Get hoppin' with this guide to microbrewing your own beerThinking of brewing your own beer or want to know how it's done? Homebrewing For Dummies is for you. If you're ready to take a crack at making your own brew, you'll need this guide to the supplies, ingredients, and process of crafting the perfect beer. Follow our recipes for lager, porter, stout, and other brew types--or invent your own. When you've tasted your perfect creation (and after the hangover wears off), we've got you covered with ideas for entering your beer into homebrewing competitions and selling your beer.This new edition keeps pace with the exciting world of small-batch beer, introducing you to new flavors and varieties that are popular on the microbrew circuit. We've also got the details on the latest at-home brewing equipment, software and apps, and resources you can tap (get it?) to make a better beer. Not an IPA person? Not to worry! You can also make your own hard seltzers, flavored malt beverages, and juice drinks with this handy how-to.* Get recipes and instructions for brewing lagers, porters, and other beers at home* Enhance the quality of your small-batch brews and make your operations more eco friendly* Enter homebrewing competitions with your beer, hard seltzer, and malt beverages* Discover new gadgets, apps, and resources that can make home brewing even easierHomebrewing For Dummies is for anyone looking for a fun and easy-to-use guide to the exciting, rewarding, and refreshing hobby of beer brewing.

Introduction 1Part 1: First Things First 7Chapter 1: Welcome to the Wonderful World of Wort 9Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Beeraphernalia 17Chapter 3: Creating Your Own Department of Sanitation 35Part 2: It's in There: The Nuts and Bolts of Beer 43Chapter 4: Malt: A Tale of Two Sources (Grain and Extract) 45Chapter 5: Hop Heaven 55Chapter 6: Yeast and Fermentation 67Chapter 7: On the Water Front 79Chapter 8: Adjuncts and Flavorings 87Chapter 9: Making Your Brew Bionic: Additives, Preservatives, Finings, and Clarifiers 99Part 3: Ready, Set, Brew! 105Chapter 10: Beginner Brewing Directions 107Chapter 11: Intermediate Brewing Directions 115Chapter 12: Advanced Brewing Directions 127Chapter 13: High-Tech Brewing 147Part 4: Packaging Your Brew 155Chapter 14: Bottling Your Brew 157Chapter 15: Doing the Can-Can: Canning Your Beer 173Chapter 16: Kegging: Bottling's Big Brother 181Part 5: BJCP Beer Style Guidelines and Homebrew Recipes 191Chapter 17: Beginner Suggestions and BJCP Beer Style Guidelines 193Chapter 18: Intermediate Recipes 209Chapter 19: BJCP Beer Style Guidelines and Advanced Recipes 239Part 6: Alternative Brewing 269Chapter 20: In-Cider Information 271Chapter 21: A Meading of the Minds 281Chapter 22: Hard Seltzers 293Chapter 23: Going Green: Being an Eco-Friendly Homebrewer 301Chapter 24: Gluten-Free Brewing 313Chapter 25: Barrel Aging and Souring Beer 321Part 7: Putting Your Brew to the Test 337Chapter 26: Storing and Pouring 339Chapter 27: You Can't Judge a Bock by Its Cover: Evaluating Beer 349Chapter 28: Troubleshooting 361Chapter 29: Homebrew Competitions 375Part 8: The Part of Tens 387Chapter 30: Ten (or So) Ways to DIGIBIY (Do It, Grow It, Build It Yourself) 389Chapter 31: Ten (or So) Gizmos That Can Make Your Brewing Better and Easier 401Chapter 32: Just the FAQs: Ten (or So) Frequently Asked Questions 407Index 413