From 4 to 8 May 2002 inclusive, an unusual experiment took place in the museum-brewery "Het Paenhuys uit Diepenbeek". A team from Antwerp University fired up the old brewing installation in Bokrijk again. They brewed an authentic beer according to a recipe from the 18th Century.

As far as anyone knows, this unique experiment has never been tried before. True, there are a number of breweries and museums with similar installations, but the old brewing process has most probably never been tested until now.
The emphasis lies on the experiment itself and on the different phases of the brewing process. The researchers also want to see whether the traditional installation actually works and what the final result was of the 18th-century recipe. In other words, what sort of beer did it make? Would it have been, say, a rather mushy brew? What percentage of alcohol by volume did it contain? Did it keep? And for how long? After a succession of fermentation and maturing periods the beer would be examined in the university laboratory.

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“Brewing Beer to an 18th-Century Recipe”

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