Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse (Brewing Elements)
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Often playing second fiddle to hops in the minds of craft beer drinkers, malt is the backbone of beer: “No barley, no beer.” Malt defines the color, flavor, body, and alcohol of beer and has been cultivated for nearly as long as agriculture has existed. In this book, author John Mallett explains why he feels a book on malt is necessary, taking the reader on a brief history of malting from the earliest records of bappir through to the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. When Mallett touches on the major changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution and beyond, he illustrates how developments in malting technology were intertwined with politics and taxation, which increasingly came to bear on the world of maltsters and brewers. Of course, no book on malt would be complete without a look at the processes behind malting and how different malts are made. Mallett neatly conveys the basics of malt chemistry, Maillard reactions, and diastatic power—the enzymes, starches, sugars, glucans, phenols, proteins, and lipids involved. Descriptions of the main types of malt are included, from base malt, caramel malts, and roasted malts through to specialty malts and other grains like wheat, rye, and oats. Information is interspersed with the thoughts and wisdom of some of America's most respected craft brewers. Understanding an ingredient requires appreciating where it comes from and how it is grown. The author condenses the complexities of barley anatomy and agriculture into easy, readable sections, seamlessly combining these details with high-level look at the economic and environmental pressures that dictate the livelihoods of farmers and maltsters. Mallett explains how to interpret—and when to rely on—malt quality and analysis sheets, an essential skill for brewers. There is a summary of the main barley varieties, both modern and heritage, from Europe and America. The book finishes with what happens to the malt once it reaches the brewery, addressing issues of malt packaging, handling, preparation, storage, conveyance, and milling in the brewhouse. Review: Okey book - Good but but I was hoping for more info on how to blend grains and work better with them Review: You need the three books. Water, hops, and malt - This is part of a series. I very highly recommend buying all 3 books. This is more like a college level reading textbook. The depth of knowledge each of these 3 books have is just incredible. The water book is the first one I read. After one chapter I said holy cow this is some serious stuff.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 719 Reviews |
C**S
Okey book
Good but but I was hoping for more info on how to blend grains and work better with them
M**T
You need the three books. Water, hops, and malt
This is part of a series. I very highly recommend buying all 3 books. This is more like a college level reading textbook. The depth of knowledge each of these 3 books have is just incredible. The water book is the first one I read. After one chapter I said holy cow this is some serious stuff.
N**N
Great starting point
If your just getting into all grain brewing i think this would be a great starting point. Most likely you can find filtered water to use, have a fresh yeast pack available, have a general idea of your desired bitterness, but when choosing malt it can get pretty confusing at first. Reading this book while having some local craft beer, you can usually just ask the bartender at the brewery what malts where used in the beer your drinking. Read up on how those malts are made and what flavors and characteristics those malts are contributing to the beer. This book paired with any good how to brew book will start you off fairly fast. Pretty soon you will be giving up storage space for more fermentation space.
J**R
Brewing books: malt
I was looking for a in-depth books, about all the aspects of brewing. The books so far have a bit of history surrounding each part, before going in to the technical and scientific process. The author talkes about different mindset or approaches from accounts from other brewers. I haven't read all of them yet, however, what i said above, is general picture I'm seeing, helpful information and interesting for anyone interested in brewing.
F**A
What a deep lesson about barley and malting
I was delighted to read the complete book, very well written by John, and going from good overviews to the deep details about barley and malting. Very easy to see the passion of John on this important element of our beers! I learned a lot and recommend all brewers to read it!
A**Z
Terrific brewing information
Everything -- everything -- a home brewer needs to know about malted barley, from sources, the malting process, characteristics of a variety of malts, and some technical information about the biochemistry of malting. Good for anyone who brews or is planning on starting. Other volumes in this series cover water, yeast and hops. If you acquire all four you have at your fingertips all the knowledge you need to make good beer.
G**S
Great Book
Very informative book. Well worth the money.
J**.
Grain as aphrodisiac
This book serves as evidence that John Mallett is not just a pretty face. John gently but firmly guides the reader through the malting process like the seasoned barley escort that he is. I was swept along by his firm and forceful prose into the uncontrollable throes of knowledge. Is he a dreamboat? Hell yes! But can he write about malt? Icing on the sweet sweet cake.
P**O
libro sul malto in inglese
ottimo libro fatto molto bene!
C**S
Riviting
My expectations of such books are always low to avoid disappointment and this book certainly isn't that. Like others in the series of Brewers Publications it is skilfully written and in parts even entertaining. These books are a little skewed towards their country of origin (USA) but include the rest of the world. I am sure that some home brewers would complain about some of the content leaning too much towards the industry but I couldn't agree. The parts that consider the 'bigger players' perspective are very enlightening.
C**N
une bible
Hyper complet pour qui brasse, on y parle même de stockage. Pas besoin d'avoir un anglais langue maternelle pour bien le comprendre
A**D
Great reference for maltsters
Love this book. Lots of great technical content and recipes.
N**O
Texto de calidad con encuadernado pésimo
Después de una semana con el libro y recién empezando a leerlo, las primeras páginas se han ido despegando del lomo. El encuadernado es terrible, no creo que pueda acabarlo sin tener que recoger las páginas s del suelo!!
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