Making Beer In A 17th Century Farm | Tales From The Green Valley S1E7

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3 жыл бұрын

How do you gauge gas mark 7 when you’re using a 17th-century bread oven? Why did people 400 years ago save up their urine to help with the laundry? Why did farmers in Britain traditionally plough with oxen and not horses? These are just some of the questions five historians and archaeologists asked themselves as they spent a whole year working a farm restored to how it would have been in the year 1620.
Tales from the Green Valley follows the five as they labour for a full agricultural year, getting to grips with period tools, skills, and technology from the age of the Stuarts, the reign of James I. Everything must be done by hand, from ploughing with a team of oxen using a replica period plough and thatching a cowshed using only authentic materials, to making their own washing liquid for laundry and harvesting the hay and wheat with scythes and sickles.
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@Markus314159 Жыл бұрын

My dad and I still turn the soil in the garden with shovels as it cuts through the stalks and leaves of last years plants much easier than a rototiller. Plus, we do not have to remove the vines that wrap around the tines of the tiller.

@susansparke3462 Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that they didn't pre-soak the salted fish a day or two in advance and change out the water a few times for fresh water so that the excess salt used for the purpose of preservation could be removed from the fish. That's how the Basques, the Portuguese, and the Norwegians prepare their salt cod prior to cooking.

@SilvaDreams Жыл бұрын

Yeah that seems a bit odd, I think they messed up a bit there.

@willi5029 Жыл бұрын

They explained how the water sources could be dodgy if they didnt have a natural spring on their land. It seems like they dont, and thats why they did it this way.

@SilvaDreams Жыл бұрын

@@willi5029 They were referring to more developed areas where tanners and the likes would be dumping stuff in the rivers. Plus it wouldn't matter for just soaking the fish, just drinking the water directly.

@willi5029 Жыл бұрын

Yea, but i think they were kind of emulating that. That their homestead is only a few miles from town centers that have this sort of contamination. I could be wrong though

@sebastienloyer9471 Жыл бұрын

This is how they preserve the Brits.

@buthow708 Жыл бұрын

Short conversation from the rarely seen family member at 26:02 earned a sub. Will always sub to hear such wisdom.

@Jason4Star 4 ай бұрын

I am very much enjoying this show. Thank you guys for doing it. From South Carolina, USA. My favorite parts of this video were: the mill. That was a beautiful stone mill. We have one near me, but made out of wood. It is a working grist mill from about 1840, now a historic site open to the public. I am a volunteer there. I also enjoyed following the beer making and the wheat threshing.

@wizardofoz1390 Жыл бұрын

Im so impressed by all these incredibly interesting documentaries Thank you so much from Australia

@timrobertson2484 Жыл бұрын

Ive eaten salt fish for 50 years. You may want to soak your salted fish in fresh water for 6 hrs before changing that water for more fresh water to soak for a few more hours and so on. I can only imagine how tough and salty that must have been.

@Dragonmoon98 Жыл бұрын

"We're nearly there" Pig: *RREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

@cerberus6654 Жыл бұрын

I like Stewart. I wish he had been in other Farm series.

@angiewoodward4166 Жыл бұрын

Can’t get enough of these with Ruth Goodman in them!

@garagelifeink8331 Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@STEVEN-STEELE Жыл бұрын

Its said being a Miller was a very dangerous job. Not just the moving parts of the mill. But after several hours of grinding a fine dust of flour hung in the air. One spark could cause a massive explosion. This is still a danger in modern flour mills. The last explosion happened in the 1980s

@atinemassare Жыл бұрын

These forks they are putting around the pigs necks look so heavy. I've seen them here in South America too, but much lighter built.

@johnfleury5430 Жыл бұрын

Your pile of wheat was too tick to much bounce saw my gfather doing rye in Normandy he would only hit the heads so the straw was left unbroken to use for roofing

@RichardinSiam Жыл бұрын

This woman again, She is proving the value of a good skill set and what it meant. If she could grow Tutor pipe cannabis she would be a real keeper. The men almost seen like labor where she seems more skilled.

@staceystar2984 Жыл бұрын

Ruth Is Skilled & Highly Intelligent & Hard Working. There Are Other Series With This Crew. Tudor Farm, Guedelon Castle, Victorian Farm, They Did A Whole Thing On WWII England Way Of Life With Farming, My Sister Loves These Series, She Is The One Who First Tpld Me About Them.

@shinnam Жыл бұрын

A lot of good women grew cannabis, great pain killer when there wasn't even aspirin.

@Sharon-bo2se Жыл бұрын

@@shinnam they would have used willow bark which was the source for aspirin later on.

@RichardinSiam Жыл бұрын

@@staceystar2984 I have been watching them, That is why I say she is the VIP. You almost get the feeling without that family unit there would be no family unit.

@RichardinSiam Жыл бұрын

@@staceystar2984 Part the actor but a lot of wow women really had to do all the smart work back then to make life livable while the men did the hard labor resource management.

@MsBizzyGurl Жыл бұрын

That's some heavy garden soil! Also, companion planting would cut down on pests.

@kevingouldrup9265 Жыл бұрын

I love this!!! My ancestors were sailing to the New World at this time.

@davidlillecrapp2960 Жыл бұрын

My ancestors were in Cornwell and Scotland at this time but they were both bound for Australia in the 1820's (Australia settled in 1788)

@kixigvak Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see this done with Monty Python as the crew.

@Scriptorsilentum Жыл бұрын

Oh. Gawd. 😱😱 🤣🤣😂😂

@christinapomponio6452 Жыл бұрын

I understand what they mean with the digging. I jus recently had to put my 13 ur old German Shepherd to sleep n instead of cremating her, we decided to bring her home for burial. My son helped me a bit but he had school the next morning so he went in early.. I was outside digging tht damn hole till midnight. I dug down about 4ft, I had to literally climb out. When I was kid I had to do the same thing in the winter time when our other Shepard had passed. I have no clue how I did that.

@widowrumstrypze9705 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. I had to put down my 19yr old cat last Spring. I feel blessed to have had so much time with him, but miss him terribly, always.

@maniachill3069 Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@lawrencewarren3054 Жыл бұрын

Ah 🍺 beer 🍻 I like beer.

@jordantrottier3882 Жыл бұрын

I think your pig yokes are bang on accurate, just not implemented properly. What makes me think that, is that lots of machines like tractors, before modern PTO shaft links, used something called a pig yoke to connect the rotational power of the drive shaft to the implement. They look exactly like what you put on your pigs. I can only assume they were named after what they looked like to the farmers using them.

@goldteethman8720 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Documentary 👍

@OoOoOo-we3dn Жыл бұрын

10:26 that stare lol

@shinnam Жыл бұрын

Historians claim that trenchers and pie crusts weren't eaten , but it seems wasteful and just can't believe ground grain was thrown out. Sailors survived on hard tack that was basically trenchers

@SilvaDreams Жыл бұрын

The stuff was like plaster, it wasn't really editable like modern pie doughs.

@scottcates Жыл бұрын

Those crusts and trenchers also represented hours and hours of hard work just to make the flour. There is no way they were discarded. If it were me, I would re-use them in another dish like soup, porridge, etc.

@davidwiggings6951 Жыл бұрын

Back in that time you woulda got a arrow in the belly for wasting all that grain!!!😂😂

@dineinnature5773 Жыл бұрын

Haha the man forgot to soak the cod fish.🤣

@bethkahn8278 Жыл бұрын

For anyone chasing piglets. They go to the corner face first. Get a back leg and hang on. Any of my grandkids at 8 or so have no problem with putting them in a trailer to wean.

@eloiseharbeson2483 Жыл бұрын

"Hazard" has this much in common with "craps". You "make your point".

@MintyFarts 23 күн бұрын

isn't the salt fish supposed to be soaked in water to remove extra salt and help texture before cooking?

@inhaletimetimeinhale2519 Жыл бұрын

On the next episode, Gout and the Black Plague

@elchavoguero Жыл бұрын

22:27 Cat.

@oursmallishfarm3783 Жыл бұрын

Love the history and the living on less lessons

@KM-bo5py Жыл бұрын

ok I'm just curious when threshing the wheat, why would you not chop off the stalks, so you're only threshing the part with the seeds, instead of threshing the stalk too?

@gopaint Жыл бұрын

Just two lads beating the hay in the barn..

@sebastienloyer9471 Жыл бұрын

So happy my encestres are French. Wine is way better for me.

@joannmicik1924 Жыл бұрын

RE: Winnowing grain. Wouldn't it have been easier to stand on something a few feet above the ground and pour the grain down into a container, letting the breeze carry off the chaff? Tossing it looks back breaking!

@janrobertbos Жыл бұрын

.........would that be Geraint Thomas of the Onen Fawr farm........?

@StanSwan Жыл бұрын

Ale is a type of yeast like lager. Both are beer.

@larrymansfield9393 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know if I could make it lol.

@BubuH-cq6km Жыл бұрын

19:00 looks like the "Yoke" is on you

@robertr2731 Жыл бұрын

Don't use tillage. Save your back 😊

@FinalHarbinger7 Жыл бұрын

You can’t spray like vinegar on them with tobacco mixed in or something

@dazzapeircey4098 Жыл бұрын

As a Stewart myself this makes me really proud to know that my blood line has always know how to survive and thrive and help others with our wisdom . NAMASTE

@ericcampbell9055 Жыл бұрын

And then here you are. More than likely obese and lazy wishing you could do half of what your ancestors did.

@edenn012 Жыл бұрын

BRUH I just want friends who will period roleplay with me

@11sesquialtera Жыл бұрын

Maybe consult with a structural engineer

@splatterkat3838 Жыл бұрын

Peasants couldn't afford that service.

@annetracy77 Жыл бұрын

if the water was contaminated wouldn't the beer be contaminated? inquiring minds want to know!

@guynnchuttoo5519 Жыл бұрын

Fermentation produces alcohol which kills germs.

@laurieb3703 Жыл бұрын

Boiling kills off bacteria

@annetracy77 Жыл бұрын

@@laurieb3703 yes, but it doesn't get rid of industrial contamination.

@amadeusamwater Жыл бұрын

Piglets 3....Farm Boys goose egg....

@aprilpeterson9105 Жыл бұрын

What are they calling Peter? Fonz?!

@algini12 Жыл бұрын

"Ayyyyyyy! Time to do the threshing, Ritchie. Keep that thresher flail from my leather jacket." They'll need Potsy and Ralph Malf to help finish the work.

@suzz1776 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: pigs have the intelligence of a human 5 year old. So treat them right cuz they r smart.

@curiosity2314 Жыл бұрын

"Standard Pig noise" Yeah that is the noise when it believes it's in jeopardy. You'd be making the same noise.

@algini12 Жыл бұрын

In America, some animal rights groups are trying to stop the industrial practice of keeping the pregnant sows contained in small spaces. It would cause extra work and the price for pork would skyrocket, if they are allowed to move and are treated more humanely. They will fail though and pigs will fly before the Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Activist's favor on this case.

@richardsangster7479 Жыл бұрын

The woman did everything

@splatterkat3838 Жыл бұрын

Ah right, because digging and threshing is "nothing" 🙄

@richardsangster7479 Жыл бұрын

We make booze

@AdDewaard-hu3xk Ай бұрын

All right, sorry, inappropiate, but Chloe is cute as a button.

@AdDewaard-hu3xk Ай бұрын

Inappropriate, sorry again.

@erinselnez1740 3 жыл бұрын

They have some sort of fan or air system in this house because those candle flames were blowing like crazy. Oh, they are suppose to be living according to the time period? Some what "not!"

@ninjadogs3389 2 жыл бұрын

The house is not air tight, any slight breeze outside can make it inside, and it doesnt take much to make candle flames flicker around.

@mvshenhon8966 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know how a candle works?

@thorny6021 Жыл бұрын

Another “gotcha” ass on board. Relax, Ace.

@Foxkitten86 Жыл бұрын

The windows were open.

@elchavoguero Жыл бұрын

26:03 Cat.