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I always was interested in beer brewing. I live in region where wine and liquor is the choice alcohol. Almost everyone with fruit tree is making their own liquor. Or as they say "if you can make marmalade from it, so can you make liquor". However there is almost non-existent beer culture. People still like beer, but most people only know commercial beers. You would be hard pressed to find someone who know more than 2 beer styles. So when i got a beer making kit for Christmas i knew i will want to learn more about the process than the 2 pages included in the kit.

I like to learn and i hate the "get you started" kinda books. They are fun to read and good motivation but they tend to just scratch the surface and never satisfy my curiosity. Im a kinda guy that like to know how things work. To see a bit of science working behind the curtains. If i can understand it, so can i remember it. And i like to have all info in one place where i can hit it up more easily than searching multiple books for a section that i want to check again.

This book had it all. It got me started. It was entertaining. It explained how things work. Its everything i need and more for the next phase or two in my "brewing career". The book explained the brewing process multiple times with more depth and detail each time. Right now some things are even beyond my comprehension. I admit some parts with equations and the more scientific part i skipped through just so i can start my second batch. Probably with time and experience in brewing i will return to have a better grasp.

This was the perfect book for me. I cannot imagine a book that would have done a better job to incorporate basic/Intermadiate and advanced stuff in a compact and fun way. So here is to John Palmer.. Cheers!

PS.: on a side note the book has both Imperial and Metric units. Some equations cover how to convert one to the other which helps if you find recipes/guides from different sources... But there is not always a metric conversion... So thanks for the Math-homework too..