Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The History of Brewing and Beer -- A Happy Accident -- The Most Ancient of Beverages -- Beer in the New World -- Bottling Beer and Creating the Industry -- Beer in the Time of Prohibition -- Case Study: Tom Horton -- ch. 2 An Overview of Brewing and Beer -- Basic Ingredients -- Basic Equipment -- An Overview of Beer Types -- Lager -- California Common/Steam beer -- Ale -- Wheat beer -- Case Study: Eric Holden -- ch. 3 The Necessary Ingredients -- Barley -- Common malts -- Hops -- Common hops -- Yeast -- Choosing the right yeast -- Water -- Carbonate and bicarbonate (C03 and HC03) -- Chloride (Cl) -- Sodium (Na) -- Calcium (Ca) -- Sulfate (S04) -- Magnesium (Mg) -- Adjusting Your Water -- Additional Ingredients -- Starches -- Sugars -- Flavorings -- Fruits -- Vegetables -- Spices, Herbs, Roots, and Other Flavors -- Case Study: Ben Batten -- Shopping for Ingredients -- Case Study: Kirk's Brew -- ch. 4 The Necessary Equipment -- Where to Brew -- The Necessary Equipment -- Case Study: Daren Yu -- ch. 5 Brewing for Beginners -- Ensuring your Equipment is Clean -- Preparing the Ingredients -- Examination of ingredients -- Steeping the Grains -- Adding the Malt Extract -- Adding Hops -- Late Extract Addition -- Complete Boil and Cool -- Measure the OG (Original Gravity) -- Pitching the Yeast -- Fermentation -- Secondary Fermentation and Dry Hopping -- Priming and Bottling -- Kegging -- What Might Go Wrong Along the Way -- Clean and sanitary -- Tannins -- Boil-over -- Excessive fermentation -- Contamination during fermentation -- Stuck fermentation -- Over carbonation -- Mold -- Chill haze -- Your First Taste -- ch. 6 Extract Recipes -- American Amber Ale -- Light American Ale -- Scottish Strong Ale -- Porter -- Dark Wheat Beer -- Golden Light Ale -- Pitch Black Wild Rice Ale -- Case Study: Samuel Moore -- ch. 7 Intermediate Brewing -- Intermediate Ingredients -- Intermediate Brewing Equipment -- Do the Partial Mash -- Imperial Oatmeal Stout -- ch. 8 Partial Mash Recipes -- Partial Mash Chocolate Cherry Stout -- American Cream Ale -- Partial Mash Blonde Ale -- Austrian Lager -- ESB (Extra Special Bitter) -- Partial Mash Porter -- India Pale Ale -- Partial Mash Irish Red Ale -- ch. 9 Advanced Brewing: All-Grain -- All-Grain Equipment -- Your First All-Grain Brew -- Single-Step Infusion -- All-Grain Porter -- The Step Mash -- Irish Red Ale -- Decoction -- Single decoction mash schedule -- Double decoction mash schedule -- Triple decoction mash schedule -- Bohemian Pilsner -- ch. 10 All-Grain Recipes -- American Amber Ale -- California Common All-Grain -- All-Grain Bock Beer -- All-Grain Wheat Beer -- All-Grain India Pale Ale -- All Grain ESB -- Conclusion -- Resource Directory -- Home-Brew Retailers -- Web Equipment and Ingredient Resources -- Web Home-Brew Resources and Forums.