[DillyDilly]

I just joined the AHA and included with my membership is a choice of a free book. I have only brewed 4 extract kits (from NB) but all grain brewing is peaking my interest with the amount of recipes in the recipe section.  What would be a good book from the list on the link below?  Wouldn't necessarily need to be an all grain book, but simply a good book with lots of info I can absorb like a sponge.

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[Richard]

How to Brew by John Palmer is one of the classics and covers extract as well as all-grain brewing. Some of the other books are quite specialized, but this one is very general and should be very useful.

[Bob357]

Definitely How to Brew by John Palmer. It not only starts with the basics but follows through with most everything you need as your brewing skills progress.

[denny]

Simple Homebrewing!  😉 or How to Brew if I'm being honest.

[dbeechum]

Simple Homebrewing!  😉

Not that you're biased or anything

[denny]

Simple Homebrewing!  😉

Not that you're biased or anything

Which is why I added the last sentence

[erockrph]

For a beginner, How to Brew is definitely the top choice. Brewing Classic Styles is a close second, and is one of the few brewing books I still refer to when formulating my own recipes.

[DillyDilly]

How to Brew it is.  Just ordered it. Can't wait for it to get here!

[ynotbrusum]

And welcome to the AHA and the forum!  Erockrph is right about the next book - either Brewing Classic Styles or Simple Homebrewing would be on the list for me to suggest.  The key for you is to see if you can learn from others and avoid having to learn too much by mistake (though learning by mistake is still learning!)  The homebrewers here are pretty kind and willing to impart their best knowledge, so don't hesitate to ask questions (and follow-up questions, as well).

[Skeeter686]

learning by mistake is still learning!

But I'd rather learn from others' mistakes! 

And welcome to the AHA!

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[redrocker652002]

I have the How to Brew by Palmer, and while it has been pretty interesting, I would say about 75% of it has gone right over my head.  He is very detailed and almost scientific in his explanations, and I have found that I have gotten far less than I thought I would.  In all honesty, I think I have learned more from here and Homebrew talk than I would from the book, but maybe I need to read it more than once to get past all the tech stuff and into the brewing processes.  I have not finished it though and maybe that is why too.  Either way, I really have not seen why everybody has suggested that book for a new brewer, in my mind, it is a good book for those with some time under their belt and looking for more tech stuff.  But that is me, and flame on for my comments.  LOL.  Rock On!!!!!!!!!

[denny]

I have the How to Brew by Palmer, and while it has been pretty interesting, I would say about 75% of it has gone right over my head.  He is very detailed and almost scientific in his explanations, and I have found that I have gotten far less than I thought I would.  In all honesty, I think I have learned more from here and Homebrew talk than I would from the book, but maybe I need to read it more than once to get past all the tech stuff and into the brewing processes.  I have not finished it though and maybe that is why too.  Either way, I really have not seen why everybody has suggested that book for a new brewer, in my mind, it is a good book for those with some time under their belt and looking for more tech stuff.  But that is me, and flame on for my comments.  LOL.  Rock On!!!!!!!!!

I suggested it to a new brewer because I read it as a new brewer and it really helped mel

[Megary]

I have the How to Brew by Palmer, and while it has been pretty interesting, I would say about 75% of it has gone right over my head.  He is very detailed and almost scientific in his explanations, and I have found that I have gotten far less than I thought I would.  In all honesty, I think I have learned more from here and Homebrew talk than I would from the book, but maybe I need to read it more than once to get past all the tech stuff and into the brewing processes.  I have not finished it though and maybe that is why too.  Either way, I really have not seen why everybody has suggested that book for a new brewer, in my mind, it is a good book for those with some time under their belt and looking for more tech stuff.  But that is me, and flame on for my comments.  LOL.  Rock On!!!!!!!!!

I agree that the book reads like something from Chem 101 and it can be a bit of a slog to get through.  But I think the beauty of the book is that you can certainly digest the material in stages.  No need to worry about many things in How to Brew right off the first tee, so to speak.  And as far as a go-to reference for the myriad stages, problems, and science of home-brewing...it's second to none.  The bible, really.

[jherzjherz]

I just joined the AHA and included with my membership is a choice of a free book. I have only brewed 4 extract kits (from NB) but all grain brewing is peaking my interest with the amount of recipes in the recipe section.  What would be a good book from the list on the link below?  Wouldn't necessarily need to be an all grain book, but simply a good book with lots of info I can absorb like a sponge.

https://www.brewerspublications.com/collections/aha-1yr-book-promo?_ga=2.3786544.1829297554.1677528371-763432535.1677528371

Welcome to the AHA MDilly!

Cheers.