Founders Online

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I am presuming that most have seen this. But I thought it was really cool.

Here's a search for 'beer' at founders.archives.gov

http://founders.archives.gov/index.xqy?q=beer&s=1111211111&sa=&r=1&sr=

 

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George Washington Small Beer&rdquo;: &ldquo;Take a large Siffer full of Bran Hops to your Taste. Boil these 3 hours. then strain out 30 Gallns into a Cooler put in 3 Gallns Molasses while the Beer is Scalding hot or rather draw 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 Yest if the weather is very Cold cover it over with a Blank<et> & let it work in the Cooler 24 hours then put it into the Cask&mdash;leave the Bung open till it is almost don<e> woring&mdash;Bottle it that day week it was Brewed.&rdquo;