Of malting Cider. 
tries Veflels being made, that one of them 
will contain many Hoglheads of Wine 5 
which being therein in lo great aquantity, 
is preserved much better than if divided 
into Idler Veflels. 
Alfo the form of a Barrel hath been found 
to be very material: although the vulgar 
round Barrel be moft ufeful and neceflary 
tor Tranfportation from one place to ano¬ 
ther^ yet is the upright Veflel, whole R.ibs 
are ftr e ‘ght, and the head about a fourth 
°u u ^ P rt loader than the bottom,and 
the height equal to the Diameter of the 
upper part, the belt form to ftand in a 
Cellar. The bung-hole of about two Inches 
Diameter, is to be on the top, with a Plug 
of Wood turn’d round exadtly to fit into 
it, near unto which muft be a lmall Vent- 
a ^ ter t ^ ie C*dcr is tunn’d up, 
and ltopt at the Bung, you may give it 
Vent at pleafure 5 and that when you 
draw it forth, you may thereby admit Air 
into the Veflel. Thisform is prefer cl, be- 
caule that moft Liquors contract a Skin or 
Cream on the top, which helps much to 
their prelervation, and is in other forms 
broken by the finking of the Liquor, but 
jn this is kept whole} which occalions the 
trelhnefs of the Drink to the Iaft. This form 
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