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For novice and experienced homebrewers alike, a year's worth of homebrew recipes and how-tos that will arm you with the basic wisdom any homebrewer needs to build their brewing know-how. In T he Naked Brewer,Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune provide a spectrum of seasonal homebrew recipes with something for every beer-loving palate, from a Black Smoke Pale, Crisp Summer Kolsch, or Honey Chamomile Blonde perfect for summer, to heartier brews like a Pecan Pie Brown, Imperial Blood Red, or Fig and Clove Dubbel. This brewers' handbook will help you master tricks like: * Recipes for easy tinctures, syrups, and preserves that will become unique additions to your homebrew. * The Top 10 Brewing Don'ts that will help you be the most successful brewer possible. * How to make a whiskey barrelaged beer by adding whiskey-soaked wood cubes to your brew. * How to make a delicious German brew with just a fifteen-minute boil. The Naked Brewershows you how to make tasty, interesting, and innovative brews in the comfort of your home that you will be proud to share with friends.

Named “Best Beer Sommelier in Los Angeles” by Los Angeles Magazine, Christina Perozzi has gained a following as one of the top female beer experts in the United States. Christina realized her affinity for beer while managing the famous Father's Office in Santa Monica, CA. She founded the popular website www.beerforchicks.com and started working as a consultant, a beer educator, a writer and beer sommelier in 2006. Christina gives beer tastings, seminars, and classes, and teams with innovative chefs hosting Beer Pairing Dinners. She has been featured in Gourmet, Los Angeles Magazine, Daily Candy, Yahoo! Food, Metromix, the Los Angeles Times, and Imbibe magazine, among others. She is a contributing writer for Draft magazine and Beer Connoissieur and is the recipient of DailyCandy.com's 2008 Sweetest Things Award.
Hallie Beaune grew up in Arizona where her first beer was from a can (and it wasn’t good). Her Beer Journey brought her to the famed beer bar Father’s Office in Santa Monica, CA where she taught the illustrious “F.O. Beer School” and was featured on the hit cable foodie show, “After Hours with Daniel Boulud” as F.O’s resident beer expert. Hallie writes about beer for the web magazine The Rundown and for www.beerforchicks.com. She has worked with co-author Christina on sold-out beer dinners at critically acclaimed L.A. restaurants like Rustic Canyon Winebar & Seasonal Kitchen, which was featured in The Celebrator Magazine. Hallie currently resides in L.A.

Introduction
You Don't Have to Be a Pro, You Just Have to Relax	p. 1
Our First Foray into Homebrewing	p. 3
How to Use This book	p. 6
Beer Refresher Course	p. 11
You'd Be Nothing Without Me: Malt	p. 12
I'm Not Jaded, I'm Bitter: Hops	p. 15
Where the Action Is: Yeast	p. 18
Water, You've Heard of It	p. 21
All Beer is an Ale or a Lager	p. 22
What's Your Type? Beer Styles	p. 23
Become the Brewer	p. 25
Brewing Beer in the Real World	p. 25
Why We Brew Smaller	p. 26
So, How is it Done?	p. 27
How to Bottle (So You Can Drink Your Beer)	p. 36
Beer Stats: ABVs, IBUs, OGs, FGs, Ls, and SRMs	p. 39
Your Homebrew Kit	p. 42
Brewing Vocabulary	p. 47
June	p. 53
Summer English Pale	p. 54
West Coast Hopped-Up Pale	p. 59
Black Smoke Pale	p. 63
Black Smoke Pale Split Pea and Ham Soup	p. 68
July	p. 70
Traditional Bavarian Hefeweizen	p. 71
Poor Man's Provence Lavender Wit	p. 76
Sisters of Summer Tripel	p. 81
Baby Arugula Summer Salad with Sliced Pears and Crumbled Goat Cheese in a Honey-Hefeweizen Vinaigrette	p. 87
August	p. 89
Crisp Summer Kölsch	p. 90
Honey Chamomile Blonde	p. 96
Lemon Verbena Basil Wheat	p. 101
Lemon Verbena Basil Beer-Marinated Chicken	p. 106
September	p. 107
Just One Hop Simcoe IPA	p. 109
Just One Hop Cascade IPA	p. 114
East India Pale Ale	p. 118
East India Pale Ale Vegetarian Curry	p. 126
October	p. 128
Der Nackte Brauer Festbier (The Naked Brewer Festbier)	p. 129
Imperial Blood Red	p. 134
Controversial Pumpkin Ale	p. 138
Controversial Pumpkin Cheesecake with Spent Grain Crust	p. 144
November	p. 146
Pecan Pie Brown Ale	p. 147
Cranberry Belgian Pale	p. 153
Sage Chestnut ESB	p. 158
Sage Chestnut ESB Stuffing	p. 163
December	p. 165
Christmas Spiced Porter	p. 166
Fig and Clove Dubbel	p. 172
Alpine Juniper Braggot	p. 177
Fig and Clove Dubbel Chutney	p. 183
January	p. 184
Berliner Weisse	p. 185
Zee Russian Imperial Stout	p. 190
Scandalous Hard Apple Cider	p. 195
Zee Russian Imperial Stout Beer Affogato	p. 200
February	p. 201
Stupid Cupid's Bittersweet Chocolate Stout	p. 202
Crescent City Café au Lait Stout	p. 207
Groom's Scotch Whisky Wee Heavy	p. 214
Crescent City Café au Lait Stout Braised Pork	p. 219
March	p. 221
Dry Irish Stout	p. 222
Tropical Belgian-Style IPA	p. 227
Biére de Mars	p. 232
Dry Irish Stout Oatmeal Cookies	p. 237
April	p. 239
Saison Classique avec Miele	p. 240
Rosemary Laurel Savory Saison	p. 245
Dark and Stormy Witbier	p. 250
Mussels Steamed in Saison Classique avec Miele	p. 255
May	p. 257
Brandied Apricot Cream Ale	p. 261
Decadent Dunkelweizen	p. 266
Fruity Faux Lambic	p. 271
Roast Duck with Sour Cherry Lambic Sauce	p. 277

Glossary	p. 279
Homebrew Resources: Your Lifeline	p. 289
Hop Chart	p. 293
Malt Chart	p. 295
Yeast Chart	p. 299
Index	p. 305
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The Naked Brewer Fearless Homebrewing Tips, Tricks & Rule-breaking Recipes

The Naked Brewer Fearless Homebrewing Tips, Tricks & Rule-breaking Recipes

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