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The Complete Distiller

Part 3 — THE INDEX

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A.

Accidents often attending Distillation, 33

how prevented, 37

Remedies for, 41

Additions, their Use, 20

Advantages attending the different Kinds of Distillation, 51

Air, promotes and quickens Fermentation, 12

Alembics, different Sorts of, 29

described, 30

the common, how used, 52

Glass, its Use, 57

Simple Waters how distilled by, 114

All-fours, or Cardamom————, 247

Ambergrise, Description of, 261

Essence of, 262

Andrew’s (Father) Water, 207

Angelica Water, spirituous, 166

compound, 167

Anhalt Water, 199

Aniseed described, 157

———— Water, 158

Antiscorbutic Water, 177

Aqua Cœlestis, 194

Mirabilis, 162

Aromatics their Use, 21

Arracs how procured in the East Indies, 86

how they may be imitated, 88

how clarified, 89

B.

Balneum Mariæ, described, 55

its Uses, 108

Barbadoes Water, 214

Barnabas (Father) Water of, 208

Baum Water, 138

Water, compound, 190

Beauty Water, 259

Bergamot, described, 203

a spirituous Water from, 204

Bodies proper for Distillation, 59

Bouquet, Water of, 256

Brandies how distilled in France, 76

how to convert English Spirits into French, 77

whence they acquire their Colour, 102

Brewing defined, 2

Water proper for, 4

how performed, 5

Bryony-root described, 188

a compound Water from, ibid.

Burnt Sugar its use in colouring Brandy, 105

Camomile-flowers, Description of, 182

a compound Water from, ibid.

Caraway-seed, Description of, 159

Water, ibid.

Cardamom-seed, Description of, 160

Water, 161

Cardamum, or All-fours, 247

Carminative Water, 197

Castor, Description of, 140

a Simple Water from, 141

Cautions in distilling Vegetables, 116

Cedrat, described, 201

a spirituous Water from, 202

Cephalic Water, 193

Cherry Brandy, 252

Cinnamon, Description of, 134

Simple Water drawn from, 135

Water, spirituous, 147

Citron Water how made, 257

Civet, Description of, 264

Essence of, ibid.

Cloves, Description of, 150

Virtues of, ibid.

a spirituous Water from, ibid.

Cohobation, what, 221

Cold Still described, 32

its Uses, 109

Colouring of Spirits, how performed, 101

Cordial Waters, Rules for making, 146

Water of Montpelier, 207

Cubebs, Description of 162

Cyprus Water 257

D.

Definition of Distillation, 1

of Brewing, 2

of Fermentation, 7

of Spirits, 62

of Essence, 62

of Simple Waters, 63

of Phlegm, ibid.

of Filtration, 68

Digestion, what, and how performed, 66

Dill-seed, Description of, 142

a Simple Water from, 143

Distillation, defined, 1

of Spirits, 2

Principles of explained, 26

worthy the Attention of the learned, 27

how divided, ibid.

per ascensum, what, ibid.

per descensum, what, 28

per latus, what, ibid.

Accidents attending the Processes of, 33

particular Advantages attending every Kind of, 51

how performed in the common Alembic, 52

how performed in Sand, 53

in Balneum Mariæ, 54

in Glass Alembics, 56

by the vapour Bath, 57

Bodies proper for, 59

what procured by, 62

the proper Season for, 67

of Malt Spirits, 70

of Molosses Spirits, 76

of Rum, 80

of Sugar Spirits, 83

of Raisin Spirits, ibid.

of Simple Waters how to be conducted, 116

Rules for, 120

of compound Waters, 145

Divine Water, 212

Double Goods what, 149

Drying of Plants why often prejudicial, 113

E.

Eau d’Arquebusade, 200

de Bigarde, 204

de Carmes, 190

sans Pareille, 255

Essence, what, 62

F.

Faints, their use, 265

Father Andrew’s Water, 207

Father Barnabas’s Water, 208

Fennel-seed, Description of, 135

Simple Water, 136

Fermentation necessary to the Extraction of Spirits, 2

defined, 7

Theory of, 8

Practice of, 15

how performed to the greatest Advantage, 23

how known to be perfected, 25

its Use in drawing Simple Waters, 123

Ferments, what, 16

how to procure a Stock of, 17

the Alteration they cause in any neutral fermentable Liquor, 19

Filtration, how performed, 68

Fire, how to be regulated, 116

Flavouring of Spirits how performed, 99

Fruits, Water of the four, 209

G.

Geneva, 248

Ginger, Description of, 163

Gold Cordial, 245

Goods double, what, 149

single, what, ibid.

Gout Water, 198

H.

Heat necessary in brewing, 5

Heavenly Water, 194

Honey, its use as an Addition, 20

Water, 253

Horse-radish Water, 178

Hungary Water, how made, 153

I.

Jamaica-pepper, Description of, 129

how cured, 130

its Uses, ibid.

a Simple Water from, ibid.

Jasmine Water, 206

Imperial Water, 133

Juniper-berries, Description of, 248

the best Methods of preserving, 249

L.

Ladies Water, 192

Lavender, Virtues of, 154

a spirituous Water from, ibid.

Lemon-peel, a spirituous Water from, 152

M.

Malt, why preferred in England, 3

how to brew with it to Advantage, ibid.

what Parts of it dissolve in Water, 4

Spirits how distilled, 70

Mint Water, spirituous, 165

Molosses, Spirits how distilled, 75

Montpelier Cordial Water, 207

Motion in Fermentation, whence, 10

Musk Description of, 263

Essence of, ibid.

N.

Nitre, Spirit of, its Use, 97

Nutmegs, Description of, 186

a spirituous Water from, 187

O.

Oak, Extract of, how made, 103

its Use, ibid.

Oil, Essential, its Use, 21

of Wine, how procured, 99

its Use, 100

Essential, of Orange-flowers, 130

Oleosaccharum, what, 21

Orange Water, spirituous, 168

Cordial Water, 204

Flowers, Description of, 127

Orange-flowers, Simple Water of, 127

double Water of, 128

Essential Oil of, 129

Cordial Water from, 131

Peel, a Simple Water from, 111

P.

Parsley Water, compound, 196

Penny royal, its Uses, 138

a Simple Water from, 139

Water, spirituous, 195

Pepper-mint Water, 136

spirituous, 165

Phlegm, what, 63

Pimento, Description of, 139

Piony, Description of, 184

a compound Water from, 185

Plague Water, 169

Plants, Spirit of, what, 113

what they lose in drying, ibid.

Practice of Fermentation, 15

Principles of Distillation explained, 27

R.

Raisin Spirits how extracted, 83

great Use of, 85

Ratafia, common, 221

red, 224

fine and dry, 226

mixed, 228

white from Grapes, 230

from Peaches, 234

from Orange-flowers, 241

from the Portugal Orange, 243

English, 244

Rectification, what, 89

how performed to the greatest Advantage, 90

by alcaline Salts, 92

by Alcalies and Acids, 94

by saline Bodies, ibid.

by quick Lime, 95

by neutral Salts, ibid.

Roman Water, 213

Rose, Description of, 131

a Water drawn from, 132

Essence of, 133

Rosemary, a Simple Water of, 110

Virtues of, 153

a spirituous Water from, ibid.

Ros solis, Description of, 215

compound Water, ibid.

Royal Water, 260

Rules for conducting Simple Distillation, 120

for making Cordial Waters, 146

Rum, how distilled, 80

whence it derives its Flavour, ibid.

how it may be made to resemble Arrac, 82

S.

Sand, its use in Distillation, 53

Salt, Glauber’s, Spirit of, its Use, 20

Season proper for distilling, 67

Seeds, Water of the four, 211

Simple Waters, what, 63

how distilled, 107 seq.

their Contents, 112

how distilled by the Alembic, 114

drawn from a fermented Plant, 123

of Baum, 137

of Castor, 140

of Cinnamon, 135

of Dill-seed, 142

Water of Fennel-seed, 136

of Jamaica Pepper, 139

of Orange-peel, 142

of Penny-royal, 138

of Pepper-mint, 136

of Roses, 132

of Spear-mint, 137

Single Goods, what, 149

Spear-mint Water, 137

Use of, ibid.

Spices, Water of the four, 210

Spirits, Distillation of, 2

not to be extracted without a previous Fermentation, 2

from Malt, how extracted, 70

from Molosses, how distilled, 75

how extracted from Sugar, 83

from Raisins, ibid.

how flavoured, 97

how coloured, 101

of Plants, what, 113

Stephens’s (Dr.) Water, 172

Still cold, described, 32

its Uses, 109

the Operations of it how performed, 110

Stock of Ferments how procured, 17

Subject, fermentable, what composed of, 8

Sugar Spirit, what, and how extracted, 80

burnt, its Use in colouring Brandy, 105

Sulphur, Oil of, its Use, 20

Surfeit Water, 173

T.

Tartar, an aqueous Solution of, its Use, 20

Theory of Fermentation, 8

Treacle, its Use as an Addition, 20

Spirit from, 75

its Use in colouring Brandy, 104

Water, 108

Turin Ros solis, 217

V.

Vapour Bath, its Use, 57

Vestal Water, 258

Unequalled Water, 255

Usquebaugh, common, 218

Royal, 219

by Digestion, ibid.

French, 220

Vulnerary Water, 200

W.

Wash, what so called by the Distillers, 7

Water, what fittest for brewing, 4

why necessary in several Distillations, 49

Waters, Simple, what, 63

how distilled, 107 seq.

drawn from fermented Plants, 123

from Baum, ibid.

from Castor, 140

from Cinnamon, 135

from Dill-seed, 142

from Fennel-seed, 136

from Jamaica Pepper, 139

Simple from Orange-flowers, 127

double of Orange-flowers, 128

from Orange-peel, 142

from Penny-royal, 138

from Pepper-mint, 136

from Roses, 132

from Spear-mint, 137

Water, Spirituous, of Father Andrew, 207

from Angelica, 166

of Anhalt, 199

from Aniseeds, 157

called Barbadoes, 214

of Father Barnabas, 208

from Baum, 190

from Bergamot, 203

from the Begarade, 204

of Beauty, 259

of Bouquet, 256

from Bryony-root, 188

from Camomile-flowers, 182

from Caraway-seed, 159

from Cardamom-seed, 160

called Cardamum, 247

from the Cedrat, 201

called Cephalic, 193

from Cinnamon, 147

from Cloves, 150

from Citron-peel, 156

of Cyprus, 257

called Divine, 212

called Eau sans Pareille, 255

from four Fruits, 209

from four Seeds, 211

from four Spices, 210

called Gold Cordial, 245

against the Gout, 198

called Heavenly, 194

from Honey, &c., 253

from Horse-radish, 178

from Jasmine-flowers, 206

called Imperial, 183

from Juniper-berries, 248

for Ladies, 192

from Lavender, 154

from Lemon-peel, 152

of Montpelier, 207

from Nutmegs, 186

from Orange-peel, 168

from Parsley, 196

from Penny-royal, 195

from Pepper-mint, 165

from Piony, &c., 184

against the Plague, 169

called Ratafia, 221

called Roman, 213

from Rosemary, 153

from Ros Solis, 215

called Royal, 259

against a Scurvy, 177

from Spear-mint, 164

of Dr. Stephens, 172

against a Surfeit, 173

from Venice Treacle, 180

called Vestal, 258

called Usquebaugh, 218

against Wind, 197

the Wonderful, 162

from Wormwood, 175

against Wounds, 200

Wine, Oil of, how procured, 99

its Use, 100

Winter’s Bark, Description of, 151

Wonderful Water, how made, 162

Wormwood Water, lesser Composition, 175

greater Composition, 176

FINIS.

Illustration from The Complete Distiller Containing, I. The method of performing the various processes of distillation, with descriptions of the several instruments: the whole doctrine of fermentation: the manner of drawing spirits from malt, raisins, molasses, sugar, &c. and of rectifying them: with instructions for imitating, to the greatest perfection, both the colour and flavour of French brandies. II. The manner of distilling all kinds of simple waters from plants, flowers, &c. III. The method of making all the compound waters and rich cordials so largely imported from France and Italy; as likewise all those now made in Great Britain. To which are added, accurate descriptions of the several drugs, plants, flowers, fruits, &c. used by distillers, and instructions for chusing the best of each kind...
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