John J. Palmer is the author of the self-published book, How to Brew and an active member of the homebrewing community.
The website The Real Beer Page hosted the first edition of the book at howtobrew.com.
[1] Palmer self-published a print edition of How to Brew in 2000.
[citation needed] How to Brew is frequently cited as the definitive authority on homebrewing [2][3][4] Palmer's follow-up books include Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew with Jamil Zainasheff and Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers with Colin Kaminski.
[5] John worked in the space program at a failure analysis lab in Irvine, California, and he has helped design, build, and inspect hardware that is currently flying on the International Space Station.