Malt whisky - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the main aim of distillation? To separate drinkable alcohol (ethanol) from an alcoholic liquid How do stills achieve distillation? By heating an alcoholic liquid, the alcohol boils and evaporates before water. This vapour is then condensed to create a more alcoholic liquid. Describe the distillation process using a pot still Alcoholic liquid heated in a pot until it boils Vapours pass up through the head of the pot and into a condenser Cold water is circulated thro...

What happens during distillation? Ethanol and water are separated. What is typically made from Ugni Blanc? Cognac What has to be made in Marniqu and Guadalupe? Rum Agricole What must use sugar cane juice? (2 things) Rum Agricole & Cachaca Rancio A spirit that has gone bad with the aroma of mushrooms/off flavor What does '10 Years Old' mean on a bottle of blended Scotch Whiskey? It is the youngest part of the blend What is the boiling point of eth...

Which latitudes north and south of the Equator mark the temperature zone where most vineyards are found? - Answer- 30 and 50 degrees Which one of the following does not affect temperature in the vineyard? - Answer- Grape variety Which one of the following statements is TRUE? - Answer- Top-quality wine can be made from both hand and machine-harvested grapes What is the correct sequence of events for most red winemaking? - Answer- Crush - ferment - press Old oak vats... - Answer- Allow...

Exam (elaborations) TEST BANK FOR Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Chemical Processes 3rd Edition By Richard Turton, Richard C. Bailie, Wallace B. Whiting and Joseph A. Shaeiwitz (Solution Manual) Chapter 1 1.1 Block Flow Diagram (BFD) Process Flow Diagram (PFD) Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&ID) (a) PFD (b) BFD (c) PFD or P&ID (d) P&ID (e) P&ID 1.2 P&ID 1.3 It is important for a process engineer to be able to review a 3-dimensional model prior to the construction phase to check...

Understand the production and approximate alcohol content of the major beverage types. -fermentation forms the basis for all alcoholic beverages: certain yeasts act on sugar in the presence of water; yeast recombines the carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen of sugar into ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide -when concentration reaches 15 percent, the yeast dies and fermentation ceases -therefore in order to obtain alcohol concentrations above 15 % distillation is necessary -it is a process in which the ...

Spirits Production Process Process Raw Materials Fermentation Distillation After Distillation Aim of processing raw material? Create a sugary liquid so that fermentation can take place 01:00 01:14 What do you add to sugary liquid? Water Aim of fermentation? Turn surgery liquid into alcoholic liquid Aim of distillation Concentrate level of alcohol in the fermented alcoholic liquid Aim of after distillation New spirit is colorless and dry. Adjust...

WSET Level 2 Study Guide Questions with complete solutions Which one of the following is true? a. Hail protects grapes from fungal attacks b. Too much heat can stop the vine producing sugars c. fertile soils give the highest quality grapes for winemaking d. Irrigation is used widely for quality wine production in Europe Compared with red wines, white wines are generally fermented at a. Either higher or lower temperatures b. The same temperature c. Higher temperatures d. Lower tempe...