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Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1840.
Hard Cover, 216 pages, 5.25 x 8.25.
Item #1770
Full title: "A Practical Treatise on Brewing, Based on Chemical and Economical Principles, with Formulae for Public Brewers, and Instructions for Private Families."
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 1840. Very nice detail.
CONTENTS:
- Introduction
- Water
- Barley
- Malting
- Malt
- Electricity [!]
- Brewery
- Mashing
- Boiling
- Lengths and Gravities
- Tun Room
- Yeast
- Fermentation
- Stock Beer
- Appendix: Formulae
CONDITION: Very good. Original text rebound in tan boards. Some foxing, light staining and rippling of pages--fairly normal for a book of this period. Overall very good.
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