COMPOSITION OF STEEP WATER.
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According to M. C. Leeuw, water in which malt has been steeped has the following composition:
Organic matter. 0.56 per cent. Mineral matter. 0.52 " ---- Total dry matter. 1.08 " ---- Nitrogen. 0.033 "
The mineral matter consists of--
Potash. 0.193 " Phosphoric acid. 0.031 " Lime. 0.012 " Soda. 0.047 " Magnesia. 0.016 " Sulphuric acid. 0.007 " Oxide of iron. traces. Chlorine and silica. 0.212 "