Period Recipes

The easiest way to acquire period recipes is to take SCA brewing classes or read the Brewer’s Guild Newsletter. If you desire to go beyond these sources, the newsletter regularly includes information on period sources for recipes.

Several brewing recipe sources that are period, or just slightly post period have been reprinted in book form. The two most commonly available examples are The Goodman of Paris (1393) and The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby (1669).

Another type of book which can be helpful, especially for the beginner, are books which collect recipes from original sources and convert them into modern recipe form. The most commonly available book in this category is A Sip Through Time by Cindy Renfrow. These books can sometimes be obtained through vendors at Crown or Principality events.