History of the Beer

Exactly when beer was first brewed cannot be determined. Two slate tablets are displayed in the British Museum in London, which were, in the year 1926, scientifically estimated to be about 9000 years old. The scientist, a Mr. E. Huber, was of the opinion that the inscriptions on these tablets showed the coarse milling of emmer (A prehistoric grain type, similar to spelt, used for the brewing of beer). He concluded that this was possibly the oldest evidence of the brewing of beer. More recent research has indicated that the tablets are probably not so old as Mr. Huber thought and that even the connection with the brewing process may be doubtful.

The oldest proven records of brewing are about 6000 years old and refer to the beer.

The baking of bread and the brewing of beer was the province of women in the first centuries after the birth of Christ. This began to change shortly before the end of the first millennium, when the

With the introduction of James Watt´s steam engine, industrialization and rationalization began to invade brewing. The first breweries to use steam power called themselves Steam Beer Breweries. Today, one brewery in German still uses the name steam beer.

Green Beer is a fermented beverage principally made from four ingredients; water, malted barley, hops, and yeast. Each one of these ingredients will impart its own flavour characteristics to the finished product, one which is almost as old as civilization itself.

Beer brewing played an important role in daily lives. Beer was clearly so desired that it led nomadic groups into village life. Beer was considered a valuable (potable) foodstuff and workers were often paid with jugs of beer.

Learning how to make beer can a great hobby and culinary achievement for the home brewing enthusiast and microbrewery operators that has a long tradition which can be both fun and refreshingly rewarding. The process is flexible allowing you to make your brew to your taste, and is highly repeatable if want to make more from the same recipe.