Brewing was a woman's business
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Even among the Germanic tribes, brewing was a woman's task; it was as much a part of housekeeping as cooking and baking, and the brewing kettle was still a natural part of the dowry in the Middle Ages.
Only women worked in the breweries of the early Middle Ages.
It was customary at that time for a woman who had brewed to invite her female neighbors to a "Bierkränzchen" (beer party). It was customary to bake bread into the beer and eat it, which later developed into the "Kaffeekränzchen" (coffee party).
Martin Luther's wife, Katharina von Bora, was also a brewer by trade. She had learned the art of brewing beer in the monastery. After her marriage to Martin Luther, she continued brewing at home. Martin Luther was obviously a fan of her beer. Because when he was on the road, he often asked her to send him beer - otherwise he would not come home before the new beer delivery.
