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BREW IT YOURSELF: Make Your Own Craft Drinks with Wild and Home-Grown Ingredients
by Richard Hood, Nick Moyle

BREW IT YOURSELF: Make Your Own Craft Drinks with Wild and Home-Grown Ingredients by Richard Hood, Nick Moyle

An updated edition of this popular home-brewing guide which prioritizes homegrown and wild ingredients and has a new section on low or no-alcohol drinks.

The Two Thirsty Gardeners are leading a home-brewing revolution. Prioritizing wild and home-grown ingredients, but also providing shop-bought alternatives, Richard Hood and Nick Moyle prove that creating your own tasty craft drinks doesn’t need to be complicated, costly or time-consuming.

The book includes 80 unique recipes, including home brewed beers, wines, liqueurs and boozy sodas, all featuring adventurous natural ingredients like dandelions, nettles, lavender and blackberries. Try out fancy foraged cocktails such as Spruce Martini or Rosehip Lime Mocktail and discover how easy it is to make your own vermouth, cider and even absinthe! With a new section dedicated to low and no-alcohol brews, there is truly a recipe for every occasion.

By outlining the basic approaches to each drink’s method of production, debunking myths and celebrating experimentation, this book takes the fear out of the science of fermentation - so there really is no reason not to brew it yourself!

PERFECT FOR fans of the first edition of the book Brew it Yourself (6K sold UK), home-brewing books with wild ingredients like The Wildcrafting Brewer (9K US) or the authors' other books like Wild Tea (1.5K US; 2K UK).

NEW LOW OR NO-ALCOHOL SECTION. The book has an exciting new section on low or no alcohol brews, responding to the surge of popular interest in this area. Nonalcoholic beverage sales increased 33% to $331 million during 2021 according to Nielsen.

80 EASY-TO-FOLLOW RECIPES will appeal to aspiring home brewers, as well as gardeners or foragers looking for exciting new ways to use their natural produce.

AUTHOR EXPERTISE. The Two Thirsty Gardeners are well-known in their field, appearing appearing in newspapers like The Independent and The i.

ON TREND. Natural ingredients, as well as foraged recipe books, continue to be phenomenally popular. By emphasizing this element of this new edition book, we are tapping into this market.

Author Bio: Nick Moyle and Richard Hood are the founders of Two Thirsty Gardeners, an award-winning website leading the way in home brewing since 2012. They write for UK newspapers, such as The Independent and Esquire, and are regulars on the garden events circuit, including RHS Hampton Court and BBC Gardeners World Live. They are also the authors of Wild Tea (2021) and are regularly asked to judge beer and cider awards. Find out more at: www.twothirstygardeners.co.uk Location: Somerset, UK

IMPRINT: Nourish

BIND: Paperback

PRICE: £14.99

ON SALE: 14th May 2024

BISAC 1: COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer

BISAC 2: COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine

BISAC 3: COOKING / Beverages / Non-Alcoholic

BIC 1: Non-alcoholic beverages

BIC 2: Alcoholic beverages

Page Count: 184 Trim Size: 220 x 170 mm

Sold: German, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English USA, Finnish, Russian