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 Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...

and now lives in Bristol. Hamilton is known for the foraging walks he leads in

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and in other parts of Britain.

Career

Hamilton won the award for best non-practical gardening book in 2011 for ''Booze for Free''. He works as an author, forager, journalist and broadcaster. He appeared as the ''

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'' forager for two years in 2011 and 2012. He is best known for his book ''Booze for Free'', a home brewed recipe book for wines, soft drinks and beers. Hamilton teaches foraging and has foraged (with his brother Dave Hamilton) for The

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and Ways with Words Dartington Literary festival. He is a survivalist expert and has written a column for wired.co.uk and a wild drinks blog for ''The Guardian'' online.

Bibliography

*'' The Self-Sufficient-ish Bible'' Co-authored with Dave Hamilton (2008) *''Booze for Free'' (2011) *''Brewing Britain'' (2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Andy 1974 births Living people Writers from Northampton English male journalists