Here are some NAWB guides and recommended books on Beer and Wine. Some of the books are unfortunately out of print, but they can be found second-hand.
Guides
- Guides to making your own beverages at home:
- Winemakers A-Z – from Home Wine and Beer maker 1998
- Fruit Winemaking Made Simply – by James Smith
- News & Views Recipe Collection – A historic collection of recipes from the News & Views archive.
- Presentation on Making your own wine
- An advanced introduction of the National Guild of Wine and Beer Judges wine styles.
- Design your own wine, mead, cider and beer recipes. Peter Laycock has collated a wealth of information from both Gerry Fowles and Bill Smith and other sources, and built impressive spreadsheets to help you design your recipes. The NAWB versions of the Recipe Designer Calculators can be downloaded – Wine, Mead & Cider and Beer
Wine Books
- Acton & Duncan, Making European Wines at Home, Fox Chapel 2012
- H. E. Bravery, The Complete Book of Home Winemaking, Pan 1970
- Gerry Fowles, Winemaking in Style, Gervin Press 1992
- Gerry Fowles, Must (2nd Ed), Gervin Press 1988
- Gerry Fowles, Straightforward Winemaking, 1975
- Gerry Fowles, Straightforward Liqueur Making, 1977
- Bill Smith, Making Award Winning Wines at Home, Amateur Winemaker 2014
Beer Books
- Ray Daniels, Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles, Brewers Publications 1998
- John Harrison et al., Old British Beers and How to Make Them, Durden Park Beer Club 1993/2013
- Greg Hughes, Home Brew Beer: Master the Art of Brewing Your Own Beer, DK 2019
- Mike Karnowski, Homebrew Beyond the Basics: All-Grain Brewing & Other Next Steps, Sterling Epicure 2018
- Dave Line, The Big Book of Brewing, Special Interest and Model Books 2004
- Dave Line, Brewing Beers Like Those You Buy, Special Interest and Model Books 1998
- John Palmer, How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time, Brewers Publications (US) 2017
- Wheeler & Protz, Brew your own Real Ale, Verulam 1993
- Wheeler & Protz, Brew Classic European Beers at Home, Verulam 1995
- Parker & Wheeler, CAMRA’s Essential Home Brewing, CAMRA 2018 – this supercedes the original Wheeler book from 1998.
- Alexander, A Guide to Craft Brewing, Crowood Press 2006
- Parker & Zainasheff, The Modern Homebrewer, CAMRA 2024