Small BeerOrigin: British Period: Medieval |
|
This would have been the lowest grade of Medieval ale. It was made from a secondary mashing (see this page for how to brew from scratch it tells you what a mash is and how to make one. The Medieval initial mashing (which provides strong beer would have been made without spurging and the grains would have been re-mashed to make small beer. This would have provided a low-quality sweet liquor with low sugar content that would only yield about 2.5% alcohol by volume. No hops would have been used in Medieval beer (the practice of hopping only started circa1000 CE in Germany and did not reach Britain until 1545 at the earliest). If you are interested in making this strong ale for yourself, please have a look at this page for general instructions on basic extract brewing. The recipe given here is based on a modern mild ale and traditionally this would have been the beer for the serfs and children. Ingredients:
20l of unchlorinated water |
printer-friendly version|
Not the Recipe you were after? Try our Comprehensive Recipe Search: Add Celtnet Recipe: Small Beer to your online bookmark site: 
|
More Medieval recipes...
|
More European recipes... |
Are any of the terms used here unfamiliar, do you want to translate from British to American cookery terms? If so then this Glossary of US and UK Cookery Terms will help you. |
Read: Recipe Articles and Reviews
One Million People CampaignIf you can spare $1 then help support this site and change someone's life forever? Learn how and why on the One Million People campaign page. Or donate $10 and get my guide to spices or my The Recipes of Africa eBook ebook as a gift for your donation! Over 3000 people visit this page daily if only 1 in 10 of you donate $1 that makes $2000 in 1 week. Enough money for 2 children to get an education for a year. Please use this button to donate just $1 now! As a thank-you you get to write an entire page on yourself for this site, including a link to your website. Become one of the 'One Million People' today! |
Need to convert any measurements on this site? I have conversion pages available for Volumes, Mass/Weight and Temperatures available.
Other recipes with malt extract and hops as primary ingredients: Heather Ale Kentucky Beer Standard Ale Barley Wine Standard Ale II Tej Mild Porter Ale Mead (Braggot) Basic Extract Brewing Small Beer Barley Wine Scottish Ale Bitter Belgian Strong Ale Barley Wine Imperial Stout India Pale Ale Horehound Beer Strong Christmas Ale Brewing from Scratch Join the Celtnet Recipes Discussion Forum The Guide to Spices and their Uses PDF file — It takes time and money to keep The Celtnet Recipe Site on the world wide web. You can help via the PayPal donation system: If you prefer to buy from an on-line store then you can get this eBook, all my other eBooks and a range of other recipe eBooks from my Recipe eBooks Store |
If you were interested in these recipes then you may be interested in my Celtnet eBook Store here you will find many recipe eBooks, a number of which are available for only $1!
Couldn't find what you were looking for? Search the web:
