1857 The Bordeaux wine and liquor dealers' guide

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KANUFACTURING AND ADULTERATING LIQUORS.

having recourse to artificial refrigeration, or the nse of machinery for that purpose.

TABLE Flrllibiting the Den.sitiea of different kinda of Beer.

Description.

Bpeclllc Gravity.

/ Pounda per Barrel

40 to 43 36 to 40 28 to 33 25 to 27 40 to« 33 to 40 18 to 21 20 to 22 21 18

1.111 to 1.120 1.097 to 1.111 1.077 to 1.092 1.070 to 1.073 1.111 to 1.122 1.092 to 1.111 1.050 to 1.058 1.055 to 1.060 1.088 1.050

Burton Ale, let Clase

" ..

Do. Do.

2d 3d

Ordinary Ale Common Ale

..

Scotch Ale, let Cla88

Do.

2d

Porter (ordinary)

Do. ~good) . Do. double).

Brown Stout

23 26

1.064 1.072

Do. (best)

12 to 14

1.033 to 1.039

Table Beer •

Table Beer (common)

6

1.014

ALE.

A PALE-COLORED liquor, brewed from lightly-dried malt. It is usually described as containing more sac– charinematter and mucilage than beer or porter ; but this is not a characteristic of the finer kinds of ale, as OU Burton, &otch, EWJt Indw, and other varieties,

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