Reinheitsgebot
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The Reinheitsgebot is a series of regulations limiting the ingredients in beer in Germany and the states of the former Holy Roman Empire. The best known version of the law was adopted in Bavaria in 15
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Sign celebrating the 1487 Munich Reinheitsgebot
Some German brewers continue to use the word Reinheitsgebot in labeling and marketing.
Barley
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Barley, a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. One of the first cultivated grains, it was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent around 9000 BC, givi
Reinheitsgebot
…basis (see § Broader adoption). According to the 1516 Bavarian law, the only ingredients that could be used in the production of beer were water, barley and hops. The text does not mention yeast as an ingredient, although yeast was at the time knowingly used in the brewing process. It is likely that…
Barley United States National Arboretum 24 May 2009
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The Barley Barn at Cressing, Essex, built around 1220; its name means "barley barley-store".
Botanical illustration of leafy stem with roots, flowers, and 2- and 6-row ears