The Chemistry of Beer: The Science in the Suds 2nd Edition
Author(s): Roger Barth (Author)
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: August 16, 2022
Edition: 2nd
Language: English
Print length: 368 pages
ISBN-10: 111978333X
ISBN-13: 9781119783336
Book Description
The Chemistry of BEER
An Engaging Introduction to Chemistry with a Popular Theme
From the earliest civilizations to our own day, brewing beer has driven science and technology. In ancient times, brewing was the most advanced biotechnical process. In the modern world, the study of alcoholic fermentation was the springboard for the new science of biochemistry. The Chemistry of Beer: The Science in the Suds, 2nd Edition explains the scientific basis of each brewing step as we understand it today.
Readers of this second edition will find:
Updates and revisions include a new chapter on beer-related products such as hard seltzer, flavored malt beverages, and non-alcoholic beer
Streamlined language and structure to help clarify the chemistry
Over 200 illustrations, now in full color throughout
Complete glossary and index
Question sets at the end of each chapter to check for understanding
Online solutions manual on a companion website for professors
The Chemistry of Beer: The Science in the Suds, 2nd Edition is designed to engage students in an introductory chemistry course. Optional material extends the level to make it a useful supplement for a brewing science course. The material and style of presentation will interest brewing professionals, others in the beverage industry, advanced homebrewers, and beer enthusiasts.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This book [is] enjoyable as the author has managed to write in style that is easy to follow, it is well explained and conveys the scientific context very clearly.” — FST Magazine, April 2024
” … explains beer chemistry with a refreshing combination of rigor and accessability.” — Zymurgy, Nov-Dec 2022 issue
From the Back Cover
An Engaging Introduction to Chemistry with a Popular Theme
From the earliest civilizations to our own day, brewing beer has driven science and technology. In ancient times, brewing was the most advanced biotechnical process. In the modern world, the study of alcoholic fermentation was the springboard for the new science of biochemistry. The Chemistry of Beer: The Science in the Suds, 2nd Edition explains the scientific basis of each brewing step as we understand it today.
Readers of this second edition will find:
Updates and revisions include a new chapter on beer-related products such as hard seltzer, flavored malt beverages, and non-alcoholic beer
Streamlined language and structure to help clarify the chemistry
Over 200 illustrations, now in full color throughout
Complete glossary and index
Question sets at the end of each chapter to check for understanding
Online solutions manual on a companion website for professors
The Chemistry of Beer: The Science in the Suds, 2nd Edition is designed to engage students in an introductory chemistry course. Optional material extends the level to make it a useful supplement for a brewing science course. The material and style of presentation will interest brewing professionals, others in the beverage industry, advanced homebrewers, and beer enthusiasts.
About the Author
Roger Barth, PhD, is professor emeritus at West Chester University. He is the creator of a course on the chemistry of beer and coauthor of Mastering Brewing Science: Quality and Production (Wiley, 2019).