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Old-Fashioned Spruce Beer with Bark and Branches

Here’s a traditional 18th–19th century Quebecois spruce beer recipe based on historical methods (likely used by sailors, Indigenous peoples, and early settlers), using spruce branches, bark, and/or cones along with molasses. This recipe yields 1 gallon for authenticity and ease. Traditional Spruce Beer Recipe (1 Gallon) Ingredients: Method: Historical Notes & Adjustments: Modern Tweaks (If …

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Bolder Spruce Beer

For a traditional Quebec-style spruce beer with a bold, complex flavor—balancing earthy bitterness, piney resin, and a touch of sweetness—here’s an authentic recipe and method. This version mimics the old-fashioned “bière d’épinette” brewed with foraged spruce and wild fermentation. Québec Spruce Beer Recipe (1 Gallon / 4L Batch) Bold, earthy, and slightly medicinal—like the old …

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Biere d’epinette

Certainly! Spruce beer (Bière d’épinette) is a traditional Quebec fermented drink made from spruce tips (young spring shoots of spruce trees). Unlike modern commercial versions (like Épinette by Gaspé), old-fashioned spruce beer was often home-brewed as a lightly alcoholic or non-alcoholic fermented beverage. Here’s a classic Quebec recipe inspired by historical methods: Traditional Quebec Spruce …

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Fermented Turmeric Soda

Equipment Ingredients Instructions Essentially, the growler (1 gallon jug) fermentation process is to see if the carbonation is working. Once it has then you can start bottling in the flip tops. In the beginning, I would ferment it in the growler for almost a week before bottling. The result was a higher content of alcohol …