The Still and Distillation
Saccharometer
EVERY one is aware that the spirituous liquors known under the name of brandy, rum, etc., are composed of water and pure or absolute…
Table I
To find the true per centage of absolute Alcohol by volume in a liquid at 60° from the observed per centage indicated by a Glass Hydrometer…
Table II
To find the true per centage of absolute Alcohol in a liquid of any temperature from the observed per centage indicated by the Glass…
Table III
31.2 32.3 33.5 34.6 35.9 36.3 37.5 38.6 39.7 40.9 41.2 42.4 43.5 44.6 45.8 46.2 47.3 48.5 49.6 50.8 51.1 52.2 53.4 54.5 55.6 56.1 57.2 58.3…
The Hydometer
desired to know the per cent by weight, it may be ascer tained from the per centage in volume of the liquid at 60° Fah. by Table III., on…
The Hydrometer
a liquor which corresponds to 50 de grees of Tralles' hydrometer at the temperature of 60 degrees Fah." Proof 90 spirit is, therefore, by…
Directions for Using the Hydrometer
show 70 per cent strength on Tralles' scale. We, therefore, multiply 70 by 2, which gives us 140; we now cut off the two right hand figures…
Directions for Using the Thermometer (Runs from above proof up)
Liquors ranging from 10 below to 50 below proof, add to the indication on the hydrometer, at the ratio of 8 per cent for every twenty…
Directions for Using the Thermometer (Different ranges of liquors)
different ranges of liquors, and marked at the top as follows (see Fig. 2) : 25 A. (above) to 10 B. (below) 50 B. (below) to to 100 A…
The Saccharometer
7 is to be deducted from the apparent strength of 35 per cent, leaving 28 per cent above P., which is the strength of that spirit;-but…
Such as Flavors, Coloring, Etc
BRANDY is the name given in this country to ardent spirits distilled from wine, and possessed of a peculiar taste and flavor. The most…
On Manufacturing Brandy
and hydrogen, and one solid, carbon. A perfectly pure article is not known in commerce-from its great affinity for water, its strength is…
To Make Brandy with Foreign Liquor
To make Brandy without Foreign Liquors RECIPE No. 6. To 10 gals. pure spirits, 10 o. p., add : 3 drachms orris root powder, infused in…
First Combination
To 40 gals. pure spirits, 5 o. p., add : 1/4 or 1/2 gal. Jamaica rum, 1 drachm oil of cognac, 1 pint sugar syrup, oz. tannin powder, 66 1…
Fourth Combination
Instead of the liquors used in combinations 1, 2, and 3, use : gal. either Sherry or Malaga wine. Color to the desired tint with sugar…
To Imitate Cognac Brandy
+ gal. Sherry wine, 6 drachms black tea, infused (see "Black Tea"). To make Brandy with Foreign Liquor.
Another Recipe
To sixty gals. of pure proof spirits add one pound of sweet spirit of nitre, one pound of cassia-buds, ground, one pound of bitter almond…
Introduction (T France from whence it)
T France, from whence it returns as French Brandy; and so close is the imitation as to deceive the best judges. But corn whiskey contains…
Introduction (Hydrometer with Tables)
Hydrometer, with Tables on Distillation, on Infusion and Maceration, on Filtering and Fining, with everything of interest or use to the…
The French
Mine and Liquor Manufacturer PART I.
And Digestion
PURE alcohol is the basis of all manufactured liquors. It is a limpid, colorless liquid, of a hot pungent taste, and having a slight but…
Alcohol (Toes carrots beets grasses)
toes, carrots, beets, grasses, and various other sources, is the same in quality, provided all the other solid and liquid impurities be…
Alcohol (Which all mixtures of alcohol)
of which all mixtures of alcohol and water are judged, contains 50 per cent by volume, and 42.52 per cent by weight of alcohol. The…
Fusil Oil in Liquors
colored, and properly flavored, will compete favorably with imported brandy or gin. For numerous important facts and hints about alcohol…
And Liquors
As it is absolutely necessary to use pure rectified spirit as a basis for imitating brandy and gin, and making fine cordials, it is very…
On Distillation and the Still (Chemical instruments so old)
chemical instruments; so old is it, that the name of its inventor is lost in the lapse of time. Our word " still" is given to the…
On Distillation and the Still (There is also mingled)
There is also mingled with the alcohol another ingredient which for some purposes it is desirable to remove. This is properly an ether…
Description of the Still and Water-Bath (Nally prevented by distilling)
nally prevented by distilling spirits in a water bath, which, if sufficiently large, will perform the operation with all the dispatch…
Description of the Still and Water-Bath (It lightly by means)
it lightly by means of the collar, m, which rests on the collar, b b. e n C f m g B C 6 a a X A T E F When, instead of distilling by the…
Description of the Still and Water-Bath (Hole which during)
A hole, which during the operation is kept closed by a screw top, and its use is to introduce fresh liquid into the water-bath without…
The Clarification of Liquids by Filtration
The French term, "bain-marie," meaning water-bath, is a corrupted translation, sanctioned by use, of the Latin words balneum maris, sea…
The Clarification of Liquids by Fining
liable to become flat and vapid, whether in cask or bot tle. The larger the proportion of "finings" used, the more marked are their…
The Clarification on Liquids by Fining
kind of cloth which carries down with it all the impurities suspended in the wine. Sulphuric acid is frequently added to weak liquors for a…