释义 |
Burtonize, v.|ˈbɜːt(ə)naɪz| [f. Burton2 + -ize.] trans. To harden (water for brewing) by treatment with the sulphate and chloride of magnesium and calcium or other salts.
1882E. G. Hooper Man. Brewing (ed. 2) 120 Burtonising... A hardening mixture giving solids similar to those of the Burton water may be made as follows:—Four parts of gypsum [etc.]. 1892H. E. Wright Handy Bk. Brewers 116 The presence of bicarbonates or carbonates may explain certain negative..results which sometimes attend the so-called ‘Burtonising’ of brewing water. 1940H. L. Hind Brewing II. xxiv. 589 The fall in pH from its original value of 5·6–5·8, which are normal figures with liquors that contain 10–12 parts per 100,000 of carbonates and little or no gypsum, or rather lower values if ‘Burtonizing’ is adopted, is very slight. Hence Burtonizer |ˈbɜːt(ə)naɪzə(r)|: see quot.
1908Daily Chron. 12 Nov. 1/2 Burtonisers..are chiefly sulphates and chlorides of calcium and magnesium. |