Molasses Beer

Ingredients

• 5 quarts hops
• 5 quarts wheat bran
• 15 gallons water
• 5 quarts molasses
• 1 quart yeast
• corks

Instructions

1. Put five quarts of hops and five quarts of wheat bran into fifteen gallons of water. Boil for three or four hours. Strain the mixture and pour it into a cask with one head removed.
2. Add five quarts of molasses and stir until well mixed. Throw a cloth over the barrel.
3. When moderately warm, add one quart of good yeast, stirring it in well. Stop the cask close with a cloth and board.
4. When fermented and quite clear, bottle it. Corks should be soaked in boiling water for an hour or two, and bottles must be perfectly clean and well drained.