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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.