fermentation vessels Reference library
Anders Brinch Kissmeyer and Garrett Oliver
The Oxford Companion to Beer
...a 19th century–style London brewery, as described in 1911: The next process is that of fermentation, which is carried on in a splendid room below, the floor of which is constructed entirely of slate. It is known as the “Havelock Room,” having been built at the time of the Indian Mutiny, and is shaped like the letter L with dimensions of 210 ft. and 132 ft. Here are contained fermenting vessels of slate and wood, each provided with a copper parachute for skimming yeast, communicating with the yeast tanks below. Each of the vessels holds from 120 to 190 barrels...
Historical Overview Reference library
Andrew F. Smith, John U. Rees, Rachelle E. Friedman, John U. Rees, Alison Tozzi, Kara Newman, Anne Mendelson, Amy Bentley, Sylvia Lovegren, and Sylvia Lovegren
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (2 ed.)
...but, he reflected, “No people on earth eat such quantities of flesh as the English,” and “nothing but the example of the [American] officers would possibly avail to effect this matter, and perhaps the attempt [to reduce the meat ration] could not be made without the danger of mutiny.” The original ration, which was based on that of the British, illustrates what foods were considered necessary to sustain American soldiers and provides insight into society's staples. The hoped-for per diem allotment included one pound of beef or fish or three-quarter's of a...
