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The Two Thirsty Gardeners show that brewing your own delicious alcoholic drinks can be surprisingly quick, easy and inexpensive. Taking their two great loves alcohol and gardening Nick Hood and Richard Moyle will provide you with home brewing recipes to inspire you to turn a surplus harvest, a visit to a fruit farm or a delivery from a supermarket into a fantastic variety of drinks. Brew it Yourself is a collection of more than 75 home brewing recipes, sure to put a fizz back into this popular pastime by adding a modern twist to some old favourites and introducing whole new range of drinks to tantalise the taste buds. With drinks ranging from a classic elderflower sparkle to homemade absinthe, Richard and Nick bring the art of home brewing back to earth. They'll tell you how to turn surplus fruit harvests into amazing wines and liqueurs; introduce you to the ancient arts of mead and cider making; guide you through some easy beer recipes, from hop packed IPAs to a striking Viking ale; use surprising ingredients such as lavender and nettles for some fun sparkling drink recipes; and take you on a world booze cruise that includes a Mexican pineapple tepache, Scandinavian mulled glogg and Finnish lemon sima. Brew it Yourself also debunks the myths around home brewing, celebrates experimentation and takes the fear out of the science of fermentation. It proves that creating your own tasty alcoholic drinks doesn't need to be complicated, doesn't need to be costly and, most importantly, can be a whole lot of fun!

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'Guaranteed to debunk myths, celebrate experimentation and take the fear from fermentation.' -Sunday Telegraph 'A beautiful bookby two experimental and diverse brewers that is very easy to follow for anyone at any level of brewing. As an experimental brewer myself I can see just how much work has gone into bringing these recipes to the reader, and there are often surprisesawaiting as you turn the page.' -Andy Hamilton, author of 'Booze for Free' 'Two country boys brought up at granny's kitchen table stirring elderflower wine. Their blog is a pleasure to read' -Francine Raymond, The Telegraph 'If you haven t yet heard of the Two Thirsty Gardeners, we ve a feeling it won t be long before everyone s talking about them' -MyMailGarden 'There is much to delight the experienced brewer, and it both guides and encourages the novice the ideas are fabulous and the methods looks as if they require very little patience. Moreover, the book itself is a thing of beauty.' -Bensadventuresinwinemaking.blogspot 'Everything in Brew It Yourself sounds so tempting and completely achievable...there's something for everyone' -allthatimeating blog

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A home brew revolution is underway. No longer the preserve of 70s throwbacks, a new wave of booze-makers are brewing, fermenting and infusing in their home kitchens, making an exciting array of alcoholic drinks. Brew it Yourself is a collection of more than 75 homegrown brewing recipes, sure to put a fizz back into this popular pastime by adding a modern twist to some old favourites and introducing whole new range of drinks to tantalise the taste buds.Combining two of their passions alcohol and gardening authors Richard Hood and Nick Moyle (the Two Thirsty Gardeners) take special care to explain the importance of the ingredients in each of their recipes whether grown in the garden, foraged in the wild or bought from their local supermarket. With drinks ranging from a classic elderflower sparkle to homemade absinthe, Richard and Nick bring the art of brewing back to earth. They ll tell you how to turn surplus fruit harvests into amazing wines and liqueurs; introduce you to the ancient arts of mead and cider making; guide you through some easy beer recipes, from hop packed IPAs to a striking Viking ale; use surprising ingredients such as lavender and nettles for some fun sparkling drinks; and take you on a world booze cruise that includes a Mexican pineapple tepache, Scandinavian mulled glogg and Finnish lemon sima. Brew it Yourself also debunks myths, celebrates experimentation and takes the fear out of the science of fermentation. It proves that creating your own tasty alcoholic drinks doesn't need to be complicated, doesn't need to be costly and, most importantly, can be a whole lot of fun. Chapters: IntroductionThe BasicsIngredient GuidesWine & MeadCiderBeer, Ale & LagerSimple Sparkling DrinksLiqueursClassic Cocktails & CuriosIndex

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