On Aug 22, 3:05 pm, Bill Velek <billve...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I am therefore wondering
> about 'Designing Great Beers'. Is anyone here familiar with that book,
> and would it be a good way to supplement brewing software? I know the
> easy answer is no doubt "Yes", but in what way? What I'm looking for is
> something that will tell me that for "this" beer or beer-style, I should
> use "this" type of hops, and "that" yeast, etc. Any info that will help
> be better appreciate "why" certain ingredients are used for a particular
> style would be great, too. If there are any other book recommendations,
> that will be appreciated, as well.
I find 'Designing Great Beers' to be a great resource. For each beer
style in the book, Ray Daniels goes through the history, traditional
ingredients and techniques. He also analyzes the ingredients used in
the beers that made it to the AHA National's Second Round one year
(1992 IIRC). Sounds like it's very much what you're looking for.
Another possibility could be any of the books in the 'Classic Beer
Style' series. I don't have any, so I can't really comment on the
content.
-Vlad
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