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Publisher: Binsted & Sons, London, 1955.
Hard Cover, 280 pages, 5.75 x 8.75.
Item #1882
Complete guide to the state of the art of beer bottling in 1955. Heavily illustrated and interspersed with graphic brewery-related ads. Full index. Laminated bookmark attached with ribbon.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
History of Fermented Malt Liquors
Brewing of Beer for Bottling
Types of Bottling Stores
Bottling Store Layout and Planning
Conditioning
Chilling, Cold Storage, Fining
Centrifugation of Beers and Stouts
Filtration
Carbonation of Ale, Beers and Stouts
Bottle Washing and Washing Machines
Filling Operations
Production of Lager
Crowning, Sealing and Corking
Manufacture of Crown Corks
Pasteurisation
Plant Descaling, Washing Machines and Pasteurisers
Liquor Softening
Glass Bottle Manufacture
Storage of Empties
Handling in the Fulls Store
Stock Keeping
Labeling
Printing of Bottled Beer Labels
Labeling Faults
Sterilisation
Law and Like Matters
Paint in Bottling Stores
CONDITION: Fair. Cover shows corner bumps and also some wewar and fraying along front hinge. Gilt lettering is strong and bright. Inside, former owner's ink stamp on first blank page, showing the book once used at a brewery in Brighton, England. Front and back hinges are cracked, though holding strong.
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