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Chaucer’s Braggot

01/24/2025 · 8 min read

Geoffrey Chaucer, the famous 14th c poet wrote about the drink called braggot in the ‘Miller’s Tale’ in the 1380s-1390s...

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One interesting and delicious pre-Hispanic beverage, known as pulque, has a rich history associated with Aztec sacred spiritual beliefs...

Vinegar has been used throughout history as everything from marinade to cleaning product. The three best-known types of culinary vinegars are cider…

Oxymel, or posca, is a drink made from vinegar, honey, water, and spices. This is a very old beverage, dating back thousands of years...

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Brewing Logbook The following is my personal journal of the batches I have made throughout my years of brewing. I […]

5500 Years of Brewing 3900 BCE to 1600 ACE This is a project that has captured my imagination for many […]

The Mini Malthouse Malting is one of the most important aspects of brewing beer, making the sugars bio-available as fermentables […]

Historical formulations and methods, brewed and written up using modern grain bills, supplies, and equipment.

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