Check out this beautiful 1933 brewing guide from the pages of Popular Science.

How 1933 brewed beer
How 1933 brewed beer Popular Science archives

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When the United States ratified the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933, Popular Science celebrated the end of Prohibition by getting completely wasted (probably) and publishing this lovely infographic on how to make beer. "With the removal of national restrictions against the manufacture and sale of beer, American brewers are again in action," said our June 1933 issue. "Their operations represent one of the most extensive applications of modern industrial chemistry."

Brewing beer hasn't changed much in 80 years (and Popular Science still loves drinking it.) View the larger version of the infographic to see how the newly legal brewers turned barley into tasty, tasty beer.

How to make beer infographic, 1933
How to make beer infographic, 1933: Click here to see this amazing image even larger.  Popular Science archives

Read "Beer Making Is Marvel of Industrial Chemistry" in our June 1933 issue.

This article originally appeared on PopSci.com on December 13, 2012.

3 Comments

Why does popsci write so many articles about making beer?

@Anylcon - Brewing beer has an amazing amount of practical science and engineering.

This article has some inaccuracies and miss statements, but was interesting to see. I personally enjoy, reading about, brewing and drinking beer.

NVDragon,
I wish you and I could share a beer and steak and talk about it further. I like beer too, occasionally.
It just that PoPSCi seems to have an addiction to posting beer article, cycles and it the point of my question.



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