Country house brewing in England, 1500-1900

"Until the eighteenth century or even later, beer was the staple drink of most men and women at all levels of society. Tea and coffee were expensive luxuries while water might well carry disease. To supply the needs of both owners and servants, every country house with an accessible source of w...

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Main Author: Sambrook, Pamela.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Rio Grande, Ohio : Hambledon Press, 1996.
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300 |a xii, 311 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 26 cm 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-305) and index. 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction and Sources -- 2. The Brewhouse -- 3. Private Beer -- 4. Beer-Making -- 5. Beer-Drinking -- 6. The End of Household Beer -- Archaic Cask Sizes and Measures of Ale, Beer and Malt -- Surviving Country House Brewhouses. 
520 1 |a "Until the eighteenth century or even later, beer was the staple drink of most men and women at all levels of society. Tea and coffee were expensive luxuries while water might well carry disease. To supply the needs of both owners and servants, every country house with an accessible source of water had a brewhouse, usually close at hand." "The scale of brewing in country houses, which went on to a surprisingly late date in the nineteenth century (with odd survivals, such as Hickleton in Yorkshire, into the twentieth), was often considerable, if small besides that of commercial brewing. Copious records for both brewing and consumption exist. Pamela Sambrook describes the brewing equipment, such as coppers, mash tuns, underbacks and coolers; the types of beers brewed, from strong ale to small beer, and how they were kept; and the brewers themselves, their skills and attitudes." "English Country House Brewing, 1500-1900 shows the role beer played in the life of the country house, with beer allowances and beer money an integral part of servants' rewards. Generous allowances were made for arduous tasks, such as harvesting. For celebrations, such as the heir's coming of age, extra-strong ale was provided. This book, which is heavily illustrated is an important and original contribution to architectural, brewing and social history."--BOOK JACKET. 
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