and much more!

Paired with the newly revised Homebrewer's Companion, Second Edition, this book will transform you from beginning brewer to homebrewing expert.

The Complete Joy of Homebrewing is the essential guide to understanding and making beer, from stouts, ales, lagers, and bitters, to specialty beers and meads. Everything to get started is here: the basics of building a home brewery, world-class proven recipes, easy-to-follow instruction, and the latest advancements in brewing. Master brewer Charlie Papazian also includes the history and loreof beer, the science behind brewing, and tips on how to create your own original ale. The fully updated edition of the book expands on various styles of beer using easy to follow charts, different varieties of hops and their uses, and tons of new recipes and tips. Paired with the newly revised Homebrewer's Companion Second Edition, this set will transform you from beginner to expert in homebrewing. Charlie is viewed by thousands as a visionary brewmaster and his laid-back style and easy-to-follow instructions have inspired millions to try their hand at homebrewing.