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American Craft Beer delivers craft beer news, entertainment and lifestyle 24/7 and because we do, we’re occasionally sent books to review. And we recently received the first seasonal guide to making your own beer from scratch that’s very interesting.
The Homebrewer’s Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to Making Your Own Beer from Scratch is written by Marika Josephson, Aaron Kleidon & Ryan Tockstein. They’re the founders of the acclaimed Scratch Brewing Company, a farm house brewery located 5 miles from the beautiful Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois.
Named one of the top four breweries for foraged beer by Outside Magazine, Scratch is known for creating beer with a diverse array of farmed and foraged ingredients. And that is the overriding brewing philosophy that characterizes their new book.
Driven by a passion for localism and a love for brewing The Homebrewer’s Almanac is a collection of fifty carefully tested beer recipes utilizing homegrown, farmer’s market and foraged ingredients.
Each chapter is smartly designed to offer an overview of what plants you should look, as well as how to harvest and how to preserve them.
How about a Chocolate Mint Stout using Virginia mountain mint…or a Pumpkin Seed Ale that smells and tastes like harvest? Every recipe speaks to the seasonal tones of brewing itself and all are clearly explained.
A pastoral call to return to one’s roots (and a primer on how you can also brew with them) The Homebrewer’s Almanac is a timely reminder to take that a walk in the woods… and a wonderful addition to any homebrewer’s library.
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Beer & Book photo credit – Pedro Moura Pinheiro
