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is taken to the open copper and heated up to 85 C. (185 F.) for 

 half-an-hour, and skimmed and then run through a cooler into fresh 

 settling receptacles, properly sterilised. ' Steamed casks, closed by 

 means of sterilised bungs, will do. Here much of the albuminoid and 

 viscous matters in the|must, which will have been coagulated during 



the first heating process, are deposited. This renders the operation of 

 filtering much easier. After this the must may be filtered and run 

 into sterilised bottles, which are then securely corked with well- 

 sterilised corks. These bottles are set to stand in a hot water 



