All Flashcards
Where do all the grains come from (except the malted barley)?
90% from New York
How many gallons does a fermentation tank hold?
3000
What kind of mill do they use?
A Roskamp roller mill.
What farms do they source their grains from?
Tan tills and Cochecton
How many bags of grain and what kind in Four Grain?
10 bags corn
4 bags wheat
2 bags rye
2 bags malted barley
What percentage of grains in the Four Grain?
54% corn
22% wheat
12% rye
12% malted barley
How many bags of grain in the bourbon?
16 bags corn
2 bags malt
How long does the first mash take and at what temperature?
1 hour at 180 degrees
How long and at what temp does the second mash take?
150 degrees for 1 hour.
What is another name for the second mash tank?
Purgatory
What temperature is the wort cooled to before fermentation?
85-90 degrees
What two kinds of yeast are used in the fermentation process?
Distillers and brewers yeast
How long does it take to ferment the wort?
5-7 days
How many gallons of water are added to each mash?
500
How many batches of mash (or cooks) are added to each fermenter?
5 cooks
What temperature is the wort when undergoing fermentation?
90 degrees
What brix is the wort before fermentation?
15-20 brix
What is the brix after fermentation?
6-8 brix
What percentage of alcohol is the liquid after fermentation?
10-15% alcohol
How are the stills heated?
Steam
What is the first distillation called?
Stripping
What is the second distillation called?
Rectification
What is the liquid from the first distillation called?
Low wines
What proof is the middle cut?
170 proof ish
What brand still do they use?
Carl
What happens to the heads?
They throw them away
What happens to the tails?
They are redistilled
What percentage of alcohol do
low wines have?
45% abv
What proof is the spirit when going into barrel?
114 proof or 57% abv
By law, bourbon has to be what percentage of corn?
51%
By law, bourbon cannot be higher than what proof/abv?
160 proof or 80% abv
What temperature does alcohol vaporize?
172 F
What is the most common barrel size at Hudson?
26 gallons
How long does it take to age one gallon of spirit?
30 days
What two brands of barrels do they use?
Kelvin
Black Swan
At what temperature do you calculate density?
60 F
What proof and abv do they bottle at?
92 proof
46 abv
What licenses do they carry?
A1- Farm Distillers License
DD license
What license did Ralph Erenzo help create?
The DD license
When did Ralph Erenzo purchase the property?
2001
How many gallons can they produce under each license?
35,000
What is a proof gallon?
A gallon of spirit at 50% abv
When was the Grist Mill built?
1788
What is the proof after the second distillation?
140-150 proof
What alcohol percentage is the middle cut?
85% abv
