Complete Family Brewer, from the Family Magazine

Notes:

Selection from the eighteenth-century cookbook Family Magazine, includes the title page and pages 88-94, featuring the section The Complete Family Brewer. It discusses how to choose a good malt, hops, water, and brewing vessels. Mashing, brewing, and preserving beer is discussed in detail, followed by recipes for strong beer, China ale, “Alderberry-beer” or ebulum, and an improved, and excellently wholesome Purl, a wormwood ale.

Date Created:

1741-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Collection:

Beer, food, and home comfort: domestic collections at WMU

Subject Topic:

Brewing--England--History--18th century, Cookbooks, Malt liquors, Beer, Ale, and recipes

Language:

eng

Rights:

Public domain. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries, Digitization Center: lib-dc@wmich.edu

URL:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/detail/wmich~2~2~3~159508