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A Practical Treatise on Brewing - Third Edition (1844)
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Publisher: Longman, Brown, et al, London, 1844.
Hard Cover, 212 pages, 6x9.
Item #1760
Full title: "A Practical Treatise on Brewing, Based on Chemical and Economical Principles, with Formulae for Public Brewers, and Instructions for Private Families. By William Black, a Practical Brewer."
The title says it all. This is a very thorough brewer's reference book outlining in great detail the state of brewing in England in 1844. Very nice detail.
CONTENTS:
- Introduction
- Brewing
- Water
- Barley
- Malting
- Malt
- Electricity [!]
- Brewery
- Mashing
- Taps
- Boiling
- Cooling
- Lengths and Gravities
- Raw or Return Worts
- Refrigerators
- Tun Room
- Yeast
- Fermentation
- Stock Beer
- Finings
- Appendix: Formulae
- Conclusion
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