A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products
CHAPTER IX.
ALCOHOL FROM BEETS.
Beet cultivation. Composition. Soil and manures. Sowing. Harvesting. Storing. Production of alcohol from beets. Cleaning and rasping. Extraction by pressure. Extraction by maceration and diffusion. The diffusion battery. Fermentation. Direct distillation of roots. 140