^ ardent Spirit fro}n Carrots. 13 



boilina;. From this pulp the juice was eafily extraftGcl, by- 

 means of a prpfs, and two hundred galjons of juice were pro- 

 duced from the whole. This juice was boiled again, with one 

 poimd of hops, five hours, and then cooled to 06 of Fah- 

 renheit; and, fix quarts of yeaft being added, it was fet to 

 ferment. The ftrong fermentation laded fortv-cight hours, 

 during which time the heat abated to 58*^ of Fahrenheit. 

 Twelve gallons of unfermentcd juice, which had been re- 

 ferved, were then heated, and added to the liquor, the heat 

 of which was thusraifcd again to 66", and the fermentatior^ 

 was renewed for twenty-four hours more, the air of the brew- 

 houfe being all this time at 46° and 44°. The liquor was 

 now tunned, and continued to work three days from the 

 bung. Laftly, it was diftilled ; and the firft diilillation was 

 reftified the next day, without any addition. The produce 

 was twelve gallons of fpirit*. 



The refufe of the carrots weighed forty-eight flone, which, 

 added to the tops and tails, made provifion for hogs, befides 

 the wafii from the ftill, which mcafured one hundred and 

 fourteen gallons. 



From this experiment, which was made by Mr. Hornby, 

 Dr. Hunter draws the following comparifon between the 

 didillation of carrots and that of grain : 



Twenty tons of carrots, which v/ill make two hundred 

 gallons of proof-fpirit, may be bought for 16/, 



Eight quarters of malt, or rather of materials for diftilla- 

 tion, confifiing of malt, wheat, and rye, may be bought for 

 \6l. and will alfo yield two hundred gallons of proof-fpirit. 



The refufe from the carrots will be nine hundred and 

 fixty ftone, which, at one penny per ftone, will fell for 4/. 



The refufe, or grains, from the malt, Zee. will be fixty-four 

 bufliels, each bulhcl about three (lone, which, atone penny 

 per (lone, will fell for 16^. 



Dr. Hunter, however, fuppofcs that the manufatSluring of 

 the fpirit from carrots may be attended with more expence 



* A famplL of tliis fpirit, which was fciit alone; wiih tlie paper, was 

 examin:(l by Dr. Biack, Dr. Hurton, unu Mr-Rullcll : they found that 

 it refcniblcd a corn fpirit in flavojr, Lut that it was equal to a corn Ipirit 

 of the btft kind, and tli it it was proof. 



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