"Served Up" – Baking and Brewing at Campus Galli

The St. Gallen monastery plan from the early 9th century illustrates the central role that food production and consumption played in everyday monastic life—from the bakery and brewery to the storerooms and workshops. That is why this weekend at CAMPUS GALLI is all about nutrition, dining, and table culture in the early Middle Ages. The weekend will focus on medieval beer brewing and bread baking: Florian Angele from the Aulendorf Castle Brewery will offer insights into the art of brewing in the 9th century and demonstrate how beer was made back then. Master baker and pastry chef Robert Schorp will demonstrate how traditional bread is made in a clay oven. Alongside these activities, you’ll experience crafts and learn interesting facts about monastic nutrition and table manners: Through woodturning to create wooden bottles, making staves for jugs, or pottery-making, you’ll see firsthand how eating and drinking vessels were crafted in the early Middle Ages. Look forward to an enjoyable weekend and discover how bread and beer in the early Middle Ages were not just food, but an expression of an entire culinary culture.