jan 1, 1571 - wort

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The infusion of malt or other grain which produced beer after fermentation had taken place. Used for that purpose were lead vessels and stone troughs: 1396 <i>quatuor wortledes</i>, Hedon (ERAS10/6); 1423 <i>Et de xlviijs receptis pro xij worteledes parvis et multum usitatis</i>, York (SS45/80); 1440 <i>j maskfat & j wortstan</i>, Northallerton (SS2/90); 1444 <i>ij wortledes clausa in j fornas</i>, Beverley (SS30/100); 1510 <i>a wort stoon</i>, Ecclesfield (PR); 1542 <i>a maskefatt ... a wortston,</i> Bedale (SS26/30); 1544 <i>towe worte leades ... towe stone work</i> [sic] <i>troughes</i>, Wakefield (Th19/116); 1571 <i>a brewing lead a maskingphat</i> [sic] <i>a woort trowyght</i>, Elmswell (DW232). See sweet wort.

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