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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 learn what basic equipment you'll need, what ingredients to have on hand, and author Nancy Koziol will walk you through each step of the process. Along the way, you'll pick up some fun facts about ethical consumption, sustainable farming, and the science behind fermenting.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) .
About the Author
Nancy Koziol is a lover of all sorts of fermented drinks. The closer it's brewed to home, the better, and that includes homebrews.Nancy is Wine and Spirits Education Trust Certified in Wine & Spirits Level 2. She passed the intensive with merit. She is awaiting the results from her Certified Sherry Wine Specialist exam. In addition to this formal education, she travels various wine-producing regions touring, tasting, and learning through experience. Nancy is interested in emerging regions (Chinese and Indian wine anyone? ) , has a particular interest in how climate change affects the wine world, and is fascinated by the politics of wine. She will enthusiastically bend your ear about her favorite wine tours and tell anyone willing to listen that riding a bike through wine country is the best thing you can do for your soul. While particularly fond of South American reds and anything from Bordeaux, her longtime favorite wine is Brooklyn Oenology's 2012 Orange Gewürztraminer. She is Director of Content writer for a small but fierce digital marketing firm. Nancy lives in downtown Bennington, Vermont with her husband, Kris, a dog, a cat, and a lot of wine. She leads weekly tastings in her town - a small meetup that exploded quickly. When she's not writing she's hiking or traveling with Kris. They particularly enjoy active vacations and road trips to see their favorite band, My Morning Jacket. Find Nancy on Facebook (OethicalOenologist) , Instagram (@oethical_oenologist) or her website, The Oethical Oenologist (www.nancykoziol.com) .Her first book explores small-batch homebrewing of mead, herbal wine and cider and is available from Skyhorse Publishing.
