Herbal beers

A CAMRA Learn & Discover video guide to foraging for brewing ingredients

by Andy Hamilton

Andy takes you on a virtual forage looking for ingredients used in brewing, prior to the arrival of hops to Britain – and which today’s brewers look to for inspiration. Each plant is presented with a profile and a brief brewing factsheet to point you in the direction of what stage in the brewing process to use, and decide which plant and other ingredients you might want to pair it with.

Andy Hamilton

Writer, broadcaster and educator. Andy is the bestselling author of Booze for free, the multi award winning Brewing Britain, known for his love for beer, brewing, foraging and wild plants.

Andy’s introduction provides guidance for considerate and legal foraging. You can seek further guidance here and here. The Woodland Trust also provides guidance for foraging on it’s estate. It is also advisable to familiarise yourself with the Wildlife and Countryside Act. 

Andy Hamilton

Writer, broadcaster and educator. Andy is the bestselling author of Booze for free, the multi award winning Brewing Britain, known for his love for beer, brewing, foraging and wild plants.

Andy’s introduction provides guidance for considerate and legal foraging. You can seek further guidance here and here. The Woodland Trust also provides guidance for foraging on it’s estate. It is also advisable to familiarise yourself with the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

Andy’s introduction provides guidance for considerate and legal foraging. You can seek further guidance here and here. The Woodland Trust also provides guidance for foraging on it’s estate. It is also advisable to familiarise yourself with the Wildlife and Countryside Act.