George Washington's Small Beer

Boiled mash and molasses... http://exhibitions.nypl.org/treasures/items/show/130

Wish I could read it, this would be great to have on July 4th

Coney Island Brewing Company to make only 25 gallons... http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/05/04/george-washingtons-beer-brewed-nyc/?test=faces

Sacdan said:

Coney Island Brewing Company to make only 25 gallons... http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/05/04/george-washingtons-beer-brewed-nyc/?test=faces

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On the link provided above, there is a link to the recipe, which seems to be the description of the whole page, as follow:
"To make Small Beer

Take a large Sifter full of Bran Hops to your Taste. — Boil these 3 hours. Then strain out 30 Gallons into a Cooler, put in 3 Gallons Molasses while the Beer is scalding hot or rather drain the molasses into the Cooler & strain the Beer on it while boiling Hot. Let this stand till it is little more than Blood warm. Then put in a quart of Yeast if the weather is very cold, cover it over with a Blanket & let it work in the Cooler 24 hours. Then put it into the Cask — leave the Bung[hole] open till it is almost done working — Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed."

nilo said:

"To make Small Beer

Take a large Sifter full of Bran Hops to your Taste. — Boil these 3 hours. Then strain out 30 Gallons into a Cooler, put in 3 Gallons Molasses while the Beer is scalding hot or rather drain the molasses into the Cooler & strain the Beer on it while boiling Hot. Let this stand till it is little more than Blood warm. Then put in a quart of Yeast if the weather is very cold, cover it over with a Blanket & let it work in the Cooler 24 hours. Then put it into the Cask — leave the Bung[hole] open till it is almost done working — Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed."

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Well...at least we know George did 2 things right...

1. Use a cooler
2. Use a yeast starter

George was a no-chiller!