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To Make English Sherry

A fermented beverage made from sugar, water, and ale.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Make English Sherry

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Boil the sugar and water together for 30 minutes.

  2. Skim the mixture well and let it cool completely.

  3. Add the ale while it is still fermenting and stir well.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Sugar
Provides the fermentable sugar that yeast converts into alcohol, giving the drink its body and strength.
Ale
Adds yeast and active fermentation to start the process, along with its own flavour.

The step that matters

Adding the ale while still fermenting. The ale must be added while it is still fermenting so its live yeast can carry on converting the sugar. Cooling completely first ensures the heat does not kill the yeast.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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