tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post5419702994619588588..comments2024-01-22T09:59:19.371-08:00Comments on Life in the Middle Ages: Beer in the Middle AgesC. Dale Brittainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059138536172925502noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post-54333075112769082522015-02-19T17:58:38.919-08:002015-02-19T17:58:38.919-08:00Interesting idea, but mad-cow and blind-staggers a...Interesting idea, but mad-cow and blind-staggers are very different diseases, though of course both are bad for cows! Medieval breweries would have bakeries attached but not usually dairies. The mash would go most commonly to pigs, who require a richer diet than do cattle. Glad to see someone thinking through the implications of medieval beer-making!C. Dale Brittainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059138536172925502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post-52989719675938529802015-02-19T11:28:14.579-08:002015-02-19T11:28:14.579-08:00Thanks.
I am interested in the fact that later bre...Thanks.<br />I am interested in the fact that later breweries had daries attached and the cows were fed the mash. Nowdays there is concern as cows are still fed mash indrectly as a product in their manufactured feed. It is high in sulfur and is suspected of being a problem to manage. The cows belch up their undigested feed to chew later and this develops hydrogen sulfide that then feeds into the lungs. <br />This problem is called several things: blind staggers colloquially, and PEM by medical vets. This long name condition is basically the same as BSE.<br />Both produce holes in brain tissue. I am wondering if it is the SAME. <br />BSE claimed to be the product of misfolded proteins but then everything comes down to misfolded proteins. And the issue of feeding meat to vegetarian cows is claimed the problem. But if the problem is high sulfur producing hydrogen sulfide as a basic condition, then they would be the same. kathleen siscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165559380572131293noreply@blogger.com