George Washington’s short beer recipe.
(Edited for clarity and modern measurement.)
Boil a large sifter (about 1 dry quart) of bran hops
in 30 gallons of water (refreshing water as needed)
3 hours, then strain into a cooler and put in 3 gallons
of molasses while the water is scalding hot.
Let this stand until it is little more than blood warm
(1-2 hours), then add a quart of brewer’s yeast.
Then cover it over with a blanket if it is cold out and
let it work in the cooler 24 hours, then put it into the
Cask (36 gallons).
(For a more modern taste, substitute malted barley
for the molasses. Barley is a preferred ingredient
because it contains an enzyme that readily converts
starches to sugars. However, this requires additional
straining, and possibly for the beer to be siphoned off
the precipitate solids before casking.)
Thank you for your helpful addition to this thread.
Thanks for that translation/modernized version. Now I just need the glassware. Good Drinking to you.