I understand what you are saying Tears and its a great idea, no reason we cant start listing a few here, it will only add to the database and as Tangent said people can still search and find some books perhaps.
I havnt been brewing for very long but I have been very interested in the science and practice behind brewing since i could drink both at home and in the industry. Alot of the books im reading are not really for homebrewing yet relate to brewing non the less. At the moment Im currently reading 3 brewing books and have 2 other which I have read:
Huges, P.S. and Baxter E.D,. Beer Quality, Saftey and Nutritional Aspects. = Good book not all the way through it yet. This book discusses things such as apperance, taste and the nutritional value of beer, It looks at the chemistry behind those aspects of beer that are of particular interest to beer drinkers, namley flavour and nutritional aspects, in combination with a discussion of maintenance of quality and saftey, the areas more relevan to the brewing scientist.
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Brewing: Science and Practice (Hardcover) by Dennis E. Briggs = This book has almost everything you could know about brewing, all the formulas, tables and
graphs.
Book Description
Based on the authors' unrivaled experience in the field, Brewing: Science and Practice provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the science involved and the practicalities of production. After an initial overview of the brewing process, the book reviews malts, adjuncts, and enzymes. It goes on to cover water, effluents, and wastes; the science and technology of mashing, including grist preparation; hops; wort boiling, clarification, and aeration; yeast biology, metabolism, and growth; fermentation, fermentation technologies, and beer maturation; brewhouses; a number of safety and quality issues, including beer microbiology; and packaging, storage, distribution, and the retail handling of beer.
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Hop Production (Developments in Crop Science) (Hardcover)
by V. Rybček = Havnt got into reading this one yet but it looks to have a very in depth knowledge of the production of hops and the scientific aspects of hops.
Book Description
This book deals in detail with all aspects of hop growing, hop cone handling, drying, storage and processing into hop products and preparations, and with their utilization in the brewing industry.
Particular attention is given to theoretical and practical hop production problems from the perspective of biology, chemistry, and economics, the ultimate objective of the book being high-quality hop raw materials for the brewing industries.
The book is intended for hop growers, traders, brewing specialists, agricultural colleges, hop research and brewing industry institutes.
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Dictionary of Beer and Brewing, Compiled by Carl Forget = every brewing term you can think of is mentioned in this book. Good for when you need to understand a term better.
Book Description
This completely revised and expanded edition of Brewers Publication's best-selling The Dictionary of Beer and Brewing presents 2,500 technical, historical, and cultural beer-related terms and definitions gathered from around the world. Each term and definition is concise, clear, and up to date as well as accompanied by pronunciation guides. They have all been checked for technical accuracy by historians and professionals in the brewing industry. Handy conversion tables are an added bonus.
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Cascade: A taste of history, by Mike Bingham
I got this book from the Cascade brewery when I was in Tasmania in Christmas, im not aware if you can buy it anywere else. If anyone has a great interest in the cascade brewery and wants to borrow it PM me and we might be able to organise something. It contains infomation about the entire history of the company from its foundation to current day. Its a very good read about the life of a brewery and its people whether you like their beer or not.
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Hope that helps some,
Cheers,
