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Brewing in the Fourteenth Century

Further in what I hope will be occasional translations from Konrad von Megenberg’s Yconomia, the chapter on the brewer: The thirty-seventh chapter of the brewer (praxator) The brewer of beer (praxator) is so named after the Greek word praxis which … Continue reading

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Making Mead

While I try to find the time to finish new material, enjoy some excerpts from the Dorotheenkloster MS about making mead. Unfortunately, neither is a complete recipe. 266 Of green mead Take honey of young bees (?von jungen pein), with … Continue reading

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