I enjoy reading your posts; the ideas for using herbs is great! I did want to clarify that ale is beer. Ale is more specific and refers to beer made with top fermenting yeast, generally at room temp, versus lager, which is brewed with bottom fermenting yeast at cooler temps. I have been homebrewing for almost 20 years (beer, mead, and cider). I have also grown some hops, but it was not very successful in my climate (a bit too warm, I think). There are some good quick mead recipes on forums, but I have only made stronger meads that took years of aging to come into their own. I highly recommend Stephen Buhner's book ¨Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers¨ to anyone whose interest was perked by you mentioning herbal brews. Buhner has many fantastic books about a herbal medicine, plant consciousness, and Lyme Disease. Best wishes to all!
I enjoy reading your posts; the ideas for using herbs is great! I did want to clarify that ale is beer. Ale is more specific and refers to beer made with top fermenting yeast, generally at room temp, versus lager, which is brewed with bottom fermenting yeast at cooler temps. I have been homebrewing for almost 20 years (beer, mead, and cider). I have also grown some hops, but it was not very successful in my climate (a bit too warm, I think). There are some good quick mead recipes on forums, but I have only made stronger meads that took years of aging to come into their own. I highly recommend Stephen Buhner's book ¨Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers¨ to anyone whose interest was perked by you mentioning herbal brews. Buhner has many fantastic books about a herbal medicine, plant consciousness, and Lyme Disease. Best wishes to all!