1903 The Flowing Bowl by Edward Spencer

70 THE FLOWING BOWL found that it had turned into a species of gun— it exploded its contents, when touched." Thus Nature, which is ever kind, turned the martyrdom and misery of Bloody Mary's reign to good— it brought about bottled beer. The Dean un bosomed himself of his great discovery to his clerical friends, and the clergy let it out gradually to the laity. Gervase Markham, the aforementioned con temporary of Shakespeare, gives the following directions to "the English Housewife" of 1631, for Brewing of Bottle-Ale. Touching the brewing of Bottle-ale, it differeth nothing at all from the brewing of strong Ale, onely it must be drawne in a larger proportion, as at least twenty gallons of halfe a quarter; and when it comes to be changed, you shall blinke it (as was before shewed) more by much than was the strong Ale, for it must bee pretty and sharpe, which giveth the life and quicknesse to the Ale : and when you tunne it, you shall put it into round bottles with narrow mouthes, and then stopping them close with corke, set them in a cold sellar up to the w^ast in sand, and be sure that the corkes be fast tied in with strong packe-thrid, for feare of rising out, or taking vent, which is the utter spoyle of the Ale. Now for the small drinke arising from this Bottle-ale, or any other beere or ale whatsoever, if you keep it after it is blinckt and boyled in a close vessell, and then put it to barme every morning as you have occasion to use it, the drinke will drinke a great deale the fresher, and be much more lively in taste.