Maltings (1). General view from south west of maltings floor, converted to accommodate 4 Saladin Boxes in 1964. This involved the insertion of a new floor and the blocking of all windows. A rail-mo ...
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Description Maltings (1). General view from south west of maltings floor, converted to accommodate 4 Saladin Boxes in 1964. This involved the insertion of a new floor and the blocking of all windows. A rail-mounted turning machine is currently in the first box (L) and could be moved to other boxes by traversers at each end. The floor of each box is comprised of steel mesh panels. The malting have been disused since 1983. Digital image of C 3872.
Date 26/4/1993
Catalogue Number SC 732230
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 3872
Scope and Content Maltings floor and Saladin boxes from south-west, Balmenach Distillery, Highland Balmenach Distillery was formally established in 1824, when legend has it James Macgregor was visited by an exciseman who advised him to 'take out a license on yon peat shed' in which he had been illicitly distilling whisky. Like most distilleries it has been renovated and has changed hands several times in the course of its history, before being 'mothballed' in 1993. It was acquired by Inver House Distillers in 1997, and is now once more in use. This area of the maltings was converted in 1964 to take Saladin boxes. The windows and vents were blocked and a new floor was fitted with pierced steel panels. The mechanical turning machine visible at the far end (left) runs on rails along the concrete walls, and can be moved into another box by traversers at the end of the building. Saladin boxes, invented in the 19th century in France, are concrete troughs with ventilated floor panels. Barley is poured into the box to a depth of 1.21m and mechanically turned by rows of Archimedes screws whilst air is blown through from below. This ensures the barley is evenly germinated before it is dried in the malt kiln. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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