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Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles

Designing Great Beers is a detailed technical guide for brewers who want to move beyond basic recipes. Ray Daniels supplies the formulas, calculations, and reference tables needed to design beers in the classic styles, explaining how ingredients and processes shape the finished result. Rather than simply handing over recipes to copy, the book gives readers the tools to plan their own brews with more control and confidence. It suits anyone who already understands the fundamentals of brewing and is ready for a more rigorous, numbers-driven approach to improving their craft.

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