How To Brew

How To Brew is a fantastic book written by John Palmer. I decided to purchase the latest version of the book from Amazon, but the first edition can be read online for free on his website! The book details the entire brewing process, as well as explaining key terms and the basics of brewing. Even though the book walks you through all-grain brewing, I highly recommend reading the book if you are just using Mr. Beer kits or extracts recipes. The follow excerpt is taken from the first paragraph of the introduction section of How To Brew:

There are many good books on home brewing currently available, so why did I write one you ask? The answer is: a matter of perspective. When I began learning how to brew my own beer several years ago, I read every book I could find; books often published 15 years apart. It was evident to me that the state of the art had matured a bit. Where one book would recommend using baking yeast and covering the fermenting beer with a towel, a later book would insist on brewing yeast and perhaps an airlock. So, I felt that another point of view, laying out the hows and whys of the brewing processes, might help more new brewers get a better start.