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The Joy of Brewing Cider, Mead, and Herbal Wine: How to Craft Seasonal Fast-Brew Favorites at Home
With a unique focus on local, seasonal produce and sustainable farming practices, this will appeal to seasoned brewers who are looking for something new as well as eco-conscious millennials ready to impress their friends on Instagram.
You’re ready to try your hand at home brewing, but you want to try something unique—and you also have no idea where to start. This is the book for you. Broken into three sections—mead, cider, and herbal wine—you’ll
Whether you want to try a simple honey mead, a crisp apple or pear cider, or a wild wine with herbs foraged from your backyard, in these pages you’ll find the inspiration and instruction you need to follow through to the finished product. Many of these drinks are brewed in a matter of weeks rather than months, so you don’t even have to be particularly patient! Once you get the hang of the basics, try experimenting with the suggested seasonal additions, or whatever fruit, herb, or spice is ready for harvest (or on sale at the local market). Add some ginger to your cider, some blackberries to your wine, or some pumpkin to your mead for brews that are truly your own.
Fascinating tidbits of trivia, information on health benefits, and a dash of humor make this book as entertaining as it is useful.
You’re ready to try your hand at home brewing, but you want to try something unique—and you also have no idea where to start. This is the book for you. Broken into three sections—mead, cider, and herbal wine—you’ll
Whether you want to try a simple honey mead, a crisp apple or pear cider, or a wild wine with herbs foraged from your backyard, in these pages you’ll find the inspiration and instruction you need to follow through to the finished product. Many of these drinks are brewed in a matter of weeks rather than months, so you don’t even have to be particularly patient! Once you get the hang of the basics, try experimenting with the suggested seasonal additions, or whatever fruit, herb, or spice is ready for harvest (or on sale at the local market). Add some ginger to your cider, some blackberries to your wine, or some pumpkin to your mead for brews that are truly your own.
Fascinating tidbits of trivia, information on health benefits, and a dash of humor make this book as entertaining as it is useful.
176 pages, Paperback
Published October 2, 2018
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February 8, 2025
I have been making homemade wine since 2020. Many of my friends have brewed beer, but I have been different. So, hard apple cider was something I wanted to try. This was the first book I decided to read after watching several online videos and reading through a few online write-ups.
I now have bottled some hard cider and letting it sit so that it can carbonate. The instructions were very easy. Over time, I will try several of the cider recipes in the book. For now, this was just the guide I needed to get introduced to making hard cider.
I now have bottled some hard cider and letting it sit so that it can carbonate. The instructions were very easy. Over time, I will try several of the cider recipes in the book. For now, this was just the guide I needed to get introduced to making hard cider.
May 27, 2023
Nice mix of history, background information, definitions, beginner steps, recipes, and ideas to go beyond beginner.
June 24, 2024
Informative, only read for the section on mead.
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