Books by Dennis Fisher

From brewing your first batch to creating new recipes - all the information you need to have is here in this step-by-step practical illustrated guide. In Brewing Made Easy, brewing experts Joe and Dennis Fisher anticipate homebrewing questions and provide the answers you need (even when you've already read those other books). With their friendly encouragement and "can-do" attitude, the Fishers will show you how to make great beer today!

This complete reference explains basic brewing techniques and equipment, with step-by-step directions for all phases.

Gaining more control of quality and taste is the aim of every homebrewer. By growing their own hops, herbs, and malt grains, homebrewers can improve their brew and add a fascinating new dimension to their hobby. Everything you need to make beer can be grown in garden-size plots. Now, by following the easy instructions in "The Homebrewer's Garden", brewers can grow their own fresh, organic hops, herbs, and malt grains. Authors, gardeners, and homebrew aficionados Joe and Dennis Fisher begin by teaching readers how to plant, trellis, and harvest their own hops. Readers will also learn to grow and brew with dozens of traditional brewing herbs like lemon balm, hyssop, licorice, and rosemary. "The Homebrewer's Garden" also contains directions for growing malt grains such as amaranth, quinoa, sorghum, and spelt. A complete equipment list and step-by-step instructions guide readers through the malting process. Finally, the fruits of readers' harvests are included in 35 recipes specifically formulated for homegrown ingredients, like Dandelion Stout, Honey Basil Ale, Amaranth Extra Special Bitter, and Oregano Pale Ale. A complete source list for seeds, plants, hop roots, and tools is included.

The Just-In-Time Self Test brings together the overall concepts, techniques, and formats contained in the most current JIT publications. It provides a simple method of testing JIT performance, and offers easy-to-follow guidelines to help any organization identify their operational shortcomings. The Just-In-Time Self Test is presented in clear, understandable language so supervisors, front-line workers, and even those without JIT experience can select which JIT self-evaluation is appropriate by identifying the type of manufacturing environment their operation most closely resembles; compare current operating results and actions to expert-based just-in-time performance models and to other companies that are implementing or planning to implement JIT; focus on and overcome operational shortcomings highlighted by the self test with strategies, hints, rules, and tools for improvement; and build a preliminary JIT implementation plan, and organize and manage a JIT project team using sample plans, techniques, and formats. The Just-In-Time Self Test is perfect for organizations experimenting with shop-floor improvements who plan to expand the process companywide or for firms that are implementing JIT from the top down. Either way, The Just-In-Time Self Test can accelerate the pace of improvement by helping companies determine individually which techniques and approaches offer the greatest probability of success.

Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings is for people who like to work with their hands and who appreciate traditional nautical craftsmanship. You don't have to be the master of any craft to undertake any of these projects--from a simple kamal or latitude hook to the more complex pelorus or octant--just a careful and enthusiastic worker.