I'm pretty sure that I won't be able to make this at home anytime soon, even if the instructions are clear and approachable. This book is suitable for professional breweries. Very informative and interesting to read, though.

Approachable and on trend, with clear directions on how to do it, which is greatly appreciated it. Our patrons have found this book very helpful.

ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Before reading How to Make Hard Seltzer, I wasn't aware of what went into making hard seltzers. I found some useful information and I enjoyed reading the book.

This is definitely more of a technical book for making hard seltzer which will only appeal to some. A lot of the book is written for large scale professional Brewers with a small section dedicated to homebrewing.

How to Make Hard Seltzer is filled with so much more than what I was expecting! Chris Colby gives us so much information on higher-level Seltzer production down to the basic tips and tricks for homebrewing, anyone can become a Seltzer-making expert in no time.

Now, I've been gluten-free, by necessity, for over 10 years now, and with the lack-luster GF beers on the market, when the popularity of seltzers hit, I was so game for all of it. My husband has been homebrewing his own beer for many, many years now, so with the great resource of this book and a few additions in equipment (you know, cross-contamination and all that) I am super excited to create my own home seltzer brews.

Chris covers everything from the onset of seltzer brewing, the differences of what's on the market, commercial brewing and home brewing techniques, recipes, recipes with alcohol content alterations, and mass batch recipes that can be diluted for bottling if you want to create higher output with your efforts.

As I stated above, I'm super excited to start my own homebrewing and have a much clearer understanding of the process and slight alterations that can make some fun changes to my adult beverage time. I would absolutely recommend this book for those that love hard seltzers and are looking to expand their homebrewing repertoire.

*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

I never knew there was enough to know about hard seltzer to fill a whole book. The history, origin, and ingredients of this were heavily discussed and explained.

Great book for really getting into the weeds on learning how to make seltzers! Chris does a great job of explaining the process of making seltzer in large batches or just a small one for the home brewer that's been curious.

He goes to great lengths to explain each step in the process, leaving helpful hints about the different smells and temperature tolerances that may be experienced and how to correct them.

This would be great book for any experienced home brewer looking to branch out!

Experiment with new tastes and experiences. this book shows you how to create hard seltzers at home for you and your guests. Good ideas to change things up,

I almost missed the best part of this book because I didn't read the TOC in the digital version (who does?). The book is structured from macro to micro, that is, with the discussion of commercial history of hard seltzers occupying most of the first half of the book, directions for seltzer making in a commercial brewery next, followed by directions aimed at the experienced home beer brewer with equipment at hand, followed by recipes for making hard seltzer using beer brewing techniques, followed by recipes for using the resulting seltzers in mixed drinks. End of main text. But whoa here come two appendices, the first of which is exactly what I need.

I might have missed this appendix even if I had read the TOC because I didn’t recognize the word "fermentist", which turns out to mean people who ferment stuff, as distinguished from brewers. That sounds pejorative but it isn't really. I make ginger beer, hard cider, and root beer and not hopped beer. I use minimal equipment and a rapid ferment and drink process that aims for flavor and carbonation, not alcohol. I imagine kombucha makers fit in here.

The second appendix is an introduction to the terminology and tech of brewing beer that is included to pull in readers who are not yet experienced in brewing beer at home.

So no matter where you are on the brewing spectrum you can find something useful here.

Mr. Corby writes clear and careful prose and you will enjoy reading the text. The directions are easy to follow.

If you are interested in brewing hard seltzer, this is the book. The instructions will inform your fermenting projects too, although in a backhanded way.

This is a technical guide for small home-brewers or the artisan brewer who wants to experiment into hard seltzers. I was expecting a book of recipes, and while this title provided a bit of that, it was mostly the science and technical aspects of making hard seltzer. Not what I expected, but useful if you are an established brewer who wants to branch out.

A very technical book for small breweries and home brewers interested in adding hard cider to their repertoire. I found the process interesting, the book was informative and who knows perhaps someday in my spare time I might give this a try.

**I received an electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review of this book.

Interesting and informative for any looking to add hard seltzer to their lineup. With the growth of seltzer products, this is a great guide to get you started.

I was expecting this book to be nothing but recipes. Instead, I was pleasantly by the history and science behind making hard seltzer's. Overall, this was a very helpful resource.

This book is incredibly informative. The writing is a little dry (pun intended) but I suppose that is what you want from what is essentially a how-to manual on how to make hard seltzer. The author throws in a few fun tidbits too, including a history of the beverage and even a few cocktail recipes to make with seltzer. This book is definitely for the serious homebrewer - beginner or experienced, but definitely someone dedicated to the hobby.

This is a very informative book about seltzer’s. Some of these recipes seem a bit intense for a beginner but it is interesting.

I posted a mini-review of this title on my blog and will provide the details directly to the publisher during the next stage of this review process.

A comprehensive guide. Whether you're experienced or just starting out this book is a very useful resource for Hard Seltzer.

Thank you to the Publisher and Netgalley for an advance copy of this title in exchange for an unbiased review.

Very informative book about seltzers. I was surprised at all the different types of flavors and will be trying my hand at this very soon!

From White Claw to Truly, hard seltzer is a low calorie drink that is refreshing and gluten free. Recent popularity for hard seltzer had me taking a look at how this came about and what it takes to make your own hard seltzer. I was gifted a copy to voluntarily read and offer an opinion.

What did I like? I was amazed at the complexity of making your own seltzer! Beer crafters might be able to take this book and make their own hard seltzer but I will leave it to the experts. I enjoyed the history behind brewing which started out the book but since I’ve never fermented anything before ....the second half, where you actually make the seltzer, was a bit more complicated. I have enjoyed the results from breweries, as the hard seltzer areas in stores take up more and more shelf space.

Would I buy or recommend? To me this is not a beginner book but the wealth of information inside could be worth its weight in gold. If you are determined to make your own hard seltzer the book offers step by step info and some amazing pictures of some refreshing looking drinks. The ingredients themselves make the start up cost cheaper than beer making so anyone interested in self producing hard seltzer would love this guide.

Thank you for a copy to read and I voluntarily left an opinion. Five stars!

This is a very technical book aimed at professional breweries looking to move into hard seltzers. While I'm sure it's useful information for that particular small group of readers, it serves no purpose for a casual homebrewer. There were no recipes, etc. for small enough quantities that even an avid homebrewer would be probably be prepared to make / invest time into. It is my fault for not looking more closely at the description, but the title and the lovely picture on the front cover had me expecting a more user-friendly amateur how-to book.