Ever wonder what your ancestors did with some of their grain and other crops ? Here is one man's use. It is not dated, but other documents around this page are from the late 1790's and very early 1800's. Source: Lyman S. Draper Manuscript Collection, originals housed at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in Madison, WI. Virginia Papers, Vol. ZZ, p. 345. Measurements are not always given. Better have some large containers ! Hey ! And it's all natural. Rx To Make Beer Boil a bushel of Malt & a little Wheat bran together for two hours - pour it into an open ended barrel to cool, then yeast it - then add 14 quarts of Honey & 12 pounds of brown sugar, cover the barrel with a woolen cloth & cover - in three days, it will be fit to use.