Quarter, at seven or eight Shillings _per_ Barrel from the Tun. For Pale
and Amber Ale, one Barrel and a Firkin, at one Shilling _per_ Gallon from
the Tun.




CHAP. IX.


_The Country or private way of Brewing_.


Several Countries have their several Methods of Brewing, as is practised
in _Wales, Dorchester, Nottingham, Dundle_, and many other Places; but
evading Particulars, I shall here recommend that which I think is most
serviceable both in Country and _London_ private Families. And first, I
shall observe that the great Brewer has some advantages in Brewing more
than the small one, and yet the latter has some Conveniences which the
former can't enjoy; for 'tis certain that the great Brewer can make more
Drink, and draw a greater Length in proportion to his Malt, than a Person
can from a lesser Quantity, because the greater the Body, the more is its
united Power in receiving and discharging, and he can Brew with less
charge and trouble by means of his more convenient Utensils. But then the
private Brewer is not without his Benefits; for he can have his Malt
ground at pleasure, his Tubs and moveable Coolers sweeter and better
clean'd than the great fixed Tuns and Backs, he can skim off his top Yeast
and leave his bottom Lees behind, which is what the great Brewer can't so
well do; he can at discretion make additions of cold wort to his too
forward Ales and Beers, which the great Brewer can't so conveniently do;