Beer Books & Magazines

Keep track of everything on brew day with this handy brewing journal. This journal will keep all of your brewing notes organized and professional. Good brewing notes make good beers. Bound with recycled cardboard, this journal is a compact 5 in. x 7 in.

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Water is arguably the most critical and least understood of the foundation elements in brewing beer. Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers, third in Brewers Publications’ Brewing Elements series, takes the mystery out of water’s role in the brewing process. From an overview on sources, quality and geography, the book leads brewers through how to read water reports, understanding flavor contributions, and the treatment and chemistry of brewing water. A discussion of adjusting water to styles of beer, residual alkalinity, malt acidity, mash pH, brewery process water and wastewater treatment is included. Written by John Palmer and MoreBeer!'s own Colin Kaminski.

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Do you have an empty fence or blank corner in your yard? Plant hops! Everything you could ever want to know about growing hops at home. Rhizomes (hop roots) are available once a year, usually during the first three months (January - March).

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If you want to learn the art of homebrewing, this book is the place to start.   How To Brew contains basic information for the first time brewer and technical information for the Master Brewer. This was the first book to include legitimate in-depth information on all-grain brewing at home. The author is a passionate homebrewer and a metallurgist by trade. There is a great section on the different metals involved in brewing and how to treat and care for them. The information in this book is so valuable, you will continue to refer back to it year after year--we know we do. This is a new and updated version of How To Brew with more emphasis on the "top five priorities": Sanitation Fermentation Temperature Control Proper Yeast Management The Boil The Recipe There are also 5 new chapters: Malting and Brewing Strong Beers Fruit Beers Sour Beers Adjusting Water for Style  

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The industries first book dedicated to yeast fermentation in beer. A book that will change homebrewing for many years to come. Chris White of Whitelabs and Jamil Zainasheff take you on a path of understanding the powers of fermentation and all its mysteries. Anyone can design a recipe and make wort, but can you properly ferment a beer? This book will tell you everything about yeast and more. A must have for all homebrewers.

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A great book by our friends Jamil Zainasheff and John Palmer. Share the joy of award-winning home-brewed beers that you can make yourself! In the history of the American Homebrewers Association's National Homebrew Competition, few brewers have succeeded like Jamil Zainasheff. From his first gold medal in 2002 through his second Ninkasi award (for best all around brewer) in 2007, he has accumulated a trophy case full of NHC medals-all with recipes contained inside this book. In Brewing Classic Styles, Zainasheff shares his award-winning extract-based and all grain recipes to help other brewers enjoy the top-quality beers that the homebrewing hobby offers today. The 27 chapters cover the standard homebrew competition categories published by the Beer Judge Certification Program, giving one recipe for each of more than 80 different style sub-categories. To kick the book off, homebrewing expert John J. Palmer, author of How to Brew gives insight into beer ingredients and their selection along with tips on brewing and recipe adjustments. The combined expertise from these legendary homebrewers delivers a proven collection of recipes suitable for all who make beer at home.

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The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) is dedicated to promoting the community of homebrewers and empowering homebrewers to make the best beer in the world. The AHA is a not-for-profit organization with more than 43,000 members. Join or renew with the AHA to be part of the community. Benefits of membership include Zymurgy magazine, eZymurgy and Zymurgy app, AHA Member Deals discounts on food, beer, merchandise and homebrew supplies across the country, access to the Great American Beer Festival® Members-Only session/ticket sale, access to AHA National Homebrewers Conference registration, free entrance to AHA Rallies, discounts on Brewers Publications new releases and AHA National Homebrew Competition entry fees – and more!

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Expand your brewing knowledge with this great collection of books. The set includes 3 separate books. One on water, one on hops and one on yeast. A must-have if you are looking to take your brewing to the next level. We offer each book individually as well if you find your interest only lies on one of the subjects.

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Introducing the Second Edition of world’s most comprehensive beer hop dictionary. The Hops List – The perfect tool for passionate brewers and craft beer drinkers.   Discover new hop flavors and aromas from around the world. The Hops List is the largest collection of hops information ever compiled. With it you’ll have access to variety descriptions, analytical data, tasting notes, substitutes, style suggestions and lots more on a staggering 339 unique varieties.   Inside you’ll also discover insights from brewmasters who have worked at some of the world’s most prestigious breweries like Dogfish Head, Founders Brewing Co. and Brooklyn Brewery among many others. Inside they reveal some of their favorite hop varieties as well as tips on how to use them best.   The Hops List is a fantastic resource for professional brewers, amateur brewers and craft beer drinkers who are looking for an exhaustive resource on just about every beer hop on the planet.   Features: 339 Hop Varietals Tasting notes, origins, acid and oil data, and more Tips from professional brewers  

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Whether you’re looking to start creating your own recipes, or in search of insights that will let you take your existing recipes to the next level, Designing Great Beers is a must-add to every homebrewer’s library.   Authored by award-winning homebrewer Ray Daniels, Designing Great Beers is a comprehensive guide with in-depth information on malt, yeast, hops and how to choose the right ingredients for the beer you are trying to craft.    The book is then organized into chapters by beer style, featuring information on their origin and history along with data from actual recipes that have won awards at the AHA national competition.    If you’re tired of brewing other people’s recipes and looking to beging your own library, or in search of the added technical insight that will give you a leg up in your next competition, Designing Great Beers has your back.

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Everything you'll need to know about how to brew your favorite commercial beers from the likes of Samuel Adams, Moose Drool and Magic Hat #9. Styles ranging from the popular and hoppy IPA's of today to the storied stouts, brown ales, belgian ales and wheat beers.

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A fantastic guide to hops, put together by the folks at Brew Your Own Magazine. Not only is this a nice reference chart to help you make those important hopping decisions, but the bulk of this magazine is centered around how to brew the best with hops. There are project walk-throughs, dry hopping tips, extract tips - you name it, and it's about hops, it's in here.

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This book covers everything that we, as brewers, need to know about the marvelous flowers we endearingly term Hops. The author, Stan Hieronymus, covers over 100 Hop varieties from around the globe, and explains not only their basic flavor characteristics and acid attributes, but their history, origins, and specific style uses! He explains hop chemistry and the impact it can have upon your brew, and how to use that knowledge to improve your brewing skill, consistency, and enjoyment! This is an extremely interesting book that will boost your understanding of one of the greatest ingredients in beer, as well as improve your ability to utilize them properly. Along with all the knowledge on hops, Stan also provides 16 recipes from around the world, including some from top US craft breweries!

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Make delicious old favorites such as Root Beer, Birch Beer, and Ginger Beer, and then branch out to newer fizzy creations like Raspberry Shrub, Coffee Whizzer, and Fruit Smoothies.

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Want to make better beer? Being a great homebrewer is about more than just knowing good recipes. If you want to be the best, having an understanding of the basic chemistry involved in making beer will give you added insights that can help both avoid potential issues as well as get the most out of your brews.    Brew Chem 101: The Basics of Homebrewing Chemistry, by Lee Janson, is an easy to read book about the basic chemistry of brewing. It uses non-technical language to explain the chemical reactions at each stage of the brewing process. Having this understanding will give you insight into each stage of the beer making process so that you can trouble shoot if problems arise, or avoid them completely!

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Author, Gordon Strong, three time Ninkasi Winner at the National Homebrewers Conference takes you on a homebrewing journey. Brewing Better Beer is a complete book how to brew great beer at home and win in competitions. A comprehensive format that includes tips, hints, examples, techniques, and recipes. Brewing Better Beer is the one book experienced homebrewers need to up their game. Gordon won the Ninkasi Award in 2008, 2009, and 2010. "Preparing for a homebrew competition helps you make better beer because it causes you to focus on what the judges will evaluate. So you have to optimize your brewing for the best consumer experience. If you can present a beer that will wow the judges, you can certainly have good beer on tap all the time at home." "I really appreciate a good American Pale Ale. I think it's a good mark as to the brewer's skill since it's so straight-forward. It also can have a wide range of interpretations, so it does allow for some brewer creativity." "I'm a Grand Master beer judge and the current president of the BJCP (www.bjcp.org). I firmly believe that becoming a beer judge is the single best thing a brewer can do to improve their beer since it helps you understand and evaluate your own products. It causes you to think about how the ingredients and processes result in what's in your glass, and to diagnose potential problems."

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Construct your own still and experience the ultimate in home brewing!    An entertaining and educational book on the history of stills, with basic instructions on how you can build your own! The Lore of Still Building gives you instructions on how to build a small still for the production of alcoholic beverages, or a larger version for the production of fuel energy. The author effectively communicates technical information into layman's terms. With just a few short hours of reading, you will be able to build your own efficient and economical still.

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For the homebrewer who is ready to take lagering to the next level! This book is a heavy-weight!   This new revised edition contains info on both Lagers and Ales. Not for the faint of heart, this book goes into great detail, giving technical information and know-how for the serious homebrewer who wants to craft award-winning lager beers. 

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The most fun you’ll ever have reading a brewing book!   In Radical Brewing, Randy Mosher combines his passion for brewing with his deep knowledge of the craft. He covers the history of beer and brewing, the ingredients of brewing, and the methods for using those ingredients. It is full of interesting facts and details you may have never heard before. Enjoyable, not tech-heavy. Not a beginners manual, more a deep dive into beer making and its history combined with a love of the craft. Gives you a unique insight into beer making that is sure to get your creative juices flowing!

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The new Extreme Brewing book is here! If you are bored making the same old recipes and are looking for help making some extreme beer recipes then this book is perfect. It has more than 40 recipes with step-by-step instructions and tips from 34 professional breweries. If you are a serious brewer than you don't want to miss this. Nowhere else can you learn to make a Flanders Red inspired by a pastrami sandwich, a Stout with chocolate and oysters, a raspberry habanero Red Ale, or a Scotch Ale designed to mimic the flavors of an Old Fashioned cocktail.

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Curious about Sour Beers? This book details the wide array of processes and ingredients in American sour beer production, with actionable advice each step of the way. Inspiration and practical applications for brewers of all levels are provided by some of the country’s best known sour beer brewers, including Russian River, Jolly Pumpkin and The Lost Abbey. Great read for those who, like me, find themselves wondering what about one of the most interesting and dynamic portions of the brewing scene today.

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Want to know everything about brewing abbey ales? “Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them” will show you how!   A favorite in the “Belgian Book Series” by Stan Hieronymus, “Brew Like a Monk” goes deep into the Belgian culture and it's breweries and delivers well-written and technically accurate information to homebrewers who want to craft Belgian Ales. Not only are basic recipes reproduced here, but fermentation temps, wort handling, and anything else that can have an impact on flavor. It effectively covers the “how-to” for brewing these unique ales, giving you a definitive and complete working knowledge of Belgian brewing in the Trappist tradition.

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An exclusive issue of Brew Your Own focusing on different beer styles. This issue was written by Jamil Zainisheff and includes over 30 recipes. In the recipes will be both extract and all grain versions, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to brew the recipe. A great magazine for anybody, especially those getting in to recipe formulation and experimentation! Jamil has been a long time friend of MoreBeer!, and has even helped us design some of our products and recipes.

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This is the ideal instructional text for first-time winemakers. Use it as your detailed guide this year to make high end red wine at home. Based on years of in-house research, hands-on winemaking and customer feedback, this booklet outlines our Best Practices and gives you the best shot at making great wine right in your home. Laid out in a direct and step-by-step fashion, this handy manual will be sure to stay by your side in your home winery for years to come. This is the same booklet that is available as a free .PDF download from the MoreManuals! page of our website, in a nice spiral-bound package with heavy-duty pages made from a smudge-resistant paper. Testimonial "I have been making red wine using the MoreManual Guide to Red Winemaking for three years. I originally downloaded a copy off of the website. Recently I bought the bound version because, of all the winemaking reference materials I have, including reference materials form a winemaking class and several books for home winemakers, the MoreManual is the only reference I bring with me to my home winery. When I need to make a decision, I consult that first. I appreciate the degree of thoroughness and detail in such a practical, hands on manual. If I can make good red wine using this manual, anybody can! It is far more useful to me than any of my home winemaking texts." Jim Suisun Valley, California, USA

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Justin Crossley (The Brewing Network) and Matt Brynildson (Firestone Walker) discuss the "Perfect American Pale Ale" in a very informative brewing session.  During their brew day, Matt walks us through brewing the Pale 31 kit, while Justin keeps us laughing (as always).  From modifying your water, to choosing your grain and hops, to showing you how to use them properly; this DVD has it all.  Not to mention the special features which include: A tour of the new Firestone Walker Brewery, a tour of the MoreBeer! Full Digital BrewSculpture with MoreBeer!'s Chris Graham, making a yeast starter with Doc, and more! 

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125 unusual recipes using herbs, fruits, flowers, and more. As the book says, "Make extraordinary homemade wines from everything but grapes." As we say at the shop the ultimate book when you want to ferment your yard.

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Visiting the ancestral homes of the world's most interesting styles - Hoegaarden, Kelheim, Leipzig, Berlin and even Portland, Oregon - author Stan Hieronymus sorts myth from fact and finds out how wheat beers are made today. Complete with brewing details and recipes!

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Experienced brewers will discover a hidden gem of information in this book on Belgian Farmhouse Ales.   If you want to dive deep into the history and methodology of Belgian Farmhouse Ales, then this book is for you. Written by Phil Markowski with contributions by Tomme Arthur and Yvan De Baets, this book contains a wealth of practical information for the experienced homebrewer. It covers the styles of Biere de Garde and Saison: how they originated and evolved, along with the specific ingredients and methods used to produce these great tasting ales. Not for the beginner, this book will give you special insight, recipes, and techniques for making delicious farmhouse ales.

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From Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins line, learn how to make cheese, butter, and yogurt at home.

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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. Included are 48 recipes ranging from historical beers to recipes for the most popular contemporary IPAs made by craft brewers such as Deschutes Brewery, BrewDog, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Pizza Port Brewing, and Russian River Brewing Company.

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This easy to read book, is a great introduction to souring and wild fermenting your beer.   Explore the world of Lambics, Flanders, and the American variations of these styles like never before! These specialty beers depend upon fermentation by wild yeast and bacteria to give them their signature flavors. Jeff Sparrow has amassed a wealth of knowledge regarding these "non-traditional" beers and was able to put them into an easy-to-read book. This book covers the history of these beers, the breweries that made them famous, and gives an overview of wild yeasts and what to expect when attempting to use them in beer making. You even come away with recipes and techniques for cultivating your own wild yeasts to produce these sour beers.

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The first comprehensive book on tasting, appreciating, and understanding the fine world of craft beers. Tasting Beer discusses the ingredients and brewing methods that make each brew unique and explains how to identify the scents, colors, flavors, and mouthfeel of all the major beer styles. Proper serving and storage conditions, classic food and beer pairings, and recommended brews in each of more than 50 worldwide beer styles encourage readers to expand their beer horizons.

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This is the ideal instructional text for first-time winemakers. Use it as your detailed guide this year to make high end white wine at home. Based on years of in-house research, hands-on winemaking and customer feedback, this booklet outlines our Best Practices and gives you the best shot at making great wine right in your home. Laid out in a direct and step-by-step fashion, this handy manual will be sure to stay by your side in your home winery for years to come. This is the same booklet that is available as a free .PDF download from the MoreManuals! page of our website, in a nice spiral-bound package with heavy-duty pages made from a smudge-resistant paper. Featuring In-Depth Information On: Complete Must Preparation How To Work With Lees ("sur-lie ageing") SO2 Management Fining and Filtration (Bottle Prep)

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The terms for beer making have been broken down for you in this in-depth and comprehensive book. The terms range from ingredients, production, equipment and much more.

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