From Bluegrass to Blue Water
Lessons in Farm Philosophy and Navy Leadership

Everything (and I mean everything) you could want to know about water and water chemistry for beer brewing. And yes, it's a lot; and yes, it's pretty technical and serious stuff. Appendix A helps to brush up on some of the high school chemistry terms (etc.) so you can digest the meat of this book, b......more

Probably the best book on brewing water chemistry out there. This book has a lot of takeaway points for brewers of all levels, and makes a great reference on both process and technology. I personally found it got a bit bogged down on the specific chemistry of adjusting pH, when in industry it's a le......more

First things first: this book is for a very specific group of readers, which will have a huge impact on the rating. I gave it 3 stars because several sections are not really relevant for me, but that is not the book's fault at all. John Palmer already covered water in a very practical way in his brew......more

Of all the four books in the series, this is definitely the most technical, since this is pure chemistry. However, the author does a good job in explaining the necessary things, leaving out the difficult things, explaining the necessary principles step by step and where necessary repeating them quic......more