It is generally agreed that "The Complete Joy of Home Brewing," by Charlie Papazian is an excellent beginners text. Other find David Miller's "The Complete Handbook of Homebrewing" just as good for the beginner, as well as containing more information suited for intermediate/advanced brewers. I use both.Other texts include "The Big Book of Brewing," by Dave Line, which is a British text (with British & metric measurements), and "Brewing Lager Beer" by Greg Noonan. Mr. Line has also written a recipe book which does contain basic instructions, called "Brewing Beer Like Those You Buy." A more modern recipe book is ""Brewing the World's Great Beers" also by Dave Miller. Also you might try "Brewing Quality Beers," by Byron Burch, which has been described as "short enough to read for the extremely impatient, yet has lots of good information." Lastly, CAMRA (see below), publishes "Home Brewing: The CAMRA Guide," by Graham Wheeler, 1990. Write to CAMRA directly, at the address given below.

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