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Jul.7,2013
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World’s Oldest Written Recipe (and it’s for Beer!)
This is a very special recipe on several different levels. First, at 4,000 years old, it’s the oldest known written recipe. Second, it was handed down by a god.
Although the recipe was said to have been given to men by the Sumerian god Enki, the written version was found contained in a hymn dedicated to the beer goddess Ninkasi. Beer was the national fermented drink of ancient Babylonia.
In the beginning, beer was probably an accidental by-product of the bread making process. Ancient Sumerians preserved grain by baking it, usually in the form of bread. When this bread got wet, it fermented into a kind of liquid beer. Over time, honey and other spices were used to flavor the brew. The resulting beer was strong. It was also full of pieces of bread and other more or less solid materials, making it a hard to drink. The Sumerians’ solution was to drink their beer through a straw.
Beer was so important in the ancient world that laws were passed governing it. Beer was even part of the pay of workers in Mesopotamia, Egypt and other ancient civilizations. The Babylonians are known to have made at least sixteen different kinds of beer and used a variety of grains, including barley and wheat, along with honey. Beer was also mentioned in the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
If you’d like the recipe, you can find it here
Although the recipe was said to have been given to men by the Sumerian god Enki, the written version was found contained in a hymn dedicated to the beer goddess Ninkasi. Beer was the national fermented drink of ancient Babylonia.
In the beginning, beer was probably an accidental by-product of the bread making process. Ancient Sumerians preserved grain by baking it, usually in the form of bread. When this bread got wet, it fermented into a kind of liquid beer. Over time, honey and other spices were used to flavor the brew. The resulting beer was strong. It was also full of pieces of bread and other more or less solid materials, making it a hard to drink. The Sumerians’ solution was to drink their beer through a straw.
Beer was so important in the ancient world that laws were passed governing it. Beer was even part of the pay of workers in Mesopotamia, Egypt and other ancient civilizations. The Babylonians are known to have made at least sixteen different kinds of beer and used a variety of grains, including barley and wheat, along with honey. Beer was also mentioned in the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
If you’d like the recipe, you can find it here
Beer trivia is fun because it’s about beer! Read on to learn more about our favorite beverage.
What is the most expensive single bottle of beer ever sold?
Tutankhamen was sold for $7686. The recipe and brewing method were recovered in Queen Nefertiti’s Temple of the Sun in Egypt by a group of University of Cambridge archaeologists. Only 1000 bottles were produced.
What is the strongest commercially available beer in the world?
Samuel Adams’ Utopias, named after of one of the founding fathers of the United States, has an alcohol content of 25%. It also happens to be one of the most expensive beers in the world at about $67 per pint.
Which country has the most individual beer brands?
Belgium with 400 brands.
How did the term “rule of thumb” originate from brewing?
Before the advent of thermometers, brewers tested the temperature of their maturing brews with their thumbs: too cold and the yeast wouldn’t grow; too hot and it would die.
Who was the first American to brew lager-type beer?
The first US lager was brewed in 1840 by John Wagner, who had a small brewery in the back of his house on St. John Street in Philadelphia. Wagner brought the first lager yeast to the United States from a brewery in Bavaria.
What is the Latin word for brewmaster?
Braxator.
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