As part of the Beer MOOC I'm working on, I came across instructions in a cookbook for making Beer at home. If you're adventurous, take a try at making this recipe!
To Make Strong Beer
To a barrel of beer take 9 bushels of malt and half a bushel of wheat just cracked in the mill, and some of the flour sifted out of it; when your water is scalding hot, put it in your mashing-fat; there let it stay until you can see your face in it; then put your malt upon it, then put your wheat upon that, and do not stir it; let is stand 2 hours and half, then let it run into a tub that has 2 pounds of hops in it, and a handful of rosemary –flowers, and when ‘tis all run put it in your copper and boil it 2 hours; the strain it off, setting it a cooling very thin, and set it a working very cool; clear it very well before you put it a working; put a little yeast to it: when the yeast begins to fall, put it in your vessel, and when it is done working in the vessel put in a pint of whole wheat, and six eggs, then stop it up, let it stand a year, and then bottle it. Then mash again, stir the malt very well in, and let it stand two hours, and let that run, and mash again as before; before you cover your mashing fat well up, mix the first and second running together, it will make good household beer. (Smith, 1727)
Smith, E. (1727). The Compleat Houfewife: or, Accomlifh'd Gentlewoman's Companion. London, United Kingdom: J. Pemberton.
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