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Interior. Weighing machine, grain measure and levelling-off roller. Digital image of A 33439.
SC 738373
Description Interior. Weighing machine, grain measure and levelling-off roller. Digital image of A 33439.
Date 1984
Catalogue Number SC 738373
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 33439
Scope and Content Weighing machine and levelling-off roller, Glenkinchie Distillery, Pencaitland, East Lothian Glenkinchie Distillery was established in 1837 by brothers John and George Rate, who went bankrupt in 1853 leading to the closure of the site and its reuse as a cowshed. In 1880 the Glen Kinchie Distillery Company rebuilt the premises, and production began once more. The floor maltings were last used in 1968, and now house a museum of malting. The distillery continues to produce whisky for Haig's blends. This shows a weighing machine for measuring out tubs of malt. The scales have handles and wheels to be easily moved around the site, and a shelf for weights. The tub is constructed from an old barrel with irons carrying handles fixed on the sides. The large rolling pin was used to level off the malt. Barley is allowed to germinate before being dried over a peated fire to produce malt. Once ground into 'grist' it is mixed with hot water, separated into 'wort' (fermentable malt sugars) and 'draff' (solid waste for cattle feed). After fermentation with yeast, the wash is distilled into spirit. Once matured for three years this product can be sold as malt whisky. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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