| Show HOMEMADE BEER Talula Nelson Box 148 Mt Pleasant UT Third Senior Citizen Place Personal 84647 Division Recollection Making beer was one of the first things the Danish pioneers did They were used to it and loved it Beer wasmust in their native land to offset the impure water Beer was very nutritious andwelcome tfeat in their scanty diet Making beer was no easy job It took several days to complete the process The main ingredient was malt This was made of wheat or barley The grain was first cleaned by tossing it into the air allowing the wind to blow away chaff and seeds Then it was washed and let stand over night in water The soaked wheat was then placed between clean muslin cloth covered with blankets and put indark place to sprout When three sprouts or roots appeared it vas ready to brown in the oven dry and grind Nearly every family had their wheat grinders wooden tub was used for beer-making and no other purpose It was kept clean free from soapsuls etc This tub hadhole in the bottom in whichpeg was inserted Three bunches of straw were tied to fit over the peg the straw acting asstrainer The ground malt was then put in the tub and boiling water added let stand until cool over night then the peg was loosened and the liquid allowed to slowly drip into buckets The tud was then rinsed the straw bunches cleansed ready for use again The 1iquid was warmed and replaced in the tub where were sugar hops yarrow and dandelion roots which had been boiled and carefully drained The juice was added till the right flavor was obtained At the right temperature yeast was added The yeast was special beer yeast not the kind used for bread-naking The sediment from the bottom of the tub was added tostart little sugar gave it 1ife start was kept alive by addinglittle sugar If for any reason the start 414 not work new one was borrowed fromgood neighbor -129 |
