[Sca-cooks] Re: Small beer, was period beverages

[tracey sawyer]

Aellin wrote:

Small beer has been mentioned a few times, but I don't know anything 
about it but the name. Is there anything like it currently available? I 
was wondering about Malta, though that's totally a wild guess... I'm not 
familiar with that, either. Anyone know?



*** Hi, I've only been brewing since I've been in the SCA (about 4 years).  This year I made a proper medieval beer from grain, following the instruction in "A Sip Thru Time".   After putting water through the grain the first time, steeping it, etc... you set it aside to brew (it is fairly alcoholic -- about 10%)..  

Then you put fresh water, the same amount of water, through the grain again, and you get a much weaker brew (about "light beer" strength)...  so 2 or 3% alcohol...something like that.  -- I have to confess I didn't use the hydrometer, so I don't know exactly.  (I didn't have enough for the hydrometer to be able to float). 

This weaker (second) brew is called small beer.

-- Lowry




 



Lady Lowry ferch Gwynwynwyn ap Llewelyn   mka: Tracey Sawyer


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