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Spruce Beer

A fermented beverage made with warm water, molasses, spruce essence, wintergreen essence, and yeast.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Spruce Beer

Spruce Beer

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Combine warm water and molasses in a large container.

  2. Add essence of spruce and essence of wintergreen.

  3. Stir in the yeast until well mixed.

Ferment and bottle

  1. Cover and let it sit overnight in a warm place.

  2. Bottle the mixture in the morning.

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.

Photo for illustrative purposes only · Contact us to use it

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Yeast
Ferments the sugars, producing carbonation and the beer's alcohol and flavor.
Molasses
Supplies sugar for the yeast to ferment and adds sweetness and dark flavor.
Essence of spruce
Gives the beer its characteristic piney aroma and flavor.

“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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