Cooking / Beverages

Brew Your Own Beer ...or everything you ever wanted to know about home brew but were too incoherent to ask!

by Harry Wark & Chris Kennedy

"Brew Your Own Beer" is both a hilarious and user friendly manual containing everything you need to know about the art and science of home brewing. While chock-full of technical information, it also has history...

The 50 Best Green Smoothie Recipes

by Editors of Adams Media

They're fast. They're flavorful. And they're right at your fingertips. The 50 Best Green Smoothie Recipes is an appetizing selection of smoothies that are nutritious and delicious. From Tangerine Grapefruit...

Bitter Brew

by William Knoedelseder

The engrossing, often scandalous saga of one of the wealthiest, longest-lasting, and most colorful family dynasties in the history of American commerce—a cautionary tale about prosperity, profligacy, hubris,...

Bartending for Dummies

by Ray Foley

This latest edition of Bartending For Dummies features over 1,000 drink recipes in an A-Z format with clear, easy-to-follow instructions. This 4th Edition also provides:

• Detailed information on how to properly...

A-Z of Whisky

by Gavin D Smith & Richard Paterson

WHISKY is not only the world's most consistently successful and popular drink, it is also one of the oldest, having been around in one form or another since the first millennium. However, documentary records...

Making Homemade Wine: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-75

by Robert Cluett

Want to impress your friends? Serve up some outstanding wine with dinner--and then tell them it's homemade! In Making Homemade Wine, author Robert Cluett takes the mystery out of winemaking. Using his simple...

Tasting Beer: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink

by Randy Mosher

For everyone who has known the pleasure of a pint, Randy Mosher explores and explains the tasting experience, guiding readers to a better understanding of how every batch of beer is affected by recipe formulation,...

Basic Homebrewing: Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-144

by Jim Wearne

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles...

The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition

by Charles Papazian & Charlie Papazian

Charlie Papazian, master brewer and founder and president of the American Homebrewer's Association and Association of Brewers, presents a fully revised edition of his essential guide to homebrewing. This third...

Wine Secrets

by Marnie Old

Inside Tips from Top Wine Experts

Michael Mondavi, Jacques Pépin, Gina Gallo, and Kevin Zraly are just four of the contributors to Wine Secrets—a compilation of tips and tricks from today’s top wine...

Brewing Made Easy, 2nd Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Beer at Home

by Dennis Fisher & Joe Fisher

This foolproof beginner’s guide to brewing great beer at home includes everything you need to know to make your very first batch. Authors Joe and Dennis Fisher strip away the mysteries and ensure success with...

The Homebrewer's Answer Book

by Ashton Lewis

Homebrewing — what hobby could possibly be more rewarding than the one that, in a matter of weeks, yields fresh beer for the happy brewer? It's hard to beat that kind of payoff. Brewing beer is fun, but it's...

Wine for Dummies

by Ed McCarthy & Mary Ewing-Mulligan

The #1 wine book—now updated!

The art of winemaking may be a time-honored tradition dating back thousands of years, but today, wine is trendier and hotter than ever. Now, wine experts and authors Ed McCarthy...

Ultimate Little Cocktail Book

by Ray Foley

More than 1000 cocktail recipe! Top recipes from the pros The Ultimate Little Cocktail Book is the perfect drink resource for any bar, party or event. With more than 1,000 of the best cocktail recipes form America's...

Bartender Magazine's Ultimate Bartender's Guide

by Ray Foley

Educating Peter: How I Taught a Famous Movie Critic the Difference Between Cabernet and Merlot or How Anybody Can Become an (Almost) Instant Wine Expe

by Lettie Teague

Lettie Teague knows wine. She has been the wine editor at Food & Wine magazine for almost a decade. The only question she is asked more than "Can you recommend a great wine for under $10?" -- great cheap white:...

The Way to Make Wine: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home

by Sheridan Warrick

Geared to everyday wine lovers who want to drink well, save money, and impress their friends, this book reveals everything needed to make delicious wines-both reds and whites-from start to finish. A new preface...

Moonshining as a Fine Art: The Foxfire Americana Library (1)

by Inc. Foxfire Fund

The history of moonshining is a long one, and no one tells it better than the men who once made a living from it deep in the heart of Appalachia. Originally published in 1972, “Moonshining as a Fine Art”...

A Wine Journey Along the Russian River: With a New Preface

by Steve Heimoff

Steve Heimoff takes readers on an intimate and enlightening tour of one of California's most diverse and accomplished wine areas as he travels along the Russian River and talks with growers and vintners from...

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine 2001

by Hugh Johnson

An indispensable tool of the wine enthusiast, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclo- pedia of Wine 2001 is thoroughly revised to provide the most up-to-date information. This 24th edition of the world's bestselling...