Dave Millers Homebrewing Guide or Party Games for Adults

Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide: Everything You Need to know to Make Great Tasting Beer

Author: Dave G Miller

It's here! The only book you need to brew great-tasting beer at home.

If you can boil water and combine ingredients, you can learn skills to make topnotch beer. Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide is a simple yet complete overview for brewers of all levels. Brewmaster Dave Miller offers up-to-date advice on cutting-edge techniques and successfully guides you through the entire brewing process.

-- Easy-to-follow instructions

-- Helpful charts

-- Handy illustrations

-- Troubleshooting tips

-- Comprehensive glossary

-- Resource guide

-- Equipment and recipes

-- Sanitation

Publishers Weekly

In A Taste for Beer, coming from Storey in October, Stephen Beaumont provides a concise, entertaining overview of the world of beer: styles, flavors, food combinations, recipesas he puts it: ``the many ways in which beer may contribute to the quality of your life.'' ($14.95 paper, 192p ISBN 0-88266-907-9) After you're familiar with all the options, you may want to consider making your own: in Home Brew, coming in October from Lyons & Burford, Philip Ward introduces the various beers and provides simple instructions for brewing your own: equipment and supplies needed, how to set up your own brewery, recipes, resource lists and more. ($12.95 paper 160p, ISBN 1-55821-315-5) Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great-Tasting Beer, also from Storey in October is a comprehensive reference to the entire brewing process, with charts, tables and illustrations. Miller, an experienced brewmaster, devotes each chapter to covering a topic in depth, with full detail on the latest techniques. ($14.95 paper, 368p ISBN 0-88266-905-2)

New interesting book:

Party Games for Adults: Icebreakers, Parlor Games, and Party Tips That Will Make Your Guests Flip

Author: Lillian Frankel

Adults like to play too--and these sophisticated games are for after the kids go to bed. Perfect for parties, clubs, and other gatherings, they're great for breaking the ice, getting guests acquainted, and keeping everyone happy. Choose from more than 100 types, including puzzlers, mental games, active amusements, games for bachelors, and even some sedate ones. In "Vicious Circle" the host uses a rope to tie the wrists of both a man and a woman together: the goal is for the two to free themselves. Soon they're flailing--and enjoying the start of a beautiful friendship. "Avoid that Letter" keeps conversations from getting into a rut. Or have an energetic "Book Relay," with volumes balanced on your head. They're all fun!