Synopses & Reviews
This accessible home-brew guide for alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented drinks, from Apartment Therapy: The Ktichn's Emma Christensen, offers a wide range of simple yet enticing recipes for Root Beer, Honey Green Tea Kombucha, Pear Cider, Gluten-Free Sorghum Ale, Blueberry-Lavender Mead, Gin Sake, Plum Wine, and more.Making naturally fermented sodas, tending batches of kombucha, and tackling homebrewed beer are the next frontier for the homemade revolution. Food writer Emma Christensen shows that these projects can be all done in the smallest apartment kitchen with little more equipment than a soup pot, a plastic bucket, and a long-handled spoon. This book captures that crafty, adventurous spirit that makes the brewing arts accessible. Since all 50-plus recipes stem from the same basic technique and use the same simple equipment, it's easy for cooks to make the leap from project to project. By covering a rage of homemade beverages, from quick and easy kefir to cellared fruit wines, True Brews is sure to be a hit with the DIY crowd.
About the Author
EMMA CHRISTENSEN is a food writer, beer reviewer, and homebrewer; currently her writing appears daily on Apartment Therapy: The Kitchn. In addition, Christensen writes a twice-monthly syndicated column for Tribune Media Services on weeknight meal solutions for harried home cooks. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Table of Contents
Introduction Brewer’s Pantry
Brewer’s Toolbox
Brewer’s Handbook
Chapter 1
Soda Pop
Expert Interview:
Jesse Friedman, SodaCraft
Master Soda Recipe
Ginger Ale
Strawberry Soda
Orange Cream Soda
Watermelon-Mint Soda
Cherry-Lime Soda
Grape Soda
Grapefruit Soda
Root Beer
Chapter 2
Kombucha
Expert Interview:
Eric Childs, Kombucha Brooklyn
Master Kombucha Recipe
Peach Iced Tea Kombucha
Hibiscus Kombucha
Blackberry-Sage Kombucha
Honey–Green Tea Kombucha
White Tea–Pomegranate Kombucha
Chapter 3
Kefir
Expert Interview:
Nancy Van Brasch Hamren,
Nancy’s Yogurt
Master Milk Kefir Recipe
Master Water Kefir Recipe
Cherry, Pistachio, and Cardamom Kefir Smoothie
Banana-Berry Kefir Smoothie
Mango Lassi Kefir Smoothie
Ginger-Pear Kefir
Coconut Water Kefir
Sparkling Raspberry Kefir Wine
Chapter 4
Hard Cider
Expert Interview:
Jeffrey House, Ace Cider
Master Hard Cider Recipe
Dry Apple Cider
Sweet Spiced Mulled Cider
Pear Cider
Hard Lemonade
Jamaican Ginger Beer
Pineapple–Brown Sugar Cider
Chapter 5
Beer
Expert Interview:
Dann Paquette, Pretty
Things Beer and Ale Project
Master Beer Recipe
Amber Ale
IPA
Apricot Wheat Ale
Saison Farmhouse Ale
Gluten-Free Pale Ale
Mocha Stout
Chapter 6
Mead
Expert Interview:
Oron Benary, Brothers
Drake Meadery
Master Mead Recipe
Dry Mead
Chai-Spiced Mead
Renaissance Fair Sweet Mead
Vanilla-Peach Mead
Cranberry Mead
Blueberry-Lavender Mead
Chapter 7
Sake
Expert Interview:
Greg Lorenz, SakéOne
Master Sake Recipe #1 (Easy)
Master Sake Recipe #2 (Advanced)
Cloudy Cherry Sake
Jasmine Green Tea Sake
Meyer Lemon–Thyme Sake
Gin-Infused Sake
Chapter 8
Fruit Wine
Expert Interview:
Glenn Foster, Talon Wine Brands
Master Wine Recipe
Plum Wine
Strawberry Wine
Blackberry Wine
Raspberry-Rhubarb Wine
Blueberry-Pomegranate Wine
Summer Melon Wine
Sparkling Sour Cherry Wine
Resources
Measurement Conversions
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index