The London and Country Brewer: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The London and Country Brewer, credited to Anonymous, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The London and Country Brewer by Anonymous. Read in English by Steve C The unknown author of this book, appears to have experienced too many unwholesome and unpleasant beers and ales on his numerous travels in London and at various other locations around the British Isles. In this treatise on the matter, he has identified each stage of the brewing process and details what he considers is the best practice at each significant stage for the production of a high-quality drink. Whilst listening to the book, you might consider that some of the author's ideas have undoubtedly stood the test of time. Other ones however, such as the use of pond water as the liquor to be used in the mash, might nowadays be deemed a tad extreme - even for a modern-day enthusiast who may wish to recreate an authentic 18th century beer. So, why not chuck another log on the fire, top up your glass and settle back for a complete worts and all exposition of the brewing industry as it was in the year 1736? ( Steve C)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The London and Country Brewer
• Author credits: Anonymous
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 3:52:56

Catalogue topics

• brewing
• beer
• ale
• stout
• malt
• brewery
• mashing
• malting

Track guide

1. 00 - The Preface — 8:34
2. 01 - Of the Nature of the Barley-Corn — 11:28
3. 02 - Of Making Good Malts — 16:22
4. 03 - To Know Good from Bad Malts — 2:41
5. 04 - Of the Use of the Pale, Amber, and Brown Malts — 8:07
6. 05 - Of the Nature of Several Waters and their Use in Brewing — 11:01
7. 06 - Of Grinding Malts — 5:09
8. 07 - Of Brewing in General — 7:13
9. 08 - Of the London Method of Brewing — 8:33
10. 09 - Of the Country or Private Way of Brewing — 29:24
11. 10 - Of the Nature and Use of the Hop — 11:28
12. 11 - Of Boiling Malt Liquors — 10:38
13. 12 - Of Foxing or Tainting of Malt Liquors — 6:03
14. 13 - Of Fermenting and Working of Beers and Ales — 19:15
15. 14 - Of several artificial Lees — 11:05
16. 15 - Of several pernicious Ingredients put into Malt Liquors — 5:04
17. 16 - Of the Cellar or Repository for keeping Beers and Ales — 6:53
18. 17 - Of Sweetening and Cleaning Casks — 8:28
19. 18 - Of Bunging Casks and Carrying them to some Distance — 6:53
20. 19 - Of the Age and Strength of Malt Liquors — 6:53
21. 20 - Of the Profit and Pleasure of Private Brewing — 7:15
22. 21 - A Philosophical Account of Brewing Strong October Beer — 24:29

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