Andy Hamilton (author)

Andy Hamilton is an English writer of four books, The Selfsufficientish Bible Booze for Free, Brewing Britain (reprinted as The Perfect Pint) and Fermenting Everything. He has written for Wired, The Guardian and The Ecologist. He was born in Northampton^[1] and now lives in Bristol.^[2]

Andy Hamilton
Born	Andrew Hamilton 1974 (age 50–51) Northampton, England
Occupation	Author, forager and broadcaster
Nationality	British
Notable works	Booze for Free, 2011, The Selfsufficientish Bible, 2008
Website
theotherandyhamilton.com

Hamilton is known for the foraging walks he leads in Castle Park, Bristol and in other parts of Britain.^[3][4]

Career

Hamilton won the award for best non-practical gardening book in 2011 for Booze for Free.^[5] He works as an author,^[6] forager,^[7] journalist^[8] and broadcaster.^[9] He appeared as the Autumnwatch forager for two years in 2011 and 2012.^[10][11] He is best known for his book Booze for Free,^[12] a home brewed recipe book for wines,^[13] soft drinks^[14] and beers.^[15]

Hamilton teaches foraging and has foraged (with his brother Dave Hamilton) for The Eden Project and Ways with Words Dartington Literary festival.^[16] He is a survivalist expert and has written a column for wired.co.uk^[17] and a wild drinks blog for The Guardian online.^[18]

Bibliography

• The Self-Sufficient-ish Bible Co-authored with Dave Hamilton (2008)
• Booze for Free (2011)^[19][20][21]
• Brewing Britain (2013)