byMartyNachelHomebrewingFORDUMmIES‰2NDEDITION01_230626ffirs.qxp2/22/0812:12AMPageiiiHomebrewingForDummies®,2ndEditionPublishedbyWileyPublishing,Inc.111RiverSt.Hoboken,NJ07030-5774©2008byWileyPublishing,Inc.,Indianapolis,IndianaPublishedsimultaneouslyinCanadaNopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,scanning,orotherwise,exceptaspermit-tedunderSections107or108ofthe1976UnitedStatesCopyrightAct,withouteitherthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePublisher,orauthorizationthroughpaymentoftheappropriateper-copyfeetotheCopyrightClearanceCenter,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923,978-750-8400,fax978-646-8600.RequeststothePublisherforpermissionshouldbeaddressedtotheLegalDepartment,WileyPublishing,Inc.,10475CrosspointBlvd.,Indianapolis,IN46256,317-572-3447,fax317-572-4355,oronlineat:Wiley,theWileyPublishinglogo,ForDummies,theDummiesManlogo,AReferencefortheRestofUs!,TheDummiesWay,DummiesDaily,TheFunandEasyWay,Dummies.comandrelatedtradedressaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.and/oritsaffiliatesintheUnitedStatesandothercountries,andmaynotbeusedwithoutwrittenpermission.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.WileyPublishing,Inc.,isnotassociatedwithanyproductorvendormentionedinthisbook.LIMITOFLIABILITY/DISCLAIMEROFWARRANTY:THEPUBLISHERANDTHEAUTHORMAKENOREP-RESENTATIONSORWARRANTIESWITHRESPECTTOTHEACCURACYORCOMPLETENESSOFTHECONTENTSOFTHISWORKANDSPECIFICALLYDISCLAIMALLWARRANTIES,INCLUDINGWITHOUTLIMITATIONWARRANTIESOFFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.NOWARRANTYMAYBECRE-ATEDOREXTENDEDBYSALESORPROMOTIONALMATERIALS.THEADVICEANDSTRATEGIESCON-TAINEDHEREINMAYNOTBESUITABLEFOREVERYSITUATION.THISWORKISSOLDWITHTHEUNDERSTANDINGTHATTHEPUBLISHERISNOTENGAGEDINRENDERINGLEGAL,ACCOUNTING,OROTHERPROFESSIONALSERVICES.IFPROFESSIONALASSISTANCEISREQUIRED,THESERVICESOFACOMPETENTPROFESSIONALPERSONSHOULDBESOUGHT.NEITHERTHEPUBLISHERNORTHEAUTHORSHALLBELIABLEFORDAMAGESARISINGHEREFROM.THEFACTTHATANORGANIZATIONORWEBSITEISREFERREDTOINTHISWORKASACITATIONAND/ORAPOTENTIALSOURCEOFFUR-THERINFORMATIONDOESNOTMEANTHATTHEAUTHORORTHEPUBLISHERENDORSESTHEINFORMATIONTHEORGANIZATIONORWEBSITEMAYPROVIDEORRECOMMENDATIONSITMAYMAKE.FURTHER,READERSSHOULDBEAWARETHATINTERNETWEBSITESLISTEDINTHISWORKMAYHAVECHANGEDORDISAPPEAREDBETWEENWHENTHISWORKWASWRITTENANDWHENITISREAD.Forgeneralinformationonourotherproductsandservices,pleasecontactourCustomerCareDepartmentwithintheU.S.at800-762-2974,outsidetheU.S.at317-572-3993,orfax317-572-4002.Fortechnicalsupport,pleasevisit:2008922656ISBN:978-0-470-23062-6ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica1098765432101_230626ffirs.qxp2/22/0812:12AMPageivAbouttheAuthorAnoccasionalwelderandsteelfabricator,MartyNachelisalsoafreelancewriteronbeerandbrewing.AsamemberoftheNorthAmericanGuildofBeerWriters,inSeptember1996MartywasvotedoneofthethreebestbeerwritersintheUnitedStatesattheN.A.G.B.W.Quill&TankardAwardsattheGreatAmericanBeerFestivalinDenver.AformerPresidentoftheChicagoBeerSocietyandfoundingmemberoftheBrewersOfSouthSuburbia(B.O.S.S.)homebrewandbeerappreciationclub,Martyhasbeenbrewinghisownaward-winningbeerssince1985.In1986,hewasthefirstpersoninthestateofIllinoistobecomeaCertifiedBeerJudge.Inadditiontohishomebrewjudgingduties,MartyservedonthepanelofbeerevaluatorsattheprestigiousBeverageTestingInstituteinChicago,homeoftheWorldBeerChampionships,aswellastheGreatAmericanBeerFestivalinDenver,Colorado.Martyhasbeenthewriterofthenewslettersthataccompanymonthlyship-mentsofmicrobrewedbeerfromBeerAcrossAmericasinceOctober1992.HisarticleshavealsoappearedinAllAboutBeermagazine,BrewMagazine,BrewYourOwnmagazine,CelebratorBeerNews,Drinkmagazine,FineCookingmagazine,ZymurgyMagazine,andEpicurious.com.In1998MartywasalsotappedtowritethebeerandbrewingentriesforthelatesteditionofMicrosoft’sEncartaEncyclopedia.Hisfirstbookonthemicrobrewingindustry,BeerAcrossAmerica(StoreyCommunications),waspublishedinJulyof1995.Marty’ssecondbook,BeerForDummies(WileyPublishing),wasahugehitwhenitwaspublishedinAugustof1996.TravelinsearchofgoodbeerhastakenMartytoover200breweriesandbrewpubsandassortedbeerfestivalsandshrinesthroughoutEuropeandNorthAmerica.Whenhecanfindthetime,Martyalsolikestocollectbreweriana.01_230626ffirs.qxp2/22/0812:12AMPagevDedicationWereitnotformywife,Patti,andthe32yearsshehasdedicatedtohercareer,Iwouldnotknowthepleasureofwritingaboutbeerforaliving.Thoughsheandourtwochildrenreapsecondarydividendsfromourprofes-sional/domesticarrangement,noonebenefitsmorefromitthanI.Thankyou,Dear,fromthebottomofmypintglass.Author’sAcknowledgmentsMysincerethankstoallthepeopleatJohnWiley&Sonsforcreatingthisuniqueopportunity.IwouldespeciallyliketothankAcquisitionsEditorTracyBoggierforherpartinmakingthisallhappen,aswellasforgivingmetheproperfoc