| As for size, the tonnage of ships in this period was reckoned literally in terms of capacity to carry tuns, or casks, of wine. |
| The tuns, which have been in constant use since 1778, will then lie idle while the owners of Boddingtons decide what to do with the site. |
| The ground meal or grist is next thoroughly mixed with very warm water in large tuns or keeves for a period of about two hours. |
| Whipping our group past mash tuns and alembic condensers, the guide points us towards the main event, the tasting room. |
| We are returning this for a redraw as the tuns are unidentifiable and the black line denoting the chief is so thick it appears to be a chief nebuly gules fimbriated sable. |
| Once you smell the hops and barley cooking in the mash tuns, or whatever brewers do, you'll be gagging for a pint of the finished product. |
