From niche to social sensation craft beer has seen a huge spike in popularity. Covering every aspect of making and consuming this satisfying book covers everything from equipment and ingredients to brewing, bottling and racking, with step by step guides, recipes and advice on designing your own beer. Do you know your bottom-fermenting from your cool brewing? From niche to social sensation craft beer has seen a huge spike in popularity. Covering every aspect of making and consuming this satisfying book covers everything from equipment and ingredients to brewing, bottling and racking, with step by step guides, recipes and advice on designing your own beer. AUTHOR: David Doucette has written over 75 articles for HomebrewTalk.com and HomebrewSupply.com, created a blog to share his recipes and findings with the community, and recently self-published a book on sour mead making. He's an open book if you have any homebrewing questions, as he believes there are no "trade secrets" in the community. Flame Tree Studio has created of hundreds of high quality, crafted illustrated books, calendars and journals, with an emphasis on visual exploration in the arts, music and cookbooks. From Raw Food and Fermenting to Party Cakes, Flame Tree Studio covers a huge range of subjects. SELLING POINTS: . A hot topic that keeps on growing . Beautiful aspirational design . Fascinating background and essentials discussion . Written by an expert in the beer making . Wide choice of simple recipes . Easy-to-follow method text . Makes a great gift, and an essential self-purchase.