Considering Brewing?

If you're thinking of getting into brewing here's some thoughts that might get you a step closer to taking the plunge

• It's really very easy, tho if you want to get all techie and scientific then there's plenty of scope for that.
• It's as cheap or expensive as you want it to be.
• £30 should be enough to get all the basic equipment that you need to get going (but you'll soon want more - brewing is like that!)
• You can make wine that is comparable - quality wise - to what you would pay £5-10 from the supermarket. It can be ready to drink in 6-8 weeks and cost less than £1 per bottle to make.
• You don't have to make make wine using labour intensive methods like crushing fruit, you can make it from cartons of juice bought from a supermarket - it's quick, easy and gives pleasant results.
• There are heaps of delicious wines you can make from fruit and flowers etc that you can find in the hedgerows for free (blackberries, rosehips or elder flowers for example).
• There are heaps of forums and websites that cater for home-brewers, so you'll never be short of recipes, tips and advice. This blog will become one of them as I turn those spare moments into content.
• There is always a good time to start, for example in spring there are elder flowers, hawthorn blossoms and dandelions up for grabs, just get out there and forage!