I've had this one, and if you like porters, it's a good one.
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Posted on 05/06/2011 7:55:23 AM PDT by Pharmboy
Before devoting his time to defeating the British in the Revolutionary War and being the first president of the United States, George Washington enjoyed brewing his own beer.
A handwritten recipe for "small beer" created by Washington in 1757, while serving in the Virginia militia, has been published by the New York Public Library. The recipe, which was found in Washington's "Notebook as a Virginia Colonel", lists the ingredients as bran hops, yeast and molasses –...
"Take a large Sifter full of Bran Hops to your Taste," Washington instructed. "Boil these 3 hours then strain out 30 Gall into a cooler [and] put in 3 Gall Molasses while the Beer is Scalding hot." "Let this stand till it is little more than Blood warm then put in a quart of Yeast if the Weather is very Cold [then] cover it over with a Blanket & let it Work in the Cooler 24 hours then put it into the Cask".
A 15-gallon batch of Washington's beer is to be made to mark the library's centenary by the Coney Island Brewing Company, under the name "Fortitude's Founding Father Brew".
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
George Washington was also one of the United States’s biggest whiskey distillers while he was alive. My kind of man.
I think the idea of making your own beer is very cool. Have you seen the price of beer lately? I wonder if it is really difficult to make?!
I think they ought to make enough to distribute around the country...I’d definitely tip a pint of George Washington’s Ale.
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I've had this one, and if you like porters, it's a good one.
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What the he** is a Gall? Is that short for gallon?
Pretty soon, beer will become more expensive than gasoline. I need a recipe for brewing my own fuel. :)
Yes...in another article about this, I believe they said it was short for a gallon.
He was also an entrepreneur. I understand he lost a big chunk of change on an aborted Canal-building scheme on the Potomac into W.VA and the Ohio River. Eventually the project got done later as the C&O Canal
I can imagine why our Founding Fathers emphasized freedom of a person and his property.
Now our governing philosophy is organizing special interest groups to suck off the Government tit.
They are all over the internet. They have kits you can buy to save from having to buy separate ingredients. From what I've heard, you can brew some good beer with the kits.
A gill is a quarter of a pint or a half cup.
Note that this is a recipe for small beer. I am sure that additional water was added later.
The chef is here. Good eats for everyone.
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
I’m sure it takes some skill, one that will give better results over time. I tend to lean towards places that brew their own beer when I want a beer, which isn’t too often.
In the “History of Beer” documentary, the American Revolution started in beer taverns in the colonial states, as they were the only meeting places were people could talk. Beer was even THE staple of “health drink” given to the Colonial army so in essence, beer is as American as apple pie.
Crap. I just woke up on the left coast and I want beer over coffee. Sheesh
my 24 y/o son started brewing his own beer recently. It is easy, but takes a while.
My hubby brews his own. It’s not very difficult, just messy and smelly depending on what type one is brewing. It also helps to have an extra sink dedicated for the carbouy (5 gal glass bottle) to sit in while the brew ‘works’.
From my understanding, beer is easy to make. I don’t know about good beer.
If I may be so bold to ask... does it taste good? I know a neighbor of ours brews his own but he isn’t really picky about beer. I know that micro-breweries have become popular simply because the beer doesn’t taste commercial/anything you can buy at a local 7-11.
Have you tried it? Is it good? (I want YOUR opinion since some “cooks” tend to believe they are top chefs!! LOL)
If you start brewing, you'll need to invest some money up front. Here's a quick list.....starter kit, includes brew kettle, carboy for fermentation, siphon, tubes, hydrometer, some basic chemicals and bottle caps.....all that will run about $200. this is for the extract kits, where you don't have to have two separate large containers for grain mashing. So a kit will cost $25 - $30, yeast another $6 and you can brew two cases of delicious beer for $35 all-in.
It tastes way better than Miller, Bud or Coors....you get tasty ales, IPAs and porters. You get the pure enjoyment of making your own beer and either sharing it with others or simply slamming it home in your man cave.
Oh yes, brewing your own is waaaay better than buying beer and it's waaaay more than simply the price.
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