It covers yeast selection, storage and handling of yeast cultures, how to culture yeast and the art of rinsing/washing yeast cultures. It includes sections on how to set up a yeast lab, the basics of fermentation science and how it affects your beer.

    It provides all the information necessary on ingredients, techniques, and brewing equipment, with tips and step-by-step instructions for each recipe. Recipes include sparkling ciders, perry, or mead; delicious fruit wines and spirits; and favorites for the whole family such as cordials, lemonade, ginger beer, or rosehip syrup. Handy tips and guidance will ensure that before long you are enjoying your own brew—the perfect way to make the most of seasonal fruits.

    Bamforth. Available in print and digital formats. An expert meditates on beer quality: from the bottle to the bubbles and beyond. What exactly does beer qualitymean to the consumer? Does anyone have the right to stamp their judgment on it, like Robert Parker pontificates on wine? Let us journey from the container inwards and dwell on attitudes towards what is and what is not beer quality.