Booze for Free : The Definitive Guide to Making Beer, Wines, Cocktail Bases, Ciders, and Other Dr Inks at Home

Your bar tab doesn’t have to break the bank. Learn how to grow, forage, and brew your way to good spirits with the same amount of helpful facts and fun that stirred the moonshine craze! A single cocktail can cost you $15 in a bar or restaurant. But home brewer and self-sufficiency expert Andy Hamilton can show you how easy and economical it can be to make simple hop brews, exquisite wines, and delicious infused spirits—all from easily grown or foraged ingredients. __Booze for Free__ shares a wealth of valuable information, including: • Home-brewing 101 • How to turn your garden into a drinker’s paradise • Where and how to forage with success • How to make more than 100 delicious drinks to your preferred taste and strength--quickly, cheaply and with minimum fuss • And more! For readers who love THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST, a guide to making delicious (and inexpensive!) beverages at home.

Your bar tab doesn’t have to break the bank. Learn how to grow, forage, and brew your way to good spirits!

A single cocktail can cost you $15 in a bar or restaurant. But home brewer and self-sufficiency expert Andy Hamilton can show you how easy and economical it can be to make simple hop brews, exquisite wines, and delicious infused spirits—all from easily grown or foraged ingredients. Booze for Free shares a wealth of valuable information, including:
• Home-brewing 101
• How to turn your garden into a drinker’s paradise
• Where and how to forage with success
• How to make more than 100 delicious drinks to your preferred taste and strength—quickly, cheaply and with minimum fuss
• And more!

For readers who love THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST, a guide to making delicious (and inexpensive!) beverages at home.

Part one, the basics A short history of booze Homebrewing equipment Homebrewing ingredients Best practice Notes on foraging Notes on growing your own Part two, the recipes Cider-making Beer-making Wine-making Spring Summer Autumn Winter Problem-solving. Provides easy and economical guidelines to home brewing and wine-making using home-grown or foraged ingredients, and includes over one hundred beverage recipes for each season