lauter tub

lauter tub

[′lau̇d·ər ‚təb]
(food engineering)
A tank with a perforated false bottom in which the extract (wort) is separated from the insoluble grain residue during mashing of barley malt.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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