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The country brewer's assistant, and English Vintner's Instructor, in two parts. Part the first treating 1. The choice of Water, 2. Grinding the Malt, 3. Use and Nature of the Hops, 4. Instructions for private Families, 5. Brewling good Small-Beer. 6. General Instructions for brewing, 7. Mashing. 8. Cooling and Working, 9. Casking the Drink. Part the second Containing general Instructions for making English Wines, exemplified in a select Number of original choice Receipts for producing excellent Wines from the following British Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers: Grapes, Raspberries, Mulberries, Currants, Cherries, Gooseberries, Quinces, Damsins, Apricots, Elder Berries, Birch, Sage, Cowslips, Gilliflowers, Strawberries, Blackberries. To which are added, Two excellent Receipts for making Orange and Palermo Wines, With Instructions for making (after the most improved Method) Mead, Cyder, and Metheglin, The celebrated Irish and Green Usquebaughs, The admired Brunswick Mum (taken from the Record in the Town-House at Brunswick,) And the genuine Receipt for making Dr. Stevens's justly-famous Cordial Water. With an appendix, containing the Distiller's Assistant. By George Edmonds.
Edmonds, George, active 1769.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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The art of distillation, or A treatise of the choisest spagyricall preparations performed by way of distillation : being partly taken out of the most select chymicall authors of severall languages, and partly out of the authors manuall experience; together with the description of the chiefest furnaces and vessels used by ancient, and moderne chymists: also, a discourse of divers spagyrical experiments and curiosities, and of the anatomy of gold and silver with the chiefest preparations, and curiosities thereof, and vertues of them all. / All which are contained in six books, composed by John French, Dr. of Physick.
French, John, 1616-1657Date: 1651- Books
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The publican's guide; or, key to the distill-house. Containing I. An Account of Rum, Brandy, and other Spirituous Liquors, in their Original State; the most advantageous Method of purchasing each Article; various Frauds on the Quays pointed out, and how to avoid them; with Instructions for the Buyer, by which every Retailer will be enabled to reduce his own Liquors, and sell on Terms equal to- and with far more Credit than-the generality of advertising Merchants. II. The discovery of Adulteration in what is called Genuine Rum; Rum to sink Oil, &c. also the iniquitous Practice of Adulteration in the Distillery. III. A True Description of false proof, commonly called the doctor; how made Use of; it's Effect on Spirits, with Genuine receipts for making the Composition. IV. The Use of Clarke's Celebrated Hydrometer, an Instrument to ascertain the true Strength of Spirits. V. Tables shewing the Prices of Liquors, from 5l. per Tun to 100l. and from One Gallon to a Tun. Also, the exact Weight of Rectified Spirits of Wine, Brandy, Rum, and Proof-Spirit, from One Gallon to Two Hundred. Interspersed with anecdotes and remarks, Necessary to be known by all Dealers in Spirits, and highly interesting to the Public in General. A new edition, with additions. By William Augustus Smyth.
Smyth, William Augustus.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
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To the honourable House of Commons, reasons humbly offered by the farmers and malsters of the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Essex, Kent, Sussex, Suffolk and Norffolk, against the bill for prohibiting the distilling of spirits and low wines from corn.
Date: [1702?]- Books
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The Britannian magazine: or, A new art of making above twenty sorts of English wines : viz, of apples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, sloes, damasins, quinces, figgs, goosberries, mulberries, currens, blackberries, elderberries, roses, carnations, cowslips, scurvy-grass, mint, and balm, &c. More pleasant and agreeable to the English constitution than those of France. With the way of making brandy and other spirits: as likewise how to make artificial clarets, rhenish, &c. The second edition. To which is added, the foundation of the art of distillation: or the true and genuine way of making malt into low-wines, proof-spirits, and brandy-wines, compliant to the late act of Parliament concerning distillation. By W.Y. M.D.
Y-Worth, W. (William)Date: 1694- Books
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A compleat body of distilling, explaining the mysteries of that science, in a most easy and familiar manner; containing an exact and accurate method of making all the compound cordial-waters now in use, With A particular Account of their several Virtues. As also a Directory Consisting of All the Instructions necessary for learning the Distiller's Art; with a Computation of the original Cost of the several Ingredients, and the Profits arising in Sale. Adapted no less to the Use of private Families, than of Apothecaries and Distillers. In two parts. By George Smith, of Kendall in Westmorland.
Smith, George, distiller.Date: 1749- Books
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The retail compounder; or, publicans friend. An entire new work, shewing by a Set of plain Receipts (never yet made Public) an approved method of making British compounds, As used in the first Rectifying Houses in the Metropolis, such as Peppermint, Carraway, Coriander, Cloves, Cinnamon, Anniseed, Gin Bitters, Brandy Bitters, &c. &c. from a single gallon to any quantity. Which will save full 2s. per Gallon on each Article, and be of as good a Quality as any sold by the Rectifying Distillers. Likewise, An easy Method to make good Gins in small Quantities. To which is added, a description of the hydrometer and thermometer, To ascertain the strength of Spirits, With the Method of using the same, Made Plain to the Meanest Capacity. Together with a few Rules for colouring and refining Liquors, and some cursory Remarks respecting the Spirit Trade. By John Hardy.
Hardy, John, active 18th century.Date: [1795]- Books
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The Distiller of London, with the clavis to unlock the deepest secrets of that mysterious art : with many additions of the most excellent cordial waters, which have been pen'd by our most able doctors and physitians, ancient and modern, foreign and domestick.
Date: 1652- Books
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A description of new philosophical furnaces, or A new art of distilling : divided into five parts. Whereunto is added a description of the tincture of gold, or the true aurum potabile; also, the first part of the mineral work. Set forth and published for the sakes of them that are studious of the truth. / By John Rudolph Glauber. Set forth in English, by J.F. D.M.
Glauber, Johann Rudolf, 1604-1670Date: 1651- Books
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To the honourable the commissioners of His Majesty's excise. The case of Dr. Sayer Rudd, in answer to an information lodged against him, in the Excise Office, London, for retaling [sic] spirituous liquors:
Rudd, Sayer, -1757.Date: 1736- Books
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The practical distiller: or, a brief treatise of practical distillation. In which the doctrine of fermentation is methodically explain'd in a New Method. With the description of a new engine-still, engraved on a copper-plate; which, for its Dispatch of Business, is preferable to any other. To which is added, by way of appendix, a treatise of making artificial wines from several fruits of the British production, interspers'd with many useful Reflections and Observations.
Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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The distiller of London / Compiled and set forth by the special licence and command of the King's most excellent Majesty: for the sole use of the Company of Distillers of London. And by them to be duly observed and practiced.
Company of Distillers of LondonDate: 1668- Books
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The complete distiller: containing, I. The method of performing the various processes of distillation, ... III. The method of making all the compound waters and rich cordials ... To which are added, accurate descriptions of the several drugs, plants, ... &c. used by distillers. ... By A. Cooper, distiller
Cooper, A. (Ambrose).Date: 1800- Books
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The Practical distiller: Or, A brief treatise of practical distillation. In which the doctrine of fermentation is methodically explain'd in a new method. With the description of a new engine-still, engraved on a copper-plate; which, for its dispatch of business, is preferable to any other. To which is added, by way of appendix, a treatise of making artificial wines from several fruits of the British production, interspers'd with many useful reflections and observations.
Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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The art of distillation, or, A treatise of the choicest spagyrical preparations, experiments, and curiosities, performed by way of distillation : together with the description of the choicest furnaces and vessels used by ancient and modern chymists : and the anotomy of gold and silver, with the chiefest preparations and curiosities thereof : together with their virtues : in six books / by John French ... ; to which is added in this third impression calcination and sublimation, in two books ; as also, The London-distiller exactly and truly shewing the way (in words at length, and not in myterious characters and figures) to draw all sorts of spirits and strong-waters ; together with their virtues, and other excellent waters.
French, John, 1616-1657Date: 1664- Books
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The curious distillatory, or, The art of distilling coloured liquors, spirits, oyls, &c. from vegitables, animals, minerals and metals ... : containing many experiments ... relating to the production of colours, consistence and heat ... : together with several experiments upon the blood (and its serum) of diseased persons, with divers other collateral experiments / written originally in Latin by Jo. Sigis. Elsholt ; put into English by T.S.
Elsholtz, Johann Sigismund, 1623-1688Date: 1677- Books
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Supplementary report on the best method of proportioning the excise upon spirituous liquors. By Charles Blagden, ... Read before The Royal Society, June 28, 1792.
Blagden, Charles, Sir, 1748-1820.Date: 1792]- Books
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The newe iewell of health : wherein is contayned the most excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, deuided into fower bookes. In the which are the best approued remedies for the diseases as well inwarde as outwarde, of all the partes of mans bodie: treating very amplye of all dystillations of waters, of oyles, balmes, quintessences, with the extraction of artificiall saltes, the vse and preparation of antimonie, and potable gold. Gathered out of the best and most approued authors, by that excellent doctor Gesnerus. Also the pictures, and maner to make the vessels, furnaces, and other instrumentes therevnto belonging. Faithfully corrected and published in Englishe, by George Baker, chirurgian.
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565Date: 1576- Books
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[To the honourable the commissioners of His Majesty's excise. The case of Dr. Sayer Rudd, in answer to an information lodged against him ... for retaling spirituous liquors].
Rudd, Sayer, -1757Date: 1736- Books
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The complete distiller: containing, I. The method of performing the various processes of distillation, with Descriptions of the several Instruments: The whole Doctrine of Fermentation: The manner of drawing Spirits from Malt, Raisins, Molasses, Sugar, &c. and of rectifying them: With Instructions for imitating, to the greatest Perfection, both the Colour and Flavour of French Brandies. II. The manner of distilling all Kinds of Simple Waters from Plants, Flowers, &c. III. The method of making all the compound waters and rich cordials so largely imported from France and Italy; as likewise all those now made in Great Britain. To which are added, accurate descriptions of the several drugs, plants, Flowers, Fruits, &c. used by distillers, and Instructions for chusing the best of each Kind. The whole delivered in the plainest manner, for the Use both of Distillers and Private Families. By Ambrose Cooper, distiller.
Cooper, A. (Ambrose).Date: 1760- Books
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The compleat distiller: or the whole art of distillation practically stated, And Adorned with all the New Modes of Working now in Use. In which is Contained, The Way of making Spirits, Aquavitae, Artificial Brandy, and their Application to Simple and Compound Waters in the exact Pondus of the Greater and Lesser Composition; as also many Curious and Profitable Truths for the exalting of Liquors, being the Epitomy and Marrow of the whole Art; supplying all that is omitted in the London Distiller, French Baker, &c. Experience being the true Polisher hereof. To which is added, Pharmacopœia spagyrica nova: Or an Helmontian Course; being a Description of the Philosophical Sal-Armoniack, Volatile Salt of Tartar, and Circulatum Minus, &c. Together with their Use and Office in Preparing Powers, Arcanums, Magisteries, and Quintessences, the Dose and Vertues being Annexed. The second edition, with alterations and additions. Illustrated with copper sculptures. By W. Y-Worth, Medicinae Professor in Doctrinis Spagyricis & per Ignem Philosophus.
Y-Worth, W. (William).Date: MDCCV. [1705]- Books
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The Britannian magazine: or, A new art of making above twenty sorts of English wines : viz, of apples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, sloes, damasins, quinces, figgs, gooseberries, mulberries, currens, blackberries, elderberries, roses, carnations, cowslips, scurvy-grass, mint, and balm, &c. More pleasant and agreeable to the English constitution than those of France. With the way of making brandy and other spirits: as likewise how to make artificial clarets, renith, &c. The third edition. To which is added, The foundation of the art of distillation: or the true and genuine way of making malt into low-wines, proof-spirits, and brandy-wines, compliant to the late act of Parliament concerning distillation. By W.Y. M.D.
Y-Worth, W. (William)Date: [1700]- Books
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The vertuose boke of distyllacyon of the waters of all maner of herbes : with the fygures of the styllatoryes, fyrst made and compyled by the thyrte yeres study and labour of the moste co[n]nynge and famous master of phisyke, Maister Iherom bruynswyke. And now newly translate out of Duyche into Englysshe, nat only to the synguler helpe and profyte of the surgyens, phisycyens, and pothecaryes, but also of all maner of people, parfytely and in dewe tyme and ordre to lerne to dystyll all maner of herbes, to the profyte, cure, [and] remedy of all maner dysseases and infirmytees apparant and nat apparant. And ye shall vndersta[n]de that the waters be better than the herbes, as Auicenna testefyeth in his fourth canon saynge that all maner medicynes vsed with theyr substance, febleth and maketh aged, and weke. Cum gratia et priuilegio regali.
Brunschwig, Hieronymus, approximately 1450-approximately 1512Date: [In the yere of our lorde. M.ccccc.xxvii. [1527] the xviii daye of Apryll]- Books
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The practise of the new and old phisicke : wherein is contained the most excellent secrets of phisicke and philosophie, deuided into foure bookes. In the which are the best approued remedies for the diseases as well inward as outward, of al the parts of mans body: treating very amplie of al distillations of waters, of oyles, balmes, quintessences, with the extraction of artificiall saltes, the vse and preparation of antimony, and potable gold. Gathered out of the best & most approued authors, by that excellent doctor Gesnerus. Also the pictures and maner to make the vessels, furnaces, and other instruments therevnto belonging. Newly corrected and published in English, by George Baker, one of the Queenes Maiesties chiefe chirurgians in ordinary.
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565Date: 1599- Books
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The distilleries considered, in their connection with the agriculture, commerce, and revenue of Britain; also in their effects upon the health, tranquillity, and morals of the people.
Date: [1797]