Designing Great Beers is more than just a recipe book or merely another "how-to" manual. It is an essential guide made for brewers interested in creating their own beer recipes based on classic styles, modern techniques, and their own perception of the perfect beer. Ray Daniels offers brewers the basics for producing various styles, while giving them the confidence to create their own beers. With more then 200 tables, 3 chapters on hops, and 14 major style categories, Designing Great Beers is a great read for all brewers.