COMPOSITION OF STEEP WATER.


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 "
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Total dry matter. 1.08 "
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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 "

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