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Common terms and phrases
alcohol aqua vitae barrel beer blood-heat boiling water bottle bowl brandy brew brewer's yeast brewers bung cask cherries cider cinnamon clean cask clear closely covered cloves cold cool place corks cover closely cream of tartar crock demerara sugar dissolved eau de vie elderflowers ferment fermentation has ceased filter flavour four pounds fruit gallon of boiling gallon of water ginger glass half a pint half a pound half an ounce heat hops infuse isinglass juice and rind keep kvass leave to ferment lemon let it stand liqueur malt mashing tub mature mead mixture nutmeg once ounce ounce of isinglass pint pint of water pounds of demerara pounds of honey pounds of sugar Punch quantity quart rack raisins recipe Seville oranges simmer slices spices stirring every day strong beer-bottles sugar-candy syrup tablespoonful Take temperature three pounds twenty-four hours warm place whisky white sugar white wine wort