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| county:- | Cumbria | |||
| also see:- |  beer labels, Cumbria |
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| Beers and Ales |
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| Cumbria has a number of small breweries making distinctive local brews. |
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| Beer is brewed from malted barley, hops, sugar, water and yeast. Barley is soaked
in water, laid out on a floor to germinate which releases enzymes, and dried in a
kiln to stop the process. The malt is crushed and mixed with water in a mash tun,
where it makes wort, then boiled in a copper to which the hops are added for more
flavour. Next the wort is fermented with yeast for 4-8 days, and finally the beer
is racked off. That's a bit simplified! there is a good description in Lovett 1981;
or buy a kit and make your own. The process has been around since biblical times and
can be carried out on a kitchen scale or an enormous industrial scale. Those who say
they know say the scale of processing matters. |
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New Inn, Brampton, NY67952334 -- Innsign - just words, mentions Tirril Brewery (photo 3.5.2009) | ||
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Old Crown, Hesket Newmarket, NY34143862 -- Innsign, a splendid old crown; advertising Hesket Newmarket Beers brewed here. (photo 9.3.2006) | ||
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Penrith: Graham's, NY51543011 -- Beer bottles - Geltsdale Brewery, Strands Brewery, etc. (photo 2.8.2013) | ||
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| references:- |
Alexander, John: 2006: Guide to Craft Brewery: Crowood Press Boston, Richard: : Beer and Skittles: Collins (London) Corran, H S: : History of Brewing: David and Charles (Newton Abbot, devon) Lovett, Maurice: 1981: Brewing and Breweries: Shire Publications (Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire):: ISBN 0 85263 568 0 Mathias, Peter: : Brewing Industry in England 1700-1830: Cambidge University Press (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) Monkton, H A: : History of English Ale and Beer: Bodley Head (London) Peatty, Ian P: 1997: You Brew Good Ale, a History of Small Scale Brewing: Sutton Publishing Sambrook, Pamela: 1996: Country House Brewery in England 1500-1900: Hambledon Press |
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