Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation

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Siris Books, 1998 - Cooking - 534 pages
An exploration of the sacredness and folklore of ancient fermentation revealed through 200 plants and hive products. Includes 120 recipes and indigenous beers and meads from 31 countries and 6 continents-- and an evaluation of honey.--Back cover.

Contents

The Mead of Inspiration Mead Honey and Heather
19
Yeast A Magical and Medicinal Plant
61
Sacred Indigenous Beers
79
Alcohol Aqua Vitae the Water of Life
135
Psychotropic and Highly Inebriating Beers
165
Beers and Ales from Sacred and Medicinal Trees
223
Beers and Ales from Sacred and Medicinal Plants
265
EPILOGUE
425
Some Meads of the Middle Ages
441
Herbs Used in Meads of the Middle Ages A Brief Compendium
469
CHAPTER REFERENCES
483
INDEX
513
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Stephen Harrod Buhner
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Bibliographic information

TitleSacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation
G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
AuthorStephen Harrod Buhner
Editionillustrated
PublisherSiris Books, 1998
Original fromCornell University
Digitized23 Nov 2009
ISBN0937381667, 9780937381663
Length534 pages
Subjects ›  ›  › 

Cooking / Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer
Cooking / Beverages / General
Gardening / Herbs
Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies
Health & Fitness / Herbal Medications
Science / Life Sciences / Biochemistry
  
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