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Richard Hood
Rich and his co-writer Nick Moyle first began drinking together at Coventry University in the early 1990s where their diet largely consisted of pints of the local mild and scrumpy cider brought in from Nick's native Gloucestershire. After graduating they travelled the globe, discovering a whole new world of alcoholic curiosities before they both ended up working as designers in Somerset. Here they started making cider in Richard's shed, eventually progressing to brewing anything they could grow on their allotment. Their digging and swigging adventures are chronicled on the hugely popular website www.twothirstygardeners.co.uk, which was listed in 2014 as one of the top 10 gardening blogs. They have appeared on TV and in numerous magazines extolling the virtues of home-grown booze as they attempt to encourage a new brew-it-yourself revolution. Nick is a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers. Their first book, BREW IT YOURSELF, a guide to making your own alcoholic drinks, was published by Nourish in 2015. Rights sold in 8 languages and to USA.
His next book WILD TEA, will be published in 2021. Visit Richard Hood's website. Follow Richard Hood on Twitter. |
Praise for Richard Hood
'Guaranteed to debunk myths, celebrate experimentation and take the fear from fermentation.' Sunday Telegraph
'A beautiful book by two experimental and diverse brewers that is very easy to follow for anyone at any level of brewing. As an experimental brewer myself I can see just how much work has gone into bringing these recipes to the reader, and there are often surprises awaiting as you turn the page.' Andy Hamilton, author of Booze for Free
'Two country boys brought up at granny's kitchen table stirring elderflower wine. Their blog is a pleasure to read' Francine Raymond, The Telegraph
'If you haven’t yet heard of the Two Thirsty Gardeners, we’ve a feeling it won’t be long before everyone’s talking about them' MyMailGarden
'There is much to delight the experienced brewer, and it both guides and encourages the novice…the ideas are fabulous and the methods look as if they require very little patience. Moreover, the book itself is a thing of beauty.' Bensadventuresinwinemaking.blogspot
'Everything in Brew It Yourself sounds so tempting and completely achievable...there's something for everyone' allthatimeating blog
'Fascinating and inspirational' wellywoman blog
'Guaranteed to debunk myths, celebrate experimentation and take the fear from fermentation.' Sunday Telegraph
'A beautiful book by two experimental and diverse brewers that is very easy to follow for anyone at any level of brewing. As an experimental brewer myself I can see just how much work has gone into bringing these recipes to the reader, and there are often surprises awaiting as you turn the page.' Andy Hamilton, author of Booze for Free
'Two country boys brought up at granny's kitchen table stirring elderflower wine. Their blog is a pleasure to read' Francine Raymond, The Telegraph
'If you haven’t yet heard of the Two Thirsty Gardeners, we’ve a feeling it won’t be long before everyone’s talking about them' MyMailGarden
'There is much to delight the experienced brewer, and it both guides and encourages the novice…the ideas are fabulous and the methods look as if they require very little patience. Moreover, the book itself is a thing of beauty.' Bensadventuresinwinemaking.blogspot
'Everything in Brew It Yourself sounds so tempting and completely achievable...there's something for everyone' allthatimeating blog
'Fascinating and inspirational' wellywoman blog