Brew Better Beer is Out!

Brew Better Beer! It's here! It's real! It's happening! Go on and get yourself a copy, then brew yourself some awesome beer! Exclamation points for all!

• Get your copy: Brew Better Beer 

But wait, there's more!

Over on The Kitchn, we're running our first Beer School - 20 days, 20 lessons, 7 assignments to teach you to brew your first batch of beer. We'll walk you through everything from shopping for equipment to brewing your first batch to bottling it up. It's all free, and you can sign up at any time. Head on over to The Kitchn and check it out:

• The Kitchn's Beer School

Upcoming Brewing Events:

5/9 - Fremont Whole Foods: Beer Education Table from 12 to 2pm (3111 Mowry Ave Fremont CA 94538)

5/30 - Alameda Whole Foods: Kombucha Education Table from 11 to 2 (777 The Alameda, San Jose CA 95126)

6/6 - Omnivore Books: Brew Better Beer from 3 to 4pm (3885a Cesar Chavez St San Francisco CA 94131)

Happy brewing, everyone!

Say Hello to Brew Better Beer!

Please allow me to introduce Brew Better Beer! We're a little over a month away from the May 5th release date, and I could be more excited to get this out to your hands and kitchens. I really have to give a huge high five to the folks over at Ten Speed, who (once again) did an incredible job of taking my raw manuscript and making it look so dang good. Some preview pages of the book are below — take a look!

If you'd like to preorder your very own copy, you can do so through these links — I also encourage you to go to your local independent bookstores and give them your business.

• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• IndieBound
• Google Books
• iBooks

I also have some upcoming events in the Bay Area! Mark your calendars!

4/4 - Kombucha Demo at the Freemont Whole Foods

4/22 - Where Food, Publishing, and Technology Connect at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto: A panel discussion with Cheryl Sternman Rule of 5 Second Rule and Michelle Tam of Nom Nom Paleo, and moderated by Dianne Jacob of Will Write For Food

5/9 - Beer Knowledge Demo at the Freemont Whole Foods: Come sample some beers and learn about the different styles!

5/30 - Beer Brewing Table at the Alemeda Whole Foods: The beer doctor is in! Stop by the table to talk homebrewing, sample some homebrews, and take a look at the equipment and ingredients needed for homebrewing.

6/6 - Brew Better Beer at Omnivore Books: I'll be talking with Celia Sack about homebrewing, writing Brew Better Beer, and a love for beer. Samples will be provided.

More events to come! Stay tuned!

A full step-by-step visual guide to beer brewing is at the start of the book - plus lots of written details for those of us who like words!

Every chapter starts with a "Very Good" beer - a basic recipe to build from, tweak, and riff

Yes! There are sour beers! Also, whole chapters on gluten-free beers, session beers, and lagers

One of my favs from the book. It tastes like boozy Girl Scout Cookies.

And between every chapter of recipes, there are essays that go into more of the nitty gritty details of brewing or provide some fun ideas for other things to try