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Record 1 2024-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
  • Cattle Raising
  • Milking Equipment (Agriculture)
OBS

This pasteurization method elevates the temperature of the milk above 281 °F(typically processed between 288 °F and 295 °F) and holds that temperature in a hold tube for 2 seconds, to kill pathogens and spore formers...

Key term(s)
  • higher heat shorter time pasteurisation
  • higher heat, shorter time pasteurisation
  • HHST pasteurisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
  • Élevage des bovins
  • Traite mécanique (Agriculture)
CONT

Le traitement à très haute température et à très courte durée du lait de consommation et des produits du lait [...] consiste à appliquer à un produit qui s'écoule de façon continue une température élevée, généralement supérieure à 100 °C, pendant le temps nécessaire permettant d'allonger la durée de conservation du produit lorsque réfrigéré.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

... the downward movement (sinking) of air parcels in the atmosphere.

CONT

This movement compresses the air, which increases both the temperature of an air mass and its capacity to hold water vapour. The net effect is a lowering of an air mass's relative humidity, and the dissipation of clouds and precipitation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

[...] mouvement descendant de particules d'air dans l'atmosphère.

CONT

Ce mouvement compresse l'air, ce qui a pour effet d'augmenter à la fois la température d'une masse d’air et sa capacité à retenir la vapeur d'eau. Le résultat final est la diminution de l'humidité relative de la masse d'air et la dissipation des nuages et des précipitations.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Testing and Quality Control (Packaging)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A test carried out on packages that consists of regulating moisture content and temperature. A common specification is to hold the package in atmosphere equivalent to 50% relative humidity at 25 °C until temperature and moisture content on the package are stable.

OBS

See the definition of "conditioning" in the Glossary of Packaging Terms (source code: GREPA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Essais et contrôle (Emballages)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Essai pratiqué dans des enceintes ou des cellules climatiques et visant à établir les limites de contrainte à la température et à l'humidité que peut subir un emballage.

OBS

Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

TSA uses temperature in order to regenerate the adsorbent. At low temperatures, adsorbents can retain significant amounts of water. At temperatures above 200 °C, however, adsorbents hold almost no water. By swinging the temperature from low to high, it is possible to adsorb large quantities of moisture at low temperature, such as 40 °C, and release it at high temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Physique de l'atmosphère

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Cold Storage
  • Regulations (Water Transport)
CONT

Many bulk cargoes are liable to spontaneous combustion or ship or cargo sweat. The only possible way to obtain an early warning of the start of spontaneous combustion is by monitoring the temperature of the cargo holds. Many ships are fitted with ’temperature ports’, i. e. pipes that are fitted beside the cargo hold access ladders into which thermometers can be lowered to obtain the hold temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Entreposage frigorifique
  • Réglementation (Transport par eau)
CONT

La réfrigération de la cale est assurée par un système de diffusion et de répartition homogène de l'air pulsé à l'aide d'un réseau de gaines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Congelación y refrigeración
  • Almacenaje frigorífico
  • Reglamentación (Transporte por agua)
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Record 6 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Fire Prevention
DEF

A link of low-melting alloy that holds an automatic sprinkler head in closed position and melts at a predetermined temperature, thereby allowing the valve to open and release water or other extinguishing agent. A similar link may be used to hold a fire door or fire damper in open position, to shut off the fuel supply to an oil-fired boiler in case of fire, etc.

CONT

Every shaft containing are fuse chute shall conform to the requirements of Article 3.5.3.1., and shall be constructed of noncombustible materials having a fire-resistance rating not less than that required by Table 3.5.3.A. for the grade of fire separation through which it passes, but not less than (...) 1 hr where the chute outlet for the discharge room is protected by an approved, automatic, self-latching closure held open by a fusible link (...)

OBS

fusible link: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Prévention des incendies
DEF

Dispositif dont la rupture, sous l'effet d'une chaleur anormale, assure la mise en œuvre de moyens de secours contre l'incendie : fermeture de portes coupe-feu, ouverture de vannes ou de têtes d'extincteurs automatiques.

CONT

Les gaines qui renferment un vide-ordures doivent être conformes aux exigences de l'article 3.5.3.1. et construites en matériaux incombustibles d'un degré de résistance au feu au moins égal à la valeur du tableau 3.5.3.A. exigée pour les séparations coupe-feu qu'elles traversent, et d'au moins 1 h, si le débouché du vide-ordures est muni d'un dispositif d'obturation approuvé à auto-verrouillage, maintenu en position ouverte par un maillon fusible [...]

OBS

Fusible. Ne pas confondre avec «fusible» en électricité qui désigne le fil d'alliage d'étain ou de plomb utilisé dans les coupe-circuits ou parfois, par déformation, le coupe-circuit lui-même.

OBS

élément fusible : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Breadmaking
DEF

... an enclosed and well insulated space, dimensioned to hold a given number of troughs and air conditioned to provide a favorable temperature to mature the dough.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boulangerie
CONT

Le pointage de la pâte a lieu à l'intérieur d'une chambre de fermentation à atmosphère conditionnée, soit dans les cuves des pétrins mécaniques, soit dans des bacs sur roues, spécialement conçus à cet effet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Panificación
PHR

Cámara de fermentación controlada, tradicional.

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Record 8 2013-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Thermodynamics
  • Energy (Physics)
DEF

The temperature at which a gas would show no pressure if the general law for gases would hold for all temperatures. It is equal to-273. 16°C or-459. 69°F.

CONT

The concept of absolute zero as a limiting temperature has many thermodynamic consequences. For example, all molecular motion does not necessarily cease at absolute zero, but none is available for transfer to other systems, and it is therefore correct to say that the energy at absolute zero is minimal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Thermodynamique
  • Énergie (Physique)
DEF

Température égale à 0 °K ou -273,16 °C ou -459,72 °F.

CONT

Le zéro absolu se place à 273 °C au-dessous du point de congélation de l'eau, point zéro de l'échelle centésimale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Termodinámica
  • Energía (Física)
DEF

Temperatura a la cual la energía del movimiento molecular es nula. En la escala de temperaturas Celsius corresponde a -273,15ºC.

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Record 9 2012-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
  • Brewing and Malting
  • Food Industries
CONT

In the bottleshop of a brewery, returned empty bottles go through washers in which they receive a thorough cleaning. After washing, the bottles are inspected electronically and visually, and pass on to the rotary filler. Some of these machines can fill up to 1, 200 bottles per minute. A "crowning" machine integrated with the filler, places caps on the bottles. The filled bottles may then pass through a "tunnel" pasteurizer-often 75 feet from end to end and able to hold 15, 000 bottles-where the temperature of the beer is raised about 60 degrees Celsius for a sufficient length of time to provide biological stability, then cooled to room temperature.

Key term(s)
  • conveyor pasteurizer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Brasserie et malterie
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

Pour bière en bouteilles et jus de fruits en cannettes.

OBS

Les machines sont adaptées aux différentes demandes des industries agroalimentaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bebidas
  • Fabricación de cerveza y malta
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 10 2011-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
CONT

This insulated vessel is designed to hold [food] at a safe serving temperature for hours.

CONT

Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold for up to five hours in this insulated thermal food container.

CONT

Preheat your insulated container by filling it with boiling water and letting it stand for a couple of minutes. Pour out the water and fill the container with your hot food right away.

CONT

Vacuum-insulated container keeps food hot or cold for up to 6 hours.

Key term(s)
  • vacuum insulated container

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
CONT

Ce récipient isotherme est conçu pour maintenir les aliments à une température de service sûre pendant des heures.

CONT

Réchauffez votre contenant isotherme en le remplissant d'eau bouillante. Après quelques minutes, jetez l'eau et placez-y immédiatement les aliments chauds.

Spanish

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Record 11 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Merchandising Techniques
CONT

Engineered with innovative design and operational features, such as a two-tiered display surface and independent heating controls for the individual case sections, BKI's new island display case is ideal for enhancing any foodservice program... BKI's new island display case is built to work and to hold constant and proper temperature... With its double-level display surface, BKI's heated island case elevates product visibility and accessibility to customers-putting a variety of dinner entrees and side items at their fingertips and making dinner selection so easy.

OBS

Note that the island display case is accessible from all sides.

Key term(s)
  • isle
  • island

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques marchandes
DEF

Meuble de présentation de formes diverses et accessible de tous les côtés.

CONT

Meubles à produits surgelés [...] Le service peut se faire des deux côtés du meuble ce qui leur fait donner le nom de meubles «îlots».

Key term(s)
  • meuble-îlot

Spanish

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Record 12 2011-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

A small bottle for determining the specific gravity of grains, small fragments [or fluids].

CONT

Two methods are commonly used for determining the specific gravities of liquids. One method uses the hydrometer, an instrument that gives a specific gravity reading directly. A second method, called the bottle method, uses a "specific-gravity bottle, "i. e., a flask made to hold a known volume of liquid at a specified temperature(usually 20°C). The bottle is weighed, filled with the liquid whose specific gravity is to be found, and weighed again. The difference in weights is divided by the weight of an equal volume of water to give the specific gravity of the liquid.

OBS

pycnometer; pyknometer: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Flacon pour déterminer les masses volumiques des solides ou des liquides.

CONT

Le pycnomètre est essentiellement un flacon de verre surmonté d'une tubulure très étroite portant un trait de repère. Il permet de peser, par différence, la masse du volume bien défini de liquide qu'il peut contenir, la masse du volume d'eau déplacé par un solide immergé dans le flacon rempli d'eau. La masse volumique de l'eau étant bien connue, on en déduit la masse volumique du liquide ou celle du solide que l'on a pris soin de peser séparément.

OBS

Peut servir à mesurer la masse volumique de la matière minérale d'un échantillon de sol, d'une roche plus ou moins poreuse ou de l'eau de mer.

OBS

pycnomètre : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

OBS

pycnomètre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Instrumentos de medida
  • Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
DEF

Aparato de medida de la densidad de sólidos y líquidos.

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Record 13 2008-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Services (Military)
  • Combat Support
CONT

Dispersed hot meals shall be produced using foods that travel and hold temperature for reasonable periods of time in approved CF [Canadian Forces] containers. A card indicating the amount per serving... shall accompany each meal.

CONT

Food used for hot dispersed meals shall be freshly prepared; leftovers shall not be used. ... Hot foods shall be at or just under the boiling point when placed in the container.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Militaire)
  • Soutien au combat
CONT

Les repas chauds transportés doivent être préparés à partir d'ingrédients qui peuvent se transporter et se conserver aux températures convenables pendant une période raisonnable dans des contenants approuvés des FC [Forces canadiennes]. Chaque repas doit être accompagné d'une carte indiquant la portion à servir [...]

CONT

Les denrées utilisées pour la préparation de repas chauds transportés doivent être fraîches. Aucun reste ne doit servir à leur préparation. [...] Au moment de leur installation dans le contenant, la température des plats chauds doit être au point d'ébullition ou s'en rapprocher.

Spanish

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Record 14 2003-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

An electronic hand-held weather recording device used, for instance, by car racing teams, sailors, farmers, outdoor and weather enthusiasts.

CONT

... hand held weather stations take about every weather factor into consideration. ... Very sophisticated ones not only measure weather conditions every second but make E.T. or throttle stop predictions every 4 seconds. A sophisticated drag racing weather station will allow you to store data on as many as 256 previous runs and performs an analysis to give you a prediction based on the weather conditions instantly. It can keep and use separate databases for separate vehicles, tracks, or classes. Some of the really sophisticated stations have a prediction deviation function [which] gives a reliability value of the prediction. It gives you a margin of error based on the information in the database that you chose. Within the last few years, windmeters have been added to the weather station box of tricks.

CONT

The Kestrel line of wind meters or anemometers... in less than 60 seconds, provide the answer to the major spraying season question that haunts producers each morning :"How windy is it?" The Kestrel 1000... gives a fast answer to wind speed average and gusts.... the model 2000 will add temperature and for those really cold days on the sprayer, add wind chill to that list. The 3000 adds humidity, dew point and heat stress index.... But for an all out weather station you can hold in the palm of your hand, the Kestrel 4000 provides all of this, in addition to wet bulb, altitude, air density and barometric pressure. Most importantly, 250 of these readings can be recorded in the device's memory and later transferred to the farm computer.... Michael Naughton of Nielsen Keller-man said the company released the 1000 in 1999 with the intention of it being a tool for sailors and outdoor sports and weather enthusiasts. "Farmers are turning out to be a really big part of our business. The 4000 is really popular with them. We were surprised by the demand for little hand-held weather stations, "he said.

OBS

Not to be confused with "manual (weather) station."

Key term(s)
  • hand-held station

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Appareils de mesure
CONT

Station portative EB312. Petite station météo portative 3 fonctions : prévisions météo par icônes, température ambiante et horloge-calendrier. Idéal pour les activités de plein air : un appareil commode et peu encombrant à mettre dans toutes les poches.

CONT

Station météorologique portative. [...] un instrument destiné à faciliter les observations météorologiques dans les excursions de plus en plus fréquentes qu'exécutent les touristes [...] Cet instrument est composé de façon à pouvoir déterminer exactement, en tous lieux, d'une manière commode et prompte, les trois données météorologiques les plus importantes de l'air, savoir : sa pression, sa température et son degré d'humidité. C'est le groupement d'un baromètre, d'un thermomètre, d'un hygromètre et d'une boussole. L'agencement de ces appareils constitue un instrument d'un volume restreint, renfermé dans un étui unique [...]. la Nature, 1874, deuxième semestre, p. 112.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «station (météo) manuelle».

Key term(s)
  • station météorologique portable
  • station portable
  • station météorologique de poche

Spanish

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Record 15 2003-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
DEF

The maximum amount of water air can hold at a given temperature.

CONT

Humidity is the amount of moisture in the air. Air at a given temperature can hold only a certain amount of moisture, and no more. This is called 'saturation humidity’. Humidity is measured as a percentage of this saturation humidity(100 per cent) and is referred to as ’relative humidity’.

OBS

Relative Humidity. The amount of water vapor in the air relative to that which it is capable of holding at a given temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
CONT

Dans l'atmosphère, l'humidité à saturation dépend de la température et de la pression.

CONT

L'humidité spécifique d'une masse d'air est mesurée par le rapport du poids de l'eau contenue sur le poids de l'air. L'humidité relative est le rapport du poids de l'eau contenue sur le poids de l'eau contenue en atmosphère saturée. L'humidité à saturation varie avec la température de l'air : au niveau du sol, elle est de 5 g d'eau par m³ d'air à 0 °C mais 30 g par m³ à 30 °C.

Spanish

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Record 16 2000-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
DEF

A sealed plastic container designed to hold a food product and permit the consumer to bring the bag and product to boiling temperature before the product is removed from the bag and eaten.

Key term(s)
  • boil in bag package
  • boil in bag

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
DEF

Sac en polyamide polyéthylène pour aliments surgelés qui, pour le réchauffage, peut être plongé dans l'eau bouillante ou passé au four à micro-ondes.

Spanish

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Record 17 2000-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
CONT

Thermal chucks are temperature controlled precision platforms which can be used on the stage of almost any microprober or microscope to test semiconductor wafers, hybrid circuits, and other flat devices, materials, or specimens at controlled temperatures. When equipped with vacuum rings the chuck will hold the test object firmly for efficient thermal transfer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Techniques industrielles

Spanish

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Record 18 1999-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steelmaking
CONT

Coating weights : Pure tin coating on a hot-dip tin plate is mechanically distributed over sheet surface by tinning rolls. Due to nature of this tinning operation and elevated temperature of metal it is not possible to control, within close limits, tin coating weight. For these and other reasons, coating is measured and described by "tin pot yield" method. Total weight(in pounds) of tin consumed in manufacture of one base box, is pot yield. Terms, charcoal plate and coke plate, which in last century described quality of iron used as a base metal, have now come to be applied to tin plate of certain coating thickness. Amount of coating on coke plates is generally between 1. 24 and 2. 5 pounds per base box-on charcoal plates between 3 pounds and 5 pounds per base box. For roofing applications, heavier charcoal weight coatings have always been preferred. Common cokes, 1. 25 lb/base box. Standard cokes, 1. 50 lb/base box; Best cokes, 1. 70 lb/base box. "Kanners" special cokes, 2. 0 lb/base box.... Weight of coating on an electrolytic plate is a measurement of amount of coating on both sides of sheet, expressed in grams per square meter. Prior to adoption of this system, a "pot yield" method was used. The coating designation numbers are a hold over from this earlier system.

OBS

Various grades of hot-dipped in tin plate were produced, the terminology indicating in a general way the weight of tin coating or, more exactly, the amount of tin used to produce the given unit or base box of plate. Coke tin plate has always designated the plate produced with the lowest amount of tin and formerly was called Cokes or Common Cokes. In ascending weight of coating, the various grades were Common Cokes, Standard Cokes, Best Cokes, and Kanners Special. Charcoal tin plate carries still heavier coatings including 1A and 2A.

Key term(s)
  • pot yield

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration de l'acier
OBS

rendement de l'étain au creuset : équivalent proposé par la compagnie Stelco à Lachine.

Spanish

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Record 19 1998-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
DEF

Total-immersion type of thermometer with a cup container at the bulb end to hold a specified amount and depth of the material whose temperature is to be measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques

Spanish

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Record 20 1994-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brewing and Malting
CONT

The filled bottles then pass through a "tunnel" pasteurizer-often 75 feet from end to end an able to hold 15, 000 bottles-where the temperature of the beer is raised to 140°F for 10 minutes....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brasserie et malterie

Spanish

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Record 21 1987-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Bags, Baggage and Satchels
  • Travel Articles (Tourism)
CONT

Rigid-plastic shells are quite flexible at room temperature but become more brittle at the cold temperatures typical in an aircraft hold.

OBS

of hard-sided luggage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maroquinerie et malleterie
  • Articles de voyage (Tourisme)

Spanish

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Record 22 1986-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking Appliances
CONT

... at the end of the cooking cycle, a hold cycle lets the dish stand to equalize temperature.

OBS

In a microwave oven.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
CONT

A la fin du cycle de cuisson, le cycle Retenue permet à la température des aliments de se stabiliser.

Spanish

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Record 23 1986-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Cooking Appliances
CONT

Kenmore Microwaves.... Built-in Hold/Warm feature allows you to keep food at serving temperature for up to 1 hour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
CONT

Micro-ondes Kenmore. (...) Attente/garde au chaud pour garder vos mets au chaud jusqu'à 1 heure.

Spanish

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Record 24 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brewing and Malting
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
OBS

when the first wort running into the brewkettle has covered the heating surface heat is applied to hold the temperature of the wort between 56-50 degrees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brasserie et malterie
  • Outillage industriel
OBS

Dans cette chaudière en cuivre (...) et d'une capacité de o=20,000 gallons le mélange est porté au point d'ébullition afin d'extraire toutes les qualités du malt et du houblon.

Spanish

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