Historical Brewing Techniques: The Lost Art of Farmhouse Brewing

Name: Historical Brewing Techniques: The Lost Art of Farmhouse Brewing
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ISBN: 9781938469558

✍️ Garshol, Lars Marius

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“This is a dream for adventurous, hands-on home brewers and history buffs who love rustic techniques. If you want quick weekend kits or standard craft beer recipes with modern sanitized gear, you will find this entirely too unconventional.

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Garshol, Lars Marius

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🏛 Brewers Publications 📅 2020 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781938469558

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📝 Description: Historical Brewing Techniques: The Lost Art of Farmhouse Brewing

Equal parts history, cultural anthropology, social science, and travelogue, this book describes brewing and fermentation techniques that are vastly different from modern craft brewing and preserves them for posterity and exploration. Learn about uncovering an unusual strain of yeast, called kveik, which can ferment a batch to completion in just 36 hours. Discover how to make keptinis by baking the mash in the oven. Explore using juniper boughs for various stages of the brewing process.

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Equal parts history, anthropology, and travel memoir, this title offers an illuminating look at raw, traditional brewing techniques preserved for posterity. It excels at detailing distinct historical procedures that broaden a drink enthusiast's horizon. It does not suit beginners looking for basic, standard craft beer instructions without historical context.

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⭐ eatbookfamily.com editorial review Editorial rating 4.6/5

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This is a dream for adventurous, hands-on home brewers and history buffs who love rustic techniques. If you want quick weekend kits or standard craft beer recipes with modern sanitized gear, you will find this entirely too unconventional.

Reader rating

4.6

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Eatbook Family editorial team

Equal parts history, anthropology, and travel memoir, this title offers an illuminating look at raw, traditional brewing techniques preserved for posterity. It excels at detailing distinct historical procedures that broaden a drink enthusiast's horizon. It does not suit beginners looking for basic, standard craft beer instructions without historical context.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Because this book focuses on historical brewing methods and traditional techniques rather than standard kitchen baking, specific measurement formats may vary by recipe style.

The methods require patience and an appetite for adventure, utilizing unique elements like juniper boughs and specialized traditional yeasts rather than typical supermarket supplies.

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📜 Historical context

This volume dives deep into the ancient, vanishing world of European farmhouse brewing. Rather than following standard modern brewery methods, it explores centuries-old rural traditions, capturing unique regional customs, indigenous yeast preservation, and ancestral techniques passed down through generations of traditional brewers.