nothing else if they had not done this: Or if a Man is paid half a Crown a
Day for a Quantity accordingly: Or if a Servant can do this besides his
other Work for the same Wages and Charge, I believe the following account
will make it appear it is over-ballanc'd considerably, by what such a
Person may save in this undertaking, besides the Pleasure of thoroughly
knowing the several Ingredients and Cleanliness of the Brewer and
Utensils. In several of the Northern Counties of _England_, where they
have good Barley, Coak-dryed Malt, and the Drink brewed at Home, there are
seldom any bad Ales or Beers, because they have the Knowledge in Brewing
so well, that there are hardly any common Brewers amongst them: In the
West indeed there are some few, but in the South and East Parts there are
many; and now follows the Account, that I have Stated according to my own
general Practice, viz.

_A Calculation of the Charge and Profit of Brewing six Bushels of Malt for
a private Family_.

L. s. d.
Six Bushels of Malt at 2s. 8d.
_per_ Bushel, Barley being this )
Year 1733. sold for 14s. _per_ ) 0 16 0
Quarter by the Farmer )

Hops one Pound 0 1 6

Yeast a Quart 0 0 4

Coals one Bushel, or if Wood or Furze 0 1 0

A Man's Wages a Day 0 2 6