Books on Distillation and Fermentation
adminIt happens quite often (at least two or three times per week) that clients, visitors and followers ask us to recommend a useful book to read regarding distillation.
Personally, I find most books to be quite lacking, either focusing more on cocktails, brand stories and tasting notes, and less on the actual arts of distilling and fermentation or repeating too many marketing stories and “old school” or traditional methodology, and not enough facts and science.
However, if you really want a list of books to acquire, or suggestions, the following was compiled by Ron Schmidt.
Disclaimer
PLEASE NOTE: This post should not be interpreted as a Distillique endorsement of any of the listed books, or its content.
Books and the information contained therein is applied at the users own risk and discretion.
List of Distillation and Fermentation Related Books
| Book | Author |
| Alcohol Producing Still | Vincent R. Gingery |
| An Analysis of Brewing Techniques | George J. & Laurie A. Fix |
| Bourbon Empire | Reid Miten Buler |
| Bourbon Justice | Brian F. Haara, Fred Minnick |
| Bourbon Whiskey | Bernie Lubbers |
| Bourbon: The Evolution of Kentucky Whiskey | Sam K. Cecil |
| Chemistry in Your Kitchen | Matthew Hartings |
| Craft of Whiskey Distilling | American Distilling Institute |
| Crafting Distilled Spirits | Bettina Male & Helfe Schmickl |
| Distilling Fruit Brandy | Josef Pischl |
| Distilling Principles and Processes | Sydney Young & Ernest Briggs |
| Elements of Organic Chemistry | Temple University |
| Fermented Beverage Production | A.G.H. Lea & J.R. Piggot |
| Fermented Vegetables | Kirsten & Christopher Shockey |
| Fiery Ferments | Kirsten & Christopher Shockey |
| Guide to Making Rum | Daemyn Bloom |
| Guide to Urban Moonshining | Colin Spoelman & David Haskell |
| Hacking Whiskey | Aaron Goldfarb |
| Home Distilling | Rick Morris |
| How to make Moonshine from Home | Michelle Bakeman |
| How to Master Moonshine | R.W. Marshall |
| How to Start a Micro Distillery | Thomas Germann |
| Making Pure Corn Whiskey #1 | Ian Smiley |
| Making Pure Corn Whiskey #2 | Ian Smiley |
| Michigans Holy Spirits | Rick Sigaby |
| Moonshine | Matthew B. Rowley |
| Moonshine 101 | Walt McCrae |
| Moonshine Distillers Training Manual | Christopher G. Yorke |
| Moonshine Mash | Daemyn Bloom |
| More than Moonshine | Sidney Saylor Fare |
| Principles of Brewing Science | George Fix |
| Proof: The Science of Booze | Adam Rogers |
| Start your own Microbrewery, Distillery or Cidery | Corie Brown |
| The Complete Distillery | Nixon & McCaw |
| The Complete Guide to Making Mead | Steve Piatz |
| The Complete Meadmaker | Ken Schramm |
| The Distiller | Harrison Hall |
| The Distiller’s Guide to Rum | Ian Smiley |
| The Drunken Botanist | Amy Stewart |
| The Gin Dictionary | David T. Smith |
| The Home Distiller’s Guide to Spirits | Steve Coomers |
| The Home Distiller’s Workbook | Jeff King |
| The Home Distilling & Infusing Handbook | Matt Teacher |
| The Manual for the Home & Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel | S.W Mathewson |
| The Practical Distiller | John Wyeth |
| The Secrets of Building an Alcohol Producing Still | Vincent R. Gingery |
| The Whisky Dictionary | Iain Hector Ross |
| Truths About Whisky | John Jameson & Son |
| Whiskey & Spirits for Dummies | Perry Luntz |
| Whiskey Business | Tom Acitelli |
| Whiskey Distillers Training Manual | Christopher G. Yorke |
| Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye | Clay Risen |