Principals Of Distillation Flashcards
What is the order of distillation?
Heating-conversion-fermentation-distillation
What is used to convert fermentable sugars into heat, gas and alcohol?
Yeast
Ethyl alcohol boils at what temperature?
78.4 °C
What is the term used to describe the more volatile alcohol that vaporize first during distillation?
Esters
The term overproof, when used to describe rums, means rums have been bottled above what level of alcohol?
57%
American proof is equivalent to what percentage level of alcohol?
Twice
What is the term used to describe alcohols condensing and falling back into the boiling liquid?
Reflux
A high level of reflux will contribute to what style of spirit?
Lighter
In pot-still distillation the low alcohol wash is entered into what type of still?
Wash still
What type of still is ideal for gin distillers wanting to capture delicate flavours and aromatics?
Carter Head still
What is the purpose of toasting barrel staves?
Enable them to bent
Caramelized the wood sugars
Helps to transfer colour
Quercus alba is also known as what?
American white oak
The process of pumping spirits over flavourings to extract their character is called what?
Percolation
Who were the most experienced distillers in 16th and 17th century Europe?
Dutch
Distillation is described as?
The concentration of alcohol
