Here's a link. http://www.popsci.com/node/8916
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 ...
You MUST be an engineer or scientist of some sort...very impressive discourse!
Here is a great breakfast beer Terrapin Wake ‘N’ Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout.
reference bump
It’s less engineering than putting together some existing technology, though if you like attention to detail, amateur brewers love to talk about their home brewing. I do wish some entrepreneur would construct such a machine, however. A good quality, retail version.
A good business, because besides selling the machine, you can also sell the ingredients.
The bit about bottling your own came out of the days of prohibition, when many people became expert at home brewing and bottling.
I was told that one of my relatives had brewed and bottled himself some good beer, that was happily aging in his basement on a warm, summer afternoon. Unfortunately he had added just a bit too much sugar to the bottles for that extra little bit of foam.
Just as the family sat down to supper, beginning with some potato soup, they heard a distinct pop! in the basement. The bottler froze. Then pop! pop! pop! pop!, etc., as he got a very unhappy expression on his face.
I’m in. Thanks, Pharmboy.
I'd rather start on a pint!
Wow...history AND beer!
But don’t listen to me...I like me some Natty Boh!
There’s a tavern near our house that makes a Baltimore Martini...a glass of Natty Boh with Old Bay rimming the edge.
Here's a link. http://www.popsci.com/node/8916
|
· join list or digest · view topics · view or post blog · bookmark · post a topic · subscribe · |
|||
Antiquity Journal & archive Archaeologica Archaeology Archaeology Channel BAR Bronze Age Forum Discover Dogpile Eurekalert LiveScience Mirabilis.ca Nat Geographic PhysOrg Science Daily Science News Texas AM Yahoo Excerpt, or Link only? |
|
||
|
· Science topic · science keyword · Books/Literature topic · pages keyword · |
|||
I’ve seen such units before, but they are always rough fabrications instead of a comprehensive system designed for ease of use.
Well, having lived in (southern) MD for almost a year now, I am now familiar with Old Bay...I will try that. Thanks!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
