[chajin]

In case you’re wondering, here’s the recipe
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George Washington’s Small Beer Recipe, transcribed by New York Public Library

Ingredients
A large Siffer [Sifter] full of Bran Hops to your Taste
3 Gall[ons] Molasses
A quart of Yea[s]t

Directions
Take a large Siffer [Sifter] full of Bran Hops to your Taste. Boil these 3 hours then strain out 30 Gall[ons] into a cooler.

Put in 3 Gall[ons] Molasses while the Beer is Scalding hot or rather draw the Melasses (sic) into the cooler & St[r]ain the Beer on it while boiling Hot.

Let this stand till it is little more than Blood warm then put in a quart of Yea[s]t.

If the Weather is very Cold cover it over with a Blank[et] & let it Work in the Cooler 24 hours then put it into the Cask - leave the bung open till it is almost don[e] Working -

Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed.

[Red Badger]

Sounds simple!................

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’ve made a lot of beer and this stuff must have been terrible. 😆

[glennaro]

I thought it tasted pretty darn good when I dined at Philadephia’s historic City Tavern during a business trip decades ago. I understand the landmark restaurant closed as an economic casualty of the Fauci Flu, but I hear there is a summertime garden at the site that serves “colonial-style” food and drink. Cheers!