Rare Brews: from cottage to industry

    25 August 2017

    This exhibition of rare books reveals the rich and fascinating history of brewing. Commencing as a domestic craft primarily performed by women and changing to the scientifically measurable occupation which was commercialised and industrialised in the 18th century.

    Rare Brews: from cottage to industry features brewing recipes dating back to the 16th century, including possibly the first known English beer recipe to contain hops. Peruse 17th century brewing guides and explore architectural plans for home breweries. You will also have an opportunity to see the first known English text on hop cultivation, and explore key scientific texts by Louis Pasteur and Emil Christian Hansen.

    https://library.sydney.edu.au/collections/rare-books/events/rare-brews/

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    Paul van Reyk
    My first essay on food was in Year 10 - people seemed to like it. It took me 56 years to come back to it, so I have a lot of catching up to do. My focus is on Anglo-Saxon settler culinary ways in Australia, roughly from the first days of colonisation to the 1960s - 1970s. I particularly write about stuff that has not been written about before but is very much a part of the Anglo-Saxon Australian table. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I do writing.