Making 4000 year old Ancient Sumerian (Mesopotamian) beer

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  • @gnothisauton2116
    @gnothisauton2116 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a home brewer I am very impressed that you mashed your own grain and captured your own yeast. Bravo.

  • @enki7914
    @enki7914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I love this! You nailed it, from your friendly neighborhood near eastern archaeologist :)

  • @radioboys8986
    @radioboys8986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    few points from a brewer, stop sprouting just as it starts to sprout, you want very short just peaking out little sprouts
    this is best for conversion of starches to sugars, the hot and cold mash process works well
    Sumerians used barley, emmer and other grains not just barley, also it was fermented longer at least a few days

  • @davidmcqueen7797
    @davidmcqueen7797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I really love this. 35c sounds quite warm to add in yeast but maybe natural yeast more resilient than packets of commercial yeast which usually recommend 18-24c depending on the strain but around that value. If you invest £2 in an airlock and bung you can get rid of balloons and also maybe leave the beer longer to ferment so it is less sweet and more alcoholic

    • @thepastisaforeignpantry5218
      @thepastisaforeignpantry5218  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you!
      I have no idea of the differences between natural and commercial yeast resiliency to heat - I was just going by what I could find on Google, but it may well have been too high.
      Although I like the fun of the balloons once inflated I definitely would use a bung next time like you suggest! Much simpler.
      And thanks for the tip about leaving it for longer to get a higher alcohol content, I wonder if that's why the date one was so sugary...?

  • @TwoStepGoodbye
    @TwoStepGoodbye ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. The accent and personality made it even better hahaha.

  • @GaryMcKinnonUFO
    @GaryMcKinnonUFO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool indeed. There i was, wondering if ancient beer recipes have survived, and of course they have, and of course people have already done it on youtube! Thanks for sharing :)

  • @cremonx
    @cremonx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Ellie, thanks for the great presentation and clear explanation of the brewing process.

  • @sibylstar
    @sibylstar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So much work for one drink. But I loved watching you make it.
    I am going to show this video to my dad and brither, who both love beer.
    By the way, a few years ago our little local museum had an exhibit on beer and featured that poem all along the walls in sections as the exhibit talked about the history of beer (and ale and pilsners and stouts and porters...)

    • @thepastisaforeignpantry5218
      @thepastisaforeignpantry5218  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! Oh my gosh it was A LOT of work but I'm pleased I gave it a go. Thank you for sharing it with your dad and brother, I really appreciate it!
      Ah what I wouldn't give to be in a museum again. Your local exhibition sounds just the kind of thing I'd enjoy!

    • @sibylstar
      @sibylstar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thepastisaforeignpantry5218 I miss museums too!! Channels like this scratch that same itch though...so thak you for putting this out into the void

    • @thepastisaforeignpantry5218
      @thepastisaforeignpantry5218  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome. One day we will be in museums again!

  • @MonksModernMedievalCuisine
    @MonksModernMedievalCuisine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! I would not have the nerve or gumption to take this on. Impressive. Liked your presentation, sprinkled with humour and realism.

    • @thepastisaforeignpantry5218
      @thepastisaforeignpantry5218  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! Am trying out a couple of new styles to try and make it easier for people to follow along with the steps, it's all a work in progress!

  • @redriotgaming9067
    @redriotgaming9067 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    a note on the finger points: snap both fingers at the same time then immediately point. otherwise, great technique. love your channel and blog

  • @DevynCairns
    @DevynCairns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Based on the poem I wonder if they actually would have fermented it with all of the sediment still in there and filtered it after. You would probably get more fermentation that way.

    • @delphidelion
      @delphidelion 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Often the reason of creating alcohol was to have something to drink, not to get drunk. Water was a dice role during these times.

    • @NathanTAK
      @NathanTAK 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@delphidelion Beer is made with water. If the water is a dice roll the beer isn't going to magically be safe.

  • @robertsmith9756
    @robertsmith9756 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your funny! Thanks for the video, I think I'm going to try it!

  • @rodger1nin
    @rodger1nin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks! well done.

  • @tubbydammer
    @tubbydammer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fascinating recipe and well executed. You make good videos, too!

    • @thepastisaforeignpantry5218
      @thepastisaforeignpantry5218  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, thank you so much! It's all still very much a work in progress but I hope I'll get better with each one.

  • @stevecunio3622
    @stevecunio3622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video. You say you don't usually like beer, but enjoyed this. That may be because you don't like the bitterness of hops. Try something like the Fraoch heather beer or some of the Belgian fruit or wild yeast beers sometime. You might surprise yourself.

    • @thepastisaforeignpantry5218
      @thepastisaforeignpantry5218  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the tip - hadn't thought it could be down to the hops. I'll look out for those two you suggest!

    • @maszkalman3676
      @maszkalman3676 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Belgian fruit beers are good i drink those, but cherry beer is my favourite...

  • @thethirdview7098
    @thethirdview7098 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I homebrew, so I will be trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing your interpretation.

  • @Ladygaga4047
    @Ladygaga4047 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are very clever!!
    Great video you have made

  • @MAKOBITE
    @MAKOBITE ปีที่แล้ว

    You have a well-written and interesting channel, but in order to get noticed you need to step up the graphics and editing a bit. I know that sounds superficial but it's only because I'd love to see you take off. You're a very good presenter with solid research and informaiton -- just make it a little bit more "youtube-y"; did you see what Max Miller said? He took an online course in souping up the presentation, and it really worked for him! Or maybe you have a friend who could show you the ropes? Anyway best of luck to you from Montreal! 😎

  • @HallALujah
    @HallALujah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cheers to the ancients, I love beer.

  • @moniquem783
    @moniquem783 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was really interesting. I don’t like beer either but I do like malt so I think it’s the hops I’m not keen on. I want to try making some ale or herb/fruit beers and this recipe is actually a very nice starting point to try some very small batches with different flavourings and see if I like any of them enough to make a bit more. I’ll be using the food processor to grind it all up though!

  • @marvinmartian6516
    @marvinmartian6516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gonna make this as a offering to the Annunaki and see if I get abducted

  • @MegaDavyk
    @MegaDavyk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you can separate the sprouts from the grain the beer will taste less grassy.

  • @kamilkopacewicz8414
    @kamilkopacewicz8414 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Small remark - it's not "Ninhursaja", it's "Ninhursanga" with the "ng" comming together as a one sound. The "j" that found its way to the translation was probably a simplification of the 'ng' written for the purpose of a website.

  • @ottobergstrom9253
    @ottobergstrom9253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video! I have one question though, how much of the cardamom, cumin and corinander seeds did you use? 1 tablespoon or teaspoon each? Would be good to know as I'm going to try the recipe.

    • @thepastisaforeignpantry5218
      @thepastisaforeignpantry5218  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's not much because the recipe doesn't yield a great quality of beer. I think I did a teaspoon of each, but crush them up and put them into a muslin bag if you can so that the flavour can seep out and you can fish the husks out easily. If you prefer the citrus taste of coriander then put in more coriander to cumin, if you prefer an earthier taste then up the cumin.

    • @ottobergstrom9253
      @ottobergstrom9253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the information! 1 teaspoon of each spice. Cardamom and more coriander or cumin according to taste in a bag. Got it.
      (Sidenote: Another TH-camr, The World That Was made ancient sumerian beer with the bappir "bread yeast" but you didn't. Something is telling me that if the ancients used these spices they put them in the bread before fermenting everything in a jar. Do you think your beer would have tasted differently if you malted the barley and also used a barley bappir yeast bread too and/or sprouted toasted wheat berries?) Have a nice day!

  • @MyEpicbeardman
    @MyEpicbeardman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are many more flavor combinations you can try as “sweet aromatics” is most likely a classifier which refers to many herbs and plants. Perhaps there were certain regional and seasonal brews in which case citing specific ingredients wouldn’t make any sense.

    • @thepastisaforeignpantry5218
      @thepastisaforeignpantry5218  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, I'd be really interested to try some more of these combinations! I definitely think you're right about seasonal brews/specific herbs being used but not listed individually, and "sweet aromatics" makes sense as a shorthand.

  • @2scoop831
    @2scoop831 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice work

  • @DanceLoudMusic
    @DanceLoudMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it!!!

  • @jameskirk8274
    @jameskirk8274 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fortunately the brewers would have had a different kind of grinding method than a small kitchen pestle and mortar

  • @remiacien7752
    @remiacien7752 ปีที่แล้ว

    Drink a Sumerian beer dating to 4000 years. Yes

  • @WorgenGrrl
    @WorgenGrrl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder if it's more like Kvass.

  • @highdef8152
    @highdef8152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hmmmm i always thought the word wort was german, turns out its much older than that.

  • @tarvos_trigarannos
    @tarvos_trigarannos 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    She said she was making bear, but it was some sort of liquid...

  • @Eyelohim
    @Eyelohim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, if my ancesters "The 18.000 years old Mesopotamians" whom are now the Kurds, have invented the beer, then how come they were so late?
    I wonder.

    • @SimoExMachina2
      @SimoExMachina2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beer has been around a lot longer than "just" 4000 years. It probably more close to 10 000 years.

  • @jackpottt
    @jackpottt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh yeah , sumerians used plastic balloons too 🤣 you made it very realistic !

  • @SimoExMachina2
    @SimoExMachina2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe "potentate" refers to bacteria (not that they would actually know about them, but diseases have been around as long as life)? I mean beer has been used as a substitude for contaminated water, because fermentation protects it from being spoiled. That is my 20 cents for the thoughts. Update: apparently "potentate" means the same as a noble or a ruler, so never mind. I guess you don't want your king to steal your beer. The lazy bastard can make his own.

  • @blvck5943
    @blvck5943 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “We’re making 4000 B.C. Beer
    Step 1: with sterilized water…
    Step 2: rinse with clean water… “
    Ye this fake 💀

  • @nozoto
    @nozoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How topical, seeing a woman trying on this brewing recipe. To Sumerians, brewing the beer was a typically female activity. Most of them held cabarets, where people shared the same brew sipping on it with drinking straws. One of these brewers, Kubaba, even became queen of Kish...

  • @jari2018
    @jari2018 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    - Thinking aload : When you make sumerian beer you have also sumerain pig's which you didn't so who are gonna eat the leftover's -You aint got slaves unless you are feeding the healhty leftover's to your man or throw those out of the window .

  • @MichalBreslau
    @MichalBreslau 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also you look like Sumerian.

  • @marilynsglovery629
    @marilynsglovery629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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