258 On the Fermentation and 
by the pressure of the atmospherical air on the 
surface of the water. 
The fermentation was continued till all signs of 
fermentation had subsided; the contents of each 
vessel were then carefully distilled, and their pro< 
ducts were as follow. 
TABLE OF THE QUANTITY AND STRENGTH 
OF THE SPIRIT OBTAINED BY THE FOREGO- 
ING PROCESSES. 
Degrees below proof. 
Gallons of |Density in} Heat at |Ounces of 
wort. each expe-|which the |spirit pro- 
g riment. yest was |duced. Inthe clos- | In the open 
added, ed vessel. vessel. 
I, Six gallons divided into two parts. 
Ser ee Poet BO ee 
II. Six gallons divided into two equal parts, 
Seo [S ah 66" AOR ae | Fee 
III. Six gallons divided into two equal parts. 
oe oe oO 
N.B. The gravity of the spirit was ascertained by Dicas’s 
hydrometer, and the density of the worts by my own 
saccharometer. 
