"With the explosion of craft breweries all over the world and also in South Africa, this book is a useful guide to brewers starting out in their careers. As the editor, Chris Smart, states, "the purpose is to provide a very practical content of immediate value to anybody who hopes to establish a craft brewery or is in the early stages of producing beer for sale. Science and engineering concepts are used to explain where necessary, but I found the book to be easy to read and not overly technical or jargon-rich." --FST
1. Introduction 2. Raw Materials 3. Beer styles and recipe development: what should I brew? 4. Brewhouse operations 5. Fermentation 6. Quality Assurance/Quality Control and product safety and testing 7. Sensory evaluation of beer 8. Common faults in beer
Dr. Smart is the head of Brewing Services at Campden BRI. He has over 25 years' experience of leading technical and business development teams across industry, research and academia. His previous roles include Deputy Development Director at the University of Nottingham, Global Science Business Partner at Cadbury Schweppes, and Manager of Food Knowledge & Know-how, the London and South East of England Regional Food Technology Transfer Centre. He manages the sensory, microbiology, environmental and new product development teams at Campden BRI's brewing division - including the extensive plant for malting and brewing research.