Table of Contents

Introduction; Silence, Please; The Inspiration: Trappist Breweries; Beyond the Heavenly Gates; Abbey Ales; Independent Spirits; The American Way; From Mash Tun to Fermenter; Yeast and Fermentation; Bottling; Matters of Style; Recipes: What Works; Index.

About the Author

Stan Hieronymus, is the editor at Realbeer.com, hes written hundreds of articles for periodicals, co-authored four books with his wife, Daria Labinsky, written Brewing Local (2016), Brewing with Wheat (2010) and Brew like a Monk (2005) for Brewers Publications and contributed to several other publications, including 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die. His travels have taken him to breweries in every state in the country as well as behind the scenes in internationally famous breweries such as De Sint-Sixtusadij Westvleterten and Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn.