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Publisher: E. & F.N. Spon, 1880.
Hard Cover, 198 pages, 6x9.
Item #1398
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Here is a great, early (1880) book devoted to all aspects of brewery construction as it was practiced during the late 1800s. It is the second edition of this title, revised and enlarged by English brewery engineer and architect Frederick Colyer. Chapters are arranged by major functions/departments of the typical brewery. Includes 20 plates showing plans and sections of various facets of breweries and malthouses (or, "maltings," as they were called in England). Contains a fantastic list of patents related to brewing from 1635 to 1880. Also contains tables of useful measurements for brewery materials, containers and machinery. CHAPTER LIST: - Site—General Principle for Arrangement of Buildings
- Wells and Water
- Engines and Boilers
- Machinery and Gear
- Malt Mills
- Malt and Grist Conveyors
- Mash Tuns and Machines
- Pumping Apparatus
- Hoisting Machinery
- Grist Cases and Hoppers
- Boiling
- Coolers
- Refrigerators and Ice Machines
- Fermenting Tuns
- Cleansing Vessels
- Pipes
- Hop and Yeast Presses
- Cooperage
- Maltings
- Cost of Erection
- Description of Plates
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