Is it possible to grow all of the ingredients needed to brew a beer from just one small plot? I'm going to find out and, weekly from September 27, Growing Beer is your way to follow my journey. I'm starting off with a tiny, rubbish-strewn bit of land in Devon, England and in just one year I've got to grow or collect everything I need to brew - that's barley, hops, yeast and water. It's going to be a long 12 months...
It's the final episode, certainly for this series and I suspect for the Growing Beer journey. We've spent the last 5 episodes delving into our brewing...
We're into the final stretch, going through the last couple of processes with the ingredients and equipment, and then into the brew itself. We're in a...
We're into the final stretch, going through the last couple of processes with the ingredients and equipment, and then into the brew itself. We're in a...
We're heading out into the countryside as we go on the hunt for the wild plants that we can use to brew our ale in the final episode. We'll find out a...
We're heading out into the countryside as we go on the hunt for the wild plants that we can use to brew our ale in the final episode. We'll find out a...
This episode we're finding out about that key ingredient - barley. I speak to an archaeologist and brewing duo to find out how beer came to our shores...
This episode we're finding out about that key ingredient - barley. I speak to an archaeologist and brewing duo to find out how beer came to our shores...
This episode we're on the hunt for that earliest of sugar sources - honey. I take a visit to beekeeper and mead-maker Thomas O'Hanlan to find out more...
This episode we're on the hunt for that earliest of sugar sources - honey. I take a visit to beekeeper and mead-maker Thomas O'Hanlan to find out more...
I'm back for a second series and this time we will be taking a journey through history as well as beer. 2020 will see us finding out how our earliest ...