Gardening for the Homebrewer : Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Gruit, Cider, Perry, and More

Voyageur Press, 2016. — 211 p. — 0760345635; ISBN-13: 978-0760345634. Forget farm to table - go from garden to glass! There's no feeling quite like cooking with home-grown carrots or grabbing a fresh handful of cilantro from your own yard. Well, unless you're growing fruits, vegetables, or grains for brewing that is. Gardening for the Homebrewer is an introduction to the wide variety of plants that you can use for fermentations or infusions. Learn how to tell if your yard is a perfect site for barley or whether it's better suited to a fragrant collection of herbs. Learn how to grow, dry, and store fresh hops. Or go off the beaten path and grow everything you need for your first gruit, cider, perry, or fruit wine. Have just a balcony or a windowsill? No problem! A variety of plant recommendations will suit gardeners of all types, even ones with limited space. "Gardening for the Homebrewer is an introduction to the wide variety of plants you can use for fermentations or infusions. Learn how to tell if your yard is a perfect site for barley or whether it's better suited to a fragrant collection of herbs. Learn how to grow, dry, and store fresh hops. Or go off the beaten path and grow everything you need for your first gruit, cider, perry, or fruit wine. Do you only have a balcony or a windowsill for your organic inspirations? No problem! A variety of plant recommendations will suit gardens and gardeners of all types, even ones with limited space."-- Page [4] of cover Before you begin The big beer ingredients: growing hops, malt, and other grains Other beer ingredients: brewing herbs and fermentables All sorts of wines: growing grapes and other fruits Cider: the lowdown on apples and other cider-friendly fruits A little bit of perry: a chapter for pears Liqueurs and infused spirits. Homebrewers rejoice, this is your guide to gardens and plants best suited for drinks and is perfect for gardeners of all types - even ones with limited space