Family Receipts: Or Practical Guide For The Husbandman And Housewife .

[Bizier]

I am unsure if this has been posted before, but I did not see it in a quick search.

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kTxFAA...p;q&f=false

An interesting little insight into oldschool homebrewing.

Now.. where did I put that oil of vitrol?

 

[stuart13]

Now.. where did I put that oil of vitrol?

Stuff that - I'm off to fish the pea shells out of the compost...

 

[staggalee]

The "cheap claret" must be a bit rude......they call it "a villainous compound". :lol:

stagga.

 

[bum]

I checked CB and I can't find sea biscuits anywhere. No wonder my beer isn't as good as I want it to be!

 

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Here's one description of Sea Biscuit from Wikipedia


"Sea biscuit, a common colloquialism for flatulence while in a hot tub. e.g. "someone is floating seabiscuits"" :huh:

Now how do I get that into my next brew....

Booz

 

[Bribie G]

They don't mention a boiling or sparging stage. Strange. However the idea of steeping the hops and preserving the 'essential oils' and pouring the liquor in at 70 degrees is exactly what I've been experimenting with. And it works brilliantly - the buggers have beaten me to it by a few hundred years. <_<

 

[raven19]

Some great lines in there:

"To fine beer.... stir it well with a stick" ! :lol:

 

[pdilley]

So that's where the sulphur smells in some fermentations come from!

Cheers for that,
Brewer Pete

 

[Steve]

Im going to force brisk a keg tonight :lol: