{"product_id":"9781620081358","title":"Brew It!: 25 Great Recipes and Techniques to Brew at Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Mesopotamian brewers seven thousand years ago to microbreweries in 21st century Brooklyn, beer has captivated mankind in countless ways. There’s an undeniable allure to the idea of transforming one’s kitchen into a home brewery, and Brew It! is the simplest, most user-friendly guide available for beginning brewers ready to start beer making today. A complex concoction involving a little chemistry, biology, and physics, beer is essentially a multi-step process of fermentation. This colorful DIY guide demystifies malt, hops, and yeast and will soon be leading readers toward amber mugs of all-grain beer! From brew day to bottle day to game day— Brew It! guides home brewers from the initial stages of preparing for their first batch to the satisfying suds of a job well done!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINSIDE THIS BOOK:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tour of the world’s most alluring brews: the ales of Ireland, the Pilseners of Germany, the stouts of Belgium, and the pale ales of the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverview of equipment needed, from thermometers and kettles to hydrometers and refractometers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe importance of preparation, sanitation, and journal-keeping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding beer-making terminology: malt, hops, yeast, wort, sugars, and fermentation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe processes of bittering, flavoring , finishing, fermenting, and bottling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrewing with extracts, including fruits, herbs, spices, and chocolate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25 recipes from pale ale and amber ale to porter, stout, and Pilsener\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTroubleshooting and improving the brew’s flavor, color, and body\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix of equipment suppliers, calculators, brewing apps, and websites\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CompanionHouse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031738401008,"sku":"9781620081358","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620081358_p0.jpg?v=1763857683","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620081358","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}