My Top Five Home Brewing Books

Here are my top five brewing books - in order of purchase. There were more before that, going back to my childhood (I started around age 12, making country wines). The first beer book I got was "Brewing Better Beers" by Ken Shales. That was one from a long time ago - when home brewing had only just been legalised in the UK. Quite a character in his day, old Ken - maybe worthy of more research. Anyway, my top five:

• Brewing Beers Like Those You Buy - Dave Line 
• Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide
• Altbier - History, Brewing techniques, Recipes - Horst Dornbusch
• Belgian Ale - Pierre Rajotte
• The Brewer's Apprentice: An Insider's Guide to the Art and Craft of Beer Brewing, Taught by the Masters - Greg Koch, Matt Allyn

Next on the list is a book on French Biere De Garde - or maybe German Wheat Beers.