Cocktails/Brews Bran Beer

bran beer
(from The Kentucky Housewife, by Lettice Bryan, 1839)

Ingredients:

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2 quarts of wheat or rye bran​

5 gallons of water​

3 pints of hops​

2 quarts of molasses​

3 jills of good yeast​

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Instructions:

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Put two quarts of wheat or rye bran into five gallons of water, add three pints of hops and boil it for one hour; then strain it into a tub, mix in two quarts of molasses, and when it gets to be lukewarm, stir in three jills of good yeast, and cover it with a folded cloth till it is done fermenting and quite clear; then bottle it and secure the corks with leather or rosin.​

Recently got book, "The Kentucky Housewife" by Mrs. Lettice Bryan, 1839. She has several beer recipes. One of interest is Bran Beer.