I’ve been a subscriber to Townsends for a long time. Have tried many of their recipes including ginger beer. Wish they would delve a little deeper into beer recipes and making them.
If you could do it period-accurate, he might come to you - not sure.
The original question came from watching his older videos on 18th century cooking, eight or so episode series on bread - came up the bakers buying retired yeast from the brewers.
Could be a good collaboration for any of the Indiana folks in here.
I was in Pierceton on Saturday. Visiting my wife’s niece. No idea there might be something to check out while I was there. It’s a 7+ hour drive from Des Moines. Always a day late.
Their address is: 133 N 1st St, Pierceton, IN 46562. The store might be under their original name, James Townsend and Sons… with James using the old world abbreviation “Jas”.