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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book for the budding and experienced brewer alike
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 October 2016
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Really interesting book for the homebrewer. I've heard some people say it's boring but whilst some of the earlier stuff (about the mechanisms inside yeast cells) did make my eyes glass over a bit I ended up reading the book cover to cover within a week.
Has certainly increased my knowledge of these fantastically useful organisms and should improve my brewing.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2020
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The book is very informative and whilst large portions of it lean towards the brewing industry, it remains a great read. A perfect addition to anyone's brewing library even if skewed a little towards the USA in content.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 February 2014
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I started with Brewferm kits, went to all grain, brewing Belgians and started double decocting because it sounded cool. I bought this, read it and now I'm rinsing my yeast and have just bought an aquarium kit to help oxygenate my wort. It's a fabulous and fascinating book, even if you don't brew. Yeast have to be one of the most wonderful lifeforms on Earth. I'm on my second read now, can't recommend it highly enough. It really is all about the yeast and how to look after the little ones. One thing which I found nice is that Chris chats constructively about using Wyeast, one of his competitors in the nice supportive way that seems to exist in the brewing community.
If you want a technical understanding of the basics of yeast and beer production, this book will explain it in an easy to understand way. I'm no expert but my understanding is far better as a result of this book.