# 16th Century Butter Beer

A creamy and sweet butter beer recipe inspired by a 1588 recipe.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 egg yolks
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 pint British ale
- 1 pinch ginger
- 1 pinch cloves
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 100 g butter

## Instructions

1. Whisk egg yolks with brown sugar until slightly foamy.
2. Heat British ale with ginger, cloves and nutmeg in a saucepan.
3. Ladle some hot ale mixture into the egg mixture to temper the eggs, then add all the egg mixture to the ale and mix until slightly thickened.
4. Stir in butter.
5. Froth the mixture up.

## Equipment

- whisk
- wooden bowl
- saucepan
- ladle
- small bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8FsApST/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8fcee2e5-47ea-4068-836a-57e18be80cf7
- Extracted: 2025-01-21

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