The Practical Distiller is a lively and informative guide to the methods and problems of distillation, as practised in early 19th Century America.
This slim volume certainly packs a lot in: how to obtain and keep good yeast, construct and maintain hogsheads, mash rye and other grains, prepare and use malt, distil vegetables and fruit, build, use and maintain a dist.
Samuel McHarry\'s seminal work was written to encourage Americans to stop relying on imported liquors, and make more of their own.
The Practical Distiller is a lively and informative guide to the methods and problems of distillation, as practised in early 19th Century America