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SPRUCE BEER

8 ingredients 2 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

520
Calories
13g
Protein
1g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Water not in our table 0
Hop not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ten gallons of water
  • one gallon of molasses
  • a handful of hops
  • a pint of good yeast
  • two spoonsful of the essence of spruce
  • two spoonsful of powdered ginger
  • ginger
  • allspice

Directions

1

Boil a handful of hops, and twice as much of the chippings of sassafras root, in ten gallons of water; strain it, and pour in, while hot, one gallon of molasses, two spoonsful of the essence of spruce, two spoonsful of powdered ginger, and one of pounded allspice; put it in a cask--when sufficiently cold, add half a pint of good yeast; stir it well, stop it close, and when fermented and clear, bottle and cork it tight.

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By Mary Randolph · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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