Search
  
 
Makes one quarter cask of thirty gallons

Ingredients
  1. 10-12 oz essence of spruce
  2. 2 gallons of the best molasses;
  3. 5-6 gallons of warm water
  4. 1 pint of good yeast or porter grounds
Directions
  • Combine the essence of spruce, the molasses, and the warm water Mix well till it leaves a froth Pour it into the cask, and fill it up with more water Add the yeast or porter grounds Shake the cask well Set it by for twenty-four hours to work Stop it down close Next day, draw it off into bottles, which should be closely corked Set by in a cool cellar for ten days, when it will be as fine spruce-beer as ever was dr/li>

  • The grounds will serve instead of yest for a second brewing.

    In a hot climate, cold water should be used instead of warm.

    Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book by Charlotte Campbell Bury (1844)

    Comments (0)Don't be shy, tell us what you think!   
    Colonial Sense is an advocate for global consumer privacy rights, protection and security.
    All material on this website © copyright 2009-25 by Colonial Sense, except where otherwise indicated.
    ref:T5-S21-P37-C-M