Complete Joy of Home Brewing

Charlie Papazian, master brewer and founder and president of the American Homebrewers Association and Association of Brewers, presents a fully revised edition of his essential guide to homebrewing.

This fourth edition of the best-selling and most trusted homebrewing guide includes a complete update of all instructions, recipes, charts, and guidelines. Everything you need to get started is here, including classic and new recipes for brewing stouts, pilsners, porters, specialty beers, IPAs, and honey meads.

This fourth edition also includes sections on getting your home brewery together, ten easy lessons for making your first batch of beer, creating world-class styles of beer using fruit, honey, and herbs for a spicier, more festive brew, brewing with malt extracts for an unlimited range of strengths and flavors, advanced brewing techniques using specialty hops or the all-grain method or mash extracts, and a complete homebrewer's glossary, troubleshooting tips, and an up-to-date resource section.

For more information on How to Brew Beer, see our Beginner's Guide.