Before 6000 bce, beer was made from barley in Sumer and Babylonia. Reliefs on Egyptian tombs dating from 2400 bce show that barley or partly germinated barley was crushed, mixed with water, and dried into cakes. When broken up and mixed with water, the…
Read MoreBrewing is an ancient industry of the town—the well water, impregnated with calcium sulfate derived from gypsum, being particularly suitable—and the activity originated with the monks of Burton Abbey, a Benedictine abbey founded there in 1002. By 1801 there were nine brewing firms in Burton,…
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Read More…Milwaukee became best known for beer production, which began in 1840. German immigrants subsequently opened several large breweries and made Milwaukee a national centre of the industry. For a time the city was the region’s primary lake port for eastbound shipments, particularly wheat. With the arrival of the railroad and…
Read MoreThe brewing of beer in the state was begun by German immigrants in the 1830s. Milwaukee became the home of the well-known Miller, Pabst, Schlitz, and Blatz breweries, and by the end of the 19th century the city had earned the title Beer Capital of the…
Read MoreBrewing and baking were closely connected in early civilizations. Fermentation of a thick gruel resulted in a dough suitable for baking; a thinner mash produced a kind of beer. Both techniques required knowledge of the “mysteries” of fermentation and a supply of grain. Increasing knowledge…
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