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I have had the misfortune to go through the book mentioned
below and simply can't recommend it for folks interested in making historical
ales. The author recommends the use of a couple of herbs
that are dangerous and obviously has a poor understanding of the chemistry
involved in brewing and malting. He writes not from the perspective
of a antiquarian researcher but rather a new age herbalist. Although
i have not attempted to make any of his recipes several appear at first
blush to be rather poorly conceived.
<br> A fine writer belongs to this list named Cindy Renfrow
who has written some of the finest material available on historical brewing.
Her web site is: www.thousandeggs.com. Another good source for information
is the archives of this list.
<p>Marty Twombly wrote:
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the book to look for is Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers by Stephen Harrod</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> Buhner</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> ----- Original Message -----</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> From: <<a href="mailto:CBlackwill@aol.com">CBlackwill@aol.com</a>></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> To: <<a href="mailto:Twombly_marty@hotmail.com">Twombly_marty@hotmail.com</a>></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 9:35
PM</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> Subject: Re: hist-brewing: Re: Hello</font></font>
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<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > In a message dated 00-08-11 10:41:38
EDT, you write:</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> ></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > > i enjoy mead but not enouf to
be stuck with 5 gall and my wife doesn't</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> like</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > > it at all. we brew
a lot of healing beers using herbs. one of my</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> favorite</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > > is porter</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> ></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > "Healing Beers"? You've
got to be kidding me, right? If you've managed</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> to</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > make a "beer" that can "heal",
I will give you the Nobel Prize myself!!!</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> I</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > knew that if I prayed hard and
long enough, someone would tell me "beer is</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > really good for you".</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> ></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > Balthazar of Blackmoor</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> > (hands firmly clasped and raised
to the heavens in awe and gratitude..."</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> ></font></font>
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