MLchartDataset catalogue

Penstaff

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004220

An upright plug that closed the drain hole of a mash tun in historical brewing. Lifting the plug let the wort run off from the grains. The same fitting is also called a tapstaff, and modern mash tuns use a valve or tap at the outlet instead.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004220
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
Synonymstapstaff
TranslationsGerman: Abzugsstöpsel; Spanish: tapón de cuba; French: bonde de cuve
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004220",
  "term": "Penstaff",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An upright plug that closed the drain hole of a mash tun in historical brewing. Lifting the plug let the wort run off from the grains. The same fitting is also called a tapstaff, and modern mash tuns use a valve or tap at the outlet instead.",
  "synonyms": [
    "tapstaff"
  ],
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Abzugsstöpsel",
    "es": "tapón de cuba",
    "fr": "bonde de cuve"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/penstaff/"
}

Record 4,590 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.