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GLORIOUS BEER
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Now for the brewing of strong Ale, because it is
drinke of no such long lasting as Beere is, therefore
you shall brew lesse quantity at a time thereof, as two
bushels of Northerne measure (which is foure bushels
or halfe a quarter in the South) at a brewing, and not
above, which will make foureteene gallons of the
best Ale. Now for the mashing and ordering of it
in the mash-fat, it will not differ any thing from that
of Beere ; as for hops, although some use not to put
in any, yet the best Brewers thereof will allow to
foureteene gallons of Ale a good espen full of hops,
and no more, yet before you put in your hops, as
soone as you take it from the graines, you shall put
it into a vessell, and change it, or blinke it in this
manner : Put into the Wort a handfull of Oke-
bowes and a pewter dish, and let them lye therein
till the Wort looke a little paler than it did at the
first, and then presently take out the dish and the
leafe, and then boile it a full houre with the hops,
as aforesayd, and then dense it, and set it in vessels
to cook ; when it is milk-warme, having set your
Barme to rise with some sweete Wort; then put all
ii CO the guilfat, and as soone as it riseth, with a dishe
01 oowle beate it in, and so kcepe it with continuall
beating a day and a night, and after run it. From
this Ale you may also draw halfe so much very good
middle Ale, and a third part very good small Ale,
Another way
To 7nake Strong Beer
was published at a later date than the above, and
to my thinking is not a better way.
To a barrel of beer take two bushels of malt and
half a bushel of wheat just crackt in the mill, and
some of the flour lifted out of it; when your