18th Century Beer Brewery Walkthrough

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  • @TheDandyMann
    @TheDandyMann 8 років тому +177

    I'm a brewers son and I loved seeing all of the old tech they use. In all this time making beer hasn't changed all that much. It's just gotten cleaner and more efficient.

    • @TheDandyMann
      @TheDandyMann 4 роки тому +12

      @@himalayanknight8 My dad's a craft brewer, not a major beer maker. Meaning he makes tastier beer than what you would usually find on shelves. And again, the process hasn't changed that much over time and my dad does the exact same stuff as these guys except with modern technology. He doesn't filter it either meaning that there's more nutrition than modern beer you see on the shelves.

    • @fivefingerfullprice3403
      @fivefingerfullprice3403 3 роки тому +7

      @@himalayanknight8 There's exactly zero chance it would be tastier and healthier. What a dumb thing to say, they probably had a ton of bad batches people drank.

    • @fivefingerfullprice3403
      @fivefingerfullprice3403 3 роки тому +6

      @@himalayanknight8 Everyone is smarter than you are today when you talk like this.

    • @hirdeshbajwa8906
      @hirdeshbajwa8906 3 роки тому +2

      @@himalayanknight8 no it is not better! They had no chemistry knowledge of what was actually happening in the wort back then. They usually used the same yeast to make all the beer. They didnt understand that oxygen is big deal for the fermentation to start successfully. Then CO2 is something that is beneficial in preserving the beer. Later on, oxygen ruins the taste because it reacts with the compounds that make it taste and smell awesome. With modern technology and understanding of chemistry, we can make objectively better beer. The most obvious problem would be that refrigerators werent common till the 1930s

    • @memezoffuckery3207
      @memezoffuckery3207 3 роки тому +3

      @@himalayanknight8 “traditional is always better”
      No, no it’s not, that statement has been foiled many times, with the primitives usually getting screwed in the process.
      “Sir we why can we just use modern bolt action rifles instead of muskets?”
      “bEcaUse tradiTiONAL iS aLwaYs bETter!”

  • @Szederp
    @Szederp 5 років тому +17

    Insane craftsmanship...just look at that equipment. I'm completely speechless. European high culture is just unparalleled.

    • @TheRedMooncorp
      @TheRedMooncorp 5 років тому +1

      True, also look at music, a piano is such a sophisticated and complex insrtument :D

    • @Szederp
      @Szederp 5 років тому +1

      @@TheRedMooncorp Indeed. We are losing the most valuable culture here.

    • @TheRedMooncorp
      @TheRedMooncorp 5 років тому +3

      @@Szederp How are we loosing it? Beer is more diverse and sophisticated than ever and classical instruments are not only popular in classical music, which is widespread, but also in lots of metal music.

    • @FranzDebussy
      @FranzDebussy Рік тому +6

      true, I love being white

    • @B3OWULF416
      @B3OWULF416 6 місяців тому

      I love being beige

  • @michaelborgeest1681
    @michaelborgeest1681 5 років тому +3

    Genesee Country Village is a fabulous way to spend an entire day. Best part is the demonstrations and interpreters

    • @PoyoPoyo-qd3ss
      @PoyoPoyo-qd3ss 6 місяців тому

      Used to go for the Civil War days. That place is amazing. It's the closest thing I've experienced to using a time machine.

  • @CaptainFlintthePirate
    @CaptainFlintthePirate 8 років тому +98

    BEER! Finally you did an episode on beer!

    • @chumprock
      @chumprock 8 років тому +15

      Huzzah!

    • @vincentperratore4395
      @vincentperratore4395 3 роки тому +1

      I made my own beer, years ago but where I live now, there's not enough room for my vats and shelves for racking.
      But, what fun!

  • @professorpenne9962
    @professorpenne9962 6 років тому +20

    I went here on a school field trip as a kid, no surprise that the teachers skipped over this building during the tour. I'd like to go back now as an adult, it truly is an awesome experience.

  • @ggbrady
    @ggbrady 2 роки тому +9

    As a homebrewer, this is simply amazing! I can't tell you how much I appreciate this!

  • @festungmittlewesten3108
    @festungmittlewesten3108 8 років тому +41

    old fashioned ale & beer make me happy

    • @fartzinwind
      @fartzinwind 8 років тому +2

      One of my favorites is Weihenstephan, which is one of the places claiming oldest operating brewery in the world. They have some good verity, mostly wheat based. They even have it on tap at Gustav's Pub & Grill , at least the one in Vancouver, WA.

    • @jshicke
      @jshicke 8 років тому +1

      Stick around for 2 months or so and it will be ready.

  • @KFKale
    @KFKale 8 років тому +150

    This man's voice is amazing. It really adds to the video, as if wasn't interesting enough, it's nice to have someone with a voice like his to explain it.
    Great video, nonetheless.

  • @dustinwilliams1286
    @dustinwilliams1286 6 років тому +6

    Wow!! Thats so fascinating to see how it was done back in the 18th Century. Thank you guys for sharing that with us.

  • @AFraccica
    @AFraccica 10 місяців тому +1

    This is so awesome. I live an hour or so away and never knew they had a historical brewery on site! It's always a treat to see something local pop up in my UA-cam feed.

  • @DrFranklynAnderson
    @DrFranklynAnderson 4 роки тому +310

    Modern brewing guides: “Nooooo!! You can’t just let something that hasn’t been thoroughly sanitized come into contact with the wort!!!”
    18th century brewers: “haha hand go splish-splash”

    • @lancehobbs8012
      @lancehobbs8012 3 роки тому +25

      True, but the liquid in the tub you saw him touch gets boiled and sterilised that way. Historically we can prove its a myth that surgeons didnt understand sterilization , you cant brew without understanding sterilization. Ancient egyptian brewers understood it.

    • @DesertScorpionKSA
      @DesertScorpionKSA 3 роки тому +16

      You can touch the mash with your hand because the wort will be boiled later when the hops and extra sugars are added. You want to keep it clean, after the wort has cooled for fermentation, so you don't risk an infection and sour the beer.

    • @Tonyx.yt.
      @Tonyx.yt. 3 роки тому +13

      everything BEFORE the boiling dont need to be sterilized at all, just keept clean but nothing more.
      the real problem about sanitation is AFTER boiling, keeping pipes and tanks sterilized is not so easy even today with stainless steel and chemical detergents

    • @konairflashley
      @konairflashley 3 роки тому +6

      I understand you don’t need the equipment sanitized before the boil, but how did 18th century brewers keep things sanitized after the boil? They transferred the beer with a leather hose and storing it in a wooden barrel 😂

    • @SuperRS2008
      @SuperRS2008 2 роки тому +1

      Man this creased me up. :D

  • @Masterhow101
    @Masterhow101 5 років тому +5

    You guys rock, thanks for keeping old methods alive

  • @TimChuma
    @TimChuma 8 років тому +2

    I am not really into beer but shared this with people I know are. They were quite impressed.

  • @JonEWeaver
    @JonEWeaver 7 років тому +3

    I'm a brewers assistant and it's crazy how not much has changed since then. Awesome!

  • @pmichael73
    @pmichael73 8 років тому +1

    Outstanding video! Few people appreciate how complicated it is and how it is a combination of art and science - real craftsmanship.

  • @frankvillatoro2331
    @frankvillatoro2331 8 років тому +1

    Absolutely amazing! I can just imagine going back over 200 years and working there... so historical. Love it!

  • @sandravalani359
    @sandravalani359 8 років тому +2

    Excellent presentation! I learnt a lot today!!! What is so nice is this is a wonderful natural beer...without any harmful chemicals in it!!! Brian...you are an awesome teacher!☺😊😄

  • @vashx21477
    @vashx21477 8 років тому +4

    With all the focus you did on brewers yeast for baking and the short clips of this brew house about the brewers yeast. I was really hoping for a video on the full process of brewing in the 18th century, you did not disapoint, this was fantastic.

  • @rosemcguinn5301
    @rosemcguinn5301 8 років тому +9

    It doesn't get any better at UA-cam than this channel.

  • @Davidsbeenhere
    @Davidsbeenhere 7 років тому +27

    Very interesting! Great job!

  • @cougarhunter33
    @cougarhunter33 8 років тому +5

    This just feel right. Must be my Bavarian and Scottish blood.

  • @joshuacurwen4652
    @joshuacurwen4652 4 роки тому

    We must keep this man safe 🥺🥺 all of his videos are so pure

  • @hillbilysquirl
    @hillbilysquirl 8 років тому +3

    thanks so much for all your hard work! keep it up! I also am a brewer! and homesteader, I and my family find your Chanel very important and helpful! we have tried many of your recipes and all have been perfect!
    this is American at its best!

  • @charles-y2z6c
    @charles-y2z6c 4 роки тому

    I live in Rochester, I have been there many times. You can go in that building and it has a great beer scent. It’s a local treasure.

  • @beerjudgedan
    @beerjudgedan 7 років тому

    As a new home Brewer and experienced winemaker this was the best and most amazing video I've ever seen... adding this place to my bucket list

  • @NappingWanderer
    @NappingWanderer 7 років тому

    This is a gold mine of information for an amateur homebrewer such as myself and Brian Nagel explains this so well! Great video.

  • @noelwright1165
    @noelwright1165 2 роки тому +1

    No starsan back then!! This is awesome I love how it's just simple good quality beer and made by hand and made the old school way! Good on ya mate!

  • @kendrickkelly2336
    @kendrickkelly2336 8 років тому

    What a terrific episode...Thanks to the enthusiastic Brian Nagel.
    I loved the diagrams that explained the process!

  • @lewspeedwagon6330
    @lewspeedwagon6330 6 років тому

    This is a great video...
    I first visited Genesee village about 1987. At that time, they had an original 18th century two story log cabin brewery that had been moved to the village and refurbished... sometime later, it accidentally burned, and was replaced by this reproduction... still a great visit, and I look forward to return...

  • @twitchsopamanxx
    @twitchsopamanxx Рік тому +2

    This is the only walkthrough on UA-cam that i love to watch with commentary.

  • @TheDroopYJ
    @TheDroopYJ 8 років тому

    Genesee village is a really neat place. They have all the building arranged by period starting in the early settlement period of western NY all the way up to the early 1900's. Highly recommend a visit!

  • @tsuruky88
    @tsuruky88 8 років тому +1

    This was very interesting. Thank you Brian for the great tour of your brewery.

  • @dgracia18
    @dgracia18 8 років тому

    That was a great video Jon!
    A couple of side notes about it. To get a small beer, they would do another run through of hot water the same grain that they used for the first one. The first run has a higher gravity, so more fermentable sugars to turn into higher alcohol content (ABV rating). The second runnings are basically rinsing any remaining fermentable sugars out of the grains that didn't make it into the first runnings. So the second running with lower gravity would result in lower alcoholic content and would become "small beer" presuming it was fermented separately.
    One of the British methods still used by Newcastle Brewery (Newcastle Brown Ale) is to make two separate beers (fermented separately), one dark and one light, and then blend them together to get their final product. In modern home-brewing we combine the two runnings from one batch by draining the wort out from the mash and running more hot water through the grains to get any residual fermentable sugars into our typically small batches (usually about 5-gallons) and ferment them together.
    I was a little surprised at the "blood temperature" quote of how much to cool the wort before adding (pitching) the yeast. Most yeasts of the period and today can't do anything in 90-100° temperatures. They need to cool down to ~75° before they will start working and if they get cooler than ~64° they stop working until the temp comes back up. Of course, thermometers were not commonly available so temps were always approximated. German "lager" yeasts were quite different (bottom fermenting as opposed to top fermenting) and needed even much cooler temps than yeasts for ales and beers. Lagers were originally only brewed during the Fall and Winter months and took many more months to be ready to drink.

  • @DokterKattenbakvulling
    @DokterKattenbakvulling 8 років тому

    Fantastic video. The head brewer is a great narrator, he cannot hide his passion! Greetings from Belgium.

  • @chertmonkey2368
    @chertmonkey2368 8 років тому +46

    Bravo!....Well done. Best historical brewing video I have seen yet....You did not disappoint me.How does a pump log work? I've never heard of one before.....

    • @mrdanforth3744
      @mrdanforth3744 8 років тому +22

      The pump is made of a hollowed out log. The carpenter bored a hole through from end to end. Then made a piston to fit inside, tight enough but not so tight it could not move. The piston has a wooden rod or pole attached, so it will work up and down by the handle. The piston has a hole in it, covered by a piece of leather. The piston is down deep in the well, under the water.
      When you lift the handle the piston moves down . The water pushes up past leather which is only held on by 1 nail. But once the water goes up it can't run back down because the leather covers the hole. So when you push down the handle the piston is lifted up.
      In this way each pump of the handle forces a quart of water up the pump.
      Depending how deep the well is there may be several wooden pipes fitted tight together. In the video you can see a joint near the bottom of the pump.
      In those days any metal was expensive. Iron and steel were made by hand in small batches. But the whole country was covered in forests. So many things were made of wood that we would make of metal today.

    • @mrdanforth3744
      @mrdanforth3744 8 років тому +15

      The leather hose was probably made by the town harness maker who knew all about working leather. You can see it is made of a long strip of leather, wrapped around into a tube and riveted together with copper rivets. It is probably sewn tightly together with waxed linen thread, with beeswax in the seam to help seal it up. The rivets for extra reinforcement. They even made leather hose for fire pumps, they would take quite a bit of pressure.

  • @princesszeldaofhyrule7694
    @princesszeldaofhyrule7694 7 років тому +1

    I love how original these pepole are!

  • @michaelstevens2359
    @michaelstevens2359 2 роки тому

    Love everything about beer from taste to how it's brewed. Cheers everyone 🍻

  • @christinaclark9754
    @christinaclark9754 7 років тому +1

    I grew up going to the Genesee Country Museum. Haven't been there in a few years though. I really miss it.

  • @ericbeltrami2718
    @ericbeltrami2718 7 років тому

    One of my fav episodes.

  • @doublea7054
    @doublea7054 5 років тому

    Great! As a homebrewer i really enjoy the history!

  • @drakepatrick3261
    @drakepatrick3261 8 років тому

    absolutely wonderful

  • @savirien4266
    @savirien4266 7 років тому

    That video was amazing! Thank you and thanks to Brian for that. This channel is slowly becoming one of my top favorites. I've never had an interest for reenacting, but the history demonstrated has a certain allure. What better way to showcase history than with the one thing which brings everyone together, that being food (and sometimes beer).

  • @slimjim5609
    @slimjim5609 6 років тому +4

    8:22 13% abv beer just in time for Christmas! truly a great time at the tavern.

  • @llantup
    @llantup 8 років тому +1

    This has been fascinating! Thank you very much for presenting it!

  • @Efferheim
    @Efferheim 8 років тому

    I want to like this video twice, I adore traditions of brewing!

  • @harkjohnny
    @harkjohnny 8 років тому +1

    Massively informative and fun to watch - great production and wealth of historical brewing knowledge. Well done on all levels. Cheers!

  • @hlynnkeith9334
    @hlynnkeith9334 8 років тому +2

    Outstanding!

  • @yves-170
    @yves-170 8 років тому +6

    This video is amazing! Keep up the good work.

  • @johnm6972
    @johnm6972 8 років тому

    Hopps was a major crop in western new york back in the day. Believe it or not we learned about it in music class. Because of the Erie canal and all the different comerse many songs were written. I remember dance to the light of the silvery moon. This song was inspired by the harvest of hopes and barley. School students would come from the cities to help with the harvest and spoon with each other.

  • @mysteriousyoungman
    @mysteriousyoungman 8 років тому +1

    Wonderful video! I have actually wanted to see how brewing was done in the 18th century for a while. Thank you very much for sharing.

  • @aucuneideejsp8891
    @aucuneideejsp8891 4 роки тому

    Beautiful images ! Loved to visit your brewery❤

  • @Baldmaxx
    @Baldmaxx 8 років тому +5

    That was really neat! Jon, your channel just keeps getting better and better. 😉🖒

  • @DanWebster
    @DanWebster 4 роки тому

    This is a fabulous video, I have watched it more than once.

  • @EddyGurge
    @EddyGurge 8 років тому

    You guys really find some fantastic people to do these. Bravo!

  • @klausbernkopf2386
    @klausbernkopf2386 3 роки тому

    Excellent video and explanation about historical brewing techniques. I wish I would have seen that before I went to NY last year.

  • @timengland3649
    @timengland3649 8 років тому

    I don't know anything about brewing beer but this was fascinating!

  • @WorgenGrrl
    @WorgenGrrl 8 років тому +18

    I would love to try a 19th century recipe beer.

    • @Itsprincesweets
      @Itsprincesweets 5 років тому +4

      Id love ancient roman wine

    • @lancehobbs8012
      @lancehobbs8012 3 роки тому

      I brew them ! Guess what, its like a 19th century knife....just the same

    • @Bryan-ed6ee
      @Bryan-ed6ee 2 роки тому

      Dos Equis

  • @abrahamparish
    @abrahamparish 5 років тому

    Just awesome to be able to see that. Thank you.

  • @Zimph_
    @Zimph_ 8 років тому +7

    That's really amazing to see early industrial processes in brewing large batches of beer.
    Do you have any beer recipies from the 18th century to share? Specifically small batches that would be feasible for homebrewers?
    It would also be really cool to see you do one of these recipes if they exist. Thanks for the great content!

    • @johnstevenson1709
      @johnstevenson1709 3 роки тому

      There's lots of historic recipes on Ron pattinsons blog shut up about Barclay Perkins plus lots of beer and brewing history

  • @Devyyy
    @Devyyy 8 років тому

    Commenting on this video in reference to your video asking why we love this channel. History and food. Alcohol in this cast, but I love seeing how things used to be done, that are very different from how they are now (or very similar) Also the camera angles, image quality, and editing are all quite good from an editors standpoint. It doesn't hurt my brain watching this show, like some other channels do.
    I also find it quite interesting when you visit these historical sites and do a video tour. It's maybe not my first click, but it always ends up being something I watch.

  • @corgifloofi4840
    @corgifloofi4840 7 років тому

    Drank a lot of Genesee while at college in utica NY lol
    I homebrew now and it's so cool to see how the process is fundamentally unchanged throughout time going back to Sumeria.

    • @oooooooooooo1802
      @oooooooooooo1802 3 роки тому

      Except that in Sumeria most brewers were women. Even in medieval Europe it was traditionally a female profession until the Black Plague years -- in fact, beer brewing was one of very few ways how an unmarried young woman could earn her living in those days. After the Black Plague, though, men formed brewing guilds and pushed the competing women from this occupation by propaganda along the lines of "When women brew beer it gives them a source of income, resulting in too much independence and ultimately makes them promiscuous and sinful."

  • @bebbcorpharpery7331
    @bebbcorpharpery7331 8 років тому

    This is an amazing channel.

  • @durable1988
    @durable1988 8 років тому

    Absolutely lovely video!

  • @Nebelung13
    @Nebelung13 8 років тому

    Awesome episode.

  • @lochness3224
    @lochness3224 8 років тому

    Even tho I do not drink ale , this was a very fascinating video to watch, it amazes me how even back then they could make ales/beers, with very few items, and how nowadays everything is computer controlled and involves a lot of machinery.

  • @whatiseeification
    @whatiseeification 8 років тому

    I live about 10 min. from the museum. I have had some of the beer made in that brew house and was awesome.

  • @EudaemoniusMarkII
    @EudaemoniusMarkII 8 років тому

    Really great video. This great bear of a host was also delightful!

  • @mattalley5064
    @mattalley5064 8 років тому +2

    Wow, would love to try that beer. I imagine its amazing

  • @DougRaab
    @DougRaab 5 років тому

    I LOVED this episode!! I wish I could like it multiple times! Very informative and pretty cool to learn about brewing!

  • @nathanfischer4050
    @nathanfischer4050 3 роки тому

    How could one simply dislike this

  • @modelmanjohn
    @modelmanjohn 8 років тому

    I'm always fascinated by things like this. I always wonder how people even THINK up of the process to do things like this!

  • @Beaguins
    @Beaguins 8 років тому

    This is one of the best videos you've put out yet! I'm very interested in early manufacturing processes of all sorts, and would love to see more! Many thumbs up!

  • @trentvoc4229
    @trentvoc4229 3 роки тому

    I was there. Ten years ago I went to GCV&M, Brian was there then and gave the tour of the brewery. GCV&M has their own product they call it Fat Ox Ale. I hear now you can buy it at the concession at the museum. I've never had it, but always wanted to try it

  • @jackkerouac8439
    @jackkerouac8439 6 років тому

    Great video, very interesting!!!! We will definitely stop by to check out the brewery, looks awesome!

  • @turksandwich7538
    @turksandwich7538 8 років тому +3

    Five seconds in, and I'm giving this video a thumbs up!

  • @sirfishslayer5100
    @sirfishslayer5100 8 років тому

    Awesome! I'd like to see more like these. Very educational.

  • @jessejames6991
    @jessejames6991 7 років тому

    that brewmaster was so cool!

  • @Granite
    @Granite 8 років тому +5

    This is great.

  • @wevikings1790
    @wevikings1790 8 років тому +2

    What a interesting place thanks for sharing.

    • @Maluhia808
      @Maluhia808 7 років тому +1

      WeVikings I wish Americans were more people like these guys :)

  • @Boscha31
    @Boscha31 8 років тому

    Never stop making videos

  • @legendinmysparetime985
    @legendinmysparetime985 8 років тому

    Absolutely love this channel! Thank you for all your hard work and amazing videos!

  • @PrimalEdge
    @PrimalEdge 8 років тому

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DELVING INTO BREWING! do you have any plans for more beer and spirits videos? Brewing the Past has such a tasty ring to it! all the best - Michael

  • @krummb
    @krummb 3 роки тому

    Great episode, really would love more like this.

  • @Jartisann
    @Jartisann 7 років тому

    Excellent. Excellent!

  • @infoscholar5221
    @infoscholar5221 3 роки тому +1

    As a homebrewer, I am continually baffled and amazed that they could make uncontaminated brews in the 1800s and prior years, as I can tell you, the smallest contaminant will skunk your beer and ruin your brew. I'd love to see an episode that delves into explaining this.

    • @jmason61
      @jmason61 3 роки тому

      It is strange how (compared to our modern equipment) everything worked out and didn't leave people sick all the time...I suppose the alcohol is a sort of antibiotic? As for the skunk flavor, I'm sure as long as it got you a beer buzz they'd be drinking it

  • @noaharthurbradley8726
    @noaharthurbradley8726 5 років тому

    Wow thank you for your work.

  • @forgenorth1444
    @forgenorth1444 7 років тому +4

    It's great to see the leather hose although I'd like to see more detail of how it's made. I've been wondering what was used in the past before the rubber hoses they use now

  • @fisheatinweasel
    @fisheatinweasel 8 років тому +6

    Greetings from Valparaiso! I recently watched your presentations on pemican. One of the things that struck me as odd was the use of spring berries. These fruits would not be available in fall, during mass harvest of large game. One fruit that is in abundance during October is spicebush berry, Lindera benzoin. These berries supposedly contain substantial quantities of benzoic acid, a well-known preservative. Was this property known by the natives and early settlers, and was it used in pemican or other cached foods? Thank you!

  • @dgracia18
    @dgracia18 8 років тому

    Jon, did I mention that was a GREAT video? Really well done!!!

  • @meeponinthbit3466
    @meeponinthbit3466 8 років тому

    Awesome!!! You should do an entire series on historic brewing. What are the homesteads in the middle of nowhere doing for brew?

  • @rafntumble
    @rafntumble 5 місяців тому

    Now this was an extremely interesting video.

  • @WumbologistPhD
    @WumbologistPhD 8 років тому

    spectacular video.

  • @worseto1
    @worseto1 6 років тому

    Beautiful

  • @ChuckUnderFire
    @ChuckUnderFire 4 роки тому

    This is worth a trip to NY (from NC) JUST to taste this beer.

  • @bludmakesgrassgrow
    @bludmakesgrassgrow 7 років тому

    This guy is great!

  • @TimChuma
    @TimChuma 7 років тому

    My friends loved this video when I showed them.

  • @TheRockstarFarmer
    @TheRockstarFarmer 7 років тому

    This guy literally has the best job in the world.

  • @cosettelewallen4281
    @cosettelewallen4281 6 років тому

    Great! Absolutely wonderful! One of your best videos. Although it is hard to tell considering you have so many.

  • @CapitanFantasma1776
    @CapitanFantasma1776 2 роки тому

    Fantastic! Thanks!

  • @CarterWHern
    @CarterWHern 8 років тому

    Nice tour!