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Brewing Science, Technology and Print, 1700-1880.

Sumner, James.

Brewing Science, Technology and Print, 1700-1880. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (314 pages) - Sci and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Series ; v.87 . - Sci and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Series .

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Principal Dramatis Personae -- Introduction -- 1. The Curious Brewer -- 2. The Theorist and the Thermometer -- 3. Brewery Instructors in Public and Private -- 4. The Value of Beer -- 5. Chemists, Druggists and Beer Doctors -- 6. Professors in the Brewhouse -- 7. Treatises for the Trade -- 8. Analysis and Synthesis -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.

How did the brewing of beer become a scientific process? James Sumner explores this question by charting the theory and practice of the trade in Britain and Ireland during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

9780822981664


Brewing--History--18th century.
Brewing--History--19th century.


Electronic books.

TP573.A1 S86 2016

663/.3

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