A practical treatise on brewing, distilling, and rectification : with the genuine process of making brandy, rum, and Hollands gin, the London practice of brewing porter, ale, and table beer, the method of brewing country ales, &c., with the modern improvements in fermentation, or the doctrine of attenuation, in which old and present mode of work is improved, with an entire new system, much more advantageous : interspersed with practical observations on each kind of fermentable matter, raw and prepared, with rules for obtaining the greatest quantity, --- and of better quality, from grain, raw or malted, sugar or molasses; --- and the making wines, cider, and vinegar : the whole fundamentally delineated with plates : with a copious appendix on the culture and preparation of foreign wines, brandies, and vinegars, previous to exportation, and the best method of managing them when imported into these kingdoms, 1805

Author / Creator

Shannon, R. (Richard), active 1805, author

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Summary

Mr Chaston Chapman collected works for two libraries; his working library, based at his laboratory in London, and a private, historical collection. Subjects include brewing and the brewing industry...

Mr Chaston Chapman collected works for two libraries; his working library, based at his laboratory in London, and a private, historical collection. Subjects include brewing and the brewing industry, wine and winemaking, beer, distillation and distilling industry, drinking customs, liquors, ciders and whiskey and legal issues surrounding alcohol. The brewing section represents part of Mr Chaston Chapman's library. The collection contains works on brewing and alcohol which dates from 1578, with 'A Perfite platforme of a Hoppe Garden'.

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