BOSS
Brewers Of South Suburbia

We are dedicated to the art of crafting and quaffing fine beers through the sharing of ideas and experiences, the advocacy of brewing as a hobby and the responsible consumption of beverages containing alcohol

KNOWLEDGE BASE

Beer - Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Brew Like A Monk - Stan Hieronymus
How To Brew - John Palmer
Brewing Science And Practice - Briggs
Bamforth on Hops
Maximizing Hop Aroma and Flavor - Van Havig
Factors Affecting the Extraction of Flavor When Dry Hopping Beer - Wolfe
Dry Hopping - A Study of Various Parameters
Isomerization and Degradation Kinetics of Hop Acids
Hop Creep
Investigating Hop Enzymes
The Function of Enzymes in Brewing - Tim O'Rourke
Effect Of Brewing Water And Grist Composition On Mash pH - Kai Troester
BOSS Base Malt Institute
Malt Reference
Grain Substitute Chart
Development of Maillard Reaction Characteristics During Roasting
Impact of Dark Specialty Malts on Extract Composition and Wort Fermentation
Carbonation Demystified
Low Oxygen Brewing Bavarian Helles
The chemistry of beer aging - Vanderhaegen
Oak Information - Shea Comfort
Beer Faults

LINKS

Brau Kaiser’s Brewing Science
Scott Janish
Brulosophy
Shut up about Barclay Perkins
Beer and Brewing
Experimental Homebrewing
Larsblog
The Beer Recipator
Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP)

The Brewing Network
Basic Brewing Radio
Brewing TV
Short Circuited Brewers
BeerSmith Videos
Chop And Brew
Blichmann Engineering

AHA Forum
Brew Board
Home Brew Talk
Northern Brewer Forum
ProBrewer Forum
Brewer's Friend

HISTORICAL BOOKS & ARTICLES

BOSS 25th Anniversary Beer - The Story of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale
London And Country Brewer - William Ellis 1736
The Compleat Brewer Or The Art And Mystery Of Brewing Explained - Watkins 1760
The Theory and Practice of Brewing - Combrune 1761
The Theory and Practice of Brewing Illus - Tizard 1846
Burton and its Bitter Beer - Bushnan 1853
Burton On Trent - Molyneaux 1869
Malting and Brewing - Steel 1878
A Systematic Handbook of Practical Brewing - Southby 1885
American Handy Book of The Brewing Malt - Wahl & Henius 1902
Method for the Application of Hansens Pure Yeast System for English Stock Beers 1904
The Principles and Practice of Brewing - Sykes and Ling 1907

HOMEBREW SUPPLIES

Bell's Homebrewing
Brew and Grow
Farmhouse Brewing Supply
Great Fermentations
Hops Direct
Jasper's Homebrew Supply
Keg Connection
Midwest Supplies
More Beer
Northern Brewer
Perfect Brewing Supply

Brewers of South Suburbia is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation.