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__Alexander Keith - History __
Alexander Keith was born in Scotland in 1795. [1] He immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was a brewmaster. In 1820, at the age of 25, he decided to start his own brewery. Alexander Keith was known for his sociable spirit and thus was voted mayor of Halifax three times.[2] Alexander Keith passed away in 1873 [3] but his life is still being celebrated. On October 5th of every year, many across Canada celebrate Alexander Keith's birthday. Some do so by going to bars and others do so by visiting his grave and placing beer bottle caps on it. [4] Picture Source:[]

__Today__
His beer is still being brewed, however, it is now under the control of Labatt. The Alexander Keith's recipes are still followed to the letter. The recipes are based on two brewing principles: use the finest ingredients and brew slowly. [5] Today, one in every three beers sold in Nova Scotia is a Keith's. [6]

__Brewing Process__
Courtesy of [] 1 - Conversion - Ground pure barley malt is mixed with water to extract starches and convert to them to sugars. 2 - Extraction - Spent grains of the malt are extracted from the liquid, which brewers call "the wort" 3 - Liquid ("the wort") transferred to a large kettle 4 - Hops are added to the kettle 5 - Wort is transferred to fermentation tubs 6 - Yeast is added 7 - Time - used to let beer age and the flavour mature

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