1857 The Bordeaux wine and liquor dealers' guide

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done by pntting the two into a tnb and beating them up together with a stick. Without this, the water comes through first, and the highwines afterwards, which in a short time renders the coal unfit for use, and requires new coal. From three to four months' use, is sufficient to spoil any rectifiers in which the mixing is done. Instead of this, by our method, the coal may be made to last 12 to 15 months. Another cause by which the coal may be spoiled is, by the accumulation of verdigris and :filth on the top of it. This we must also guard against. Again: the large amount of liquor, generally at first, on the top of the coal forces itself through with such rapidity as to the spoil the coal and receive but little benefit to itself. To avoid this objection, we run it slowly from the mixer by means of faucets and pipes, and keep it running at pleasure. By paying attention to the rules laid down in this system, the coal in use may be kept good twelve to eighteen months-which is a saving of seventy-five per cent. in coal alone. The Rectifiers andMixers should be made of well seasoned WHITE OAK, of the dimensions, and placed in the position indicated by the annexed cut. Covers should be made to fit them closely.

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