Less than 200 years ago beers ciders & a myriad collection of country wines were generally brewed at home. Beer whether it was best or small was drunk by everyone in preference to water. Beer & cider nourished as well as slaked thirst. With just a few utensils you can make your own tax-free beer cider & country wine. Inside this book you will find recipes ancient & modern some as simple as dissolving malt extract in sugary water & adding yeast. You can also read the best ways to get really professional results from kits. More than anything you will find really tasty excellent beers & ciders & home-made wines to quench your thirst for a decade to come. There are recipes for stouts ales beers (and the difference between them explained); & for lagers fruit beers & ciders of many kinds including rough orange scrumpy perry natural & yeasted. Also included are the fundamentals of tasty home-made wine-making showing you how to make amazing wine from the contents of your fruit & vegetable garden.