Modern Lager Beer: Techniques, Processes, and Recipes

Excellent read for anyone interested in brewing great lagers. Highly recommended.

I homebrew and am really into making a range of lagers. This book was great for the depth it goes into traditional and more modern approaches to a range of lagering steps and techniques. Super accessible and well written. One of the best brewing books I’ve read.

It’s nice to see a more modern take on lagers. So many of the existing books on the subject are just a spin on old German brewing traditions. Nothing wrong with tradition, but ingredients and equipment have greatly improved. There is good information in this book.

Lagers are making a huge come back, and this book shines light on modern practices and tips for all brewers. There's also over 50 pages of recipes and covers all history and suggestions for every ingredient, even water treatment.

I started reading the Modern Lager Beer book a week ago. I am pleasantly surprised. It's a very well-researched book with many references. (Don't expect an advanced textbook like Narziss, Kunze or Back.) Minuses? A few. No references to inert (luftfrei) brewing (see Kunze, Narziss). Editing errors in recipes: eg, Weihenstephan Helles 1. is not decocted; W Original is decocted; 2. 11.8P OG and 2.75P FG doesn't get you 5.1% ABV. Recommended.

This is a great gift for anyone that enjoys brewing lagers.

Just received my pre-ordered copy today. The format of the information provided in this book is similar to several of Gordon Strong's books(not the author in this book, but also a Brewers Association author), and for me is an effective format. There are a lot of great recipes alone that make the cost of this book a steal.

Great book

Best lager book ever

Great book. Upped my lager game considerably and taught me a thing or two.

Libro tecnico e approfondito con un bel taglio anche pratico. Peccato solo che su alcuni argomenti non proponga una visione definitiva ma più interpretazioni o punti di vista anche parzialmente in contraddizione tra loro ma non è un errore o una colpa dell'autore dato che effettivamente nel campo della birrificazione alcuni processi non sono ancora stati studiato o compresi del tutto quindi inevitabilmente è impossibile avere delle certezze. In ogni caso davvero un bel libro di approfondimento che fornisce spunti di riflessione interessanti anche per la produzione di birra in generale e non solo sulle lager.

Great deep dive into making lager. A big emphasis is put on decoction methods of brewing which is something that I am unlikely to carry out at home but otherwise this is one of the best brewing books I have read and a must have book for all enthusiasts of the hobby