 | The Backyard Vintner: An Enthusiast's Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Wine at Home (Backyard) by Jim Law
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $13.77 By far the best introductory book on having your own vineyard and making your own wine covers everything from selecting varieties to plant to bottling, and all with full-color photos and illustrations.
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 | The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $21.89 A guide to organic viticulture. A good reference book, but a decent read with loads of tips on taking care of your vines.
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 | Northern Winework: Growing Grapes and Making Wine in Cold Climates by Thomas A. Plocher
An important book for those of growing grapes in temperate climates, with lots of information about French-American hybrids.
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 | On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $19.40 Understanding basic nutrition and organic chemistry is important for brewing and distilling, and this book is a fascinating introduction to the biochemistry of food and cooking. Highly recommended.
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 | Brew Chem 101: The Basics of Homebrewing Chemistry by Lee W. Janson
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.09 Organic chemistry, masterfully explained, to help you brew better beer.
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 | Brew Ware: How to Find, Adapt & Build Homebrewing Equipment by Karl F. Lutzen
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $8.75 Some of your brewing equipment you will have to buy at a specialty store, but this book will help you save money on your brew shop by reusing things you probably already have to make wine and beer.
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 | The Homebrewer's Garden: How to Easily Grow, Prepare, and Use Your Own Hops, Malts, Brewing Herbs by Joe Fisher
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $7.99 If you think you might try growing your own hops (a relatively simple task), get this book. It also includes a discussion of growing your own grains, and of other additives, other than hops, that one can use to flavor and bitter beer.
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 | Yeast Culturing for the Homebrewer by Leistad, Rog
As you get more involved in brewing you may want to keep your own yeast cultures, so get the somewhat hard-to-find pamphlet.
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 | The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition (Harperresource Book) by Charles Papazian
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $8.43 This book is the bible of homebrewing, now in its third edition. Here you get the basics that can help you make your first batch from a store-bought kit, as well as how to mash your own malt and advanced techniques. Highly recommended.
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 | Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation by Stephen Harrod Buhner
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $12.09 Definitely not your standard brewing text, but one weve all been waiting for: how beer can be good for you!
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 | The Compleat Meadmaker : Home Production of Honey Wine From Your First Batch to Award-winning Fruit and Herb Variations by Ken Schramm
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $13.65 If you have bees, youll want to try your hand at making a brew of Anglo-Saxon mead. This is an excellent reference.
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 | Making Wild Wines & Meads: 125 Unusual Recipes Using Herbs, Fruits, Flowers & More by Pattie Vargas
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $10.31 There are lots of things you can ferment other than barley and grapes. This book will highlight brews made from some uncommon ingredients.
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 | Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop by Stephen Cresswell
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.00 Dont want the kids drunk, do you? Here are some fermentation projects for them, too.
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| Sweet & Hard Cider: Making It, Using It, & Enjoying It by E. Annie Proulx
Buy used from: $4.53 If you have apple trees (which you should), you can also make cider; this seems to be the basic text, now in a second edition. Highly recommended.
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 | The Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible by Leon W. Kania
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $13.95 The essential distillers book written by someone whos fermented and distilled just about everything. Highly recommended.
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