A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products - F. B. Wright

Adam’s Still, [38]
faults of, [39]
operation of, [38]
Air necessary to fermentation, [18]
cooling for mashes, [15]
Alcohol, absolute, [2]
as fuel, [221]
boiling point of, [2]
points of mixture, [2]
composition of, [1], [6]
contraction in mixtures of, [4]
de-natured, [143]
determination of purity, [186], [188]
estimation of, [179]
estimating by Geisler’s method, [183]
Brand’s method, [184]
sugar in “Beer”, [185]
ethyl, [7]
methyl, [7]
measuring in mixtures, [174], [179]
by hydrometers, [176], [178]
proof, [175]
rectification of, [82], [92]
relative amounts in different grains, [126]
specific gravity of, [2], [174]
strengthening, [31]
under proof, [176]
wood, [7]
Alcoholometer, Cartier’s, [178]
Field’s, [182]
Tralle’s, [179]
Alcoholometry, [174]
Alcohols, principal, [6]
boiling points of principal, [6]
composition of principal, [6]
Barbet’s still, [93]
traps, [68]
test for alcoholic purity, [187]
Barley best for malting, [103]
cleaning, [104]
draining after steeping, [105]
drying malt from, [108]
effect of germination on, [107]
germination of, [106]
steeping, [105]
test of sufficient steeping, [105]
washing, [104]
Beet-cleaners, [151]
-juice, extraction of by maceration and diffusion, [157], [158]
pulp, addition of sulphuric acid to, [153], [156], [160]
presses, [154], [156]
rasp, [152]
Beets, alcohol from, [150]
cellars for storing, [149]
cultivation of, [140]
characteristics of good, [140]
cleaning, [151]
composition of, [141]
conditions for cultivating, [142], [144], [145]
diffusion battery for, [158]
direct distillation of, [161]
distilling apparatus for, [162], [200], [201]
distilling plant for, [199], [201]
Beets, fermenting juice of, [160]
harvesting, [146]
how to tell when ripe, [147]
hydraulic presses for, [153]
macerating, [156], [159]
manures for, [143]
roll press for, [154]
soil for growing, [142]
sowing, [144], [146]
stack for storing, [148]
storing in winter, [149]
scum forming during fermentation of, [160]
transportation of, [203]
Boiling over, to prevent in still, [58]
points of alcoholic liquors, [2]
Carbonic anhydride, to get rid of, [25]
Cellar for beets, [149]
Cellier-Blumenthal still, [48]
Cleaning barley, [103]
beets, [150]
grain, [104]
potatoes, [110], [204]
apparatus for, [151]
Coal consumption, [208]
Coffey’s still, [54]
Column distillery, [64], [66]
rectifying, [51], [87], [94]
Condenser, Cellier-Blumenthal’s, [48]
Coffey’s still, [54]
and mash heater, [41], [43], [46], [52], [64], [74]
Concentration of alcohol by distillation, [31]
Continuous distillation, [50]
Cooling mashes by air, [15]
by water, [17], [133], [196]
Corn, mashing, (see [Grain]).
Couch, wet, [106]
Covered fermentation, [27]
Current still, [59]
De-Naturants, formulas for, [211], [214], [216], [219], [254]
prescribed in U. S., [211], [220]
De-natured alcohol in Canada, [214]
England, [214]
France, [215]
Germany, [211], [214]
uses of, [210], [213], [217]
in Germany, [217], [222]
De-naturing in London establishment, [215]
in U. S., Acts regulating, [212], [219], [225], [259]
regulations, [229]
with benzine, [216]
Diastase, [14]
proper temperature for action of, [14], [133]
[Distilling apparatus], [33], [63], [189]
Adams’, [8]
beet, [162]
Cellier-Blumenthal’s, [48]
Coffey’s, [54]
continuous, [50], [68]
current, [59]
compound still, [46], [47]
fire heated, [47]
Corty’s, [40]
double, [41]
Dorn’s, [43]
Gillaume’s, [78]
simple, [38], [36], [190]
with enricher, [37]
Distilling column, [64], [73]
plants, [189], [199], [205]
Distillation, checking [32]
compound, [42], [50]
multiple to strengthen alcohol, [31]
Dough, luting still with, [34]
Dujardin’s roll press for beets, [154]
Drying, barley, [108]
kiln for, [108]
Drying rooms, temperature of, [108]
Dunder from molasses, [168]
Flavor in alcohol, cause of bad, [86]
Ferment, too much, [24]
Fermentation in general, [9], [18], [27]
alcoholic, [22], [23]
acetous, [24]
foaming, [27]
heat necessary for, [19]
lactic, [25]
loss in, [28]
phenomena of, [27]
periods of, [26]
under cover, [27]
viscous, [25]
Fermenting apparatus, [28], [194]
room, [29], [194]
vats, [28], [29], [195]
Fire, regulating distilling, [61]
Floors for malting barley, [106]
“Fractionating”, [83]
Fusel oil, (see [Rectifying]).
Geisler’s apparatus for estimating alcohol, [184]
Gelatinizing apparatus, [10]
Germinating barley, [106]
[Grain], alcohol from, [126]
composition of, [128]
cooling of mashed, [133]
distillery for, [197]
grinding, [129]
infusion of, [131], [135]
mashing in general, [130], [134]
mashing, proportions of grain for, [134]
under steam pressure, [137]
mashes, cooling, [133]
regulating temperature of, [133], [138]
mash tub, [134]
thin mash of, [134], [135]
saccharifying, [131], [134]
steeping, [129]
sulphurous acid, [132]
temperature of water, [129]
sufficient steeping of, [130]
[Grains], relative quantities of alcohol from various, [126]
Gauge glass, [71]
Heat indicator for regulating, [61]
necessary for fermentation, [19]
Henze steamer, [11], [14]
Hydraulic presses for beets, [153]
Hydrometers, [176], [177]
Indicator for regulating distillery fire, [61]
Iodine Test, [185]
Lactic fermentation, [25]
Lime, neutralizing acid by milk of, [80]
Loss of alcohol in fermentation, [28]
Malt, [103]
drying, [108]
grinding dried, [109]
kiln, [108]
Malting barley, [103]
cleaning barley for, [104]
couch, [106]
floors, [106]
germinating barley for, [106]
in large plants, [108]
steeping barley for, [105]
Mash cooling, [15], [16], [17]
heating, [52], [74]
tub, [122], [123], [124]
Mashing in general, [8]
grain, [30], [134]
cleaning, [104]
potatoes, [110], [125]
starchy materials, [10]
Molasses, alcohol from, [163]
acidifying, [164]
beet sugar, [164]
cane sugar, [168]
clarifying cane sugar, [170]
composition of cane sugar, [168]
dilution of, [167]
dunder from cane sugar, [168]
fermenting cane sugar, [170], [206]
cane sugar in Mauritius, [172]
cane sugar in Java, [172]
mixing vats for water and, [164], [165]
plant for distilling, [205]
skimmings from cane sugar, [168]
transportation of, [207]
washes, setting up, [166]
pitching temperature of, [166]
Methylated spirits, [211], [212]
Neutralizing Acids in rectifying, [86]
Pitching the mash, [22]
temperature, [22]
Potato-alcohol use in Germany, [212]
how to obtain good, [138]
Potatoes, alcohol from, [110]
best for distilling, [110]
cleaning, [110], [204]
crusher for, [116]
crushing and steaming, [111], [117]
extraction of starch from separately, [122]
isolation of starch from, [122]
keeping, [110]
mashing, [110], [118], [125]
plant for distilling, [204]
rasp for pulping, [152]
saccharifying by sulphuric acid, [124]
starch from, [122]
steaming, [111]
under high pressure, [11], [118], [121]
vat for, [112], [121]
steamer and crusher for, [111], [117]
vacuum cooker for, [11]
“Proof spirit”, [175]
Rectification, [82], [92]
by filtration, [101]
[Rectifying apparatus], [87]
Barbet’s, [94]
Gillaume, [97], [99]
intermittent, [90]
Vulcan, [93]
Regulating distillery fire, [61]
Relative quantities of alcohol in grains, [126]
Rice, (see [Grains]).
Saccharification, [8], [10], [14]
by sulphuric acid, [138]
complete, [185]
of grain, signs of, [137]
Saccharifying apparatus, [14]
Specific gravity of alcohol, [2], [174]
calculating, [174]
Steam generator, [114]
regulator, [69]
Steamers, high pressure, [11], [12]
Steaming under high pressure, [13]
Steaming grain, [136]
potatoes, [111]
under pressure, [118], [121]
vat, [112]
Steeping barley, [105]
grain, [129]
sufficiently, [130]
temperature, [130]
Stills, (see [Distilling Apparatus]).
Sulphuric acid for saccharifying grain, [138]
neutralizing, [86]
Sykes’ hydrometer, [177]
Testing Alcohol for purity, [187]
Twin column rectifier, [95]
Vacuum cooker, [10], [11]
Vulcan rectifying still, [93]
stills, [73], [77]
traps, [75]
Water for distilling, [208]
Yeast, [20]
brewers, [11]
fermentation by, [9], [10]

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