Community breweries got started in the 15th century. Local citizens started the brew houses to save money and make beer more efficiently compared to everybody making their own beers at home.
These community breweries did not take away any of the advantages of home brewing. The locals still cultivated the barley and hops, and they cut the wood needed for mashing and boiling. A valued waste product of beer production was ...
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