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  3 Medieval Household Beer (1512)
per Gallon
 
  OG 70  
 
All malt in 1512 would have been at least pale amber in colour, producing a pale brown beer. The malt mixture given below should be a reasonable substitute. When first grown in the UK, hops were an expensive commodity. In addition, the anti-hop lobby blamed hops for all manner of human problems from gout to flatulence. Medieval beers were thus made with (by current standards) tiny amounts of hops. This is a pleasant malty beer superior to American malt liquors.
 
  2 1/4 lb Pale Malt  
  1 1/4 lb Amber Malt  
  1/5 oz Hops  
 
     
 
Mature for 4 months.