Pretty cool picture from Shorpy of a homebrew shop in 1926. Note the hops and malt extract from Puritan and Blue Bird. Not to mention the Heinz Mincemeat, nothing like a bit of pep in your beer!
Home Brewing during Prohibition...
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Varmintman
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Nice. I have to say I enjoy old photos.
My first thought looking at the hops though was idiots need to toss them in the freezer
My first thought looking at the hops though was idiots need to toss them in the freezer
That's neat- cool find!
cluckk
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Would this be kind of like the "head shop" of their day?
amandabab
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here is a article with some malt extract cans labeled "for cooking"
http://www.rustycans.com/COM/month0905.html
http://www.rustycans.com/COM/month0905.html
