A nineteenth-century federal revenue instrument imposed on distilleries to measure production capacity or output as part of excise control; its installation and operating requirements raised capital and compliance burdens for small traditional plants.
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Hannush Source Audit — 28 September 2026
Use physical PDF149–165. The fermentation timing claims require comparison with the72-hour versus five-day distinction on174–175 and primary revenue records.
The supplied capture lacks endnotes, bibliography and index, and has confirmed interior gaps. All available457 sheets were read; this is not full-source completion. Fresh source review and limitations
