Updated 26 Feb 00

I hope you will find the following sources useful... Period sources are in red.

• Acton, Bryan & Peter Duncan, Making Mead, Argus Books, England, 1984 ISBN 0-900841-07-9
• Barrett, Joanne, Cooking with Honey, Storey Communication, Inc., 1981
• Bennett, Hudith Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1996, ISBN 0-195126-50-5
• Brewers Publications, Evaluating Beer, Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO 1993, ISBN 0-937381-37-3
• Broderick, Harold M (Editor), The Practical Brewer: A Manual for the Brewing Industry, The Master Brewers Association of the Americas, Madison, WI,  
• Coran, H.S., The History of Brewing, David and Charles, Inc, North Promfret, Vermont, 1975
• Crenshaw, Donald G. "Yeast cycles and Fermentation", Zymurgy, American Homebrewers Assocation, Boulder, CO, Fall 19830
• Daniels, Ray and Jim Parker, Brown Ale, Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO 1999, ISBN 0-937381-60-8
• Delos, Gilbert, Beers of the World, Tiger Books International PLC, London, 1994, ISBN 1-85501-420-3
• Digby, Sir Kenelme, The Closet Opened, England, 1615
• Eckhardt, Fred, Essentials of Beer Style, Fred Eckhardt Associates, Portland, OR 1989
• Eckhardt, Fred, The Amateur Brewer, J.I. Takita, Portland, OR, Summer 1979
• Fix, George, Principles of Brewing Science, Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO 1989, ISBN 0-937381-17-9
• Foster, Terry, Pale Ale, Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO 1999, ISBN 0-937381-69-1
• Gayre, G. Robert, Wassail! In Mazers of Mead, Gayre & Nigg, England, 194
• Harrison, William, A Description of England, England, 1577
• Jackson, Michael, Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide to Beer, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1993
• Leistad, Rog, Yeast culturing for the Homebrewer, GW Kent Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, Dec 1983
• Le Pense, Clive, The Historical Companion to House Brewing, Montag Publications, Beverly, England, 1990
• Loysen, Tracy, Just Brew It! (1992 AHA National Conference on Quality Beer and Brewing), Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO  1992, ISBN 0-937381-33-0
• Markham, Gervase, The English Housewife, Edited by Michael Best, McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, Canada 1994.  First printed in 1615, ISBN 0-7735-1103-2
• Morse, Roger A., Making Mead, Wicwas Press, NY 1980, ISBN 1878075047
• Mosher, Randy, The Brewer’s Companion, Alephenalia Publications, Seattle, WA, 1995, ISBN 0-9640410-1-4
• Noonan, Gregory J., New Brewing Lager Beer, Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO 1999, ISBN 0-937381-46-21
• Noonan, Gregory J., Mikel Redman and Scott Russell, Seven Barrel Brewery Brewer's Handbook, GW Kent, Inc, Ann Arbor, MI, 1996, ISBN 1-887167-00-5
• Papazian, Charlie, The Home Brewer’s Companion, Avon Books, New York, 1994
• Papazian, Charlie, The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing, Avon Books, New York, 1991
• Papazian, Charlie, Brewing Mead (Wassail! In Mazers of Mead), Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO, ISBN 0-937381-00-4
• Plat, Hugh, The Jewel-house of Art and Nature, Peter Short, London, 1594
• Reese, M. R., Better Beer and How to Brew It, Storey Communications, Inc., Pownal, VT, 1978, ISBN 0-88266-257-0
• Renfrow, Cindy, A Sip Through Time: A collection of old brewing recipes, Cindy Renfrow, 1994, ISBN 0-9628598-3-4
• Robertson, James D. The Connoisseur’s Guide to Beer, Jameson Books, Ottowa, IL
• Sambrook, Pamela, Country House Brewing in England: 1500-1900, Hambledon Press, London, 1996, ISBN 1-85285-127-9
• Scot, Reynold, A Perfite Platforme for a Hoppe Garden, London, 1574
• Sibley, Jane, The CA Guide to Brewing, SCA, 1983
• Sutula, David, Mild Ale, Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO 1999, ISBN 0-937381-68-3
• Thomas, Virginia, Brewery Operations, Vol 7 (1990 Nationl Microbrewers Conference Transcripts), Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO 1991, ISBN 0-937381-23-3
• Thomas, Virginia, Brewing Under Adversity, Brewery Operations, Vol 8 (1991 Nationl Microbrewers Conference Transcripts), Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO 1992, ISBN 0-937381-29-2
• Warner, Eric, Kölsch, Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO 1999, ISBN 0-937381-58-6