沒錯，路邊小店隨手就可買到各式啤酒，但是唯有自己在家釀製的啤酒，才能享受到第一口的新鮮麥芽香。

　　本書對於釀酒學理及各類啤酒的製程有簡單、正確、扼要、清楚的描述，讓初學釀酒者容易上手不會失敗，附有世界各地多種口味的啤酒酒譜10道及啤酒食譜16道，與讀者分享美食，也更添加了些生活的樂趣。


【本書特色】
◆〈基礎篇〉介紹啤酒釀製流程圖、基本設備、基本材料、STEP BY STEP輕鬆釀啤酒。

◆〈釀酒篇〉.加拿大、美式、英國、德國、愛爾蘭等各地特色啤酒酒譜，及啤酒色香味的品評。

◆〈應用篇〉用啤酒做中西佳餚。


【作者簡介】
錢薇

　　私立淡江大學外文系、美國加州Sacramento市立大學社會系、美國加州Davis大學葡萄釀酒系畢業。

　　美國葡萄及釀酒協會（The American Society for Enology &； viticulture）、美國葡萄酒教育學會（Member of the Society of wine Educators）、美國薩加緬渡家庭釀酒協會（The SacramentoHome winemaker’s club）會員。

　　美國加州「PLAZA COFFEE SHOP」、「BENTO HOUSE」主持人，台灣「優酪坊」優酪專業聯盟創辦人，曾於1999年2月至2000年12月期間，為「鄉間小路」雜誌撰寫「葡萄酒之旅」專欄。曾任教於國立中興大學製酒專業訓練班。

　　在朱雀的其他著作：《釀一瓶自己的酒》。

2...推薦序/兼具書香、酒香、菜香的釀酒書A Book that is focus on providing a vase awords， in wine and in dishes
4...自序/在家釀啤酒Beer Brewing

PART ONE基礎篇Basic
10...啤酒釀製流程圖The Process of Beer Brewing
20...基本設備Basic Equipment
25...基本材料Basic Ingredients
32...STEP BY STEP輕鬆釀啤酒Brew Beer with Ease

PART TWO釀酒篇Beer Brewing
44...加拿大淡啤酒Canadian Ale
48...美國式淡啤酒American Golden Ale
52...英國南方風味棕色啤酒Southern English Brown Ale
56...德國式啤酒German Lager
60...愛爾蘭苦啤酒Irish Stout
64...加州式低熱量淡啤酒California Style Low Calorie Light Beer
68...捷克式重口味啤酒Pilsner
72...墨西哥式啤酒Mexican
76...啤酒色香味的品評Beer tasting: the aroma， the color and the flavor.

PART THREE應用篇-用啤酒做中西佳餚
82...香草雞胸肉排Chicken Steak with Herbs
84...麻油雞Sesame Chicken with Beer
86...燜燒牛肉Simmered Beef
88...啤酒醃牛排Beef Steak with Beer
90...蒜烤羊排Garlic Roasted Lamb Ribs
92...啤酒芥末火腿Beef Steak with Beer
94...烤甜杏夾心豬排Apricot-Filled Pork Rib Chop
96...啤酒白汁肉丸White Sauce Meatballs with Beer
98...紅燒豬腳Red-Cooked Pork Feet
100...煎鱈魚排Fried Cod Steak
102...清蒸草蝦Steamed Grass Shrimp
104...啤酒蝦Beer Shrimp
106...啤酒松子醬Beer Pine Nut Dressing
108...涼拌白菜心Cold Mixed Napa Cabbage with Vinegar and Beer
110...炒青菜Stir-Fried Kale
112...舊金山海鮮湯San Francisco Seafood Soup
114...懶人啤酒Beer Brewing Package

【自序】
在家釀啤酒
(錢薇   Chienwei)

       「來，喝一杯我自己釀的啤酒！」

       只要你有耐心的看完這本書，保證說這句話的人是你！

       釀製啤酒一點都不困難，更不必花大錢購買昂貴的設備，家中廚房裡已經有了一部份的設備，再購買幾件必需的工具，加上清潔衛生的概念，仔細看完這本書的時間，就可以輕而易舉的在家釀製啤酒了。

       開始釀製啤酒前，先要了解什麼是啤酒：

       啤酒和葡萄酒這兩種含酒精的飲料，都是酵母菌在含糖的液體中進行發酵作用，酵母菌把糖吸收消化轉換成能量，進行細胞核的分裂繁殖，同時產生了酒精及二氧化碳二種副產品，糖水就變成酒了。

       葡萄酒和啤酒的區別在那裡呢？

       葡萄酒是將葡萄中含有的天然糖份，經過酵母菌的發酵作用轉化成酒精（請參考《釀一瓶自己的酒》這本書），而啤酒則是將穀物（主要是大麥）中含有的澱粉，先轉化成麥芽糖，再利用酵母菌的發酵作用轉化成酒精。

       釀製啤酒的過程比葡萄酒來得複雜，但是需要的時間比較短。釀製啤酒和葡萄酒時，釀酒師必須要全程掌控所有的步驟，以科學的方法，按步就班的注意每一個細節，才能製作出好喝的成品。
　　

Beer Brewing

     "Come and have a glass of beer that I brewed!"

     If you finish this book with patience and care, I guarantee that you will be the one saying that!

     Brewing beer is not difficult at all. There is no need to spend lots of money to purchase expensive equipments.  If some of the equipment may already be found in your own kitchen, then just purchase a handful of the really necessary utensils.  With correctly simple cleaning concepts and careful attention to this book; you can easily brew great beer at home.

     Before we start brewing beer, you have to understand what beer is:
     Beer and wine are two different kinds of alcohol drinks. Both are manufactured through the fermentation of yeast in a liquid that contains sugars.  Yeast absorbs nutrients from the sugar, transforms it into energy, and then carries on cellular reproduction. The by-products of fermentation, carbon dioxide and alcohol, are produced.  Through the magic of yeast, sugar becomes alcohol.

     What are the difference between wine and beer?
     Wine is made from the natural sugar found in grapes fermented by the yeast into alcohol  (see Make Your Own Wine as a reference).  In Beer, by contrast, the starch in the grain  (especially barley) is transformed into malt sugar, and then to alcohol.

     The process of brewing beer is more complex than the wine, but required processing time is shorter.  When brewing either beer or making wine, You have to completely control every procedure using scientific methods and going step by step, paying close attention to every detail, so that a glass of delicious beer will be your rewards.