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The Brewer: A Familiar Treatise on the Art of Brewing, with Directions for the Selection of Malt and Hops, &c., &c.: Instructions for Making Cider and British Wines: Also, a Description of the New and Improved Brewing Sacchareometer and Slide Rule, with Full Instructions for Their Use
by Loftus, William R
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: William R. Loftus, 1856. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. [iv], 192 pp. Publisher's brown pebbled cloth stamped in gilt and blind, pale yellow endpapers. Very Good with a few light dampstains to cloth, tips bumped and a little worn, edges foxed, contents generally bright.
A practical mid-19th century guide to brewing with everything from selecting ingredients to mashing, boiling, evaporation, and bottling. Often reprinted. With chapters on brewing IPAs, porter, cider, ginger wine, raisin wine, brambleberry wine, plum wine, mead, and more.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940097
- Title
- The Brewer: A Familiar Treatise on the Art of Brewing, with Directions for the Selection of Malt and Hops, &c., &c.: Instructions for Making Cider and British Wines: Also, a Description of the New and Improved Brewing Sacchareometer and Slide Rule, with Full Instructions for Their Use
- Author
- Loftus, William R
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William R. Loftus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- brewing, brewery, beer, cider, india pale ale, mash, mashing, English, 19th century, guide, how to
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
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- Pebbled
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