PRODUCTION
PROCESS &
EVALUATION TSP
EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Total Spirits Professional - Answers -Individual with detailed spirits knowledge for
customer service.
Fermentation - Answers -Yeast action converting sugars to alcohol.
Distillation - Answers -Process separating alcohol in fermented liquid using heat.
Maturation - Answers -Aging process of spirits, including oak aging.
Base Ingredients - Answers -Various materials used to produce alcoholic spirits.
Milling & Mash - Answers -Grinding grains for malting and mixing with water for
fermentation.
Mash Bill - Answers -Combination of grains used in mashing.
Fermentation (in spirits) - Answers -Yeast metabolizing sugars to alcohol and CO2.
Distillation Process - Answers -Concentration of alcohol using a still.
Boiling Points - Answers -Temperatures at which liquids turn into gas.
Miscible Liquids - Answers -Mixtures of liquids with shared characteristics.
Fractional Distillation - Answers -Separating compounds by boiling point.
Potential Alcohol by Volume - Answers -Maximum alcohol content in distillation.
, Congeners - Answers -Additional compounds in spirits affecting flavor.
Heads, Tails, & Hearts - Answers -Different parts of distillate with varying compounds.
Cut Points - Answers -Separation points between distillate fractions.
New Make Spirits - Answers -Colorless, sharp-tasting spirits post-distillation.
Post-distillation treatments - Answers -Processes like coloring or filtration after
distillation, often short in duration
Activated charcoal - Answers -Commonly used for filtration in spirits to remove
impurities
Cask strength - Answers -Bottling spirits directly from the aged barrel without dilution
Vanillin - Answers -Chemical in oak imparting vanilla-like flavor to aged spirits
Tannins - Answers -Bitter compounds in oak contributing to the flavor of matured spirits
Coloration - Answers -Spirit's color changes due to charring, aging, and oxidation
Pot Still - Answers -Traditional still with batch process, broad bottom, and swan's neck
Column Still - Answers -Continuous still with high efficiency, produces high-strength
spirits
Multiple Column Still - Answers -Enhanced column still with multiple columns for high-
strength spirit
Hybrid Still - Answers -Combination still with unique attributes from pot and column stills
Brouillis - Answers -First batch off the pot still, low alcohol strength distillate
Reflux - Answers -Technique to control distillate elements returned to the still
Copper - Answers -Material in pot stills, acts as a catalyst in distillation process
Rectifying Section - Answers -Part of column still where alcohol vapor is condensed and
collected
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