Project Gutenberg 2007-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 183 McHarry, Samuel The Practical Distiller An Introduction To Making Whiskey, Gin, Brandy, Spirits, &c. &c. of Better Quality, and in Larger Quantities, than Produced by the Present Mode of Distilling, from the Produce of the United States Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Marcia Brooks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Practical Distiller" by Samuel McHarry is a detailed guidebook on the art of distillation, particularly focused on producing whiskey, gin, brandy, and other spirits. Written in the early 19th century, this work aims to enhance the quality and quantity of home-distilled beverages using locally-sourced ingredients like rye, corn, potatoes, and apples. McHarry shares his knowledge gained from practical experience and experimentation, offering insights into the processes involved in distillation. The opening of the book presents McHarry's personal journey into the world of distillation, highlighting his initial ignorance of fermentation and the distillation process. He describes the challenges faced due to a lack of resources and practical knowledge in his region, leading him to conduct his experiments carefully. Through dedication and observation, he developed systematic methods to improve the distillation of spirits and established best practices that he now shares in this guide. Overall, it sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the technical aspects of distilling, emphasizing cleanliness, ingredient quality, and process efficiency for aspiring distillers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Distillation TP Text Crafts Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: How To... 233293 232016 2024-09-09T08:54:08.081545 2023-09-09T11:11:28.218892 text/html text/html 232119 2007-04-29T11:30:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 77996 2007-04-29T11:30:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141494 2024-09-09T08:54:14.272512 application/epub+zip 140308 2024-09-09T08:54:09.775514 application/epub+zip 135019 2024-09-09T08:54:08.784517 application/epub+zip 277729 2024-09-09T08:54:17.566498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248629 2024-09-09T08:54:13.486514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194369 2022-09-10T06:25:40.511087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190942 190838 2024-09-09T08:54:07.317558 2023-09-09T11:11:27.606887 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 191013 2007-04-29T11:30:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66468 2007-04-29T11:30:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 191004 2007-04-29T11:30:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66453 2007-04-29T11:30:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19824 2024-09-09T08:54:17.705470 application/rdf+xml 13164 2024-09-09T08:54:09.141526 image/jpeg 3813 2024-09-09T08:54:08.964512 image/jpeg 124335 2024-09-09T08:54:08.102535 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog