Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers
Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers
Stephen Harrod Buhner · first published 1998 · ISBN 9780937381663
A history of fermentation before hops, when beer was a herbal medium carrying whatever the brewer put in it, with recipes reconstructed from historical sources. Half cultural history, half brewing manual.
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Before hops standardized everything, beer was a medium for whatever the brewer added. Buhner reconstructs those recipes from historical sources, and the result is half cultural history, half brewing manual.